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Voters undergo security checks before listening to a stump speech in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, the first day of official campaigning for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in a stump speech in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in a stump speech in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a stump speech to support a candidate belonging to Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First party, running in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the poll.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks in a stump speech to support a candidate belonging to Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First party, running in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, in Tokyo on June 13, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the poll.

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Princess Aiko makes first official speech at int'l confab

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, arrives at the venue of the 23rd session of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Tokyo on May 3, 2025. The princess spoke during the opening ceremony of the session, marking her first official speech at an international conference. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko makes first official speech at int'l confab

Japan's Princess Aiko (C), daughter of Emperor Naruhito, attends the opening ceremony of the 23rd session of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Tokyo on May 3, 2025. The princess spoke during the session, marking her first official speech at an international conference.

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Princess Aiko makes first official speech at int'l confab

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, arrives at the venue of the 23rd session of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Tokyo on May 3, 2025. The princess spoke during the opening ceremony of the session, marking her first official speech at an international conference. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko makes first official speech at int'l confab

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 23rd session of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Tokyo on May 3, 2025, marking her first official speech at an international conference.

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Princess Aiko makes first official speech at int'l confab

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 23rd session of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Tokyo on May 3, 2025, marking her first official speech at an international conference.

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Princess Aiko makes first official speech at int'l confab

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 23rd session of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Tokyo on May 3, 2025, marking her first official speech at an international conference.

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Demine Ukraine Forum 2.0 in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 2, 2024 - Attendees listen to First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko deliver a speech during the Demine Ukraine Forum 2.0 in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The official announced that almost 70 mine action operators, more than 4,000 sappers and over 150 pieces of equipment were currently engaged in demining in Ukraine.

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Tokyo governor race begins

TOKYO,Japan, June 20 Kyodo -Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike makes her first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.(Kyodo)

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Tokyo governor race begins

Former Air Self-Defense Force chief Toshio Tamogami makes his first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.

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Tokyo governor race begins

Former House of Councillors lawmaker Renho makes her first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.

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Tokyo governor race begins

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike makes her first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.

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Tokyo governor race begins

Shinji Ishimaru, former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, makes his first stump speech in Tokyo on June 20, 2024, as official campaigning for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital began the same day.

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech as France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024 Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech as France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024 Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech as France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech as France’s President Emmanuel Macron, and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner in Honor of US President Biden At Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech as his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden listen during an official state dinner as part of US President's state visit to France, at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8, 2024. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb arrives in Estonia

27.05.2024, Tallinn. President of Finland Alexander Stubb and his wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb arrived in Tallinn on Monday morning for the start of a three-day visit. This is Stubb's first official visit to Estonia since taking office and the pair will visit both Tallinn and Tartu. The President gave a speech to the Riigikogu. Photo Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb arrives in Estonia

27.05.2024, Tallinn. President of Finland Alexander Stubb and his wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb arrived in Tallinn on Monday morning for the start of a three-day visit. This is Stubb's first official visit to Estonia since taking office and the pair will visit both Tallinn and Tartu. The President gave a speech to the Riigikogu. Photo Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb arrives in Estonia

27.05.2024, Tallinn. President of Finland Alexander Stubb and his wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb arrived in Tallinn on Monday morning for the start of a three-day visit. This is Stubb's first official visit to Estonia since taking office and the pair will visit both Tallinn and Tartu. The President gave a speech to the Riigikogu. Photo Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb arrives in Estonia

27.05.2024, Tallinn. President of Finland Alexander Stubb and his wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb arrived in Tallinn on Monday morning for the start of a three-day visit. This is Stubb's first official visit to Estonia since taking office and the pair will visit both Tallinn and Tartu. The President gave a speech to the Riigikogu. Photo Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Malta's new president takes office

STORY: Malta's new president takes office SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Malta's new president Myriam Spiteri Debono was sworn in as the 11th President of Malta on Thursday, following a unanimous parliamentary resolution. She took her oath of office in a special parliamentary sitting held at the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta, the official seat of the President of the Republic. Spiteri Debono, 71, is the third woman to hold this office, after having been the only woman who ever served as speaker of the House of Representatives. She succeeds George Vella, who held office for the past five years. In her first speech as president, she said she would work for electoral reforms that would facilitate the representation of more than two political parties in Parliament, ensuring that even the smallest groups of society are represented fairly. She called for more accepta

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Queen Letizia Presides Over Rare Disease Day Ceremony - Seville

Queen Letizia during her speech at the official ceremony for Rare Disease Day on March 5, 2024, in Seville, Andalusia (Spain). The Queen presided this Tuesday, March 5 at the Palace of Exhibitions and Congress of Seville (Fibes) the central act of the World Day for Rare Diseases and the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (Feder), an organization that took its first steps in the capital of Seville. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia Presides Over Rare Disease Day Ceremony - Seville

Queen Letizia during her speech at the official ceremony for Rare Disease Day on March 5, 2024, in Seville, Andalusia (Spain). The Queen presided this Tuesday, March 5 at the Palace of Exhibitions and Congress of Seville (Fibes) the central act of the World Day for Rare Diseases and the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (Feder), an organization that took its first steps in the capital of Seville. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia Presides Over Rare Disease Day Ceremony - Seville

Queen Letizia during her speech at the official ceremony for Rare Disease Day on March 5, 2024, in Seville, Andalusia (Spain). The Queen presided this Tuesday, March 5 at the Palace of Exhibitions and Congress of Seville (Fibes) the central act of the World Day for Rare Diseases and the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (Feder), an organization that took its first steps in the capital of Seville. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia Presides Over Rare Disease Day Ceremony - Seville

Queen Letizia during her speech at the official ceremony for Rare Disease Day on March 5, 2024, in Seville, Andalusia (Spain). The Queen presided this Tuesday, March 5 at the Palace of Exhibitions and Congress of Seville (Fibes) the central act of the World Day for Rare Diseases and the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (Feder), an organization that took its first steps in the capital of Seville. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia Presides Over Rare Disease Day Ceremony - Seville

Queen Letizia during her speech at the official ceremony for Rare Disease Day on March 5, 2024, in Seville, Andalusia (Spain). The Queen presided this Tuesday, March 5 at the Palace of Exhibitions and Congress of Seville (Fibes) the central act of the World Day for Rare Diseases and the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (Feder), an organization that took its first steps in the capital of Seville. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ANGOLA-LUANDA-GWM-4S STORE

(240111) -- LUANDA, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man sits in a new car manufactured by Chinese vehicle brand Great Wall Motors (GWM) at the first 4S store of GWM in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 10, 2024. Chinese vehicle brands are bringing high-quality and affordable cars to Angola, said Amadeu Nunes, the secretary of state for commerce of Angola, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the first 4S store of GWM, on Wednesday, in Luanda, Angola's capital. TO GO WITH "Chinese brands bring quality, affordable cars to Angola: official" (Xinhua/Lyu Chengcheng)

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ANGOLA-LUANDA-GWM-4S STORE

(240111) -- LUANDA, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces to a customer a new car manufactured by Chinese vehicle brand Great Wall Motors (GWM) at the first 4S store of GWM in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 10, 2024. Chinese vehicle brands are bringing high-quality and affordable cars to Angola, said Amadeu Nunes, the secretary of state for commerce of Angola, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the first 4S store of GWM, on Wednesday, in Luanda, Angola's capital. TO GO WITH "Chinese brands bring quality, affordable cars to Angola: official" (Xinhua/Lyu Chengcheng)

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ANGOLA-LUANDA-GWM-4S STORE

(240111) -- LUANDA, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People look at the interior of a new car manufactured by Chinese vehicle brand Great Wall Motors (GWM) at the first 4S store of GWM in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 10, 2024. Chinese vehicle brands are bringing high-quality and affordable cars to Angola, said Amadeu Nunes, the secretary of state for commerce of Angola, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the first 4S store of GWM, on Wednesday, in Luanda, Angola's capital. TO GO WITH "Chinese brands bring quality, affordable cars to Angola: official" (Xinhua/Lyu Chengcheng)

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GUESTBOOK SIGNING

GUESTBOOK SIGNING. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., First Lady Louise "Liza" Araneta Marcos (right), and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s wife, Yuko (left), look on as the Japanese government leader signs the guestbook at Malacañan Palace on Friday (Nov. 3, 2023). Kishida is on a two-day official visit to the Philippines to be highlighted by his speech before a special joint session of the 19th Congress at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon on Saturday (Nov. 4). (PNA Photo by Rey Baniquet)

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Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia inaugurated

STORY: Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia inaugurated DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Riyadh CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XINYING, Chinese dean of Confucius Institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMED BIN SALEH AL-YAMANI, President of Prince Sultan University STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University (PSU) in Saudi Arabia, jointly established by Prince Sultan University and Shenzhen University, was inaugurated in Riyadh on Sunday, marking the opening of the first official Confucius Institute in Saudi Arabia. Yin Lijun, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia, and Ahmed Bin Saleh Al-Yamani, president of Prince Sultan University jointly attended the opening ceremony of the Confucius Institute. Ahmed said in his welcome speech that the establishment of the Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University will provide valuable opportunities for its students an

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Campaigning for Dec. 14 general election begins

TOKYO, Japan - Voters listen to a speech by a candidate running in the Dec. 14, 2014, lower house election in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 2, the first day of official campaigning for the election. The opposition camp is aiming to break the dominance of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, which held nearly 300 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives before it was dissolved.

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Campaigning for Dec. 14 general election begins

NASUSHIOBARA, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, former leader of the opposition Your Party, which disbanded on Nov. 28, 2014, makes a speech in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, on Dec. 2, the first day of official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Campaigning starts for general election

UONUMA, Japan - People's Life Party President Ichiro Ozawa makes a speech in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Campaigning starts for general election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Yuko Mori, acting chief of the People's Life Party, makes a speech in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Campaigning starts for general election

TSUYAMA, Japan - Takeo Hiranuma, chairman of the small opposition Party for Future Generation, makes a speech in the western Japan city of Tsuyama on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of the official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Campaigning starts for general election

SHIBUKAWA, Japan - Yuko Obuchi, who is running in the Dec. 14 general election with the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a speech in the central Japan city of Shibukawa on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of the official campaigning. Obuchi gave up her trade minister post due to political fund scandal in October.

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Campaigning starts for general election

USUKI, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, chief of the opposition Social Democratic Party, makes a speech in Usuki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Okinawa governor race begins

NANJO, Japan - Former upper house lawmaker Shokichi Kina, 66, who is running for governor of Okinawa, makes a speech in Nanjo, a city in Japan's southernmost prefecture on Oct. 30, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a closely watched election on Nov. 16, in which the controversial transfer of a key U.S. military base will take center stage.