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Ex-LDP secretary general Nikai in Beijing

Toshihiro Nikai (L), a heavyweight in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who is leading a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, holds talks with China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2024.

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Ex-LDP secretary general Nikai in Beijing

Toshihiro Nikai (R), head of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union and former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2024.

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Ex-LDP secretary general Nikai in Beijing

Toshihiro Nikai (R), head of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union and former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2024.

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Japan-China Talks - Beijing

Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union, in Beijing, capital of China, August 28, 2024. Photo by Li Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan-China Talks - Beijing

Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union, in Beijing, capital of China, August 28, 2024. Photo by Li Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-LDP Secretary General Nikai in Beijing

Toshihiro Nikai (L), chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union and former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Zhao Leji, chairperson of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shake hands during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Ex-LDP Secretary General Nikai in Beijing

Zhao Leji (far R), chairperson of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, holds talks with Toshihiro Nikai (far L), chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union and former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Ex-LDP secretary general Nikai in Beijing

Toshihiro Nikai (L), chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union and former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Zhao Leji, chairperson of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shake hands during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Chinese senior official in Japan

Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (L), and Liu Jianchao, head of the Chinese Communist Party's international department, shake hands during their meeting in Tokyo on May 29, 2024.

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LDP eyes punishing members over scandal, leaves out Kishida

TOKYO, Japan, April 1 Kyodo -The Liberal Democratic Party said Monday it will pursue punishment for 39 members over a political funds scandal that has rattled the ruling party since late last year, notably excluding Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai who has decided not to seek reelection as a lawmaker.The LDP has come under intense scrutiny since some of its factions, including the largest one formerly led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were found to have neglected to report portions of fundraising party revenue for years, with hundreds of millions of yen passed back to members.(Kyodo)

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, attends a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction. (Kyodo)

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, attends a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai (front), a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, bows at the end of a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, bows during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, holds a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, holds a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, holds a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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LDP heavyweight Nikai at press conference

Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight, holds a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2024. The former LDP secretary general said he will not run in the next general election, following a political funds scandal that engulfed his intraparty faction.

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Prosecutors search offices of LDP factions mired in funds scandal

Officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation squad head to an office of the Liberal Democratic Party's faction led by Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary general of the ruling Japanese party, on Dec. 19, 2023, in Tokyo, to conduct a search related to a political funds scandal.

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Prosecutors search offices of LDP factions mired in funds scandal

Officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation squad head to an office of the Liberal Democratic Party's faction led by Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary general of the ruling Japanese party, on Dec. 19, 2023, in Tokyo, to conduct a search related to a political funds scandal.

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Prosecutors search offices of LDP factions mired in funds scandal

Officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation squad head to an office of the Liberal Democratic Party's faction led by Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary general of the ruling Japanese party, on Dec. 19, 2023, in Tokyo, to conduct a search related to a political funds scandal.

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45th anniversary of Japan-China friendship treaty

Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Japan-China friendship parliamentarians' union and former secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a speech at a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of a bilateral friendship treaty coming into force between Japan and China on Oct. 23, 2023, in Tokyo.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RECEPTION-CHINA-PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP-TREATY-45TH ANNIVERSARY

(231023) -- TOKYO, Oct. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Toshihiro Nikai, member of the Japanese House of Representatives and chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union, speaks during a reception commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 23, 2023. The reception was held on Monday in Tokyo, with over 1,000 people from Japanese political and economic circles and friendly organizations attending the event. (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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New public safety chief Izumi hopped political parties with Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Shinya Izumi, new National Public Safety Commission chairman, speaks at his inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. Izumi is known to have drifted among a number of political parties with his Liberal Democratic Party faction leader Toshihiro Nikai, the new chairman of the LDP's General Council.

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Abe appoints 3 top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) poses with three newly appointed top Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council.

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Abe appoints top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) poses with five newly appointed senior Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Asaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus.

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Toshihiro Nikai, newly appointed chairman of LDP General Council

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai speaks to the press at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after he was appointed chairman of the LDP General Council.

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Abe names 3 top LDP executive posts

TOKYO, Japan - Lineup of three top Liberal Democratic Party executives named by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Aug. 27. From left to right: Outgoing Foreign Minister Taro Aso as LDP secretary general; Toshihiro Nikai as chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council

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Indonesian president meets with Japan LDP executive

BOGOR, Indonesia, Jan. 19 Kyodo - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) and Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, meet in Bogor, Indonesia, on Jan. 19, 2018. Nikai is scheduled to attend a ceremony the following day to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

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Song Tao, a key figure for China-Japan ties

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Song Tao (R), head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, and Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands after visiting Kongobuji temple in Koya in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture in this file photo taken Aug. 10, 2017.

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Song Tao, a key figure for China-Japan ties

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Song Tao (2nd from L), head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, and Toshihiro Nikai (3rd from L), secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, visit a monument to the memory of former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in Kyoto on Aug. 10, 2017.

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Song Tao, a key figure for China-Japan ties

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Song Tao (R), head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, and Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands in front of a monument to the memory of former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in Kyoto on Aug. 10, 2017.

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Song Tao, a key figure for China-Japan ties

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Song Tao (L), head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, speaks alongside Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, during a meeting between Chinese and Japanese ruling party officials in Tokyo in this file photo taken Aug. 7, 2017.

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New LDP General Council chief Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, the newly appointed chairman of the General Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the party endorsed the appointment of new executives.

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New LDP leadership launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the newly launched leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party join hands for photos at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. They are (from L) election strategy chief Toshimitsu Motegi, policy chief Tomomi Inada, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Shinzo Abe, Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki and General Council chief Toshihiro Nikai.

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New LDP General Council chief Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, arrives at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Nikai was appointed as chairman of the LDP General Council later in the day.

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Japan envoy to Ghana

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Naoto Nikai, whom the Japanese government appointed as ambassador to Ghana on May 24, 2011, effective the same day.

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Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (L) and Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (3rd from R) hold talks at a Tokyo hotel on July 9.

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Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (L) shakes hands with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai before their talks at a Tokyo hotel on July 9.

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Japan, China OK to set up body on intellectual property rights

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai (R), Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry, and Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming shake hands after signing documents at a Tokyo hotel June 7.

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Gov't launches 'eco-point' system to spur sluggish economy

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (L) is shown a television included in the ''eco-points'' program at an electronics store in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on May 15. The government kicked off its economic stimulus program the same day to spur spending, giving incentives in the form of eco-points for the purchase of eco-friendly home electronic appliances.

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Japan, U.S. trade chiefs agree to shun protectionism

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese trade minister Toshihiro Nikai (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) shake hands before their talks in Washington on May 4. They agreed to avoid protectionism as the global financial crisis is feared to impede free trade.

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Oil-producing and consuming economies end talks on oil market

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (R) answers questions at a news conference in Tokyo on April 26 after major oil producers and consumers in Asia and the Middle East ended talks on measures to stabilize the energy market.

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Oil-producing and consuming economies end talks on oil market

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (R), along with Qatari Deputy Premier Abdullah al-Attiyah and other representatives, attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on April 26 after major oil producers and consumers in Asia and the Middle East ended talks on measures to stabilize the energy market.

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Oil producers, consumers discuss energy market stability

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai (2nd from L in front) and other representatives from major oil producing and consuming countries in Asia and the Middle East pose for photos as they gathered April 26 in Tokyo to discuss measures to stabilize the energy market.

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Oil producers, consumers discuss energy market stability

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai (R) addresses a meeting of representatives from major oil producing and consuming countries in Asia and the Middle East on April 26 in Tokyo to discuss measures to stabilize the energy market.

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Industry minister Nikai holds talks with business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks in a meeting between the federation and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai at a Tokyo hotel on April 2.

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Industry minister Nikai holds talks with business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai speaks in a meeting with executives of the Japan Business Federation at a Tokyo hotel on April 2.

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Industry minister Nikai holds talks with business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (3rd from L) speaks in a meeting with executives of the Japan Business Federation at a Tokyo hotel on April 2.

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LDP lawmaker Nikai faces new political donations scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese industry minister Toshihiro Nikai responds to questions from reporters at the ministry building on March 26. Sources said a company linked to Nishimatsu Construction Co., at the center of a widening political scandal, leased an office and provided dubious donations to Nikai.