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Zambian president in China

Zambian president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Zambian President Michael Sata (2nd from L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meeting at the Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Zambian president in China

Zambian president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Zambian President Michael Sata (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang heading to their talks at the Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Zambia president in Japan

Zambia president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Zambian President Michael Sata (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Watanabe becomes new reform minister

Watanabe becomes new reform minister

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, who became new administrative reform minister replacing Genichiro Sata, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28. Sata resigned the previous day over a political funds scandal.

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Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, a senior vice minister at the Cabinet Office, has been appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the new administrative reform minister. Photo shows Watanabe speaking to reporters as he leaves the prime minister's official residence Dec. 28 following the appointment. He replaces Genichiro Sata, who resigned the previous day over his supporters' misuse of political funds.

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Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, a senior vice minister at the Cabinet Office, has been appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the new administrative reform minister. Photo shows Watanabe (C) surrounded by journalists as he enters the prime minister's official residence Dec. 28 for the appointment. He replaces Genichiro Sata, who resigned the previous day over his supporters' misuse of political funds.

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Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27 after Genichiro Sata, state minister in charge of administrative reform, declared he is quitting his Cabinet post.

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Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, state minister in charge of administrative reform, announces his resignation from the Cabinet post at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27.

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Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, state minister in charge of administrative reform, announces his resignation from the Cabinet post at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27.

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Sata's support group suspected of falsely reporting funds

Sata's support group suspected of falsely reporting funds

TOKYO, Japan - Administrative reform minister Genichiro Sata meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 26. A defunct support group for him is suspected of submitting false political fund reports to the government claiming nearly 80 million yen for office maintenance expenses from 1990 to 2000 even though the office did not exist.

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State Minister Sata

State Minister Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, new state minister in charge of deregulation, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office on Sept. 26.

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State Minister Sata

State Minister Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, new state minister in charge of deregulation, arrives at the prime minister's office on Sept. 26.

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Koizumi seeks cooperation from pro-Pyongyang group on N. Korea

Koizumi seeks cooperation from pro-Pyongyang group on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Chief Deputy Secretary General Genichiro Sata reads a message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a reception in Tokyo commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan on May 24. Koizumi sought cooperation from the pro-Pyongyang association in urging North Korea to resume dialogue involving its abduction of Japanese and its nuclear ambitions.

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Matsunami asks for opening ethics panel

Matsunami asks for opening ethics panel

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives lawmaker Kenshiro Matsunami (R) hands a statement to Genichiro Sata, director of the lower house Committee on Rules and Administration in Tokyo on April 21, requesting a meeting of the Deliberative Council on Political Ethics so that he can explain his admission that he allowed a construction firm with gangster ties to pay his secretaries' salaries. (Pool photo)

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Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

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Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

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Sata's support group suspected of falsely reporting funds

Sata's support group suspected of falsely reporting funds

TOKYO, Japan - Administrative reform minister Genichiro Sata meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 26. A defunct support group for him is suspected of submitting false political fund reports to the government claiming nearly 80 million yen for office maintenance expenses from 1990 to 2000 even though the office did not exist. (Kyodo)

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Sata's support group suspected of falsely reporting funds

Sata's support group suspected of falsely reporting funds

TOKYO, Japan - Administrative reform minister Genichiro Sata meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 26. A defunct support group for him is suspected of submitting false political fund reports to the government claiming nearly 80 million yen for office maintenance expenses from 1990 to 2000 even though the office did not exist. (Kyodo)

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Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27 after Genichiro Sata, state minister in charge of administrative reform, declared he is quitting his Cabinet post. (Kyodo)

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Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, state minister in charge of administrative reform, announces his resignation from the Cabinet post at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27. (Kyodo)

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Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

Sata decides to resign over fund report scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, state minister in charge of administrative reform, announces his resignation from the Cabinet post at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27. (Kyodo)

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Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, a senior vice minister at the Cabinet Office, has been appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the new administrative reform minister. Photo shows Watanabe speaking to reporters as he leaves the prime minister's official residence Dec. 28 following the appointment. He replaces Genichiro Sata, who resigned the previous day over his supporters' misuse of political funds. (Kyodo)

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Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

Watanabe becomes new reform minister, replaces Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, a senior vice minister at the Cabinet Office, has been appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the new administrative reform minister. Photo shows Watanabe (C) surrounded by journalists as he enters the prime minister's official residence Dec. 28 for the appointment. He replaces Genichiro Sata, who resigned the previous day over his supporters' misuse of political funds. (Kyodo)

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Watanabe becomes new reform minister

Watanabe becomes new reform minister

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, who became new administrative reform minister replacing Genichiro Sata, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28. Sata resigned the previous day over a political funds scandal. (Kyodo)

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Niko & The Way To The Stars (2008)

Niko & The Way To The Stars (2008)

Niko & Sata Film: Niko & The Way To The Stars; The Flight Before Christmas (Niko - Lent?j?n poika) Dk/Fl/De/Irl 2008, Director: Michael Hegner & Kari Juusonen 22 September 2008 Date: 22 September 2008

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State Minister Sata

State Minister Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, new state minister in charge of deregulation, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office on Sept. 26. (Kyodo)

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State Minister Sata

State Minister Sata

TOKYO, Japan - Genichiro Sata, new state minister in charge of deregulation, arrives at the prime minister's office on Sept. 26. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi seeks cooperation from pro-Pyongyang group on N. Korea

Koizumi seeks cooperation from pro-Pyongyang group on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Chief Deputy Secretary General Genichiro Sata reads a message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a reception in Tokyo commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan on May 24. Koizumi sought cooperation from the pro-Pyongyang association in urging North Korea to resume dialogue involving its abduction of Japanese and its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo)

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View of the seaside

View of the seaside

The photograph published in The Far East Vol.2 No.6(August 16, 1871 issue). It was titled ODOMIWARA - NEAR CAPE CHICHAKOFF, seems Odomari, Cape Sata,Kagoshima. Ten Japanese fishing boats are pulled up on the beach at low tide, and a person is photographed in the centre of the beach. Most of the houses in the fishing village have thatched roofs, but some have tiles. ==Date:unknown, Place:Kagoshima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐28‐0]

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner waves after arriving at an observation deck of Cape Sata, the southern tip of the southernmost Japanese main island of Kyushu in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner waves after arriving at an observation deck of Cape Sata, the southern tip of the southernmost Japanese main island of Kyushu in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner poses for a photo after arriving at an observation deck of Cape Sata, the southern tip of the southernmost Japanese main island of Kyushu in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torchbearer runs in the torch relay on Cape Sata, the southern tip of the southernmost Japanese main island of Kyushu in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torchbearer runs in the torch relay on Cape Sata, the southern tip of the southernmost Japanese main island of Kyushu in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torchbearer runs in the torch relay on Cape Sata, the southern tip of the southernmost Japanese main island of Kyushu in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 27, 2021.

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Volleyball: 1964 Olympic gold medalist Maruyama dies at 72

Volleyball: 1964 Olympic gold medalist Maruyama dies at 72

Sata Maruyama (2nd from L), then known by her maiden name Isobe, and other players on the gold-winning Japan women's volleyball team, attend the award ceremony at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in this file photo taken Oct. 23, 1964. Maruyama died at 72 on Dec. 18, 2016, her family said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsunami asks for opening ethics panel

Matsunami asks for opening ethics panel

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives lawmaker Kenshiro Matsunami (R) hands a statement to Genichiro Sata, director of the lower house Committee on Rules and Administration in Tokyo on April 21, requesting a meeting of the Deliberative Council on Political Ethics so that he can explain his admission that he allowed a construction firm with gangster ties to pay his secretaries' salaries. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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