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Firefighter in nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Toyohiko Tomioka, chief of the Hyper Rescue Squad of the Tokyo Fire Department, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, upon returning from a dousing mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Tomioka, who was teary-eyed throughout the conference, said he felt sorry for the families of those spraying water into the crippled No. 3 reactor, exposing themselves to the dangers of radiation.

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Returning from nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Fire Department rescue squad chiefs (from L to R) Toyohiko Tomioka, Yasuo Sato, and Yukio Takayama take part in a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, after returning from their water-spraying mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. On the right is a special hose and pump, the same type used in the operation to spray the crippled No. 3 reactor.

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Returning from nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Fire Department rescue squad chiefs Yasuo Sato (C), Toyohiko Tomioka (L) and Yukio Takayama take part in a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, after returning from their mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Sato said his team was able to safely accomplish its mission to spray water into the No. 3 reactor, one of the crippled reactors at the plant.

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Japan social activist Kagawa was Nobel literature prize nominee

TOKYO, Japan - The late Japanese social activist Toyohiko Kagawa (in this undated file photo) was on the nominee lists for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1947 and 1948, according to the Nobel Foundation website.

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China's Tang denies gov't support for anti-Japan protests

BEIJING, China - Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan speaks during his meeting with Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi in Beijing on April 12. Tang denied the view the Chinese government supported a series of anti-Japan demonstrations last weekend, calling the accusation a distortion of the facts.

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Kyodo, Xinhua sign new agreement on cooperation

BEIJING, China - Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi (L) and Xinhua News Agency President Tian Congming make a toast April 11 in Beijing after the Japanese and Chinese news agencies signed a new agreement that boosts their cooperation in not only news articles and photographs but also multimedia information services.

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Yonhap head meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Chang Young Sup (L), president-publisher of South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, pays a courtesy call on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 12. Chang is on a four-day visit to Japan at the invitation of Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi.

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(2)Vietnam's Khai says 13 more states may join ASEM

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (R) meets Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi (L) at his office in Hanoi on March 2. Khai said his country is aiming to expand the membership of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ahead of its summit conference in Hanoi in October by inviting 13 more nations to join.

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(1)Vietnam's Khai says 13 more states may join ASEM

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai meets Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi at his office in Hanoi on March 2. He said his country is aiming to expand the membership of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ahead of its summit conference in Hanoi in October by inviting 13 more nations to join.

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Kyodo, AP agree to boost ties on 70th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi (L) presents commemorative gifts to Associated Press (AP) President Tom Curley at Kyodo headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 12. Curley, along with three other senior members of AP's news and management operations, is in Tokyo to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between Kyodo's predecessor and AP.

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Russia may decide to ratify Kyoto Protocol in Sept.

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia may make a final decision on ratifying the Kyodo Protocol on curbing global warming in September, which could lead to it entering into effect as early as the beginning of 2004, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko indicates in Moscow on Aug. 4. ''A most decisive moment will come in the fall'' on whether to ratify the protocol, Khristenko said in an interview with Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi.

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Kyodo News appoints Yamanouchi as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Kyodo News appointed Toyohiko Yamanouchi as its new president Dec. 12 to replace Ichiro Saita. Yamanouchi, 62, has served as general manager since June 2000, and concurrently became acting president this October after Saita went on sick leave.

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Japan social activist Kagawa was Nobel literature prize nominee

TOKYO, Japan - The late Japanese social activist Toyohiko Kagawa (in this undated file photo) was on the nominee lists for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1947 and 1948, according to the Nobel Foundation website. (Kyodo)

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China's Tang denies gov't support for anti-Japan protests

BEIJING, China - Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan speaks during his meeting with Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi in Beijing on April 12. Tang denied the view the Chinese government supported a series of anti-Japan demonstrations last weekend, calling the accusation a distortion of the facts. (Kyodo)

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Kyodo, Xinhua sign new agreement on cooperation

BEIJING, China - Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi (L) and Xinhua News Agency President Tian Congming make a toast April 11 in Beijing after the Japanese and Chinese news agencies signed a new agreement that boosts their cooperation in not only news articles and photographs but also multimedia information services. (Kyodo)

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Firefighter in nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Toyohiko Tomioka, chief of the Hyper Rescue Squad of the Tokyo Fire Department, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, upon returning from a dousing mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Tomioka, who was teary-eyed throughout the conference, said he felt sorry for the families of those spray water into the crippled No. 3 reactor, exposing themselves to the dangers of radiation. (Kyodo)

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Returning from nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Fire Department rescue squad chiefs (from L to R) Toyohiko Tomioka, Yasuo Sato, and Yukio Takayama take part in a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, after returning from their water-spraying mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. On the right is a special hose and pump, the same type used in the operation to spray the crippled No. 3 reactor. (Kyodo)

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Returning from nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Fire Department rescue squad chiefs Yasuo Sato (C), Toyohiko Tomioka (L) and Yukio Takayama take part in a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, after returning from their mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Sato said his team was able to safely accomplish its mission to spray water into the No. 3 reactor, one of the crippled reactors at the plant. (Kyodo)

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(1)Vietnam's Khai says 13 more states may join ASEM

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai meets Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi at his office in Hanoi on March 2. He said his country is aiming to expand the membership of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ahead of its summit conference in Hanoi in October by inviting 13 more nations to join. (Kyodo)

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(2)Vietnam's Khai says 13 more states may join ASEM

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (R) meets Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi (L) at his office in Hanoi on March 2. Khai said his country is aiming to expand the membership of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ahead of its summit conference in Hanoi in October by inviting 13 more nations to join. (Kyodo)

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Yonhap head meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Chang Young Sup (L), president-publisher of South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, pays a courtesy call on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 12. Chang is on a four-day visit to Japan at the invitation of Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi. (Kyodo)

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Russia may decide to ratify Kyoto Protocol in Sept.

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia may make a final decision on ratifying the Kyodo Protocol on curbing global warming in September, which could lead to it entering into effect as early as the beginning of 2004, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko indicates in Moscow on Aug. 4. ''A most decisive moment will come in the fall'' on whether to ratify the protocol, Khristenko said in an interview with Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi. (Kyodo)

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Kyodo News appoints Yamanouchi as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Kyodo News appointed Toyohiko Yamanouchi as its new president Dec. 12 to replace Ichiro Saita. Yamanouchi, 62, has served as general manager since June 2000, and concurrently became acting president this October after Saita went on sick leave. (Kyodo)