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Yamaguchi governor to retire

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii speaks during a press conference in Yamaguchi City on Feb. 22, 2012. He said he will not run for a fifth term after his current four-year term expires in the summer of 2012.

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Veteran governor to retire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso meets reporters outside his official residence in Fukuoka City on Oct. 5, 2010. He said he will not run in the next election for a fifth four-year term. He has served since 1995.

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Veteran governor to retire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (R) meets reporters outside his official residence in Fukuoka City on Oct. 5, 2010. He said he will not run in the next election for a fifth four-year term. He has served since 1995.

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Tanimoto reelected as Ishikawa governor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Incumbent Masanori Tanimoto (C) celebrates after winning the Ishikawa gubernatorial election on March 14, 2010, in the city of Kanazawa. Tanimoto, backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, defeated by a wide margin three rookie candidates for his fifth four-year term.

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Veteran governor to retire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso meets reporters outside his official residence in Fukuoka City on Oct. 1, 2010. He said he will not run in the next election for a fifth four-year term. He has served since 1995. (Kyodo)

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Tanimoto reelected as Ishikawa governor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Incumbent Masanori Tanimoto (C) celebrates after winning the Ishikawa gubernatorial election on March 14, 2010, in the city of Kanazawa. Tanimoto, backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, defeated by a wide margin three rookie candidates for his fifth four-year term. (Kyodo)

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Yamaguchi governor to retire

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii speaks during a press conference in Yamaguchi City on Feb. 22, 2012. He said he will not run for a fifth term after his current four-year term expires in the summer of 2012. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Veteran governor to retire

FUKUOKA, Japan - CORRECTING DATE Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (R) meets reporters outside his official residence in Fukuoka City on Oct. 5, 2010. He said he will not run in the next election for a fifth four-year term. He has served since 1995. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Veteran governor to retire

FUKUOKA, Japan - CORRECTING DATE Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso meets reporters outside his official residence in Fukuoka City on Oct. 5, 2010. He said he will not run in the next election for a fifth four-year term. He has served since 1995. (Kyodo)

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Veteran governor to retire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (R) meets reporters outside his official residence in Fukuoka City on Oct. 1, 2010. He said he will not run in the next election for a fifth four-year term. He has served since 1995. (Kyodo)