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Japan's ex-finance chief to meet with S. Korean Pres. Park

Japan's ex-finance chief to meet with S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Koare - Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 24, 2014. During a meeting with President Park Geun Hye, Nukaga, head of a South Korea-Japan parliamentarian group, is expected to convey Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's message that he wants to improve ties with Seoul.

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Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to retire from politics

Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2010 shows former Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. Fujii will retire from politics without running in the Dec. 16 general election, sources close to the legislator said Nov. 29, 2012.

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Ex-finance minister Murayama dies at 95

Ex-finance minister Murayama dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Former finance minister Tatsuo Murayama (file photo taken in June, 1999) died on May 20, 2010. He was 95. After serving as a finance ministry official, Murayama won a House of Representatives seat on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket in 1963 and served 12 terms, holding ministerial posts in finance and welfare affairs. He retired from politics in 2000.

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Funeral for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

Funeral for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a eulogy during a funeral ceremony for former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a temple in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2009. Nakagawa was found dead at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 4. (Pool photo)

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Wake for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

Wake for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama offers a prayer at a temple in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2009, during a wake for former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa who was found dead at his home on Oct. 4. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki responds to questions from reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2009, over the death of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa. Nakagawa, an LDP member, was found dead at his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward earlier in the day.

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows then Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa replying to questions from the floor at a House of Councilors session in February 2009. Nakagawa was found dead at his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 4, 2009.

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2009, shows the home of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. Nakagawa was found dead at his home earlier in the day.

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who was found dead at his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 4, 2009. Nakagawa's political career went downhill after a press conference in Rome in February 2009, at which he appeared to be drunk.

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Ex-Finance Minister Tanigaki to stand in LDP leadership election

Ex-Finance Minister Tanigaki to stand in LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 13. Tanigaki, 64, said he will run in the election to choose the next leader of Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party, which was battered in the Aug. 30 general election.

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party bows at his campaign office in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30. Nakagawa, who stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February, lost his seat in the House of Representatives in the general election.

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party talks on the cellphone while walking past a portrait of his deceased father Ichiro Nakagawa, also an LDP politician, in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30. Nakagawa, who stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February, lost his seat in the House of Representatives in the general election.

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - In his campaign office in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30, 2009, former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party consoles a supporter who burst into tears after Nakagawa lost his seat in the House of Representatives election. Nakagawa stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February.

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party grimaces while speaking to supporters in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30. Nakagawa, who stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February, lost his seat in the House of Representatives in the general election.

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Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to get Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to get Diet seat

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (file photo) will be given a seat in the House of Representatives vacated by fellow member Hiroyuki Nagahama of the Democratic Party of Japan, who on July 12 filed candidacy to run in the House of Councillors.

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Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa calls it quits as lawmaker

Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa calls it quits as lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran lawmaker Masajuro Shiokawa (file photo), who was replaced as finance minister in the Sept. 22 cabinet reshuffle, said he will not seek reelection in the House of Representatives general election expected in November.

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Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to get Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to get Diet seat

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (file photo) will be given a seat in the House of Representatives vacated by fellow member Hiroyuki Nagahama of the Democratic Party of Japan, who on July 12 filed candidacy to run in the House of Councillors. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa dies at 93

Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa dies at 93

File photo taken in August 2002 shows Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa holding samples of new bills. Shiokawa, who served as finance minister in the early 2000s and was nicknamed "Shiojii" (Grandpa Shio), died of pneumonia at a hospital in Osaka city on Sept. 19, 2015, aged 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa dies at 93

Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa dies at 93

Photo taken in July 2009 shows former Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa. Shiokawa, who served as finance minister in the early 2000s and was nicknamed "Shiojii" (Grandpa Shio), died of pneumonia at a hospital in Osaka city on Sept. 19, 2015, aged 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ex-finance chief in Seoul on 50th anniv. of bilateral ties

Japan's ex-finance chief in Seoul on 50th anniv. of bilateral ties

Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga arrives in Seoul on June 22, 2015 to meet with South Korean President Park Geun Hye and attend an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ex-finance chief greeted by China's ex-foreign minister in Beijing

Japan's ex-finance chief greeted by China's ex-foreign minister in Beijing

Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (L) shakes hands with former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, president of the China-Japan Friendship Association and former foreign minister, before their talks in Beijing on May 6, 2015. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ex-finance chief Nukaga meets ex-China foreign minister Tang

Japan's ex-finance chief Nukaga meets ex-China foreign minister Tang

Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (2nd from R) talks with former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (far L), president of the China-Japan Friendship Association and former foreign minister, in Beijing on May 6, 2015, on ways of improving bilateral ties. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ex-finance chief meets China's ex-foreign minister in Beijing

Japan's ex-finance chief meets China's ex-foreign minister in Beijing

Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (L) and former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, president of the China-Japan Friendship Association and former foreign minister, head for a meeting room for talks in Beijing on May 6, 2015. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party talks on the cellphone while walking past a portrait of his deceased father Ichiro Nakagawa, also an LDP politician, in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30. Nakagawa, who stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February, lost his seat in the House of Representatives in the general election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party grimaces while speaking to supporters in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30. Nakagawa, who stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February, lost his seat in the House of Representatives in the general election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - In his campaign office in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30, 2009, former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party consoles a supporter who burst into tears after Nakagawa lost his seat in the House of Representatives election. Nakagawa stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa loses Diet seat

OBIHIRO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of the Liberal Democratic Party bows at his campaign office in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30. Nakagawa, who stepped down as finance minister after appearing to be drunk at a press conference at the Group of Seven financial meeting in Rome in February, lost his seat in the House of Representatives in the general election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-finance minister Murayama dies at 95

Ex-finance minister Murayama dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Former finance minister Tatsuo Murayama (file photo taken in June, 1999) died on May 20, 2010. He was 95. After serving as a finance ministry official, Murayama won a House of Representatives seat on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket in 1963 and served 12 terms, holding ministerial posts in finance and welfare affairs. He retired from politics in 2000. (Kyodo)

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Japan's ex-finance chief to meet with S. Korean Pres. Park

Japan's ex-finance chief to meet with S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Koare - Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 24, 2014. During a meeting with President Park Geun Hye, Nukaga, head of a South Korea-Japan parliamentarian group, is expected to convey Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's message that he wants to improve ties with Seoul. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Yoshiro Hayashi dies at 89

Ex-Finance Minister Yoshiro Hayashi dies at 89

Former Finance Minister Yoshiro Hayashi, shown in this photo taken in September 2003, died of multiple organ failure at a medical facility in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017. He was 89. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Funeral for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

Funeral for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a eulogy during a funeral ceremony for former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a temple in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2009. Nakagawa was found dead at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 4. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Wake for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

Wake for ex-Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama offers a prayer at a temple in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2009, during a wake for former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa who was found dead at his home on Oct. 4. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki responds to questions from reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2009, over the death of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa. Nakagawa, an LDP member, was found dead at his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2009, shows the home of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. Nakagawa was found dead at his home earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows then Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa replying to questions from the floor at a House of Councilors session in February 2009. Nakagawa was found dead at his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 4, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

Ex-Finance Minister Nakagawa found dead at Tokyo home

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who was found dead at his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 4, 2009. Nakagawa's political career went downhill after a press conference in Rome in February 2009, at which he appeared to be drunk. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Tanigaki to stand in LDP leadership election

Ex-Finance Minister Tanigaki to stand in LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 13. Tanigaki, 64, said he will run in the election to choose the next leader of Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party, which was battered in the Aug. 30 general election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa calls it quits as lawmaker

Ex-Finance Minister Shiokawa calls it quits as lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran lawmaker Masajuro Shiokawa (file photo), who was replaced as finance minister in the Sept. 22 cabinet reshuffle, said he will not seek reelection in the House of Representatives general election expected in November. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's ex-finance minister q

S. Korea's ex-finance minister q

Kang Kyung Shik, South Korea's former deputy prime minister, and finance and economy minister, is summoned by prosecutors in Seoul on May 1 on suspicion of negligence of official duties during the country's financial crisis last year.

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