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Female governors attend forum on food

SAPPORO, Japan - Four Japanese female prefectural governors -- (from L to R) Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota, Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani, Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto -- join hands during a forum on food in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 23.

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Governors call for legislation favoring Ariake fisheries

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (C) meets with four prefectural governors -- Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani (L), Saga Gov. Isamu Imoto (2nd from L), Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (2nd from R) and Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko -- at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 18. The governors, whose prefectures are being affected by the poor ''nori'' seaweed harvest in the Ariake Sea, southwestern Japan, asked Takebe for legislation to conserve the area's ecology.

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Shiotani sure to win Kumamoto gubernatorial election

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Former Vice Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani (R) hurrahed at her campaign office in Kumamoto as she appeared set for victory in the Kumamoto gubernatorial election on April 16 to become Japan's second female governor. She was supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party.

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Female governors attend forum on food

SAPPORO, Japan - Four Japanese female prefectural governors -- (from L to R) Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota, Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani, Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto -- join hands during a forum on food in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 23. (Kyodo)

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FOCUS: 60 yrs on, campaigners still call for justice for Minamata patients

Former Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani talks about her experiences of the issue of Minamata disease on April 7, 2016, at the Japan College of Social Work in Tokyo. As administrative director of the college, Shiotani gives a talk on the issue every year to new students and local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Governors call for legislation favoring Ariake fisheries

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (C) meets with four prefectural governors -- Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani (L), Saga Gov. Isamu Imoto (2nd from L), Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (2nd from R) and Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko -- at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 18. The governors, whose prefectures are being affected by the poor ''nori'' seaweed harvest in the Ariake Sea, southwestern Japan, asked Takebe for legislation to conserve the area's ecology.

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Shiotani sure to win Kumamoto gubernatorial election

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Former Vice Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani (R) hurrahed at her campaign office in Kumamoto as she appeared set for victory in the Kumamoto gubernatorial election on April 16 to become Japan's second female governor. She was supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party.