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Japan Diet chief speaks at nuke disarmament confab

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi speaks at an Inter-Parliamentary Union nuclear arms reduction conference at the U.N.'s European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 19, 2010. He said parliaments in member countries need to work together to deal with the issues of nuclear arms reduction and nonproliferation.

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No-confidence motion against Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmakers submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan to House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi (C) at the Diet in Tokyo on June 16, 2010.

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China's Wen meets with Yokomichi

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi (2nd from L) at the Diet on May 31, 2010.

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China vice president meets with Japan lower house chief

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) speaks with House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi at the speaker's residence in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2009. Xi said he hopes to enhance bilateral exchanges in diverse areas including the private sector.

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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) and Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi unveil the name plate of the Chinese cultural center in Tokyo during its opening ceremony on Dec. 14, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Yokomichi gives news conference

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi (R), former vice speaker of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the Diet building after being elected as lower house speaker during a special session of the Diet in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009, while newly elected lower house vice speaker Seishiro Eto of the Liberal Democratic Party listens.

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DPJ's Yokomichi elected as lower house speaker

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, former vice speaker of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party of Japan, is applauded after being elected as lower house speaker during a special session of the Diet in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009.

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Japan's 166th regular Diet session opens

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi, House of Representatives Vice Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi and House of Councillors Vice President Giichi Tsunoda (from L to R) await the arrival of Emperor Akihito at the House of Councillors during the opening ceremony of the 166th regular Diet session.

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4 contenders kick off race for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Four candidates for the leadership of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party of Japan -- Yoshihiko Noda (L), Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L), Natoto Kan (2nd from R) and Takahiro Yokomichi (R) -- join hands at party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 9 before a joint press conference. Earlier in the day, the four lawmakers registered their candidacies for the Sept. 23 election.

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DPJ leadership campaign kicks off

TOKYO, Japan - The election campaign for the leader of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) began Sept. 9, with four candidates in the race. They are incumbent party leader Yukio Hatoyama (top, L), DPJ Secretary General Naoto Kan (top, R), former DPJ deputy leader Takahiro Yokomichi (below, L) and Yoshihiko Noda (below, R).

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(1)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), DPJ Secretary General Naoto Kan and Takahiro Yokomichi, former DPJ deputy head, separately expressed their intentions on Aug. 6 to run in the main opposition party's leadership election on Sept. 23.

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(3)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

SAPPORO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, former deputy head of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), expresses his intention to run in the party's Sept. 23 leadership election at a news conference in Sapporo on Aug. 6.

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DPJ's Yokomichi calls for opposition alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, a key member of the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), responds to questions during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 13. He said the DPJ should form an alliance with other opposition parties instead of pursuing policies similar to those of the ruling camp.

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DPJ leaders discuss Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Top officers of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) meet in the Diet on Dec. 21 to discuss possible revision of the Constitution. Seated (from L to R) are Takahiro Yokomichi, Hajime Ishii, Yukio Hatoyama, Tsutomu Hata, Naoto Kan and Kansei Nakano. Last week, deputy party leader Yokomichi urged party leader Hatoyama to resign over his recent comment suggesting Japan revise its Constitution to stipulate it has the right to collective self-defense.

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Yokomichi urges Hatoyama to quit as DPJ head

HAKODATE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) deputy head Takahiro Yokomichi on Dec. 16 urges the party's leader, Yukio Hatoyama, to resign over his recent comments urging Japan to declare that it has a right to collective self-defense. ''If he continues the remarks, we can't deal with the House of Councillors election (scheduled for next summer), and if so we must have him quit,'' Yokomichi told a gathering in Hakodate, Hokkaido.

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DPJ leadership hopefuls attend open debate

TOKYO, Japan - The three candidates for the leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) -- incumbent party leader Naoto Kan (C), Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Executive Council Chairman Takahiro Yokomichi (R) -- speak at a panel discussion held at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 20 ahead of Saturday's election.

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3 DPJ presidential candidates kick off campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Three candidates in the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership election shake hands at a Tokyo hotel Sept. 11 after filing their candidacies. They are Takahiro Yokomichi, incumbent leader Naoto Kan, and Yukio Hatoyama (from left to right). A total of 321 people are eligible to vote in the Sept. 25 election.

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Former Hokkaido Gov. Yokomichi one of 3 DPJ's top post candidate

SAPPORO, Japan - Main opposition party Democratic Party of Japan executive Council chief Takahiro Yokomichi, 58, is one of the three candidates in the DPJ top post race, which formally began on Sept. 11. The former Hokkaido governor is supported mainly by DPJ lawmakers who formerly belonged to the Social Democratic Party. The photo shows Yokomichi is being interviewed by the press in front of his home in Sapporo.

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Democrats to have 3-man leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Three candidates will vie for the leadership of Japan's the No. 1 opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), scheduled for Sept. 25. File photos show (from L to R) incumbent leader Naoto Kan, Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and Executive Council Chairman Takahiro Yokomichi.

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Yokomichi enters DPJ leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, head of the executive council of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), formally announces his candidacy Aug. 31 for what is certain to become a three-way election Sept. 25 for the party leadership. He will be pitted against incumbent leader Naoto Kan and Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama in the Sept. 25 election.

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DPJ's Yokomichi calls for opposition alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, a key member of the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), responds to questions during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 13. He said the DPJ should form an alliance with other opposition parties instead of pursuing policies similar to those of the ruling camp.

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Japan's 166th regular Diet session opens

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi, House of Representatives Vice Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi and House of Councillors Vice President Giichi Tsunoda (from L to R) await the arrival of Emperor Akihito at the House of Councillors during the opening ceremony of the 166th regular Diet session. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leadership campaign kicks off

TOKYO, Japan - The election campaign for the leader of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) began Sept. 9, with four candidates in the race. They are incumbent party leader Yukio Hatoyama (top, L), DPJ Secretary General Naoto Kan (top, R), former DPJ deputy leader Takahiro Yokomichi (below, L) and Yoshihiko Noda (below, R). (Kyodo)

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DPJ leadership hopefuls attend open debate

TOKYO, Japan - The three candidates for the leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) -- incumbent party leader Naoto Kan (C), Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Executive Council Chairman Takahiro Yokomichi (R) -- speak at a panel discussion held at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 20 ahead of Saturday's election.

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3 DPJ presidential candidates kick off campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Three candidates in the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership election shake hands at a Tokyo hotel Sept. 11 after filing their candidacies. They are Takahiro Yokomichi, incumbent leader Naoto Kan, and Yukio Hatoyama (from left to right). A total of 321 people are eligible to vote in the Sept. 25 election.

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No-confidence motion against Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmakers submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan to House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi (C) at the Diet in Tokyo on June 16, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan Diet chief speaks at nuke disarmament confab

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi speaks at an Inter-Parliamentary Union nuclear arms reduction conference at the U.N.'s European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 19, 2010. He said parliaments in member countries need to work together to deal with the issues of nuclear arms reduction and nonproliferation. (Kyodo)

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China's Wen meets with Yokomichi

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi (2nd from L) at the Diet on May 31, 2010. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), DPJ Secretary General Naoto Kan and Takahiro Yokomichi, former DPJ deputy head, separately expressed their intentions on Aug. 6 to run in the main opposition party's leadership election on Sept. 23. (Kyodo)

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China vice president meets with Japan lower house chief

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) speaks with House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi at the speaker's residence in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2009. Xi said he hopes to enhance bilateral exchanges in diverse areas including the private sector. (Kyodo)

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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) and Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi unveil the name plate of the Chinese cultural center in Tokyo during its opening ceremony on Dec. 14, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Yokomichi gives news conference

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi (R), former vice speaker of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the Diet building after being elected as lower house speaker during a special session of the Diet in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009, while newly elected lower house vice speaker Seishiro Eto of the Liberal Democratic Party listens. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Yokomichi elected as lower house speaker

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, former vice speaker of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party of Japan, is applauded after being elected as lower house speaker during a special session of the Diet in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009. (Kyodo)

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4 contenders kick off race for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Four candidates for the leadership of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party of Japan -- Yoshihiko Noda (L), Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L), Natoto Kan (2nd from R) and Takahiro Yokomichi (R) -- join hands at party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 9 before a joint press conference. Earlier in the day, the four lawmakers registered their candidacies for the Sept. 23 election. (Kyodo)

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(3)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

SAPPORO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, former deputy head of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), expresses his intention to run in the party's Sept. 23 leadership election at a news conference in Sapporo on Aug. 6. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leaders discuss Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Top officers of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) meet in the Diet on Dec. 21 to discuss possible revision of the Constitution. Seated (from L to R) are Takahiro Yokomichi, Hajime Ishii, Yukio Hatoyama, Tsutomu Hata, Naoto Kan and Kansei Nakano. Last week, deputy party leader Yokomichi urged party leader Hatoyama to resign over his recent comment suggesting Japan revise its Constitution to stipulate it has the right to collective self-defense.

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Yokomichi urges Hatoyama to quit as DPJ head

HAKODATE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) deputy head Takahiro Yokomichi on Dec. 16 urges the party's leader, Yukio Hatoyama, to resign over his recent comments urging Japan to declare that it has a right to collective self-defense. ''If he continues the remarks, we can't deal with the House of Councillors election (scheduled for next summer), and if so we must have him quit,'' Yokomichi told a gathering in Hakodate, Hokkaido.

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Former Hokkaido Gov. Yokomichi one of 3 DPJ's top post candidate

SAPPORO, Japan - Main opposition party Democratic Party of Japan executive Council chief Takahiro Yokomichi, 58, is one of the three candidates in the DPJ top post race, which formally began on Sept. 11. The former Hokkaido governor is supported mainly by DPJ lawmakers who formerly belonged to the Social Democratic Party. The photo shows Yokomichi is being interviewed by the press in front of his home in Sapporo.

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Yokomichi enters DPJ leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, head of the executive council of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), formally announces his candidacy Aug. 31 for what is certain to become a three-way election Sept. 25 for the party leadership. He will be pitted against incumbent leader Naoto Kan and Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama in the Sept. 25 election.

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Democrats to have 3-man leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Three candidates will vie for the leadership of Japan's the No. 1 opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), scheduled for Sept. 25. File photos show (from L to R) incumbent leader Naoto Kan, Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and Executive Council Chairman Takahiro Yokomichi.

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Yokomichi to join DPJ leadership race.

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, chairman of the executive council of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), answers reporters Aug. 27 about his plan to join the DPJ leadership election slated for Sept. 25. He said he will formally announce his candidacy Aug. 31.