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Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported 4

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

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Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported 3

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

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Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported 2

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

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Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Kenichiro Ueno, who is set to become health, labor and welfare minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, is launching the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, featuring Afrojack and others. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport is also present at the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, is launching the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, featuring Afrojack and others. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport is also present at the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, is launching the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, featuring Afrojack and others. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport is also present at the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 8, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Maxima Launches In Je Bol - Utrecht

Queen Máxima, honorary chair of the MIND Us foundation, launches the digital platform "In je bol" (In Your Bol) in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8, 2025. State Secretary Tielen of Health, Welfare and Sport also attends the launch. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far R) and her daughter Princess Kako (2nd from R) visit a welfare facility for mothers and children on a Seto Inland Sea island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (far R) and her daughter Princess Kako (2nd from R) visit a welfare facility for mothers and children on a Seto Inland Sea island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) and her daughter Princess Kako visit a welfare facility for mothers and children on a Seto Inland Sea island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) and her daughter Princess Kako visit a welfare facility for mothers and children on a Seto Inland Sea island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C, R) and her daughter Princess Kako (C, L) visit a welfare facility for mothers and children on a Seto Inland Sea island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Crown princess visits welfare facility in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C, R) and her daughter Princess Kako (C, L) visit a welfare facility for mothers and children on a Seto Inland Sea island in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor visits social welfare center in Shiga Pref.

Japan emperor visits social welfare center in Shiga Pref.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit a social welfare center in Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Sept. 29, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor visits social welfare center in Shiga Pref.

Japan emperor visits social welfare center in Shiga Pref.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit a social welfare center in Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Sept. 29, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor visits social welfare center in Shiga Pref.

Japan emperor visits social welfare center in Shiga Pref.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit a social welfare center in Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Sept. 29, 2025. (Pool photo)

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China: Dog Rescued After Being Trapped in Elevator in Anhui

On August 28, 2025, a shocking accident occurred in a residential building in Anhui Province, eastern China. As the elevator doors opened, a pet dog entered, but its elderly owner either deliberately stayed behind or failed to get on in time, leaving the dog alone inside as the doors closed. As the elevator descended, the dog's leash became caught in the door, pulling it upward and leaving the dog dangling from the ceiling in a dangerous position. A man and woman waiting on the next floor quickly rescued the dog when the elevator doors opened.

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China: Unusual Dog-Walking With Van Spotted in Henan Province

On June 16, 2025, in Henan Province, a video showed an unusual dog-walking method. Six dogs were attached to a white van, running beside the vehicle as it moved forward.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

August 27, 2025 Mexico City, Mexico: ⁠Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez, Secretary of the Interior, reports on the Tianguis del Bienestar (Welfare Market), which visits the most remote communities in the country, benefiting more than 42,000 families, and on the Sí al desarme, sí a la paz (Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace) program, which has managed to exchange 5,457 firearms.During the news conference at the national palace. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Welfare ministry official acquitted in postal abuse case

Welfare ministry official acquitted in postal abuse case

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Atsuko Muraki (L), former director general of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, holds a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 10, 2010, with her lawyer Junichiro Hironaka after the Osaka District Court acquitted her of instructing a subordinate to fabricate and issue an official document for an organization in an attempt to abuse a mail discount system for people with disabilities.(Kyodo)

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