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Ex-prosecutor in charge of Lockheed scandal Takase dies

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Reiji Takase, a former chief of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, who died on April 4, 2011, at the age of 94. Takase played a key role in the investigation of a political scandal involving the U.S. aircraft maker Lockheed Corp. and then Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in the late 1970s.

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Creator of adult cartoons seeks meeting with Tokyo vice gov.

SAPPORO, Japan - Creator of adult cartoons Reiji Urashima removes snow from the home of an elderly resident in Yubari, Hokkaido, in northern Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, to satisfy a condition set by Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose for an interview on an ordinance amended to toughen restrictions on the sale of cartoons and animations containing ''extreme'' depictions of sexual acts.

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Chiyoda goes bust, President Yoneyama bows deeply

TOKYO, Japan - Reiji Yoneyama, president of Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co., bows deeply at a press conference on Oct. 9, after the midsize life insurer filed for court protection from creditors with liabilities of 2,936.6 billion yen. The nation's 12th largest life insurer went bust under mountains of nonperforming loans accumulated during the asset-inflated bubble economy.

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Manga artist encourages quake-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese manga artist Reiji Matsumoto shows his work in Tokyo on April 23, 2016, to encourage people affected by powerful earthquakes in the southwestern main island of Kyushu. At the center of the illustration is Kumamon, the beloved black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Starting station" of "Galaxy Express 999" on display

Volunteer group leader Koichi Otsuka salutes in Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 6, 2015, by a sign for the "starting station" of "Galaxy Express 999," a popular comic series written by Reiji Matsumoto who once lived in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mural of ''Galaxy Express 999'' installed at school in western Japan

A mural depicting a scene of the popular comic series "Galaxy Express 999" written by Reiji Matsumoto is seen on Feb. 6, 2015, at Niiya Elementary School in Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Titled "A journey from my hometown," the mural is based on the assumption that the Niiya area is considered the place of a starting station for the express as Matsumoto attended the school in 1944. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-prosecutor in charge of Lockheed scandal Takase dies

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Reiji Takase, a former chief of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, who died on April 4, 2011, at the age of 94. Takase played a key role in the investigation of a political scandal involving the U.S. aircraft maker Lockheed Corp. and then Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in the late 1970s. (Kyodo)

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Creator of adult cartoons seeks meeting with Tokyo vice gov.

SAPPORO, Japan - Creator of adult cartoons Reiji Urashima removes snow from the home of an elderly resident in Yubari, Hokkaido, in northern Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, to satisfy a condition set by Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose for an interview on an ordinance amended to toughen restrictions on the sale of cartoons and animations containing ''extreme'' depictions of sexual acts. (Kyodo)

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Chiyoda goes bust, President Yoneyama bows deeply

TOKYO, Japan - Reiji Yoneyama, president of Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co., bows deeply at a press conference on Oct. 9, after the midsize life insurer filed for court protection from creditors with liabilities of 2,936.6 billion yen. The nation's 12th largest life insurer went bust under mountains of nonperforming loans accumulated during the asset-inflated bubble economy.