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Candidates at joint event in Japan's main opposition leadership race

Candidates contesting the leadership race of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, (from L) former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, first-term lower house lawmaker Harumi Yoshida, the party's leader, Kenta Izumi, and former leader, Yukio Edano, hold up each other's hands during a joint campaign event in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Sept. 16, 2024, ahead of the Sept. 23 election.

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Ex-main opposition party chief Edano to run in leadership race

Former leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yukio Edano, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2024, announcing his decision to run in the party's leadership election in September.

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Ex-main opposition party chief Edano to run in leadership race

Former leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yukio Edano, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2024, announcing his decision to run in the party's leadership election in September.

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Ex-main opposition party chief Edano to run in leadership race

Former leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yukio Edano, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2024, announcing his decision to run in the party's leadership election in September.

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Ex-main opposition party chief Edano to run in leadership race

Former leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yukio Edano, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2024, announcing his decision to run in the party's leadership election in September.

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Edano visits manufacturer of nuclear reactor

KOBE, Japan - ADDING FRONT AFTER L FOR HIS POSITION Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L, front) inspects Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Kobe shipyard, a production site for nuclear reactors, in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2011.

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Campaigning begins in opposition Democratic Party leadership race

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Combination photo shows Japanese lawmakers Seiji Maehara (L), a former foreign minister, and Yukio Edano, a former chief Cabinet secretary. The two officially threw their hats into the ring on Aug. 21, 2017, for the main opposition Democratic Party's Sept. 1 leadership race.

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DPJ secretary general in Hokkaido for election campaign

ISHIKARI, Japan, March 12 Kyodo - Yukio Edano, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, makes a speech in Ishikari, Hokkaido, on March 12, 2016, to support a candidate backed by the DPJ and other opposition parties running in a lower house by-election in a Hokkaido district to be held April 24.

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New DPJ head Okada to retain Edano as secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, new leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, meets with reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2015. Okada has decided to retain Yukio Edano as party secretary general.

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New DPJ head Okada to retain Edano as secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Edano, secretary general of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, heads to the party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2015. He will keep the post after Katsuya Okada was elected new DPJ leader.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Edano, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, receives the results of the lower house election at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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2 Your Party opposition lawmakers to join DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Yamauchi (C) and Katsuhito Nakajima (L), both of whom are House of Representatives lawmakers of Your Party members, announce at a press conference that they have applied to join the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Nov. 20, 2014, at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo, after the minor opposition group decided to disband the previous day. The DPJ's Secretary General Yukio Edano (R) accompanied them.

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DPJ endorses new leadership

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the new leadership of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan after it was endorsed at a meeting of DPJ parliamentarians in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 16, 2014. The DPJ leadership comprises (from L) Katsuya Okada, a former party chief newly appointed as acting president, President Banri Kaieda, Acting President Yoshiaki Takaki, and Yukio Edano, newly appointed as secretary general.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Aya Ueto (2nd from R) and industry minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L) stand on the green carpet, made of materials recycled from plastic bottles, in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 20, 2012, as the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka, industry minister Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka (L) shakes hands with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012. Yamanaka, joint recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, said he wants to use more domestic devices and products in carrying out research in regenerative medicine, and asked the industry ministry to encourage the development of such equipment.

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Qatar to continue LNG supply to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (L), chief of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano shake hands after signing a joint statement at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2012. Qatar promised to continue supplying Japan with liquefied natural gas during a ministerial meeting but it did not specifically respond to Tokyo's request to lower LNG costs, Japanese officials said.

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Japan-India Energy Dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Montek Singh Ahluwalia (R), deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano sign a joint statement following a meeting of the Japan-India Energy Dialogue at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Japan-India Energy Dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Montek Singh Ahluwalia (R), deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano shake hands after signing a joint statement following a meeting of the Japan-India Energy Dialogue at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Japan-India Energy Dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Montek Singh Ahluwalia (2nd from L), deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (2nd from R) attend a meeting of the Japan-India Energy Dialogue at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Japan to help Jakarta infrastructure

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Hatta Rajasa, Indonesia's coordinating minister for economic affairs, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano pose for photos before a Japan-Indonesian ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012. Japan and Indonesia agreed on a wide-ranging plan to develop an urban railway, thermal power plants and other infrastructure in and around Jakarta by 2020 at a cost of roughly 3.4 trillion yen, in a bid to lure investment to the capital.

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Indonesian coordinating minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economics Hatta Rajasa (far R) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (2nd from R) hold a press conference after the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum in Toyo on Oct. 8, 2012. Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is seen in the far left.

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Indonesian coordinating minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economics Hatta Rajasa (R) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano shake hands after a press conference following the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum in Toyo on Oct. 8, 2012.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo after Edano was retained in Noda's reshuffled Cabinet on Oct. 1, 2012.

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LNG meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants including Japanese trade and industry minister Yukio Edano (C front) clap at a meeting between LNG producers and consumers in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012.

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LNG meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants including Japanese trade and industry minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L, front) pose for photos at a meeting between LNG producers and consumers in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012.

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Edano at APEC meeting

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano meets with reporters in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 6, 2012, after attending a meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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Mazda-OJSC Sollers plant in Russian Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. and OJSC Sollers of Russia hold a ceremony Sept. 6, 2012, to commemorate the establishment of their joint car manufacturing plant in Vladivostok, Russia, with Russian President Vladimir Putin (far R), Mazda President Takashi Yamanouchi (far L) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L) in attendance.

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Edano at APEC meeting

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano holds a press conference in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012. Edano was in the city to attend a meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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Edano at ASEAN-plus-3 meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (3rd from R) clasps hands with other economic ministers from ASEAN and its three partners in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Aug. 29, 2012.

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Edano at ASEAN-plus-3 meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (4th from L) attends a meeting of economic ministers from ASEAN and its three partners in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Aug. 29, 2012.

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Trade minister Edano in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) hold talks in Hanoi on Aug. 15, 2012.

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Industry minister Edano in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (3rd from R) stands with Vietnamese ministers prior to a signing ceremony in Hanoi on Aug. 14, 2012. Japan agreed to help Vietnam prepare a nuclear accident compensation system, using its experience of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japanese government officials said.

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Industry minister Edano in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Japan, China agree on ways to cooperate on environment

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (R) and Zhang Ping, chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, shake hands at the Japan-China Comprehensive Energy Conservation and Environment Forum in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2012. Japan and China earlier in the event concluded 47 agreements in exploring ways to cooperate on environmental and energy conservation in the public and private spheres.

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Myanmar commerce minister in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar Commerce Minister Win Myint (L) shakes hands with Yukio Edano, the Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry, at the ministry in Tokyo on July 10, 2012.

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Myanmar commerce minister in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar Commerce Minister Win Myint (R front) holds talks with Yukio Edano (L front), the Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry, at the ministry in Tokyo on July 10, 2012.

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Japan's lower house OKs sales tax hike legislation

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada, Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and industry minister Yukio Edano clap after the House of Representatives passed legislation to raise the country's sales tax rate on June 26, 2012.

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APEC energy ministers' meeting

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano (4th from R in front row) and other participants pose for photos at a meeting of energy ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 25, 2012.

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Edano at Japan-Russia investment forum

KAZAN, Russia - Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano gives a speech at the Japan-Russia Investment Forum in Kazan, Russia on June 6, 2012. Edano showed Tokyo's eagerness to promote resource developments in Russia's Far East and East Siberia areas as Japan seeks to reduce its dependence on nuclear power.

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Japanese, U.S. trade chiefs

KAZAN, Russia - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (L) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk shake hands when they held talks in Kazan, Russia, on June 4, 2012.

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Edano at nuclear disaster investigation panel

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano testifies in Tokyo on May 27, 2012, to a Diet-appointed panel investigating the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power station.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch FTA talks by year-end

BEIJING, China - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano answers reporters' questions after holding talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho in Beijing on May 12, 2012. The trade ministers agreed the three countries will launch by the end of the year negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch FTA talks by year-end

BEIJING, China - (From R) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho attend a joint press conference after their talks in Beijing on May 12, 2012. The trade ministers agreed the three countries will launch negotiations by the end of the year for a trilateral free trade agreement.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch FTA talks by year-end

BEIJING, China - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (R) answers reporters' questions after holding talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho in Beijing on May 12, 2012. The trade ministers agreed the three countries will launch by the end of the year negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch FTA talks by year-end

BEIJING, China - Trade ministers from Japan, China and South Korea hold a meeting in Beijing on May 12, 2012. Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho agreed the three countries will launch negotiations by the end of the year for a trilateral free trade agreement. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch FTA talks by year-end

BEIJING, China - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (C) attends a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho in Beijing on May 12, 2012. The trade ministers agreed the three countries will launch by the end of the year negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch FTA talks by year-end

BEIJING, China - (From R) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho gather in Beijing for a meeting on May 12, 2012. The trade ministers agreed the three countries will launch negotiations by the end of the year for a trilateral free trade agreement. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch FTA talks by year-end

BEIJING, China - (From R) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho shake hands prior to talks in Beijing on May 12, 2012. The trade ministers agreed the three countries will launch negotiations by the end of the year for a trilateral free trade agreement. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Edano approves TEPCO restructuring plan

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano gives a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on May 9, 2012. Edano approved the same day a 10-year restructuring plan for Tokyo Electric Power Co., including the injection of 1 trillion yen in public funds, to help Japan's largest utility overcome its financial plight following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.

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Japan, Kazakhstan to expand joint rare earth development

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano (R) and his Kazakh counterpart Asset Issekeshev shake hands during a joint press conference in Astana on May 1, 2012. They agreed to expand their countries' joint rare earth development project in Kazakhstan.