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Former Japanese Prime Minister and Vice President of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Taro Aso speaks at an event in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Nogata, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2023.

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Bronze statue of ex-ozeki Kaio unveiled in hometown

NOGATA, Japan - Former ozeki Kaio, now stablemaster Asakayama, speaks during an unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue of him built in front of JR Nogata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2014.

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Bronze statue of ex-ozeki Kaio unveiled in hometown

NOGATA, Japan - A bronze statue of former ozeki Kaio is unveiled in front of JR Nogata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2014. Nogata native Kaio, now stablemaster Asakayama, has sumo's most career wins at 1,047.

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Kaio supporters celebrate record victory

NOGATA, Japan - People at Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, ozeki Kaio's hometown in southwestern Japan, celebrate his 1,045th victory on July 13, 2011. Kaio matched former yokozuna Chiyonofuji for the most career wins the same day during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Heavy rain hits western Japan, leaving 3 dead, 2 others missing

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Shimozakai district in the city of Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, as torrential rain hits western Japan. Evacuation advisories were issued to around 125,000 people in Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in northern Kyushu, including some places that recorded over 100 millimeters of rain per hour.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Buildings and roads are flooded after a downpour in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Homes are flooded after a downpour in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. In back is the swollen Onga River. Downpours over extensive areas of Japan have caused floods and landslides.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. In back is the swollen Onga River. Downpours over extensive areas of Japan have caused floods and landslides.

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Suspect says Koda killed because Japan did not withdraw troops

NOGATA, Japan - Members of media organizations stand outside the house of Masumi Koda in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on March 2 following reports that a suspect in the October 2004 slaying of his son, Shosei Koda, in Iraq has said he was killed because Japan did not follow his abductors' demand to withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force from Iraq. ''Now I just feel only emptiness, thinking why my son had to be killed,'' Masumi Koda said of the news

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Family holds funeral for murdered hostage

NOGATA, Japan - Setsuko Koda holds a photo of her son Shosei, who was killed by an Islamic militant group in Baghdad, at his funeral in Nogata, Fukuoka, Nov. 5.

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Family holds funeral for slain hostage Koda

FUKUOKA, Japan - Masumi Koda, father of Shosei Koda, a hostage slain in Iraq, makes an address in Nogata in Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 5. At center is Shosei's mother, Setsuko, and at right is elder brother, Maki.

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(4)Gov't confirms beheaded body found in Baghdad as Koda's

NOGATA, Japan - Reporters and camera crew gather before the house of Shosei Koda in Nogata, Fukuoka Precture, on Oct. 31 after a beheaded body found in Baghdad was confirmed to be his.

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Koda's aunt pleads for his life to be spared

NOGATA, Japan - Yumi Koda, aunt of Shosei Koda who is held hostage in Iraq, pleads for his immediate release in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 28, saying, ''Shosei is a precious member of our family. We are really suffering.''

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(2)Japan seeks to rescue hostage in Iraq, no troop pullout

NOGATA, Japan - Masumi Koda (L), flanked by his wife Setsuko, reads a statement near his house in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 27, asking the government for help in securing the release of his 24-year-old son Shosei, who has been held hostage in Iraq by a radical group linked to the al-Qaida network.

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(1)Group kidnaps Japanese man, demands troop pullout from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27 following reports that a Japanese man was taken hostage by Al-Qaida-linked militants in Iraq. The man was identified as Shosei Koda, 24, of Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan.

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(1)Group kidnaps Japanese man, demands troop pullout from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27 following reports that a Japanese man was taken hostage by Al-Qaida-linked militants in Iraq. The man was identified as Shosei Koda, 24, of Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

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(4)Gov't confirms beheaded body found in Baghdad as Koda's

NOGATA, Japan - Reporters and camera crew gather before the house of Shosei Koda in Nogata, Fukuoka Precture, on Oct. 31 after a beheaded body found in Baghdad was confirmed to be his. (Kyodo)

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Family holds funeral for murdered hostage

NOGATA, Japan - Setsuko Koda holds a photo of her son Shosei, who was killed by an Islamic militant group in Baghdad, at his funeral in Nogata, Fukuoka, Nov. 5. (Kyodo)

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Suspect says Koda killed because Japan did not withdraw troops

NOGATA, Japan -Members of media organizations stand outside the house of Masumi Koda in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on March 2 following reports that a suspect in the October 2004 slaying of his son, Shosei Koda, in Iraq has said he was killed because Japan did not follow his abductors' demand to withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force from Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Koda's aunt pleads for his life to be spared

NOGATA, Japan - Yumi Koda, aunt of Shosei Koda who is held hostage in Iraq, pleads for his immediate release in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 28, saying, ''Shosei is a precious member of our family. We are really suffering.'' (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan seeks to rescue hostage in Iraq, no troop pullout

NOGATA, Japan - Masumi Koda (L), flanked by his wife Setsuko, reads a statement near his house in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 27, asking the government for help in securing the release of his 24-year-old son Shosei, who has been held hostage in Iraq by a radical group linked to the al-Qaida network. (Kyodo)

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Man arrested for allegedly letting foreign students work illegally

Police search Japan International Education Institute, a Japanese language school in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, on Jan. 23, 2016. A man running the school was arrested the same day for allegedly letting several foreign students work longer than the maximum hours allowed by law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. In back is the swollen Onga River. Downpours over extensive areas of Japan have caused floods and landslides. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain hits western Japan, leaving 3 dead, 2 others missing

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Shimozakai district in the city of Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, as torrential rain hits western Japan. Evacuation advisories were issued to around 125,000 people in Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in northern Kyushu, including some places that recorded over 100 millimeters of rain per hour. (Kyodo)

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Homes are flooded after a downpour in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours. (Kyodo)

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. In back is the swollen Onga River. Downpours over extensive areas of Japan have caused floods and landslides. (Kyodo)

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Buildings and roads are flooded after a downpour in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours. (Kyodo)

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Kaio supporters celebrate record victory

NOGATA, Japan - People at Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, ozeki Kaio's hometown in southwestern Japan, celebrate his 1,045th victory on July 13, 2011. Kaio matched former yokozuna Chiyonofuji for the most career wins the same day during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours. (Kyodo)

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Bronze statue of ex-ozeki Kaio unveiled in hometown

NOGATA, Japan - A bronze statue of former ozeki Kaio is unveiled in front of JR Nogata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2014. Nogata native Kaio, now stablemaster Asakayama, has sumo's most career wins at 1,047. (Kyodo)