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Author Junzo Shono dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Junzo Shono (in this undated file photo), an eminent author and a member of the Japan Art Academy, died of age on Sept. 21, 2009, at his home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, people close to him said on Sept. 22. He was 88. A native of Osaka, Shono began writing novels after World War II and won the Akutagawa Award in 1955 for his book titled ''Purusaido shokei (Poolside Scene).''

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Emperor, empress visit Shokei-kan in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko view exhibits at the Shokei-kan, a state-run historical materials hall for wounded and sick retired soldiers, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 19. (Pool photo)

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Lawmaker Arai's body returns home

The sheet-covered body of lawmaker Shokei Arai, who hanged himself at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 19 amid allegations that he demanded Nikko Securities Co. pay illicit profits, is carried home. Seatedat right is his wife, Mariko.

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Lawmaker Arai meets press

Shokei Arai, a House of Representatives member belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 18 and denies allegations that he demanded Nikko Securities Co. pay him illicit profits. Prosecutors were poised to arrest him on suspicion of violating the Securities and Exchange Law.

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Rugby: Japan start as underdogs as they renew rivalry with Scotland

Japan's rugby team players -- (from L) Shokei Kin, Shota Horie and Keita Inagaki -- train in the central Japan city of Toyota on June 16, 2016. Japan are looking to avenge their only loss at the 2015 Rugby World Cup on June 18, when they face Scotland in the first of two tests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Author Junzo Shono dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Junzo Shono (in this undated file photo), an eminent author and a member of the Japan Art Academy, died of age on Sept. 21, 2009, at his home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, people close to him said on Sept. 22. He was 88. A native of Osaka, Shono began writing novels after World War II and won the Akutagawa Award in 1955 for his book titled ''Purusaido shokei (Poolside Scene).'' (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress visit Shokei-kan in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko view exhibits at the Shokei-kan, a state-run historical materials hall for wounded and sick retired soldiers, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 19. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Lawmaker Arai's body returns hom

The sheet-covered body of lawmaker Shokei Arai, who hanged himself at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 19 amid allegations that he demanded Nikko Securities Co. pay illicit profits, is carried home. Seated at right is his wife, Mariko. ==Kyodo

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Lawmaker Arai meets press

Shokei Arai, a House of Representatives member belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 18 and denies allegations that he demanded Nikko Securities Co. pay him illicit profits. Prosecutors were poised to arrest him on suspicion of violating the Securities and Exchange Law ==Kyodo

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LDP legislator Arai testifies at

Shokei Arai, 50, a Finance Ministry bureaucrat-turned lower house lawmaker, testifies Jan. 30 at the House of Representatives Budget Committee over illegal discretionary trading deals on his behalf by Nikko Securities Co.