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2 women break all-male grip in Shimane prefectural assembly

MATSUE, Japan - Keiko Shiraishi (57), a former employee of the Shimane prefectural government, raises her arms in victory after winning a seat in the prefectural assembly election on April 8, breaking the all-male grip in the prefectural legislature for the first time in four years. The election also produced a second female assembly member, Tomoko Sumi, 52, a former Matsue city employee.

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(4)S. Korea demands 'Takeshima Day' ordinance be scrapped

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of South Korean conservative groups shout protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 16 over a bill adopted by Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.''

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(3)S. Korea demands 'Takeshima Day' ordinance be scrapped

SEOUL, South Korea - Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Seoul on March 16 after Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly adopted a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.''

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(1)S. Korea demands 'Takeshima Day' ordinance be scrapped

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans, including former comfort women, rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 16 to protest against the adoption of a bill by Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.''

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(2)S. Korea demands 'Takeshima Day' ordinance be scrapped

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans set on fire a Japanese national flag in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 16 to protest against the adoption of a bill by Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.''

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(2)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Choi Jae Ik (C), a Seoul city assemblyman, is seized by police officers as he appears to make preparations to cut his finger with a knife near the entrance of the Shimane prefectural assembly hall on March 16.

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(2)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans take to the streets in protest March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries.

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(1)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries.

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'Takeshima Day' bill clears Shimane assembly committee

MATSUE, Japan - Members of the general affairs committee of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly raise their hands to approve a bill designating Feb. 33 ''Takeshima Day'' under a prefectural ordinance.

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'Takeshima Day' bill clears Shimane assembly committee

MATSUE, Japan - Members of the general affairs committee of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly raise their hands to approve a bill designating Feb. 33 ''Takeshima Day'' under a prefectural ordinance. (Kyodo)

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(2)S. Korea demands 'Takeshima Day' ordinance be scrapped

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans set on fire a Japanese national flag in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 16 to protest against the adoption of a bill by Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' (Kyodo)

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(3)S. Korea demands 'Takeshima Day' ordinance be scrapped

SEOUL, South Korea - Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Seoul on March 16 after Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly adopted a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' (Kyodo)

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(2)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Choi Jae Ik (C), a Seoul city assemblyman, is seized by police officers as he appears to make preparations to cut his finger with a knife near the entrance of the Shimane prefectural assembly hall on March 16. (Kyodo)

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(4)S. Korea demands 'Takeshima Day' ordinance be scrapped

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of South Korean conservative groups shout protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 16 over a bill adopted by Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' (Kyodo)

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2 women break all-male grip in Shimane prefectural assembly

MATSUE, Japan - Keiko Shiraishi (57), a former employee of the Shimane prefectural government, raises her arms in victory after winning a seat in the prefectural assembly election on April 8, breaking the all-male grip in the prefectural legislature for the first time in four years. The election also produced a second female assembly member, Tomoko Sumi, 52, a former Matsue city employee. (Kyodo)

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(2)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans take to the streets in protest March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)

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(1)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)