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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Tokyo governor race begins

TOKYO,Japan, June 20 Kyodo -Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike makes her first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.(Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Tokyo gubernatorial election candidates

(From L) Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Renho, a House of Councillors lawmaker and Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief, pose for photos before a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the capital's gubernatorial election on July 7.(Kyodo)

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Yoichi Masuzoe (C) waves to supporters in the Japanese capital's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2014. At left is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and at right is Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, the ruling coalition ally of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. A Kyodo News survey showed the same day that Masuzoe is leading the race ahead of the Feb. 9, 2014, vote.

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Central banker to run in Fukushima gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Hachimura, a Bank of Japan official, meets with the press on Aug. 17, 2014, in the city of Fukushima where he announced he will run in October's Fukushima gubernatorial election, the first leadership race since the March 2011 nuclear disaster there. Hachimura, 55, served as the central bank's Fukushima branch manager between 2005 and 2008 and the Reconstruction Agency's policy adviser after the disaster.

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Central banker to run in Fukushima gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Hachimura, a Bank of Japan official who will run in October's Fukushima gubernatorial election, the first leadership race since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered the nuclear crisis there. Hachimura, 55, served as the central bank's Fukushima branch manager between 2005 and 2008 and the Reconstruction Agency's policy adviser after the disaster.

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Official campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial race to start Jan. 23

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Utsunomiya, former chairman of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, who will run in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Jan. 22, 2014, a day before official campaigning commences for the Feb. 9 election.

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Official campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial race to start Jan. 23

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Tamogami, former chief of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force who will run in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Jan. 22, 2014, a day before official campaigning commences for the Feb. 9 election.

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Official campaigning for Tokyo gubernatorial race to start Jan. 23

TOKYO, Japan - Former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe, who will run in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2014, a day before official campaigning commences for the Feb. 9 election.

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Inose announces candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose, a prizewinning nonfiction writer, holds a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, in which he announced that he will run as an independent in the Japanese capital's gubernatorial election set for Dec. 16.

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Inose announces candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose, a prizewinning nonfiction writer, holds a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, in which he announced that he will run as an independent in the Japanese capital's gubernatorial election set for Dec. 16.

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Inose announces candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose, a prizewinning nonfiction writer, holds a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, in which he announced that he will run as an independent in the Japanese capital's gubernatorial election set for Dec. 16.

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Higashikokubaru after Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Higashikokubaru, a candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial race and former Miyazaki governor, speaks to reporters at his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after losing the election the same day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Voters in Tokyo listen to a candidate's speech in front of Shibuya train station on March 24, 2011, the first day of the official campaigning period for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Attention is focused on how voters will assess the 12-year administration under 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara, who is being challenged by several high-profile candidates.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru (L), 53, shakes hands with 82-year-old Yoshiro Nakamatsu, an inventor known as ''Dr. NakaMats,'' when they bump into each other while stumping in front of Shibuya train station in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, the first day of the official campaigning period for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Higashikokubaru and Nakamatsu are among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Koike (R), former upper house lawmaker of the Japanese Communist Party, 50, waves to his supporters, with JCP chief Kazuo Shii standing next to him, in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, as Koike kicked off campaigning for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Koike is among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks with his supporters in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, as he kicked off campaigning for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Attention is focused on how voters will assess the 12-year administration under 78-year-old Ishihara, who is being challenged by several high-profile candidates.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Miki Watanabe, the 51-year-old former chairman of restaurant chain Watami Co., shakes hands with his supporters in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, as he kicked off campaigning for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Watanabe is among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Voters in Tokyo listen to a candidate's speech in front of Shinjuku train station on March 24, 2011, the first day of the official campaigning period for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Attention is focused on how voters will assess the 12-year administration under 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara, who is being challenged by several high-profile candidates. (Photo partially modified to conceal the identify of the candidate)

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Miki Watanabe, the 51-year-old former chairman of restaurant chain Watami Co., makes a speech before his supporters in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, kicking off campaigning for the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Watanabe is among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - 53-year-old former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru visits a Shinto shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2011 ahead of submitting his candidacy in the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor with the local election board. Higashikokubaru is among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate Watanabe

TOKYO, Japan - Miki Watanabe, the founder of restaurant chain operator Watami Co. and a candidate in the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial race as an independent, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 7, 2011. Watanabe expressed his opposition to regional political parties in Osaka and Nagoya.

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AKB48 on poster for Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a poster of popular girl group AKB48 calling on people to vote in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, released by the Tokyo metropolitan government's board of elections. The election is scheduled to be held on April 10, 2011.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa announces his candidacy for the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on March 1, 2011. Businessman Miki Watanabe, who founded restaurant chain operator Watami Co., and former upper house lawmaker Akira Koike of the Japanese Communist Party, have already announced they will run in the closely watched race for the reins of the Japanese capital. Political sources said incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will not seek a fourth four-year term.

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Tokyo governor race

TOKYO, Japan - Miki Watanabe, head of restaurant chain operator Watami Co., speaks to reporters in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Feb. 15, 2011. He said he will run in the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial race as an independent.

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Watami chairman mulls Tokyo gubernatorial race run

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Miki Watanabe, chairman of restaurant chain operator Watami Co., who was reported on Feb. 8, 2011 to be mulling running in the Tokyo gubernatorial race in April. Watanabe has reportedly asked for support from Your Party.

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Asano to declare candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano (file photo) on March 2 expressed willingness to challenge Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, who is planning to seek a third four-year term in the Tokyo gubernatorial election slated for April.

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Ex-Miyagi Gov. Asano mulls running in Tokyo governor race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano speaks to reporters on Feb. 28 after announcing that he is considering a run for Tokyo governor in the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April to stop incumbent Gov. Shintaro Ishihara from getting a third four-year term. Asano served as governor of Miyagi for three terms through 2005.

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Lawmaker Tajima to run in Kanagawa gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors member Yoko Tajima announces her plans to run in the Kanagawa gubernatorial race on April 13 at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25. Tajima, 61, an outspoken feminist scholar and TV personality will automatically lose her lawmaker status upon entering the gubernatorial race.

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JCP to challenge Ishihara in Tokyo gubernatorial race+

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Wakabayashi (R), chairman of the Japanese Communist Party's Tokyo branch, speaks at a news conference Feb. 21 on his decision to run in the April 13 Tokyo gubernatorial election, flanked by Kazuo Shii, chairman of the party's Central Committee Presidium.

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Ishihara clinches Tokyo gubernatorial race-2

Shintaro Ishihara, an outspoken nationalist writer and former lawmaker, waves to supporters April 11 night clinching victory in the hotly contested gubernatorial election in Tokyo. The 66-year-old former transport minister beat 18 other candidates, including high-profile candidates backed by political parties.

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Ishihara clinches Tokyo gubernatorial race

Ishihara clinches Tokyo gubernatorial race Shintaro Ishihara, an outspoken nationalist writer and former lawmaker, is all smiles as he leaves his Tokyo residence April 11 night after he was assured of victory in the hotly contested gubernatorial election in Tokyo. The 66-year-old former transport minister had an unbeatable lead over 18 other candidates, including high-profile candidates backed by political parties.

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Akashi announces candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi on Feb. 19 formally declared his candidacy for the April 11 Tokyo gubernatorial election as an independent. He made his declaration one day after he accepted a request from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for him to run in the race. The photo shows Akashi making a speech before the LDP members of the metropolitan assembly after his press conference on his candidacy.

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Akashi postpones meeting with Obuchi over Tokyo Gov. race

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi postpones a scheduled meeting Feb. 15 with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi following former Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa's declaration of his candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial race. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has asked Akashi to join the race on the LDP ticket. Akashi was expected to tell Obuchi at the meeting whether he will accept the nomination and run in the April 11 gubernatorial election. Reporters are seen surrounding Akashi Feb. 15 in front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward.

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LDP's Kakizawa declares candidacy for Tokyo governor

Former Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa announces Feb. 14 he intends to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial race on the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ticket, defying his party's decision to field former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi. He is surrounded by reporters after meeting with Yoshinobu Shimamura, head of the party's Tokyo chapter, at LDP headquarters.

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Hatoyama says he will run in Tokyo gubernatorial race

Kunio Hatoyama, deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announces Feb. 9 he will run in the April 11 election for Tokyo governor. He met the press after he has told his decision at a meeting of the DPJ's House of Representatives members.

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Asano to declare candidacy for Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano (file photo) on March 2 expressed willingness to challenge Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, who is planning to seek a third four-year term in the Tokyo gubernatorial election slated for April. (Kyodo)

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Akashi postpones meeting with Obuchi over Tokyo Gov. race

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi postpones a scheduled meeting Feb. 15 with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi following former Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa's declaration of his candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial race. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has asked Akashi to join the race on the LDP ticket. Akashi was expected to tell Obuchi at the meeting whether he will accept the nomination and run in the April 11 gubernatorial election. Reporters are seen surrounding Akashi Feb. 15 in front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward.

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Hatoyama says he will run in Tokyo gubernatorial race

Kunio Hatoyama, deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announces Feb. 9 he will run in the April 11 election for Tokyo governor. He met the press after he has told his decision at a meeting of the DPJ's House of Representatives members. ==Kyodo

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Ex-minister Masuda gains LDP backing in Tokyo gubernatorial race

Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda says at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2016 that he will run in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election as the Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter decided to endorse him. The 64-year-old former Iwate governor is expected to split LDP supporters' votes with former Defense Minister and LDP lower house member Yuriko Koike. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-defense minister Koike to run for Tokyo governor

Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on July 6, 2016. Asked if she will run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial race even if she doesn't win the endorsement of the Liberal Democratic Party, Koike indicated her firm determination to do so. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-defense minister Koike to run for Tokyo governor

Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on July 6, 2016. Asked if she will run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial race even if she doesn't win the endorsement of the Liberal Democratic Party, Koike indicated her firm determination to do so. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward chiefs ask Masuda to run in gubernatorial race

Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda meets with reporters on July 4, 2016, after he was asked by several ward chiefs of Tokyo to run in the capital's upcoming gubernatorial race. Masuda, also former governor of Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate, said he takes the request seriously. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward chiefs ask Masuda to run in gubernatorial race

Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda (R) meets on July 4, 2016, with several ward chiefs of Tokyo, who asked him to run in the capital's upcoming gubernatorial race. Masuda, also former governor of Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate, said he takes the request seriously. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward chiefs ask Masuda to run in gubernatorial race

Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda meets with reporters on July 4, 2016, after he was asked by several ward chiefs of Tokyo to run in the capital's upcoming gubernatorial race. Masuda, also former governor of Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate, said he takes the request seriously. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Masuzoe resignation to affect LDP in upper house race

Sadakazu Tanigaki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, meets with reporters in Tokyo on June 15, 2016, after Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe submitted his resignation over a political funds scandal. The latest move will affect the ruling party in the upcoming House of Councillors election as it supported Masuzoe in the 2014 gubernatorial race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Masuzoe resignation to affect LDP in upper house race

Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara meets with reporters in Tokyo on June 15, 2016, after Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe submitted his resignation over a political funds scandal. Ishihara, also head of the Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo branch, apologized for the turmoil as the ruling party had supported Masuzoe in the 2014 gubernatorial race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo