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Takemura to pull out of Shiga by-election race

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura, who headed the now defunct New Party Sakigake, tells reporters in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 3 that he will give up running in a House of Representatives by-election slated for this fall due to health reasons. It is widely expected that he will retire from politics.

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Sakigake to join DPJ, ending 7-year history

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura greets his supporters at a prefectural chapter meeting in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, of his Party Sakigake, a minor political group previously known as the New Party Sakigake, which decided Dec. 21 to join the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), effectively ending its seven-year history.

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New Party Sakigake dissolved

New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura (standing) says a few words at an Oct. 20 ceremony to officially dissolve the opposition party he founded five years and four months ago. The former finance minister said he and House of Councillors member Tenzo Okumura will form a new party called Sakigake later in the day.

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New Party Sakigake announces its virtual dissolution

Masayoshi Takemura (C), leader of the New Party Sakigake, announces in Tokyo on Sept. 2 that the party will virtually dissolve after the current extraordinary Diet session ends Oct. 7. Three of the party's five Diet members will leave the party. The party will continue to legally exist and simply be called ''Sakigake.'' He made the announcement with Hiroyuki Sonoda (R), the party's secretary general, and Akiko Domoto, general council chairwoman.

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Murayama's Cabinet is born - his own coalition

The Haneda Cabinet resigned, and an election to nominate a prime minister was held at the plenary session of both houses of the Diet at the end of the current term. The Murayama cabinet was born after the resignation of the Haneda cabinet, date of shooting unknown, release date: August 1, 1994.

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4 retired political bigwigs oppose security bills

Four retired political heavyweights speak at Tokyo's Japan National Press Club on June 12, 2015, joining a chorus of opposition to a government-proposed package of national security bills. They are (from L) Masayoshi Takemura, former chief Cabinet secretary; Hirohisa Fujii, former finance minister; Shizuka Kamei, former financial services minister; and Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takemura to pull out of Shiga by-election race

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura, who headed the now defunct New Party Sakigake, tells reporters in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 3 that he will give up running in a House of Representatives by-election slated for this fall due to health reasons. It is widely expected that he will retire from politics.

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Sakigake to join DPJ, ending 7-year history

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura greets his supporters at a prefectural chapter meeting in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, of his Party Sakigake, a minor political group previously known as the New Party Sakigake, which decided Dec. 21 to join the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), effectively ending its seven-year history.

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New Party Sakigake dissolved

New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura (standing) says a few words at an Oct. 20 ceremony to officially dissolve the opposition party he founded five years and four months ago. The former finance minister said he and House of Councillors member Tenzo Okumura will form a new party called Sakigake later in the day. ==Kyodo