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Japan ready to help Egypt reconstruct nation

CAIRO, July 23 - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi (L) indicates Tokyo's intention to assist Egypt's efforts to reconstruct the nation during a meeting with new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on July 19, 2014. (Pool Photo)

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U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuo Kishi, Japanese senior vice foreign minister, delivers a speech at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

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U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuo Kishi (C), Japanese senior vice foreign minister, delivers a speech at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

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Abe's brother visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi answers reporters' questions after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2013, during its annual autumn festival. Kishi is the younger brother of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2022, wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 26, 2022. Kishi said he had received help in past elections from members of the Unification Church, becoming the latest ruling party lawmaker to disclose connections with the group at the center of controversy over the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Japan-Cambodia talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (L) and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Banh hold talks in Phnom Penh on June 21, 2022.

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Japan-Cambodia talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (L) and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Banh hold talks in Phnom Penh on June 21, 2022.

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Japanese defense minister

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (C, R) receives proposals from members of a Liberal Democratic Party group at the ministry's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2022, to increase the country's research and development expense for defense technology and secure a budget of 1 trillion yen ($7.4 billion) within five years.

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles attend a joint news conference following their talks in Tokyo on June 15, 2022. (Pool photo

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Japan-Australia talks

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (center, L) receives a guard of honor at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo ahead of talks with his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi (center, R) on June 15, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (far R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles (far L) hold talks in Tokyo on June 15, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles pose ahead of their talks in Tokyo on June 15, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S., Australian defense chiefs meet in Singapore

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (C) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles are pictured ahead of their talks in Singapore on June 11, 2022.

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Japan, Singapore defense chiefs meet in Singapore

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (L) and his Singapore counterpart Ng Eng Hen hold talks in Singapore on June 11, 2022.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea defense chiefs meet in Singapore

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (L), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (C) and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong Sup are pictured ahead of their talks in Singapore on June 11, 2022.

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N. Korea fires 8 short-range ballistic missiles

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi meets the press in Tokyo on June 5, 2022, after North Korea reportedly launched eight short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day.

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N. Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (C) meets the press in Tokyo on May 25, 2022, after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast earlier in the day.

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N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi meets the press in Tokyo on May 12, 2022, after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day.

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Japan-U.S. defense ministerial talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi meets the press in Washington after holding talks with his U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on May 4, 2022.

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Japan-U.S. defense ministerial talks

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (C, R) welcomes Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (C, L) to the Pentagon on May 4, 2022.

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Japan-U.S. defense ministerial talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (far L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (3rd from R) hold talks at the Pentagon near Washington on May 4, 2022.

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Russia bans Japanese top officials from entry

STORY: Russia bans Japanese top officials from entry DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of Moscow STORYLINE: The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that 63 Japanese citizens, including top officials like Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, have been "permanently" barred from entering Russia. "The administration of Kishida has launched an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign, allowing unacceptable rhetoric against the Russian Federation, including slander and direct threats," the ministry said in a statement. "It is echoed by public figures, experts and media representatives of Japan, who are completely biased towards the attitudes of the West regarding our country," it added. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi are also blacklisted, among other government officials and lawmakers. In addition, the entry ban applies

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Japanese defense minister Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks to reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on April 13, 2022.

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Japan enacts law to allow SDF to engage in foreigner-only rescues

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi bows during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on April 13, 2022, after the upper house passes a bill to allow the Self-Defense Forces to conduct rescue missions for foreign nationals only.

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Japan-Italy defense ministerial meeting

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini meet at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 12, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Italy defense ministerial meeting

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi meets the press after having talks with his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 12, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Philippines hold first 2-plus-2 security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from R), Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and their respective Philippine counterparts Teodoro Locsin (2nd from L) and Delfin Lorenzana pose before their first "two-plus-two" security dialogue in Tokyo on April 9, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Philippines hold first 2-plus-2 security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from R), Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and their respective Philippine counterparts Teodoro Locsin (2nd from L) and Delfin Lorenzana attend a joint press conference after holding their first "two-plus-two" security dialogue in Tokyo on April 9, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Philippines hold first 2-plus-2 security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R), Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (2nd from R) and their respective Philippine counterparts Teodoro Locsin (L) and Delfin Lorenzana (2nd from L) hold their first "two-plus-two" security dialogue in Tokyo on April 9, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and his Philippine counterpart Delfin Lorenzana pose ahead of their talks in Tokyo on April 7, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi meets the press after holding talks with his Philippine counterpart Delfin Lorenzana in Tokyo on April 7, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi holds talks with his Philippine counterpart Delfin Lorenzana in Tokyo on April 7, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippine defense talks

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (front) holds talks with his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi in Tokyo on April 7, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on April 4, 2022.

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Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on April 4, 2022.

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Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on April 4, 2022.

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Japanese defense academy graduation ceremony

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi delivers a commencement address at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 27, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan security meeting after N. Korea projectile launch

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (C) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo to attend a meeting of the National Security Council on March 24, 2022, after North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kishi

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 11, 2022, wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan-Ukraine talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky bump fists ahead of their talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the ministry in Tokyo on March 9, 2022.

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Japan-Ukraine talks

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky (C) pose for photos following their talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the ministry in Tokyo on March 9, 2022.

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi meets the press in Tokyo on March 5, 2022, after North Korea launched a ballistic missile the same day, marking the ninth missile test by Pyongyang this year.

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Japan defense minister on N. Korean missile launch

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks to reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2022, after North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan.

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COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Tokyo

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (L) visits a COVID-19 mass vaccination center in Tokyo operated by the Self-Defense Forces on Feb. 10, 2022. (Pool photo)

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (C) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2022, following news reports that North Korea fired a ballistic missile in an easterly direction earlier in the day, marking the North's seventh missile launch in 2022.

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2022, following news reports that North Korea fired a ballistic missile in an easterly direction earlier in the day, marking the North's seventh missile launch in 2022.

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Japan's defense minister boards Osprey

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (L front) visits the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 29, 2022. Kishi boarded a V-22 Osprey transport aircraft for the first time. (Pool photo)

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Japan's defense minister boards Osprey

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (3rd from L) is pictured at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture after boarding a V-22 Osprey transport aircraft for the first time on Jan. 29, 2022. (Pool photo)