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Germany: Right-Wing Extremist Demonstration In Aachen Sparks Large Counter-Protest

A right-wing extremist group held a demonstration in Aachen, Germany, on Saturday evening, January 18. Thousands of counter-protesters gathered in the eastern district at almost the same time.

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(2)Rightist pleads guilty to murdering lawmaker Ishii

(2)Rightist pleads guilty to murdering lawmaker Ishii

TOKYO, Japan - Hakusui Ito, a right-wing extremist pleaded guilty at the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21 to murdering Diet member Koki Ishii (in file photo) in front of the lawmaker's house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward last October. Ito, 48, the leader of Shukojuku, meaning ''emperor protection corps,'' admitted the charges at the first hearing of his trial at the district court.

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Street performer dances to pray for Kojiri

Street performer dances to pray for Kojiri

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Street performer Giriyark Amagasaki dances in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 3 to pray for Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya in the prefecture.

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Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Haiku poet Daiyu Kiwari writes a poem in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 3, to pray for Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya in the prefecture.

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(1)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

(1)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Hyogo prefectural police head Kaoru Okada (in pool photo) prays May 3 for the repose of Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The statute of limitations for the 1987 murder expired at midnight May 2 without an arrest.

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(2)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

(2)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobukatsu Kojiri (R) and his wife Miyoko visit the tomb of their son Tomohiro, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The statute of limitations for the 1987 murder expired at midnight May 2 without an arrest.

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Prime Minister Mori apologizes for scandal

Prime Minister Mori apologizes for scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, speaking at a convention of his Liberal Democratic Party's coalition partner, the New Komeito party, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, apologizes for scandals involving Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa. Nakagawa, Mori's closest aide, resigned Oct. 27 after coming under heavy fire over allegations that he had an affair with a woman in her 20s and links with a right-wing extremist.

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Top gov't spokesman Nakagawa resigns over scandal

Top gov't spokesman Nakagawa resigns over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa is swarmed by reporters on the morning of Oct. 27 as he comes out of a room after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Nakagawa resigned after coming under heavy criticism over scandals involving a right-wing extremist and an extramarital affair.

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(2)Rightist pleads guilty to murdering lawmaker Ishii

(2)Rightist pleads guilty to murdering lawmaker Ishii

TOKYO, Japan - Hakusui Ito, a right-wing extremist pleaded guilty at the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21 to murdering Diet member Koki Ishii (in file photo) in front of the lawmaker's house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward last October. Ito, 48, the leader of Shukojuku, meaning ''emperor protection corps,'' admitted the charges at the first hearing of his trial at the district court. (Kyodo)

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(1)Rightist pleads guilty to murdering lawmaker Ishii

(1)Rightist pleads guilty to murdering lawmaker Ishii

TOKYO, Japan - Hakusui Ito (in an undated photo provided by the Japanese Communist Party), a 48-year-old right-wing extremist, pleaded guilty at the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21 to murdering Diet member Koki Ishii in front of the lawmaker's house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward in October 2002. Ito reportedly told the police he killed Ishii because the lawmaker refused to help him with his rent. (Kyodo)

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Tomio Okamura, (SPD) house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez

Tomio Okamura, (SPD) house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez

Czech right-wing extremist (SPD) Tomio Okamuraエs house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez in Prague, Czech Republic, September 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Milos Ruml)

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Tomio Okamura, (SPD) house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez

Tomio Okamura, (SPD) house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez

Czech right-wing extremist (SPD) Tomio Okamuraエs house planned by Swiss architect Christian Kerez in Prague, Czech Republic, September 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Milos Ruml)

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(1)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

(1)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Hyogo prefectural police head Kaoru Okada (in pool photo) prays May 3 for the repose of Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The statute of limitations for the 1987 murder expired at midnight May 2 without an arrest.

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(2)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

(2)Statute of limitations expires for reporter's murder

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobukatsu Kojiri (R) and his wife Miyoko visit the tomb of their son Tomohiro, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The statute of limitations for the 1987 murder expired at midnight May 2 without an arrest.

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Street performer dances to pray for Kojiri

Street performer dances to pray for Kojiri

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Street performer Giriyark Amagasaki dances in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 3 to pray for Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya in the prefecture.

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Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Haiku poet Daiyu Kiwari writes a poem in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 3, to pray for Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya in the prefecture.

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Top gov't spokesman Nakagawa resigns over scandal

Top gov't spokesman Nakagawa resigns over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa is swarmed by reporters on the morning of Oct. 27 as he comes out of a room after tendering his resignation to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Nakagawa resigned after coming under heavy criticism over scandals involving a right-wing extremist and an extramarital affair.

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