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Japan's Paris Olympics delegation

Members of Japan's Paris Olympics delegation and Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Masahito Moriyama (front C) pose for photos at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2024.

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[Breaking News]Japanese education minister in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine, July 30 Kyodo - Japanese Education Minister Masahito Moriyama holds a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Oksen Lisovyi in Kyiv on July 29, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Japanese education minister in Ukraine

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama (L) talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Oksen Lisovyi in Kyiv on July 29, 2024.

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Japanese education minister in Ukraine

Japanese Education Minister Masahito Moriyama (far R) watches an exhibition of "ikebana," a form of Japanese flower arranging, at the Ukraine-Japan Center at the National Technical University of Ukraine in Kyiv on July 29, 2024.

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Japanese education minister in Ukraine

Japanese Education Minister Masahito Moriyama (L) holds a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Oksen Lisovyi in Kyiv on July 29, 2024.

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Paris 2024 - Sport For Sustainable Development Summit

Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Moriyama Masahito pictured before "Sport for sustainable development" summit organized at the Carrousel du Louvre (Louvre Carrousel) in Paris, France on July 25, 2024 ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Sport For Sustainable Development Summit

Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Moriyama Masahito pictured before "Sport for sustainable development" summit organized at the Carrousel du Louvre (Louvre Carrousel) in Paris, France on July 25, 2024 ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese education minister Moriyama

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 9, 2024.

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Japan, South Korea, China education ministers

(From L) Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama and his South Korean and Chinese counterparts, Lee Ju Ho and Huai Jinpeng, respectively, pose for a photo ahead of their talks in Seoul on June 15, 2024.

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Japan education minister in Hanoi

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama (L) shakes hands with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on April 29, 2024.

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Education minister visits quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama meets the press in the Ishikawa Prefecture town of Noto on April 21, 2024, after visiting a local school affected by a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Gov't panel on Unification Church assets

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks at a meeting with an advisory panel on religious corporations in Tokyo on March 6, 2024, on whether the ministry should strengthen monitoring of assets of the Unification Church while its legal status is under review. The government requested the Tokyo District Court in October 2023 to issue an order to dissolve the group for its aggressive donation solicitations and other malicious practices.

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[Breaking News]No-confidence motion against scandal-hit minister

TOKYO, Feb. 20 Kyodo - Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama bows after the House of Representatives voted down a no-confidence motion against him at a plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2024, over his links to the controversial Unification Church.(Kyodo)

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No-confidence motion against scandal-hit minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pictured at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2024. The lower house voted down a no-confidence motion against education minister Masahito Moriyama over his links to the controversial Unification Church.

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No-confidence motion against scandal-hit minister

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama bows after the House of Representatives voted down a no-confidence motion against him at a plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2024, over his links to the controversial Unification Church.

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No-confidence motion against scandal-hit minister

Photo taken Feb. 20, 2024, shows a plenary session of Japan's House of Representatives in Tokyo. The lower house voted down a no-confidence motion against education minister Masahito Moriyama over his links to the controversial Unification Church.

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Japan education minister downplays media report

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2024, following a media report that his local office in Kobe received monthly publications from a group linked to the scandal-hit Unification Church. Moriyama said the group sent publications to the office unrequested, downplaying the report.

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Japan education minister downplays media report

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2024, following a media report that his local office in Kobe received monthly publications from a group linked to the scandal-hit Unification Church. Moriyama said the group sent publications to the office unrequested, downplaying the report.

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Japan education minister downplays media report

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2024, following a media report that his local office in Kobe received monthly publications from a group linked to the scandal-hit Unification Church. Moriyama said the group sent publications to the office unrequested, downplaying the report.

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Japan education minister downplays media report

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2024, following a media report that his local office in Kobe received monthly publications from a group linked to the scandal-hit Unification Church. Moriyama said the group sent publications to the office unrequested, downplaying the report.

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No-confidence motion against Japan education minister Moriyama

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party of Japan submit a no-confidence motion against Education Minister Masahito Moriyama over his alleged link with the controversial Unification Church to House of Representatives Secretary General Noriharu Okada (C, R) at the parliament building in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2024.

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No-confidence motion against Japan education minister Moriyama

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party of Japan submit a no-confidence motion against Education Minister Masahito Moriyama over his alleged link with the controversial Unification Church to House of Representatives Secretary General Noriharu Okada (C, R) at the parliament building in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2024.

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No-confidence motion against Japan education minister Moriyama

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama (L) leaves a chamber in the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2024, after the Democratic Party of Japan submitted a no-confidence motion against him following a report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

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Japanese education minister Moriyama

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo after a Cabinet meeting on Feb. 9, 2024.

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Japanese education minister Moriyama

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo after a Cabinet meeting on Feb. 9, 2024.

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Japan education minister at parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks at a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024.

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Japan education minister at parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama raises his hand to speak at a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024.

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Japan education minister at parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama attends a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024.

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Japan education minister in parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2024, following a newspaper report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

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Japan education minister in parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama (far L) speaks at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2024, following a newspaper report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 12 Kyodo - Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status. (Kyodo)

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Japan asks court to dissolve Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2023, after the ministry requested a court order to dissolve the scandal-ridden Unification Church.

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Japan asks court to dissolve Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2023, after the ministry requested a court order to dissolve the scandal-ridden Unification Church.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 12 Kyodo - Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, after revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama speaks during a meeting with an advisory panel on religious corporations in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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Japan seeks dissolution of Unification Church

Japan's education and culture minister Masahito Moriyama (C, facing camera) speaks during a meeting with an advisory panel on religious corporations in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, revealing his ministry's decision to seek to strip the scandal-hit Unification Church of religious corporation status.

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