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(2)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans take to the streets in protest March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries.

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(1)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries.

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Koreans stage protest rally outside Japanese Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of Korean civic groups burn a Japanese national flag outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 14 in protest over a series of moves in Japan related to the uninhabited island called Takeshima in Japanese and Tokto in Korean.

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S. Koreans protest over remarks by Japanese envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean citizens demonstrate in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 25 protesting remarks made earlier this week by Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Toshiyuki Takano, who said the disputed Sea of Japan islands known as Takeshima in Japan and Tokto in South Korea belong to Japan. The islands are claimed by both countries.

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(1)New foreign envoys received by emperor, empress

TOKTO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko greet new foreign ambassadors, as Princess Sayako looks on behind, as the Imperial Palace on Nov. 26. (Pool photo)

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(2)New foreign envoys received by emperor, empress

TOKTO, Japan - Princess Sayako (L) exchange words with new foreign ambassadors who were invited to an audience with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 26. (Pool photo)

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Funeral held for actor Chosuke Ikariya

TOKTO, Japan - A funeral for Chosuke Ikariya , an actor and leader of the comedy group Drifters who died on March 20, is held in Tokyo on March 23, attended by some 3,500 fans and friends.

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S. Korea issues stamps featuring disputed Takeshima Island

SEOUL, South Korea - People in South Korea buy in Seoul on Jan. 16 postage stamps issued the same day featuring the disputed Takeshima Island, known as Tokto in South Korea, in the Sea of Japan. Japan lodged a protest over the stamp issuance. Both countries claim the island.

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Pedestrians enjoy watching flower art

TOKTO, Japan - Pedestrians enjoy watching ''geisha'' and ''samurai'' depicted on the pavement with rose petals at Triton Square in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 1 in an event marking the 400th anniversary of the Edo (Tokyo) Shogunate government.

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Civic groups protest Fujimori's lecture

TOKTO, Japan - Members of civic groups hold a banner outside Takushoku University in Tokyo on Jan. 10 in protest against a lecture given at the university by deposed Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori.

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Empress, Crown Princess grace awarding ceremony

TOKTO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (L) stands by as Empress Michiko addresses a Florence Nightingale Medal awarding ceremony at the Japan Red Cross Society in Tokyo on June 27. The empress is honorary president of the society while the princess is honorary vice-president. (Pool photo)

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(2)New foreign envoys received by emperor, empress

TOKTO, Japan - Princess Sayako (L) exchange words with new foreign ambassadors who were invited to an audience with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 26. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(1)New foreign envoys received by emperor, empress

TOKTO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko greet new foreign ambassadors, as Princess Sayako looks on behind, as the Imperial Palace on Nov. 26. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(6)Strong quake rocks western Japan

TOKTO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (3rd from L) presides over his staff at the government crisis management enter after a strong earthquake jolted wide areas of western Japan on Oct. 6.

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(2)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans take to the streets in protest March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)

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Koreans stage protest rally outside Japanese Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of Korean civic groups burn a Japanese national flag outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 14 in protest over a series of moves in Japan related to the uninhabited island called Takeshima in Japanese and Tokto in Korean. (Kyodo)

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(1)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)

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S. Koreans protest over remarks by Japanese envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean citizens demonstrate in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 25 protesting remarks made earlier this week by Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Toshiyuki Takano, who said the disputed Sea of Japan islands known as Takeshima in Japan and Tokto in South Korea belong to Japan. The islands are claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)

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Funeral held for actor Chosuke Ikariya

TOKTO, Japan - A funeral for Chosuke Ikariya , an actor and leader of the comedy group Drifters who died on March 20, is held in Tokyo on March 23, attended by some 3,500 fans and friends. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea issues stamps featuring disputed Takeshima Island

SEOUL, South Korea - People in South Korea buy in Seoul on Jan. 16 postage stamps issued the same day featuring the disputed Takeshima Island, known as Tokto in South Korea, in the Sea of Japan. Japan lodged a protest over the stamp issuance. Both countries claim the island. (Kyodo)

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Pedestrians enjoy watching flower art

TOKTO, Japan - Pedestrians enjoy watching ''geisha'' and ''samurai'' depicted on the pavement with rose petals at Triton Square in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 1 in an event marking the 400th anniversary of the Edo (Tokyo) Shogunate government. (Kyodo)

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Barbara Lee gives lecture in Tokyo

TOKTO, Japan - Barbara Lee, a Democrat Representative from California, addresses an audience of more than 2,000 at a lecture in Tokyo on Aug. 2. She has been invited to speak by a Japanese civic group opposed to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Empress, Crown Princess grace awarding ceremony

TOKTO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (L) stands by as Empress Michiko addresses a Florence Nightingale Medal awarding ceremony at the Japan Red Cross Society in Tokyo on June 27. The empress is honorary president of the society while the princess is honorary vice-president.

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Koizumi meets with Inamine

TOKTO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) meets with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine in the Diet onJune 8. They discussed the planned construction of a new airport in northern Okinawa to take over the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in the prefecture.