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Japan, Russia deputy foreign ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (R side, front) and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov (L side, facing Sugiyama) hold a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2014.

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Japan, Russia deputy foreign ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov (L) and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama shake hands before a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2014.

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Japan, Russia diplomats hold talks to prepare for Abe-Putin summit

MOSCOW, Russia, Oct. 13 Kyodo - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov shake hands in Moscow on Oct. 13, 2016. The two diplomats held talks to prepare for a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin in December, at which a decades-old territorial row is set to be high on the agenda.

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Japanese, S. Korean deputy foreign ministers

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (far R) holds talks with Lee Kyung Soo (far L), South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Japanese, S. Korean deputy foreign ministers

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) shakes hands with Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, ahead of their talks at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, holds talks with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama, Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin shake hands ahead of their talks in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014. The senior officials from Japan, China and South Korea failed to reach agreement on holding a trilateral summit.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin holds talks with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama and Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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S. Korean foreign minister, Japan, China diplomats

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (C) meets with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama holds talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Sugiyama, Poneman meet press in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama (R) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman meet the press in Tokyo on June 12, 2014, after the third meeting of the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation.

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Japan-S. Korea meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Japan-S. Korea meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun meet in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Japan, Russia hold talks on disputed islets

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov shake hands at the outset of their talks in Moscow on Aug. 19, 2013. They met to effectively resume negotiations aimed at resolving a long-standing territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from signing a post-World War II peace treaty.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meeting

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L) Shinsuke Sugiyama, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Cho Tae Yong, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, shake hands before their meeting in Washington on June 219, 2013. The senior working-level talks were held on North Korea's nuclear programs.

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U.S. envoy Davies in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Glyn Davies (front L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 16, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. hold talks on N. Korea

WASHINGTON, United States - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, answers reporters' questions at the State Department in Washington on April 18, 2013. Sugiyama held talks on North Korea issues the same day with U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) and Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) and Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test. (Pool photo)

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Relatives of Japanese abductees express hopes for talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (front), accompanied by his wife Sakie (behind him), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, after meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. Relatives of Japanese abductees expressed hope for the success of talks between the Japanese and North Korean governments, which were recently revived after a four-year lull, in the meeting with Sugiyama, the head of the Japanese delegation to the talks.

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Relatives of Japanese abductees express hopes for talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, head of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, after meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. Relatives of Japanese abductees expressed hope for the success of talks between the Japanese and North Korean governments, which were recently revived after a four-year lull, in the meeting with Sugiyama, the head of the Japanese delegation to the talks.

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Relatives of Japanese abductees hope for talks

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, after meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. Relatives of Japanese abductees expressed hope for the success of talks between the Japanese and North Korean governments, which were recently revived after a four-year lull, in the meeting with Sugiyama, the head of the Japanese delegation to the talks.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, briefs reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Ulan Bator on Nov. 16, 2012, on the second day of talks between Japan and North Korea. The two countries agreed to continue consultations over the North's past abductions of Japanese nationals, Sugiyama said.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama (L), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, briefs reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Ulan Bator on Nov. 16, 2012, on the second day of talks between Japan and North Korea. The two countries agreed to continue consultations over the North's past abductions of Japanese nationals, Sugiyama said.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, briefs reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Ulan Bator on Nov. 16, 2012, on the second day of talks between Japan and North Korea. The two countries agreed to continue consultations over the North's past abductions of Japanese nationals, Sugiyama said.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Combination photo shows Song Il Ho (R), North Korean ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, and Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, as they arrive at a Mongolian state guest house in Ulan Bator on Nov. 16, 2012, for the second day of talks between Japan and North Korea. The two countries agreed to continue consultations over the North's past abductions of Japanese nationals, Sugiyama said after the talks.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at a Mongolian state guest house in Ulan Bator on Nov. 16, 2012, to attend bilateral talks between Japan and North Korea which progressed to a second day.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama (R), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, meets the press at the Japanese Embassy in Ulan Bator after attending a meeting with his North Korean counterpart, Song Il Ho, on Nov. 15, 2012. The meeting in the Mongolian capital was scheduled to continue through Nov. 16.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, attends a meeting with his North Korean counterpart, Song Il Ho, in Ulan Bator on Nov. 15, 2012. The meeting in the Mongolian capital was scheduled to continue through Nov. 16.

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Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho (C), a North Korean official in charge of Japanese affairs and ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, attends a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shinsuke Sugiyama, in Ulan Bator on Nov. 15, 2012. The meeting in the Mongolian capital was scheduled to continue through Nov. 16.

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Japan, N. Korea start discussing issues

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama (2nd from L), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Song Il Ho (2nd from R), a North Korean official in charge of Japanese affairs and ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, start discussions on issues "of interest" to both sides in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Nov. 15, 2012.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho, a North Korean official in charge of Japanese affairs and ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, gets into a vehicle after arriving in Ulan Bator on Nov. 14, 2012. Song was slated to hold talks with Japanese diplomat Shinsuke Sugiyama in the Mongolian capital on Nov. 15 to 16.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, gets into a vehicle after arriving in Ulan Bator on Nov. 14, 2012. Sugiyama was slated to hold talks with North Korean diplomat Song Il Ho in the Mongolian capital on Nov. 15-16.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, a North Korean official in charge of Japanese affairs and ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, is seen at Beijing's international airport on Nov. 14, 2012, before his departure for Ulan Bator. Song was slated to hold talks with Japanese diplomat Shinsuke Sugiyama in the Mongolian capital on Nov. 15-16.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

NARITA, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, is seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 14, 2012, before his departure for Ulan Bator. Sugiyama was slated to hold talks with North Korean diplomat Song Il Ho in the Mongolian capital on Nov. 15-16.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (from L) Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Glyn Davies, the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief negotiator for the six-party talks, answering reporters' questions after their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, asks Glyn Davies (L), the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief negotiator to the six-party talks, to be seated for their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Glyn Davies (L), the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief negotiator to the six-party talks, join hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012.

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U.S. special envoy on N. Korea Davies in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) shakes hands with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2012, before their talks on North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Japan buys three of Senkaku Islands from owner

BEIJING, China - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 11, 2011. The Japanese government the same day signed a contract with a private owner to buy three of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are known as Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan. The ministry said it has sent Sugiyama to seek a calm response from Beijing and to explain Japan's intention of purchasing the islands.

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Japan, U.S. diplomats discuss North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama (R), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, shakes hands with Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, ahead of talks at the ministry in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. The senior Japanese and U.S. diplomats discussed North Korean issues amid growing concern that Pyongyang may test a nuclear device following its failed launch last month of a long-range rocket. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese diplomat Sugiyama in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, speaks with reporters after attending a meeting with his counterparts from South Korea and the United States at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 21, 2012, to discuss joint responses to any future North Korean provocations.

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan meet over N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L) Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's top nuclear envoy to the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, and Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shake hands before holding talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 21, 2012, to discuss the implications of North Korea's failed rocket launch in April.

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Japanese diplomat in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, answers reporters' questions after holding talks with senior U.S. officials including Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, in Washington on April 2, 2012. Sugiyama said the two sides agreed to work closely together to stop a rocket launch that North Korea plans in the middle of this month.

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Japan, S. Korea nuclear envoys

SEOUL, South Korea - Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Lim Sung Nam, nuclear envoys from Japan and South Korea, hold talks in Seoul on March 23, 2012. They discussed how to respond if North Korea goes ahead with a planned satellite launch in mid-April, which is being viewed in Seoul and Tokyo as disguised long-range ballistic missile test.

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Davies in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Glyn Davies (R), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Japan's top nuclear envoy Shinsuke Sugiyama at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2012. Davies briefed Sugiyama about Washington's first high-level contact with Pyongyang the previous week since the death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il about two months earlier. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea senior diplomats hold talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, gives a press conference in Washington on Jan. 17, 2012, after holding talks with senior diplomats from the United States and South Korea on issues related to North Korea.

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Davies in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2011, after holding talks with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.