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Japan: Far-Right Sanseito Draws Large Crowd at Final Rally, Surges in Upper House Election 3

On July 19, the night before Japan’s Upper House election, opposition party Sanseito held its final rally at Tokyo’s Shiba Park, attracting a crowd of over 10,000. While Japanese flags waved in support, counter-protesters also gathered, holding placards that read “No to Discrimination” and waving flags with crossed-out Japanese symbols. The populist far-right party, which previously held just one seat in the 248-member House of Councillors, made major gains by campaigning under the slogan “Japanese First,” winning 14 seats and emerging as one of the election’s biggest winners.

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Japan: Far-Right Sanseito Draws Large Crowd at Final Rally, Surges in Upper House Election 2

On July 19, the night before Japan’s Upper House election, opposition party Sanseito held its final rally at Tokyo’s Shiba Park, attracting a crowd of over 10,000. While Japanese flags waved in support, counter-protesters also gathered, holding placards that read “No to Discrimination” and waving flags with crossed-out Japanese symbols. The populist far-right party, which previously held just one seat in the 248-member House of Councillors, made major gains by campaigning under the slogan “Japanese First,” winning 14 seats and emerging as one of the election’s biggest winners.

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Japan: Far-Right Sanseito Draws Large Crowd at Final Rally, Surges in Upper House Election

On July 19, the night before Japan’s Upper House election, opposition party Sanseito held its final rally at Tokyo’s Shiba Park, attracting a crowd of over 10,000. While Japanese flags waved in support, counter-protesters also gathered, holding placards that read “No to Discrimination” and waving flags with crossed-out Japanese symbols. The populist far-right party, which previously held just one seat in the 248-member House of Councillors, made major gains by campaigning under the slogan “Japanese First,” winning 14 seats and emerging as one of the election’s biggest winners.

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Japan main opposition party head Noda

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 17 Kyodo - Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Romania holds local, EU parliament elections

STORY: Romania holds local, EU parliament elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the elections STORYLINE: Around 18 million Romanians participated in the vote on Sunday to elect 33 European Parliament representatives, as well as 3,186 mayors, local and county chiefs. In Romania, approximately 15 candidates run for one seat in the European Parliament elections, according to Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). President of the AEP Toni Grebla announced earlier that 494 candidates had registered for the European Parliament elections. Among the candidates, 167 are women, representing 33.81 percent of the total. As the European Parliamentary elections in Romania took place on the same day as the local elections, many of the candidates on the EP lists were also running for mayor or local councilor. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bucharest. (XHTV)

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Pakistan's ruling coalition leads in senate elections

STORY: Pakistan's ruling coalition leads in senate elections SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of The senate election STORYLINE: Pakistan's ruling coalition led the elections of the senate, or the upper house of the country's parliament, held on Tuesday, an official source told Xinhua on Wednesday. According to a source from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the ruling alliance parties including Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) won 14 seats, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got 13 seats and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan secured one seat. The elections were to be held for half of the 96-member house across the country, including the capital Islamabad and four provinces. However, the actual elections were held on 19 seats after 18 members won unopposed before the voting and the ECP postponed polls for 11 seats in KP due to the incomplete provincial assembly as s

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Hearing with IRS Whistleblowers About the Biden Criminal Investigation - Washington

United States Representative Lauren Boebert (Republican of Colorado), left, and United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican of Georgia), right, who are seated one seat apart from each other, join their fellow members of Congress for a short recess during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing with IRS Whistleblowers About the Biden Criminal Investigation, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing with IRS Whistleblowers About the Biden Criminal Investigation - Washington

United States Representative Lauren Boebert (Republican of Colorado), left, and United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican of Georgia), right, who are seated one seat apart from each other, join their fellow members of Congress for a short recess during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing with IRS Whistleblowers About the Biden Criminal Investigation, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing with IRS Whistleblowers About the Biden Criminal Investigation - Washington

United States Representative Lauren Boebert (Republican of Colorado), left, and United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican of Georgia), right, who are seated one seat apart from each other, join their fellow members of Congress for a short recess during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing with IRS Whistleblowers About the Biden Criminal Investigation, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Your Party takes big leap in Japan election

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe (R), head of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates after his party secures several seats in the House of Councillors election at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prior to the election, Watanabe's party, launched in 2009, only had one seat in the upper chamber.

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Time names Toyota's 1-seat electric car 'coolest' innovation

NEW YORK, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. said Nov. 16 Time magazine has named its ''i-unit'' four-wheel, one-seat electric car one of the ''coolest inventions'' of 2005 as part of the magazine's ''The Most Amazing Inventions'' issue.

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(5)Aichi World Exposition site in final preparation

NAGAKUTE, Japan - A one-seat futuristic vehicle named the ''i-unit'' will be on display at the Toyota group pavilion at the 2005 Aichi World Exposition, which will run from March 25 to Sept. 25.

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(1)Takara to release ''Q-Car'' electric vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - A woman passes by a sedan in a Tokyo hotel parking area Jan. 22 in a prototype ''Q-Car 2010'' electric vehicle which toy maker Takara Co. plans to market in September. Takara said the one-seat car can travel 80 kilometers after being charged for 8 hours, and can reach speeds of up to 60 km per hour.

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Super-compact EV

Toyota Auto Body Co. unveils a special model of the super-compact electric vehicle COMS at a media event in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 6, 2022, to mark the 10th anniversary of its launch. The one-seat vehicle developed for short-distance travel such as for goods delivery and nursing-care visits has a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour and can travel for 57 km on one electric charge.

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Super-compact EV

Toyota Auto Body Co. unveils a new model of the super-compact electric vehicle COMS at a media event in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2022, ahead of its launch in April. The one-seat vehicle developed for short-distance travel such as for goods delivery and nursing visits has a maximum load capacity of 90 kilograms, up from 30 kg for the current model.

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Super-compact EV

Toyota Auto Body Co. unveils a new model of the super-compact electric vehicle COMS at a media event in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2022, ahead of its launch in April. The one-seat vehicle developed for short-distance travel such as for goods delivery and nursing visits has a maximum load capacity of 90 kilograms, up from 30 kg for the current model.

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Super-compact EV

Toyota Auto Body Co. unveils a new model of the super-compact electric vehicle COMS at a media event in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2022, ahead of its launch in April. The one-seat vehicle developed for short-distance travel such as for goods delivery and nursing visits has a maximum load capacity of 90 kilograms, up from 30 kg for the current model.

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Time names Toyota's 1-seat electric car 'coolest' innovation

NEW YORK, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. said Nov. 16 Time magazine has named its ''i-unit'' four-wheel, one-seat electric car one of the ''coolest inventions'' of 2005 as part of the magazine's ''The Most Amazing Inventions'' issue. (Kyodo)

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SDP chief Yoshida to resign

Social Democratic Party leader Tadatomo Yoshida, who lost his parliamentary seat in the July 10 upper house election, announces his intention to step down during a party meeting on July 14, 2016, in Tokyo. The SDP secured only one seat in the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Co-leaders of People's Life Party at press conference

Co-leaders of People's Life Party -- Ichiro Ozawa (L) and Taro Yamamoto -- attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2016, following voting in the upper house election the previous day. The party won one seat in the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(5)Aichi World Exposition site in final preparation

NAGAKUTE, Japan - A one-seat futuristic vehicle named the ''i-unit'' will be on display at the Toyota group pavilion at the 2005 Aichi World Exposition, which will run from March 25 to Sept. 25. (Kyodo)

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Your Party takes big leap in Japan election

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe (R), head of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates after his party secures several seats in the House of Councillors election at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prior to the election, Watanabe's party, launched in 2009, only had one seat in the upper chamber. (Kyodo)

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1-seat compact EV

Photo taken June 8, 2021, shows a one-seat compact electric vehicle, named e-TOP, in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture. The car, equipped with a small driving motor developed by a motor maker in the central Japan city, is currently being put through test drives on public roads.

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(2)Takara to release ''Q-Car'' electric vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - Photo released by Jan. 22 shows the ''Q-Car Modern Times'' which toy maker Takara Co. plans to market in September. The one-seat car can be recharged by being plugged into a conventional household electrical socket. Takara said the car can travel 80 kilometers after being charged for 8 hours, and can reach speeds of up to 60 km per hour.

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(1)Takara to release ''Q-Car'' electric vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - A woman passes by a sedan in a Tokyo hotel parking area Jan. 22 in a prototype ''Q-Car 2010'' electric vehicle which toy maker Takara Co. plans to market in September. Takara said the one-seat car can travel 80 kilometers after being charged for 8 hours, and can reach speeds of up to 60 km per hour.

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Japan upper house election

Taro Yamamoto (R), leader of newly created political group Reiwa Shinsengumi, celebrates with supporters in Tokyo on July 21, 2019, after his group secured at least one seat in the House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vehicle acting as tour guide

Two comedians (center) and officials of NTT Docomo Inc. and Mitsubishi Estate Co. unveil an electric vehicle that can act as a tour guide at an event in Tokyo on March 18, 2019. Equipped with a tablet, the one-seat vehicle, named "Rodem," provides sightseeing information in response to the rider's instructions -- in multiple languages and using augmented reality technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vehicle acting as tour guide

A tourist operates an electric vehicle acting as a tour guide for her, introduced on an experimental basis, in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on March 18, 2019. Equipped with a tablet, the one-seat vehicle, named "Rodem," provides sightseeing information in response to the rider's instructions -- in multiple languages and using augmented reality technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Glider crashes in Saitama, killing one man.

HONGO, Japan - The photo, taken by a Kyodo News helicopter, shows the debris of a one-seat glider, which crashed into farmland in the town of Kita-Kawabe, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 9.