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Prosecutors question ex-Saitama governor, may shelve case

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors have questioned former Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (in file photo) over a political funds scandal involving his eldest daughter and are leaning toward giving up trying to establish a case against him, sources close to the case said July 31.

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Protesters demand N. Korea return missing Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Relatives and supporters of Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korean agents stage a demonstration Aug. 22 at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura House in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where the two countries launched talks earlier in the day on establishing diplomatic ties. Some 10 protesters waited at the entrance of the house, holding a banner that said, ''Do not shelve the abduction issue.''

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ITALY-ROME-ECONOMY

(220402) -- ROME, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A shelve is seen at a supermarket in Rome, Italy, April 1, 2022. Italy is among the countries hardest hit by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with rising energy prices weighing heavily on the country's post-pandemic economic recovery. This week, the ratings company Standard & Poor's revised the annual growth rate for the Italian economy down from 4.7 percent to 3.1 percent, in the light of the conflict and "the resulting surge in commodity prices." (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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Monsters, Inc.; Monsters Inc. (2001)

Boo & Sulley Film: Monsters, Inc.; Monsters Inc. (USA 2001) Regie: Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich, Director: P Docter,D Silverman,L Unkrich 28 October 2001 Quality: 2nd Generation. Film Title: Monsters, Inc. Copyright: ｩ Disney Enterprises, inc. all rights reserved. For further information: please contact your local Buena Vista International Press Office. Date: 28 October 2001

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Abe, Putin agree to keep dialogue over islands, shelve Japan visit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 15, 2015. They agreed to continue dialogue over the long-standing territorial dispute between the countries, a Japanese official said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin agree to keep dialogue over islands, shelve Japan visit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their talks on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 15, 2015. They agreed to continue dialogue over the long-standing territorial dispute between the countries, a Japanese official said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

A shelve is seen toppled at a house in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, after a strong quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook the area.

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Japan PM Abe at meeting of LDP executives

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party executives in Tokyo on May 18, 2020. The government and the LDP-led ruling coalition agreed the same day to shelve a plan to enact a law to extend the retirement age of prosecutors during the current parliamentary session, amid heated criticism from opposition parties and the public led by celebrities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe at meeting of LDP executives

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party executives in Tokyo on May 18, 2020. The government and the LDP-led ruling coalition agreed the same day to shelve a plan to enact a law to extend the retirement age of prosecutors during the current parliamentary session, amid heated criticism from opposition parties and the public led by celebrities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe at meeting of LDP executives

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party executives in Tokyo on May 18, 2020. The government and the LDP-led ruling coalition agreed the same day to shelve a plan to enact a law to extend the retirement age of prosecutors during the current parliamentary session, amid heated criticism from opposition parties and the public led by celebrities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Revision bill over prosecutors' retirement age

Toshihiro Nikai (2nd from R), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 18, 2020, after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two agreed to shelve a plan to enact a law to extend the retirement age of prosecutors during the current Diet session, apparently yielding to criticism from the public, sparked by Twitter comments opposing the idea led by celebrities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Revision bill over prosecutors' retirement age

Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 18, 2020, after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two agreed to shelve a plan to enact a law to extend the retirement age of prosecutors during the current Diet session, apparently yielding to criticism from the public, sparked by Twitter comments opposing the idea led by celebrities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutors question ex-Saitama governor, may shelve case

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors have questioned former Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (in file photo) over a political funds scandal involving his eldest daughter and are leaning toward giving up trying to establish a case against him, sources close to the case said July 31. (Kyodo)

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Protesters demand N. Korea return missing Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Relatives and supporters of Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korean agents stage a demonstration Aug. 22 at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura House in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where the two countries launched talks earlier in the day on establishing diplomatic ties. Some 10 protesters waited at the entrance of the house, holding a banner that said, ''Do not shelve the abduction issue.''