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TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Yoichi Masuzoe (C) waves to supporters in the Japanese capital's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2014. At left is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and at right is Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, the ruling coalition ally of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. A Kyodo News survey showed the same day that Masuzoe is leading the race ahead of the Feb. 9, 2014, vote.

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Cabinet ministers meet over food poisoning incidents

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Health minister Yoichi Masuzoe, state minister in charge of quality-of-life policy affairs Fumio Kishida, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura and Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura attend a meeting of Cabinet ministers at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 4 to discuss the recent poisoning incidents involving Chinese-made frozen ''gyoza'' dumplings.

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New heath minister Masuzoe known for outspokenness

TOKYO, Japan - New Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks at his inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. A House of Councillors lawmaker, Masuzoe has drawn public attention for his scathing comments on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet members during the July 29 upper house election campaign.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe submits resignation over political funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan, June 15 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe heads to a plenary session of the metropolitan assembly on June 15, 2016. Masuzoe submitted his resignation over a political funds scandal, after repeatedly refusing to step down.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe discusses 2020 Olympics in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks about the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in an interview with Kyodo News in his office on Jan. 8, 2015. Masuzoe said certain Paralympic events may be held in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Restoration of state guesthouse mulled in Tokyo park

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe announces on Jan. 6, 2015, a plan to restore the defunct "Enryokan" Western-style state guesthouse in Tokyo's Hama-rikyu public park, shown in this photo taken in May 2014, in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Firefighters' New Year parade

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe, the governor of Tokyo, addresses a ceremony for the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department, in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2015.

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Tokyo 2020 chief Mori at coordination meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C), head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, addresses a coordination meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe and Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Hakubun Shimomura are sitting left and right, respectively, to Mori.

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Ebola drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Watched by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (far L), doctors in protective wear transport a person in a capsule-like sealed stretcher during a drill on Nov. 11, 2014, to prepare to admit Ebola patients at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. Under the drill scenario, a male doctor developed a high fever and diarrhea one week after returning to Japan from Liberia.

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Tokyo gov. meets with former CEO of London Olympic Committee

LONDON, United Kingdom - Yoichi Masuzoe (R), the governor of Tokyo, and Paul Deighton, former CEO of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, meet for talks in London on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe, Berlin Mayor Wowereit shake hands

BERLIN, Germany - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit shake hands in the German city on Oct. 29, 2014, during Masuzoe's visit to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the conclusion of a friendship agreement between the two cities.

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Tokyo governor meets with London mayor

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe (L), governor of Tokyo, talks with London Mayor Boris Johnson on Oct. 28, 2014, at Olympic Park in the British capital. Masuzoe was visiting the city to tour several 2012 London Olympics venues prior to the Japanese capital hosting the 2020 Olympic Games.

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IPC chief Craven talks with Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe

TOKYO, Japan - Philip Craven (L), president of the International Paralympic Committee, shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe at the Metropolitan Government office in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, during a visit to discuss the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

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Ex-baseball star Nagashima named honorary Tokyo citizen

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe (L) presents retired professional baseball star Shigeo Nagashima with a medal symbolizing his status as an honorary citizen of the capital at the metropolitan government office on Oct. 1, 2014.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe, IOC head Bach chat in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) chats with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during a party organized by the Japanese Olympic Committee at a hotel in Incheon, South Korea, where the 17th Asian Games are being held.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with Incheon Mayor Yoo

INCHEON, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe (L), governor of Tokyo, which is set to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, compares notes with Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong Bok during his visit to the South Korean city where the 17th Asian Games are being held.

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Tokyo, Moscow to resume exchanges of visits by their chiefs

MOSCOW, Russia - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to reporters in Moscow on Sept. 7, 2014, after meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Masuzoe said he and Sobyanin agreed to resume exchanges of visits by the leaders of the two capitals, which have had no such exchanges in 20 years.

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Asian Network of Major Cities 21 conference ends

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Tomsk Region Gov. Sergei Zhvachkin attend a joint press conference following the end of the general conference of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21, a global network of capital and major cities in Asia committed to projects aimed at developing the region, in Tomsk in Russia on Sept. 6, 2014.

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Tokyo gov. speaks at Asian Network meeting

TOMSK, Russia - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks at a general meeting of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 in Tomsk, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Tokyo, Tomsk governors at meeting of Asian cities

TOMSK, Russia - Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe (L) shakes hands with Governor Sergei Zhvachkin of the Far Eastern Russian region of Tomsk on Sept. 4, 2014, prior to a general meeting of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 in Tomsk, the regional capital.

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Meeting to discuss 2020 Olympic venue review

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe, Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori, and Hakubun Shimomura, minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, attend a meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Sept. 1, 2014, to discuss issues including a review of the venue plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Pool photo)

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1,000-km relay through quake-hit region completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (L) hands over sashes to Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after crossing the finishing line of a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

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Governor seeks understanding over likely Olympic venue changes

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on July 30, 2014. Masuzoe sought understanding over the ongoing review of the original venue plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, citing rising construction costs and factors unforeseen during the bidding process.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe delivers a speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe delivers a speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (front) is pictured prior to his speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (C) poses with students for photos after giving a speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with S. Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe meets with the press in Seoul, South Korea, on July 25, 2014, after meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye. Bilateral relations have nosedived to the worst level in years over differing views on wartime history and over the ownership of islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Masuzoe meets with S. Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe meets with the press before meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye in Seoul on July 25, 2014. Masuzoe, a former Diet member and health minister, arrived in Seoul earlier on July 23 for a three-day visit aimed at promoting exchanges between the capitals of the two countries.

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Tokyo governor mourns ferry sinking victims

ANSAN, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L front), on a visit to South Korea, arrives July 24, 2014, at a memorial facility in Ansan, South Korea, for the victims of the sinking of a passenger ferry in April. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry Sewol sank April 16 off South Korea's southern coast.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe offers flowers in Seoul on July 23, 2014, at a memorial altar for victims of the Sewol ferry disaster in April that killed nearly 300 people. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon shake hands in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after signing an agreement to promote cooperation and exchanges between the cities in such areas as urban safety and the Olympics. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe hopes to help mend Japan-S. Korea ties

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to the press before his departure for Seoul from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on July 23, 2014. He said he hopes to promote dialogue and cooperation with the South Korean capital to help repair ties between the two countries, soured over territorial and history-related disputes.

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Masuzoe after governors' meeting

KARATSU, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe answers questions from the press after the National Governors' Association conference in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 15, 2014.

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Tokyo governor visits Kyoto State Guest House

KYOTO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe meets reporters at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto on July 4, 2014. Masuzoe expressed his desire to build a Japanese-style guest palace in Tokyo before the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Tokyo Olympics organizers okay review of venue plans

TOKYO, Japan - Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games endorse Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe's decision to review venue plans at a meeting in Tokyo on June 12, 2014. From L: Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japan Olympic Committee; Masuzoe; Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Games' organizing committee; and sports minister Hakubun Shimomura.

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Tokyo Olympics organizers Mori, Masuzoe speak to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiro Mori (L), chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe answer questions from reporters in the Japanese capital on June 12, 2014, following their meeting held to review venue plans for the 2020 event.

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Tokyo to review Olympic venues

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks with reporters after a regular session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on June 10, 2014. Masuzoe told the session that the original plans for the venues of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be reviewed thoroughly due to the rising construction costs of stadiums and other related facilities, and questions over the post-Olympic use of the venues.

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Gov't, Tokyo team up for Tokyo area quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Minister of State for Disaster Management Keiji Furuya (L) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on May 19, 2014, following their agreement on establishing a collaborative team to prepare for possible massive earthquakes in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe visits experimental hydrogen station

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) visits an experimental hydrogen fueling station in Tokyo窶冱 Koto Ward on May 15, 2014.

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Gov. Masuzoe mourns victims of sunken ferry

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe pays his respects to the victims of a ferry accident on April 16, 2014, at the South Korean Embassy's consular affairs department in Tokyo on May 13. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo governor briefs Abe on trip to China

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe answers a reporter's question after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 28, 2014, to brief Abe on his trip to China on April 24-26.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with Chinese vice premier in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks at a press conference in Beijing on April 26, 2014, after talks with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang. Masuzoe said Wang criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his official visit to Yasukuni Shrine, where Class-A war criminals are enshrined. (Kyodo News)

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with Chinese vice premier in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Visiting Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang shake hands in Beijing on April 26, 2014, prior to their talks. After the talks, Masuzoe said Wang criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his official visit to Yasukuni Shrine, where Class-A war criminals are enshrined. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets Chinese Vice Premier Wang

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (center L) meets Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (center R) in Beijing on April 26, 2014.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with Chinese vice premier in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Visiting Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) meets with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang in Beijing on April 26, 2014. After the meeting, Masuzoe said Wang criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his official visit to Yasukuni Shrine, where Class-A war criminals are enshrined. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tokyo governor in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (R) and Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun shake hands before holding talks in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun hold talks in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in China

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (R) shakes hands with Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun before their talks in the Chinese capital on April 25, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tokyo governor in China

BEIJING, China - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe under the hazy skies of Beijing after a visit to the National Stadium (back), the main venue for the 2008 Olympics, also known as the "Bird's Nest," in the Chinese capital.