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Tokyo's Setagaya Ward honors 'local hero' Godzilla

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Setagaya Ward Mayor Nobuto Hosaka (R) presents an actor in a "Godzilla" suit with a certificate at Toho Studios in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2014, the 60th anniversary of Godzilla's screen debut. Twenty eight of the 30 Godzilla movies including the first were made at the studios in the ward.

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Antinuke mayors

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Nobuto Hosaka (L), newly elected mayor of Setagaya Ward in Tokyo, and Katsunobu Sakurai, mayor of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, shake hands in Minamisoma on April 29, 2011. Hosaka was elected pledging to campaign for an end to reliance on nuclear power. Sakurai was picked by TIME magazine in its list of this year's 100 most influential people in the world after criticizing the Japanese government's response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis via the video-sharing site YouTube.

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Ukraine's Sidorenko defends WBA bantamweight title

OSAKA, Japan - The referee declares Ukraine champion Wladimir Sidorenko (R) winner of the WBA bantamweight title match against challenger Nobuto Ikehara of Japan in Osaka on Jan. 10. Sidorenko defended his title with a unanimous decision.

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Ukraine's Sidorenko defends WBA bantamweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Wladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine lands a punch on challenger Nobuto Ikehara of Japan in the first round of their WBA bantamweight title match in Osaka on Jan. 10. Sidorenko defended his title with a unanimous decision.

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Court awards 800,000 yen to deceased S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nobuto Hirano (C), leader of a Japanese support group for a deceased atomic bomb sufferer from South Korea and his relatives, attends a news conference in Nagasaki on Dec. 20. Earlier, the Nagasaki District Court ordered the Nagasaki municipal government to pay about 800,000 yen to his relatives who had demanded that the Japanese and Nagasaki city governments pay 9.6 million yen in hibakusha allowances for the past 24 years and in solatium.

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Executions draw protest

TOKYO, Japan - Legislators Nobuto Hosaka (L) and Mizuho Fukushima (R) speak at a news conference Sept. 10 after visiting the Justice Ministry to protest against the executions earlier in the day of three death-row inmates.

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Ukraine's Sidorenko defends WBA bantamweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Wladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine lands a punch on challenger Nobuto Ikehara of Japan in the first round of their WBA bantamweight title match in Osaka on Jan. 10. Sidorenko defended his title with a unanimous decision. (Kyodo)

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Ukraine's Sidorenko defends WBA bantamweight title

OSAKA, Japan - The referee declares Ukraine champion Wladimir Sidorenko (R) winner of the WBA bantamweight title match against challenger Nobuto Ikehara of Japan in Osaka on Jan. 10. Sidorenko defended his title with a unanimous decision. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo's 2 wards to issue same-sex partnership papers

Mayor Nobuto Hosaka of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2015, announcing that the ward will start issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships from Nov. 5, as will the Shibuya Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese, M'bishi Materials to settle wartime compensation claims

Nobuto Hirano (L), a member of a support group for groups of Chinese involved in a dispute with Mitsubishi Materials Corp. over the Japanese company's use of forced labor during World War II, speaks at a press conference at the Nagasaki city hall on July 29, 2015. He expressed hope that a settlement will be reached between the two sides soon while the aging victims are alive. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hosaka reelected as director of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward

Nobuto Hosaka expresses joy on April 26, 2015, after being reelected as director of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward in an election. Hosaka, who is known for his antinuclear stance, also emphasized his achievement in increasing education-related budgets during the campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Setagaya Ward mayor gets same-sex couple's petition

Mayor Nobuto Hosaka (far L) of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward receives a petition from a same-sex couple for establishing a system that recognizes such couples as family members at his office in the Japanese capital on March 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese high schoolers to be sent to U.N. Office in Geneva

Nobuto Hirano, co-leader of a civic group seeking to dispatch high school students abroad as peace ambassadors, speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Feb. 17, 2015. He said some 20 selected students from the A-bombed city will speak at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, in August on the abolition of nuclear weapons, among other activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. team to be based in Tokyo's Setagaya for 2020 Olympics

(From L to R) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy; Alan Ashley, chief of sport performance for the U.S. Olympic Committee; Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee; Setagaya Ward Mayor Nobuto Hosaka; and Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe pose for photos at the Ajinomoto National Training Center in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Nov. 13, 2015, after signing a memorandum of understanding calling for the U.S. national team to use athletic facilities in Setagaya before and during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court awards 800,000 yen to deceased S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nobuto Hirano (C), leader of a Japanese support group for a deceased atomic bomb sufferer from South Korea and his relatives, attends a news conference in Nagasaki on Dec. 20. Earlier, the Nagasaki District Court ordered the Nagasaki municipal government to pay about 800,000 yen to his relatives who had demanded that the Japanese and Nagasaki city governments pay 9.6 million yen in hibakusha allowances for the past 24 years and in solatium. (Kyodo)

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Executions draw protest

TOKYO, Japan - Legislators Nobuto Hosaka (L) and Mizuho Fukushima (R) speak at a news conference Sept. 10 after visiting the Justice Ministry to protest against the executions earlier in the day of three death-row inmates.

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Antinuke mayors

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Nobuto Hosaka (L), newly elected mayor of Setagaya Ward in Tokyo, and Katsunobu Sakurai, mayor of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, shake hands in Minamisoma on April 29, 2011. Hosaka was elected pledging to campaign for an end to reliance on nuclear power. Sakurai was picked by TIME magazine in its list of this year's 100 most influential people in the world after criticizing the Japanese government's response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis via the video-sharing site YouTube. (Kyodo)

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Gay couple in Japan

Gay couple Yukiya Terai (C) and Tsukasa Nakagawa, in this photo taken Nov. 5, 2015, receive a same-sex partnership certificate from Nobuto Hosaka, mayor of Setagaya Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships

Nobuto Hosaka, director of Tokyo's Setagawa Ward, holds a certificate for the recognition of a same-sex partnership during a press conference on Aug. 4, 2015. Hosaka said he expects the certificates, to be issued from November, to contribute to social tolerance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo