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Asama Lodge incident

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a site in the then village of Kurabuchi, now part of Takasaki, in Gunma Prefecture, on March 12, 1972. The bodies of four of the 14 people killed in a purge of United Red Army radicals were found buried at the site. Five radicals who survived the purge committed the Asama Lodge hostage taking later in the month.

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Masayoshi Ohira

Bureaucrat-turned politician who was prime minister between Dec. 7, 1978 and June 12, 1980. Born on March 12, 1910 in Kagawa Prefecture, Ohira joined the Finance Ministry in 1936. He was elected to the House of Representative in 1952. As foreign minister, Ohira was instrumental in normalizing diplomatic relations between Japan and China in 1972. He became prime minister in December 1978 but suddenly died in June 1980 during the campaign for general elections. Photo was taken on March 15, 1978.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2022. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the entrance of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-ARCHITECTURE-DEMOLITION

(220412) -- TOKYO, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building (C) in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a mixed-use residential and office tower, located in Shimbashi of Tokyo. Built in 1972, the building has fallen into disrepair. In March 2022, it was announced that the building is to be demolished. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Asama Lodge incident

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a site in the then village of Kurabuchi, now part of Takasaki, in Gunma Prefecture, on March 12, 1972. The bodies of four of the 14 people killed in a purge of United Red Army radicals were found buried at the site. Five radicals who survived the purge committed the Asama Lodge hostage taking later in the month. (Kyodo)