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SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, speaks before voters in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2012, on the eve of the general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (top column, from R to L) Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, Yukiko Kada, head of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, (center column, from R to L) former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, head of the Japan Restoration Party, Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, Yoshimi Watanabe, head of Your Party, Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, (bottom column, from R to L) Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, Yasuo Tanaka, head of the New Party Nippon, and Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, while making stump speeches at various locations across the country on Dec. 4, 2012, as official campaigning kicked off the same day for the Dec. 16 general election.

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Japan general election

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, makes a stump speech in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, makes a stump speech in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's major political parties join hands before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. From L are Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party, Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the New Komeito party, Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yukiko Kada of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), Shintaro Ishihara of the Japan Restoration Party, Yoshimi Watanabe of Your Party, Muneo Suzuki of the New Party Daichi and Yoichi Masuzoe of the New Renaissance Party.

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Noda to reshuffle Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Shozaburo Jimi, head of the ruling coalition the People's New Party, meet in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012. Jimi is expected to be postal privatization minister as Noda plans to reshuffle his Cabinet soon.

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Lawyers visit Nepalese man at immigration office

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Lawyers Hiroshi Kamiyama (L) and Shozaburo Ishida meet the press after visiting Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese granted a retrial over a 1997 murder case, at the Yokohama Office of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on June 13, 2012. The lawyers visited Mainali as they wished to see him one more time before his pending repatriation. During their meeting, Kamiyama, who headed a group of lawyers for Mainali, exchanged a high-five with him through the acrylic sheet that separated them, while the Nepalese told Kamiyama, "Finally, I have something to tell you. Please get married soon," according to the lawyers.

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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and other ruling coalition leaders meet in Tokyo on June 4, 2012, to discuss a Cabinet reshuffle to take place later in the day. Others in photo are Azuma Koshiishi (R), secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan led by Noda, Shozaburo Jimi (2nd from L), head of the coalition partner People's New Party, and Mikio Shimoji (L), PNP secretary general.

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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tadahiro Matsushita of People's New Party, a member of Japan's ruling coalition. Matsushita was tapped as financial services minister, replacing Shozaburo Jimi, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet on June 4, 2012.

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Japanese ministers in India

NEW DELHI, India - (From 3rd from R to L) Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, industry minister Yukio Edano and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the premier's official residence in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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DPJ, PNP to maintain coalition gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R), who heads the Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi, the sole Cabinet minister from the People's New Party, after reconfirming that the two parties will maintain their coalition government in talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Jimi replaced Shizuka Kamei as PNP chief after Kamei and the party's policy chief Akiko Kamei were dismissed from their posts over their opposition to Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

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PNP sacks party head, policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Mikio Shimoji (L), secretary general of the People's New Party, and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (C), the sole Cabinet minister from the PNP, hold a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on the evening of April 5, 2012, after the party's decision to dismiss its chief Shizuka Kamei and policy chief Akiko Kamei. The decision comes after the two asserted the PNP should leave the ruling coalition due to their opposition to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

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AIJ raided over missing pension funds

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (front) speaks during a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on March 23, 2012. He said that AIJ Investment Advisors Co. has been stripped of its registration as an investment adviser. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission raided AIJ's head office among other locations the same day over missing pension funds under the firm's care.

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Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi announces in a press conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2012, that the ministry has ordered corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. to suspend its business for one month on suspicion that it has lost most of its clients' money, totaling about 210 billion yen.

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Sumo referee sent to hospital after being hit by wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Referee Shozaburo (L) takes a hit as ozeki Baruto (R) pushes down Wakakoyu in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. The referee was taken to hospital by ambulance after the accident.

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Sumo referee sent to hospital after being hit by wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Referee Shozaburo (L) takes a hit as ozeki Baruto (R) pushes down Wakakoyu in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. The referee was taken to hospital by ambulance after the accident.

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Reappointed postal reform minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on the morning of Sept. 2, 2011. Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, was retained as financial services and postal reform minister the same day.

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Hosono, Hirano, Jimi in new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show (from L) Goshi Hosono, Tatsuo Hirano and Shozaburo Jimi, who will become ministers in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011. Hosono will remain minister in charge of handling the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture and double as environment minister, Hirano will retain the post of reconstruction minister, and Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, will keep his post as postal reform minister.

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Thaksin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (L) and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2011, after Thaksin, a fugitive following his ouster in a 2006 military coup in Thailand, arrived in Japan with the aim of assisting in the reconstruction of the earthquake- and tsunami-hit northeastern region.

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Basic law on sports enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoko Tani (C), a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi after a basic law outlining the promotion of sports as a state responsibility was enacted on June 17, 2011, during a House of Councillors plenary session at the Diet building in Tokyo.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's retained Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan reshuffled his Cabinet the same day.

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Japan stock markets open

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (C) rings a bell during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital's Nihombashi Kabutocho area Jan. 4, 2011, after the New Year holidays.

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Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Farm minister Michihiko Kano, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi wait for the start of a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office on Sept. 21, 2010.

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Incubator Bank fails

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after the Incubator Bank of Japan filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 10, 2010.

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BOJ's Shirakawa at Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a meeting of the House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee on Sept. 8, 2010, in Tokyo, attended by Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L), and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (2nd from L). Shirakawa said the BOJ will further ease its monetary policy to boost the economy, if risks to growth become clear.

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Jimi, Volcker meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (L) meets former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker in New York on Aug. 19, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Financial Services Minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi speaks at a press conference at the Financial Services Agency in Tokyo on June 11, 2010, after assuming the post.

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Kamei to resign as minister

TOKYO, Japan - People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei (R) speaks during a news conference with party Secretary General Shozaburo Jimi in Tokyo on June 11, 2010. Kamei announced his resignation as postal and finance services minister in protest against the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's failure to fulfill an accord between the two parties over a postal reform bill, and expressed hope that Jimi will succeed his post.

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DPJ set to forge broad policy accord on coalition with 2 allies

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Naoshima (C), chief of the Democratic Party of Japan's Policy Research Committee, holds talks with his counterparts from the Social Democratic Party, Tomoko Abe (L), and People's New Party, Shozaburo Jimi, at the Diet building on Sept. 8, 2009 in a bid to reach a broad agreement on forming a tripartite coalition

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DPJ moving closer to assuming power as coalition talks proceed

TOKYO, Japan - Three policy chiefs -- (L to R) Tomoko Abe of the Social Democratic Party, Masayuki Naoshima of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party -- sit for talks about forming a coalition government of the three parties.

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New justice minister takes over post from Nakamura

Newly appointed Justice Minister Takao Jinnouchi (L) takes over the duties of his predecessor Shozaburo Nakamura on March 9. Nakamura resigned the previous day, giving into pressure from opposition parties to step down over a series of his remarks and actions, including alleged abuse of office.

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Jinnouchi appointed justice minister

Emperor Akihito (L) attests the appointment of House of Councillors member Takao Jinnouchi (R) as new justice minister at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 8. Jinnouchi succeeded Shozaburo Nakamura, who resigned earlier in the day amid pressure from opposition parties to step down over a series of remarks and alleged abuse of office.

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Justice Minister Nakamura steps down

Justice Minister Shozaburo Nakamura (C) leaves Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's official residence after submitting his resignation to Obuchi on the morning of March 8 to take responsibility for his alleged abuse of office and other issues that have stalled Diet proceedings. Obuchi accepted the resignation.

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Justice minister retracts remarks on Constitution

Justice minister Shozaburo Nakamura walks into the prime minister's official residence Jan. 4 to attend the New Year's first cabinet meeting. He later retracted his remarks Monday that touched on the question of whether Japan should revise its pacifist Constitution.

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Jinnouchi appointed justice minister

Emperor Akihito (L) attests the appointment of House of Councillors member Takao Jinnouchi (R) as new justice minister at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 8. Jinnouchi succeeded Shozaburo Nakamura, who resigned earlier in the day amid pressure from opposition parties to step down over a series of remarks and alleged abuse of office. ==Kyodo

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Shozaburo Nakamura

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CORRECTED Sumo referee sent to hospital after being hit by wrestl

TOKYO, Japan - REMOVING PHRASE 'DURING A BOUT' Referee Shozaburo (L) takes a hit as ozeki Baruto (R) pushes down Wakakoyu in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. The referee was taken to hospital by ambulance after the accident. (Kyodo)

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Justice Minister Nakamura steps down

Justice Minister Shozaburo Nakamura (C) leaves Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's official residence after submitting his resignation to Obuchi on the morning of March 8 to take responsibility for his alleged abuse of office and other issues that have stalled Diet proceedings. Obuchi accepted the resignation.

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Incubator Bank fails

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after the Incubator Bank of Japan filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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BOJ's Shirakawa at Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a meeting of the House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee on Sept. 8, 2010, in Tokyo, attended by Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L), and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (2nd from L). Shirakawa said the BOJ will further ease its monetary policy to boost the economy, if risks to growth become clear. (Kyodo)

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Reappointed postal reform minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on the morning of Sept. 2, 2011. Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, was retained as financial services and postal reform minister the same day. (Kyodo)

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Hosono, Hirano, Jimi in new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show (from L) Goshi Hosono, Tatsuo Hirano and Shozaburo Jimi, who will become ministers in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011. Hosono will remain minister in charge of handling the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture and double as environment minister, Hirano will retain the post of reconstruction minister, and Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, will keep his post as postal reform minister. (Kyodo)

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Hosono, Hirano, Jimi in new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show ifrom L) Goshi Hosono, Tatsuo Hirano and Shozaburo Jimi, who will become ministers in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011. Hosono will remain minister in charge of handling the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture and double as environment minister, Hirano will retain the post of reconstruction minister, and Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, will keep his post as postal reform minister. (Kyodo)

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Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Farm minister Michihiko Kano, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi wait for the start of a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office on Sept. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Hosono, Hirano, Jimi in new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show ifrom L) Goshi Hosono, Tatsuo Hirano and Shozaburo Jimi, who will become ministers in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011. Hosono will remain minister in charge of handling the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture and double as environment minister, Hirano will retain the post of reconstruction minister, and Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, will keep his post as postal reform minister. (Kyodo)

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Thaksin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (L) and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2011, after Thaksin, a fugitive following his ouster in a 2006 military coup in Thailand, arrived in Japan with the aim of assisting in the reconstruction of the earthquake- and tsunami-hit northeastern region. (Kyodo)

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Jimi, Volcker meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (L) meets former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker in New York on Aug. 19, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Basic law on sports enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoko Tani (C), a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi after a basic law outlining the promotion of sports as a state responsibility was enacted on June 17, 2011, during a House of Councillors plenary session at the Diet building in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Financial Services Minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi speaks at a press conference at the Financial Services Agency in Tokyo on June 11, 2010, after assuming the post. (Kyodo)

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Kamei to resign as minister

TOKYO, Japan - People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei (R) speaks during a news conference with party Secretary General Shozaburo Jimi in Tokyo on June 11, 2010. Kamei announced his resignation as postal and finance services minister in protest against the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's failure to fulfill an accord between the two parties over a postal reform bill, and expressed hope that Jimi will succeed his post. (Kyodo)