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Ex-Saitama governor and ex-upper house president Tsuchiya dies

SAITAMA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2003 shows former Saitama Gov. and House of Councillors President Yoshihiko Tsuchiya. Tsuchiya died of multiple organ failure Oct. 5 at his home in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, his family said Oct. 6. He was 82.

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(2)Campaigning for Saitama gubernatorial race kicks off

SAITAMA, Japan - Citizens listen to a candidate speak in Saitama City on Aug. 14 as official campaigning for the Saitama gubernatorial election begins. The Aug. 31 election is to fill the post vacated by Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, who resigned in July over a political funds scandal involving his daughter.

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(1)Campaigning for Saitama gubernatorial race kicks off

SAITAMA, Japan - A candidate addresses voters in Saitama City on Aug. 14 as official campaigning for the Saitama gubernatorial election begins. The Aug. 31 election is to fill the post vacated by Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, who resigned in July over a political funds scandal involving his daughter. The race is widely considered to be a dry run for the House of Representatives general election that could take place as early as this fall.

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Prosecutors question ex-Saitama governor, may shelve case

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors have questioned former Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (in file photo) over a political funds scandal involving his eldest daughter and are leaning toward giving up trying to establish a case against him, sources close to the case said July 31.

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Saitama Gov. Tsuchiya resigns

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya addresses a special prefectural assembly session July 18, stepping down over a political funds scandal.

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Saitama gov.'s office raided over alleged funds cover-up

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya walks back to his office after attending a Prefectural Assembly session on July 11. Earlier in the day, prosecutors raided his office, official residence and home in connection with his daughter's alleged violation of the Political Funds Control Law.

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(2)Daughter of Saitama governor held over donation cover-up

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya speaks at his official residence in Saitama on July 10 about his daughter Momoko Ichikawa after she was reported to have been questioned by Tokyo prosecutors. Ichikawa was later arrested for allegedly hiding some donations given to her father's political fund-management body.

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U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Krabill visits Saitama Gov. Tsuchiya

SAITAMA, Japan - U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Elizabeth Krabill meets with Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya at his official residence in Saitama on May 8. Saitama Prefecture is known for its production of cherry blossom seedlings.

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NGO to give soccer balls to children in Africa, Asia

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (3rd from L) hands a soccer ball to a member of a nongovernmental organization in a ceremony April 27 in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in commemoration of the upcoming World Cup soccer finals. Soccer balls have been collected in the Peace Ball Saitama 2002 campaign and the NGO members will travel to African and Asian countries to give them to children.

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John Lennon Museum opens with widow Ono cutting ribbon

YONO, Japan - The world's first museum dedicated to the late John Lennon, the John Lennon Museum, opened in the Saitama Super Arena in Yono, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 9, the 60th anniversary of the birth of the singer-songwriter. Artist Yoko Ono (wearing glasses), Lennon's widow, cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony, which was also attended by Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (L).

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U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Krabill visits Saitama Gov. Tsuchiya

SAITAMA, Japan - U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Elizabeth Krabill meets with Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya at his official residence in Saitama on May 8. Saitama Prefecture is known for its production of cherry blossom seedlings. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Saitama governor and ex-upper house president Tsuchiya dies

SAITAMA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2003 shows former Saitama Gov. and House of Councillors President Yoshihiko Tsuchiya. Tsuchiya died of multiple organ failure Oct. 5 at his home in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, his family said Oct. 6. He was 82. (Kyodo)

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Daughter of ex-Saitama gov. gets suspended prison term

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court on March 17 sentenced Momoko Ichikawa (file photo), a daughter of former Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, to 18 months in prison, suspended for four years, for embezzlement and falsification of reports on political donations. The court said Ichikawa illegally excluded 116 million yen in donations from reports on her father's political funds between 1998 and 2002. (Kyodo)

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Daughter of ex-Saitama gov. released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Momoko Ichikawa, the daughter of former Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, covers her faith on release from a detention center Aug. 19 after being arrested and indicted in connection with a political funds scandal involving embezzlement and falsified fund reports. (Kyodo)

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(2)Campaigning for Saitama gubernatorial race kicks off

SAITAMA, Japan - Citizens listen to a candidate speak in Saitama City on Aug. 14 as official campaigning for the Saitama gubernatorial election begins. The Aug. 31 election is to fill the post vacated by Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, who resigned in July over a political funds scandal involving his daughter. (Kyodo)

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(1)Campaigning for Saitama gubernatorial race kicks off

SAITAMA, Japan - A candidate addresses voters in Saitama City on Aug. 14 as official campaigning for the Saitama gubernatorial election begins. The Aug. 31 election is to fill the post vacated by Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, who resigned in July over a political funds scandal involving his daughter. The race is widely considered to be a dry run for the House of Representatives general election that could take place as early as this fall. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors question ex-Saitama governor, may shelve case

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors have questioned former Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (in file photo) over a political funds scandal involving his eldest daughter and are leaning toward giving up trying to establish a case against him, sources close to the case said July 31. (Kyodo)

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Saitama Gov. Tsuchiya resigns

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya addresses a special prefectural assembly session July 18, stepping down over a political funds scandal. (Kyodo)

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Saitama gov.'s office raided over alleged funds cover-up

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya walks back to his office after attending a Prefectural Assembly session on July 11. Earlier in the day, prosecutors raided his office, official residence and home in connection with his daughter's alleged violation of the Political Funds Control Law. (Kyodo)

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(2)Daughter of Saitama governor held over donation cover-up

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya speaks at his official residence in Saitama on July 10 about his daughter Momoko Ichikawa after she was reported to have been questioned by Tokyo prosecutors. Ichikawa was later arrested for allegedly hiding some donations given to her father's political fund-management body. (Kyodo)

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(1)Daughter of Saitama governor held over donation cover-up

SAITAMA, Japan - Momoko Ichikawa (file photo), daughter of Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, was arrested July 10 for allegedly hiding some donations given to her father's political fund-management body. (Kyodo)

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NGO to give soccer balls to children in Africa, Asia

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (3rd from L) hands a soccer ball to a member of a nongovernmental organization in a ceremony April 27 in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in commemoration of the upcoming World Cup soccer finals. Soccer balls have been collected in the Peace Ball Saitama 2002 campaign and the NGO members will travel to African and Asian countries to give them to children.