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Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Business Integration Conference

Gunma Bank and Dai-ichi Hokuetsu Financial Group management integration press conference. Photo shows, from right, Takeo Uchibori, Senior Managing Director of Gunma Bank, Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank, Michirou Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, and Ken Shibata, Senior Managing Director of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group.=April 24,2025,Japan

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JCLP “Must Speak Up Now” Urgent Conference for 1.5 Degree Target

JCLP “We must speak up now” emergency press conference for the 1.5 degree target. Pictured from left to right: Masanori Imai, co-chairman of JCLP; Akira Nagakubo, Hayama Town Fishermen's Association; Yoshitaka Inoue, Furman representative director; Tomoko Irie, director of J League Sustainability Department; Takeo Fujiwara, professor of public health at Institute of Science Tokyo; Kenji Kono, professional skier.=December 3,2024,Tokyo

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'We must speak up now' Urgent press conference for 1.5 degree goal

“We must speak up now” Urgent press conference for the 1.5 degree target. Pictured from left to right: Masanori Imai, co-chairman of JCLP; Akira Nagakubo, Hayama Town Fishermen's Association; Yoshitaka Inoue, Furman representative director; Tomoko Irie, director of the J League Sustainability Department; Takeo Fujiwara, professor of public health at Institute of Science Tokyo; Kenji Kono, professional skier.”=December 3,2024,Tokyo

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Japan: Fireball Lights Up Skies Over Kyushu Region 2

A fireball was spotted across Kyushu, southern Japan Sunday evening, August 11.

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-FUNAN TECHO CANAL-GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

(240805) -- KANDAL, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows the groundbreaking ceremony for the Funan Techo Canal held in Kandal province, Cambodia. Cambodia on Monday began to build the 1.7-billion-U.S. dollar Funan Techo Canal, connecting the Mekong River's Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province to the sea in southwestern Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-FUNAN TECHO CANAL-GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

(240805) -- KANDAL, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows the groundbreaking ceremony for the Funan Techo Canal held in Kandal province, Cambodia. Cambodia on Monday began to build the 1.7-billion-U.S. dollar Funan Techo Canal, connecting the Mekong River's Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province to the sea in southwestern Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-FUNAN TECHO CANAL-GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

(240805) -- KANDAL, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Funan Techo Canal in Kandal province, Cambodia, Aug. 5, 2024. Cambodia on Monday began to build the 1.7-billion-U.S. dollar Funan Techo Canal, connecting the Mekong River's Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province to the sea in southwestern Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-FUNAN TECHO CANAL-GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

(240805) -- KANDAL, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (4th L, front) views the masterplan of the Funan Techo Canal in Kandal province, Cambodia, Aug. 5, 2024. Cambodia on Monday began to build the 1.7-billion-U.S. dollar Funan Techo Canal, connecting the Mekong River's Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province to the sea in southwestern Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-FUNAN TECHO CANAL-GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

(240805) -- KANDAL, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Funan Techo Canal in Kandal province, Cambodia, Aug. 5, 2024. Cambodia on Monday began to build the 1.7-billion-U.S. dollar Funan Techo Canal, connecting the Mekong River's Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province to the sea in southwestern Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-NATIONAL ARBOR DAY-CELEBRATION

(240709) -- TAKEO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni plants a tree in Takeo province, Cambodia, July 9, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday called on all people to plant trees in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech on the occasion of the 29th National Arbor Day held in Tram Kak district's Khnar village, with thousands of participants. At the event, some 3,000 luxurious tree seedlings were planted on the parcel of three hectares at a tree planting station. TO GO WITH "King urges public to plant trees to make green Cambodia" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-NATIONAL ARBOR DAY-CELEBRATION

(240709) -- TAKEO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) plants a tree in Takeo province, Cambodia, July 9, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday called on all people to plant trees in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech on the occasion of the 29th National Arbor Day held in Tram Kak district's Khnar village, with thousands of participants. At the event, some 3,000 luxurious tree seedlings were planted on the parcel of three hectares at a tree planting station. TO GO WITH "King urges public to plant trees to make green Cambodia" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-NATIONAL ARBOR DAY-CELEBRATION

(240709) -- TAKEO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (2nd L, front) plants a tree in Takeo province, Cambodia, July 9, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday called on all people to plant trees in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech on the occasion of the 29th National Arbor Day held in Tram Kak district's Khnar village, with thousands of participants. At the event, some 3,000 luxurious tree seedlings were planted on the parcel of three hectares at a tree planting station. TO GO WITH "King urges public to plant trees to make green Cambodia" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to remote Cambodian village

STORY: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to remote Cambodian village SHOOTING TIME: May 12, 2024 DATELINE: May 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: BATI, Cambodia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): KEMREAT VISETH, Chairman of Cambodian Civil Society Alliance Forum (CSAF) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): POR SOKHIM, Tanorn villager 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KHLOK CHAMROEUN, Tanorn villager 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Khmer): PANG SAMEDY, Tanorn village chief STORYLINE: Tanorn village, once poor and isolated in the Bati district of Cambodia's Takeo province, has undergone tremendous changes under a China-aided poverty alleviation project. Situated roughly 60 km south of the country's capital of Phnom Penh, the village has a total area of 72 hectares and is currently home to 132 households with more than 600 people. Launched in January 2021, the Cambodia-China Friendship Village for Poverty Alleviation Project has been turning Tanorn village into a modern one with we

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-CHINA AID-POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJECT

(240512) -- BATI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows the Cambodia-China Friendship Multipurpose Building in Tanorn village, Bati district of Takeo province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings great changes to remote poor village in Cambodia" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elephant donated by Laos is seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elephant donated by Laos is seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elephant donated by Laos is seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pair of elephants donated by Laos are seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pair of elephants donated by Laos are seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dith Tina (front), Cambodian minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, poses for a photo with a pair of elephants donated by Laos in Takeo province, Cambodia, on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea security advisors meet in Seoul

Japan's national security advisor Takeo Akiba (C) speaks at a joint press conference with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts -- Jake Sullivan (L) and Cho Tae Yong -- as they hold talks in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2023.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea security advisors meet in Seoul

National security advisors from the United States, South Korea and Japan -- (from L) Jake Sullivan, Cho Tae Yong and Takeo Akiba -- pose for a photo as they hold a joint press conference in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2023.

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Groundwork for Kishida-Xi summit

Japan's top national security adviser Takeo Akiba (3rd from L) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2023, for talks with China's top diplomat Wang Yi to lay the groundwork for a summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States in mid-November.

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Groundwork for Kishida-Xi summit

Japan's top national security adviser Takeo Akiba leaves a hotel in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2023, for talks with China's top diplomat Wang Yi to lay the groundwork for a summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States in mid-November.

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45th anniversary of Japan-China friendship treaty

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of a friendship treaty between Japan and China coming into force on Oct. 23, 2023, in Beijing. Fukuda's father Takeo was prime minister when the treaty was signed in 1978.

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China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to Cambodia's remote village

STORY: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to Cambodia's remote village DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:58 LOCATION: BATI, Cambodia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tanorn village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): PANG SAMEDY, Tanorn village chief 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): PECH NAVY, Villager 4. various of the Angkomnob Primary School 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): SAL SAMNANG, Sixth-grader at Angkomnob Primary School STORYLINE: Tanorn village is located in Bati district of Takeo province in Cambodia, roughly 60 km south of the country's capital Phnom Penh. With a total area of 72 hectares, the tiny poor village is home to 127 households with 615 people. According to its village chief, the village was once isolated due to poor access roads, with no clean water, electricity, school, and health center. However, the situation completely changed after the China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) funded a poverty alleviation project in the village. Launched in January 2021, the nearly-co

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CAMBODIA-BATI-CHINA-POVERTY ALLEVIATION-PROJECT

(230916) -- BATI, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023 shows a China-aided school building at the Angkomnob Primary School in Bati district of Takeo province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to Cambodia's remote village" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-BATI-CHINA-POVERTY ALLEVIATION-PROJECT

(230916) -- BATI, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023 shows Tanorn village in Bati district of Takeo province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to Cambodia's remote village" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-BATI-CHINESE FUNDED SCHOOL

(230915) -- BATI, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take a break at the Angkomnob Primary School in Bati district, Takeo province, Cambodia on Sept. 14, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-funded school building brings smiles, hope to Cambodia's rural students" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea diplomatic talks

(From L) Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun Dong attend a joint press conference in Washington on Feb. 13, 2023, following their talks.

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CAMBODIA-KAMPOT-CHINA-FUNDED ROADS-GROUND BREAKING

(221230) -- KAMPOT, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 30, 2022 shows a bulldozer at the groundbreaking ceremony of the reconstruction and upgrading of two national roads with funds from China in Kampot province, Cambodia. Cambodia on Friday broke ground for the reconstruction and upgrading of two national roads with funds from China to cope with growing flows of travel and cargo transport. The roads included National Road No. 31 in the length of 53.5 km connecting Takeo province with Kampot province, and National Road No. 33 in the length of 52.6 km linking Kampot town with Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPOT-CHINA-FUNDED ROADS-GROUND BREAKING

(221230) -- KAMPOT, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (L, front) attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the reconstruction and upgrading of two national roads with funds from China in Kampot province, Cambodia, Dec. 30, 2022. Cambodia on Friday broke ground for the reconstruction and upgrading of two national roads with funds from China to cope with growing flows of travel and cargo transport. The roads included National Road No. 31 in the length of 53.5 km connecting Takeo province with Kampot province, and National Road No. 33 in the length of 52.6 km linking Kampot town with Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPOT-CHINA-FUNDED ROADS-GROUND BREAKING

(221230) -- KAMPOT, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (1st R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (2nd R, front) attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the reconstruction and upgrading of two national roads with funds from China in Kampot province, Cambodia, Dec. 30, 2022. Cambodia on Friday broke ground for the reconstruction and upgrading of two national roads with funds from China to cope with growing flows of travel and cargo transport. The roads included National Road No. 31 in the length of 53.5 km connecting Takeo province with Kampot province, and National Road No. 33 in the length of 52.6 km linking Kampot town with Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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Chef of expressway restaurant speaks as contest winner

OSAKA, Japan - Master chef Hayato Kitahara (extreme R) at a restaurant in the Kawanobori Service Area on the Nagasaki Expressway in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, speaks in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2014, after winning the first prize in the second contest for dishes offered in expressway parking areas in western Japan. The Kawanobori restaurant won the prize for the second consecutive year.

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Contest of meals served in expressway parking areas

OSAKA, Japan - A meal served in the Kawanobori Service Area on the Nagasaki Expressway in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is shown in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2014. It won the second contest held for dishes offered in expressway parking areas in western Japan. Kawanobori won the title for the second consecutive year.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Hiranuma, head of the minor opposition Party for Future Generations, receives the results of the lower house election at a Tokyo hotel on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning starts for general election

TSUYAMA, Japan - Takeo Hiranuma, chairman of the small opposition Party for Future Generation, makes a speech in the western Japan city of Tsuyama on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of the official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Leaders of Japan's political parties debate on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan participate in a debate in Tokyo broadcast on a video-sharing website on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the start of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from L to R) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party.

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Japan, U.S. bilateral talks over automotive trade

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Mori (L), Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands in Washington, the United States, on Nov. 3, 2014, prior to their talks over the issue of automotive trade, in which they failed to reach a major agreement. (Pool photo)

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Computer programming class for 1st graders in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - City-run Yamauchinishi Elementary School in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan, shows to the press an extracurricular class in computer programming for 1st graders on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Computer programming class for 1st graders in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - First graders learn how to program a computer at city-run Yamauchinishi Elementary School in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, during an extracurricular class.

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Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Takeo Hiranuma, chairman of the small opposition Party for Future Generation as well as Liberal Democratic Party's Hidehisa Otsuji and Ichiro Aisawa lead a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2014, to pay homage during its autumn festival.

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Party for Future Generations established

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R) and former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma show Aug. 1, 2014, a nameboard of the Party for Future Generations, a new political party, in Tokyo. Hiranuma is to head, and Ishihara is to serve as the top adviser of the party.

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Seoul's understanding of wartime sex slave issue sought

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Kawamura (C), executive director of the supra-partisan Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, seeks South Korea's understanding of Japan's handling of the issue of wartime sex slavery during his speech at a U.S. think tank in Washington on July 23, 2014.

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Auto talks with U.S. at crucial stage: Japan official

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Mori, who serves as Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, speaks to reporters in Washington on July 18, 2014, after talks with Wendy Cutler, deputy acting U.S. trade representative. Mori said the two countries failed to make major progress in work on bridging gaps over automotive trade in connection with the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

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U.S. calls for further efforts by Japan to open up auto market

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Mori, Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, speaks to reporters at Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 2, 2014, after a three-day meeting with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative.

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U.S. calls for further efforts by Japan to open up auto market

TOKYO, Japan - Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, speaks to reporters at Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 2, 2014, after wrapping up a three-day meeting with Takeo Mori, Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative.