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Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 1995

Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 1995

Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama issues a statement on the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 1995.

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Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 1994

Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 1994

Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (front row, C) and newly appointed Cabinet members pose for a commemorative photo after their first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 30, 1994.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 2024

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in 2024

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama poses for a photo on Feb. 23, 2024, in the southwestern Japan city of Oita, ahead of his 100th birthday on March 3.

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Wrestling: World championships

Wrestling: World championships

Haruna Murayama of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 53-kilogram category at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 18, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Wrestling: World championships

Haruna Murayama of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 53-kilogram category at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 18, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Wrestling: World championships

Haruna Murayama of Japan celebrates with a national flag after defeating Lucia Yamileth Yepez Guzman of Ecuador in the women's 53-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 18, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Wrestling: World championships

Haruna Murayama (L) of Japan competes against Lucia Yamileth Yepez Guzman of Ecuador in the women's 53-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 18, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Wrestling: World championships

Haruna Murayama (L) of Japan competes against Lucia Yamileth Yepez Guzman of Ecuador in the women's 53-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 18, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Wrestling: World championships

Haruna Murayama (L) of Japan wins the women's 53-kilogram final against Lucia Yamileth Yepez Guzman of Ecuador at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 18, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Wrestling: World championships

Haruna Murayama (L) of Japan competes against Lucia Yamileth Yepez Guzman of Ecuador in the women's 53-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 18, 2025.

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Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Hiroshi Murayama (R) and Daiki Kajiwara of Japan pose for a photo after winning the men's badminton doubles WH1-WH2 bronze medal match against compatriots Takumi Matsumoto and Osamu Nagashima at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 1, 2024, at La Chapelle Arena in Paris.

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Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Hiroshi Murayama (R) and Daiki Kajiwara of Japan react after winning the men's badminton doubles WH1-WH2 bronze medal match against compatriots Takumi Matsumoto and Osamu Nagashima at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 1, 2024, at La Chapelle Arena in Paris.

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Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Paris Paralympics: Badminton

Hiroshi Murayama (R) and Daiki Kajiwara of Japan compete in the men's badminton doubles WH1-WH2 bronze medal match against compatriots Takumi Matsumoto and Osamu Nagashima at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 1, 2024, at La Chapelle Arena in Paris.

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-LAGUNA PROVINCE-BEACH VOLLEYBALL-AVC BEACH TOUR NUVALI OPEN

(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-LAGUNA PROVINCE-BEACH VOLLEYBALL-AVC BEACH TOUR NUVALI OPEN

(240406) -- LAGUNA PROVINCE, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Leong Onieng (R) competes against Murayama Saki during the women's round of 16 match between Leong Onieng/Law Wengsam of China's Macao and Murayama Saki/Shiba Asami of Japan at the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Beach Tour Nuvali Open in Laguna Province, the Philippines, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Japan vs England FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023

Japan vs England FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023

SANTIAGO, CHILE – DECEMBER 03: MURAYAMA Hiroka #7 of the Japan National Team during the last game against England for group D of the FIH Chile 2023 Women's Junior Hockey World Cup at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on December 03, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan vs England FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023

Japan vs England FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023

SANTIAGO, CHILE – DECEMBER 03: MURAYAMA Hiroka #7 of the Japan National Team during the last game against England for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on December 03, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan vs England FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023

Japan vs England FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023

SANTIAGO, CHILE – DECEMBER 03: MURAYAMA Hiroka #7 of the Japan National Team during the last game against England for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on December 03, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 30: MURAYAMA Hiroka #7 of the Japan National Team during the game against the United States for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on November 30, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 30: MURAYAMA Hiroka #7 of the Japan National Team during the game against the United States for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on November 30, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 30: HIRAMITSU Ai #18 and MURAYAMA Hiroka #7 of the Japan National Team during the game against the United States for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on November 30, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-FOOTBALL-AFC CUP-SHAN UNITED FC AND DYNAMIC HERB CEBU FC

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-FOOTBALL-AFC CUP-SHAN UNITED FC AND DYNAMIC HERB CEBU FC

(231110) -- YANGON, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ken Murayama (L) of the Philippines' Dynamic Herb Cebu FC vies for the ball against Aung Wunna Soe of Myanmar's Shan United FC during their AFC Cup football match in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Jun (C) of China, Silver medalist Wang Zhaozhao (L) of China and Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro (R) of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Jun (C) of China, Silver medalist Wang Zhaozhao (L) of China and Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro (R) of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Jun (C) of China, Silver medalist Wang Zhaozhao (R) of China and Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro (L) of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Jun (C) of China, Silver medalist Wang Zhaozhao (L) of China and Bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zhaozhao (R, front), Zhang Jun (C, front) and Murayama Yutaro of Japan compete during the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Murayama Yutaro of Japan competes during the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (1st R) ,Wang Zhaozhao (2nd R) of China and Murayama Yutaro (3rd R) of Japan compete during the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (R) ,Wang Zhaozhao of China and Murayama Yutaro of Japan compete during the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Jun (C), silver medalist Wang Zhaozhao of China and bronze medalist Murayama Yutaro of Japan pose for photos after the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (C) ,Wang Zhaozhao (L) of China and Murayama Yutaro of Japan compete during the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Murayama Yutaro of Japan competes during the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Murayama Yutaro of Japan competes during the Men's 20km Race Walk of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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Asian Games: Race walk

Asian Games: Race walk

Japan's Yutaro Murayama (C) and compatriot Tomohiro Noda (L) compete in the men's 20-kilometer race walk at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 29, 2023.

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Asian Games: Race walk

Asian Games: Race walk

Yutaro Murayama of Japan competes in the men's 20-kilometer race walk at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 29, 2023.

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Asian Games: Race walk

Asian Games: Race walk

Yutaro Murayama of Japan finishes third in the men's 20-kilometer race walk at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 29, 2023.

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Asian Games: Race walk

Asian Games: Race walk

Yutaro Murayama of Japan holds a flag of his country after finishing third in the men's 20-kilometer race walk at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 29, 2023.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama is interviewed by Kyodo News in Oita, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Ex-Japan PM Murayama to attend China's WWII event

Ex-Japan PM Murayama to attend China's WWII event

TOKYO, April 3 Kyodo - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, shown in this undated photo, is planning to attend a ceremony that China will hold in September 2015 marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Murayama told Kyodo News on April 3, 2015.

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Ex-PM Murayama discusses Japan's ties with neighbors

Ex-PM Murayama discusses Japan's ties with neighbors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks as a panelist during a symposium held in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, to discuss Tokyo's relations with neighboring countries such as China and South Korea.

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400 say goodbye to ex-lower house speaker Doi

400 say goodbye to ex-lower house speaker Doi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama makes a speech under a picture of Takako Doi, a former speaker of Japan's House of Representatives and former chief of the Social Democratic Party, at a memorial ceremony for her in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. Around 400 said goodbye to Doi, who died of pneumonia on Sept. 20 at 85.

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Ex-PM Murayama attends farewell service of Doi

Ex-PM Murayama attends farewell service of Doi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama attends a farewell service for Takako Doi, a former House of Representatives speaker and former chief of the Social Democratic Party, at the Parliamentary Museum in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. Doi died on Sept. 20 at 85.

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Japan scholar speaks at U.N. seminar on science for peace

Japan scholar speaks at U.N. seminar on science for peace

NEW YORK, United States - Hitoshi Murayama (L), head of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the University of Tokyo, delivers a speech at a seminar on science for peace and development held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Ex-PM Murayama in Seoul

Ex-PM Murayama in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks at a meeting in Seoul hosted by the South Korean government-backed Northeast Asian History Foundation on Aug. 22, 2014. Murayama, 90, called on Japan and South Korea to hold summit talks to resolve the issue of wartime sex slavery that has deteriorated bilateral ties. (Pool photo)

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Ex-PM Murayama to give speech in Seoul

Ex-PM Murayama to give speech in Seoul

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who will visit Seoul for three days from Aug. 21, 2014, and deliver a speech on historical issues between Japan and South Korea.

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Bike riders in Cambodia

Bike riders in Cambodia

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - A woman carries a bike as she rides on the rear seat of a motorbike on March 13, 2014, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, near the UNESCO Heritage site Angkor remains. (Photo by Yukichika Murayama)

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