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Okinawa governor race begins

NANJO, Japan - Former upper house lawmaker Shokichi Kina, 66, who is running for governor of Okinawa, makes a speech in Nanjo, a city in Japan's southernmost prefecture on Oct. 30, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a closely watched election on Nov. 16, in which the controversial transfer of a key U.S. military base will take center stage.

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Candidates for Okinawa gubernatorial race hold debate

NAHA, Japan - Candidates for the Okinawa gubernatorial election pose after an open debate in Naha, Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014. From L: Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga, Mikio Shimoji, former minister in charge of privatization of postal services, Shokichi Kina, a former House of Councillors member, and incumbent Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima.

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Ex-China Foreign Minister Tang visits museum of friendship

NAGASAKI, Japan - Former Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (2nd from R) visits a museum dedicated to the friendship between Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen and Shokichi Umeya, a Japanese businessman who supported him, in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on June 7, 2014.

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Museum featuring Sun Yat-sen, Japanese supporter opens in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Ayano Kosaka, a great granddaughter of Shokichi Umeya who supported the 1911 Chinese Revolution's spiritual leader Sun Yat-sen, speaks at a ceremony to open a museum exhibiting items related to the friendship between the two men, in the Japanese southwestern city of Nagasaki on April 26, 2014. The museum showcases exchanges between Shokichi Umeya (1868-1934), a Nagasaki businessman, and Sun (1866-1925) as well as historical background.

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Descendant of Sun Yat-sen's major supporter to visit Taiwan

TOKYO, Japan - Ayano Kosaka (R), a great-granddaughter of Japanese businessman Shokichi Umeya, and Jin Pu-cong, secretary general of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party, pose for photos in Tokyo in September 2010. Jin invited the descendant of a major supporter of the Chinese Revolution's spiritual leader Sun Yat-sen to visit Taiwan in mid-December ahead of the centennial of the 1911 revolution.

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Exhibition on Sun Yat-sen, Shokichi Umeya at Shanghai Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Visitors look at an exhibition about Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen and his Japanese supporter Shokichi Umeya at the Japan Pavilion of the Shanghai Expo in Shanghai, China, on Aug. 24, 2010.

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DPJ going all-out to strengthen its presence

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan -- (from L to R) Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama, Shokichi Kina, a member of the House of Councillors, President Ichiro Ozawa, and Acting President Naoto Kan -- attend a meeting of secretaries general of the party's local chapters in the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 15.

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(1)Diet begins extra session

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa singer and peace activist Shokichi Kina, clad in traditional clothing, poses before the Diet building July 30 in Tokyo as parliament convened after the House of Councillors election July 11. Kina won an upper house seat on a Democratic Party of Japan ticket.

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Okinawa musician calls for more peace efforts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa singer Shokichi Kina, who recently held a peace concert in Baghdad, speaks of the tense situation in Iraq at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20. Kina called for greater action in Japan to promote peace along with global antiwar efforts against a possible U.S.-led attack on the country.

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Japanese singer sings for peace in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Japanese singer Shokichi Kina (R) holds a concert in Baghdad on Feb. 17 to oppose possible U.S.-led attacks on Iraq.

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Deposit refund cap to be imposed as planned: FSA's Takagi

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Agency (FSA) Commissioner Shokichi Takagi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on July 25. Takagi, who was appointed as FSA chief on July 12, reiterated that a 10 million yen refund limit for liquid deposits should be imposed as scheduled on April 1, 2003 and pledged to speed up measures to stabilize the financial system to ensure smooth imposition of the limit.

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New FSA commissioner vows to accelerate bad-loan disposals+

TOKYO, Japan - Shokichi Takagi, newly appointed commissioner of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), speaks at a news conference at his office July 12. He said that accelerating the disposal of Japanese banks' nonperforming loans remains the most important task for the agency.

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Takashi Sasano Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Shokichi Hirata Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Exhibition on Sun Yat-sen, Shokichi Umeya at Shanghai Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Visitors look at an exhibition about Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen and his Japanese supporter Shokichi Umeya at the Japan Pavilion of the Shanghai Expo in Shanghai, China, on Aug. 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Candidates for Okinawa gubernatorial race hold debate

NAHA, Japan - Candidates for the Okinawa gubernatorial election pose after an open debate in Naha, Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014. From L: Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga, Mikio Shimoji, former minister in charge of privatization of postal services, Shokichi Kina, a former House of Councillors member, and incumbent Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima. (Kyodo)

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Descendant of Sun Yat-sen's major supporter to visit Taiwan

TOKYO, Japan - Ayano Kosaka (R), a great-granddaughter of Japanese businessman Shokichi Umeya, and Jin Pu-cong, secretary general of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party, pose for photos in Tokyo in September 2010. Jin invited the descendant of a major supporter of the Chinese Revolution's spiritual leader Sun Yat-sen to visit Taiwan in mid-December ahead of the centennial of the 1911 revolution. (Kyodo)

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(1)Diet begins extra session

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa singer and peace activist Shokichi Kina, clad in traditional clothing, poses before the Diet building July 30 in Tokyo as parliament convened after the House of Councillors election July 11. Kina won an upper house seat on a Democratic Party of Japan ticket. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa musician calls for more peace efforts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa singer Shokichi Kina, who recently held a peace concert in Baghdad, speaks of the tense situation in Iraq at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20. Kina called for greater action in Japan to promote peace along with global antiwar efforts against a possible U.S.-led attack on the country. (Kyodo)

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Japanese singer sings for peace in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Japanese singer Shokichi Kina (R) holds a concert in Baghdad on Feb. 17 to oppose possible U.S.-led attacks on Iraq. (Kyodo)

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New FSA commissioner vows to accelerate bad-loan disposals+

TOKYO, Japan - Shokichi Takagi, newly appointed commissioner of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), speaks at a news conference at his office July 12. He said that accelerating the disposal of Japanese banks' nonperforming loans remains the most important task for the agency.