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New LDP leadership shows off unity

TOKYO, Japan - In a show of unity, the new leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), poses for photoes at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21. (From L to R) Secretary General Shinzo Abe, Vice President Taku Yamasaki, President Koizumi, General Council Chairman Mitsuo Horiuchi and Policy Research Council Chairman Fukushiro Nukaga.

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Horiuchi retained as LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, reelected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), retained Mitsuo Horiuchi (in file photo) as chairman of the LDP General Council on Sept. 21. Horiuchi supported Koizumi in his reelection bid.

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Horiuchi faction fails to field candidate for LDP race

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (standing), who leads a faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at a meeting of his faction at the group's office in Tokyo on Sept. 5. The faction decided not to field a candidate for the LDP presidential election on Sept. 20.

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(3)Koizumi retains top aides in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) General Council, meets the press at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27 after party leaders decided to keep him in his post.

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Three top LDP executives meet the media

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, Taku Yamasaki, secretary general, and Taro Aso, chairman of the Policy Research Council, pose for photographers at a news conference at the LDP headquarters on April 25.

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New LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, newly appointed chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's decision-making General Council, beams at a news conference at the LDP headquarters April 25.

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Koizumi picks ally Yamasaki as LDP's secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from L), newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by new party top executives at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 25. Koizumi appointed Taro Aso (R), state minister for economic and fiscal policy, as head of the party's Policy Research Council, and Koizumi's ally Taku Yamasaki (2nd from R) as the party's secretary general, the No. 2 post. Mitsuo Horiuchi (3rd from R) became the chairman of the decision-making General Council.

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Hashimoto given a boost

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, one of four contenders in the April 24 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, arrives at a Tokyo hotel April 18 to attend a gathering of his supporters. An LDP faction led by former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi decided earlier in the day to throw its support behind Hashimoto.

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14 attend 1st Kato faction meeting after breakup

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato (standing), former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), addresses a meeting of his faction in Tokyo on Feb. 1. Fourteen LDP members attended the meeting, a day after 42 members defected and launched a new faction headed by former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi.

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Horiuchi launches new LDP faction

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (C), a former trade and industry minister, along with former Health and Welfare Minister Yuya Niwa (L) and former Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda (R), attends a news conference at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho on Jan. 31 after launching a new LDP faction, a move marking the formal split of Kochikai, the second largest intraparty power group headed by former LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato.

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(1) LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks at a question-and-answer session in the House of Representatives on Oct. 21, 2002. (Kyodo)

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(3)Koizumi retains top aides in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) General Council, meets the press at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27 after party leaders decided to keep him in his post. (Kyodo)

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(2) LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

SAPPORO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks at the partyfs convention in Hokkaido on Feb. 23, 2002. (Kyodo)

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(2) LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks at a news conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 25. (Kyodo)

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(3) LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks at a press conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 27. (Kyodo)

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(4) LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, speaks at an interview with Kyodo News on Feb. 1, 2001 (Kyodo)

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Ex-trade minister Horiuchi dies at 86

Photo shows former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi, who died on May 17, 2016, at the age of 86. After winning a House of Representatives seat for the first time in 1976, Horiuchi served a total of 10 terms in the lower house. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New LDP leadership shows off unity

TOKYO, Japan - In a show of unity, the new leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), poses for photoes at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 21. (From L to R) Secretary General Shinzo Abe, Vice President Taku Yamasaki, President Koizumi, General Council Chairman Mitsuo Horiuchi and Policy Research Council Chairman Fukushiro Nukaga. (Kyodo)

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Horiuchi retained as LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, reelected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), retained Mitsuo Horiuchi (in file photo) as chairman of the LDP General Council on Sept. 21. Horiuchi supported Koizumi in his reelection bid. (Kyodo)

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Horiuchi faction fails to field candidate for LDP race

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (standing), who leads a faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at a meeting of his faction at the group's office in Tokyo on Sept. 5. The faction decided not to field a candidate for the LDP presidential election on Sept. 20. (Kyodo)

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Three top LDP executives meet the media

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, Taku Yamasaki, secretary general, and Taro Aso, chairman of the Policy Research Council, pose for photographers at a news conference at the LDP headquarters on April 25.

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New LDP General Council chief Horiuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi, newly appointed chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's decision-making General Council, beams at a news conference at the LDP headquarters April 25.

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Koizumi picks ally Yamasaki as LDP's secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from L), newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by new party top executives at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on April 25. Koizumi appointed Taro Aso (R), state minister for economic and fiscal policy, as head of the party's Policy Research Council, and Koizumi's ally Taku Yamasaki (2nd from R) as the party's secretary general, the No. 2 post. Mitsuo Horiuchi (3rd from R) became the chairman of the decision-making General Council.

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Hashimoto given a boost

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, one of four contenders in the April 24 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, arrives at a Tokyo hotel April 18 to attend a gathering of his supporters. An LDP faction led by former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi decided earlier in the day to throw its support behind Hashimoto.

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14 attend 1st Kato faction meeting after breakup

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato (standing), former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), addresses a meeting of his faction in Tokyo on Feb. 1. Fourteen LDP members attended the meeting, a day after 42 members defected and launched a new faction headed by former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi.

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Horiuchi launches new LDP faction

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (C), a former trade and industry minister, along with former Health and Welfare Minister Yuya Niwa (L) and former Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda (R), attends a news conference at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho on Jan. 31 after launching a new LDP faction, a move marking the formal split of Kochikai, the second largest intraparty power group headed by former LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato.