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Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada ends a press conference after delivering her New Year's address to prefectural officials at the Shiga prefectural offices in Otsu on Jan. 4, 2013. In the address, Kada announced her withdrawal as chief of a splinter group of the antinuclear Tomorrow Party of Japan she had formed ahead of the general election in December.

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Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada holds a press conference at the Shiga prefectural offices in Otsu on Jan. 4, 2013. In her New Year's address to prefectural officials the same day, Kada announced her withdrawal as chief of a splinter group of the antinuclear Tomorrow Party of Japan she had formed ahead of the general election in December.

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Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada listens to a reporter's question at a press conference after delivering her New Year's address to prefectural officials at the Shiga prefectural offices in Otsu on Jan. 4, 2013. In the address, Kada announced her withdrawal as chief of a splinter group of the antinuclear Tomorrow Party of Japan she had formed ahead of the general election in December.

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Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

Shiga Gov. Kada quits as anti-nuclear party chief

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada holds a press conference at the Shiga prefectural offices in Otsu on Jan. 4, 2013. In her New Year's address to prefectural officials the same day, Kada announced her withdrawal as chief of a splinter group of the antinuclear Tomorrow Party of Japan she had formed ahead of the general election in December.

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Shiga Gov. Kada

Shiga Gov. Kada

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada. Kada, who formed the antinuclear Tomorrow Party of Japan ahead of the general election in December 2012, has decided to quit as head of a splinter group from the party amid criticism that she has neglected her duties as governor, sources close to her said on Jan. 3, 2013.

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Agency inspects AUM Shinrikyo, splinter group facilities

Agency inspects AUM Shinrikyo, splinter group facilities

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency enter a facility of Aleph in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Nov. 1, 2012. The agency the same day began inspecting 21 facilities of Aleph, the religious group formerly known as AUM Shinrikyo, whose founder and senior members were convicted of staging the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, and eight facilities of AUM's splinter group, called Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light).

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance.

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance.

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3-year extension sought for AUM surveillance

3-year extension sought for AUM surveillance

TOKYO, Japan - Michiaki Ozaki, director general of the Public Security Intelligence Agency, attends a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2011. The agency sought the same day to keep the AUM Shinrikyo cult and its splinter group under state surveillance for another three years, asserting they remain under the strong influence of cult founder Shoko Asahara and could still commit mass murder.

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Infected Finger Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Mutilated Body Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Jill Wagner Characters: Polly Watt Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Jill Wagner & Shea Whigham Characters: Polly Watt & Dennis Farell Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Paulo Costanzo Characters: Seth Belzer Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Shea Whigham Characters: Dennis Farell Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Splinter, Michelangelo, Donatello, April O'Neil, Casey Jones, Raphael, Leonardo & Max Winters Characters: Splinter,Michelangelo,Donatello,April O'Neil,,Raphael,Leonardo & Film: Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Iv (USA/HK 2007) Director: Kevin Munroe 22 March 2007 Date: 22 March 2007

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Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Splinter, Foot Clan & Karai Characters: Raphael,Leonardo,Michelangelo,Donatello,Splinter, & Karai Film: Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Iv (USA/HK 2007) Director: Kevin Munroe 22 March 2007 Date: 22 March 2007

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Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Splinter & Leonardo Characters: Splinter & Leonardo Film: Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Iv (USA/HK 2007) Director: Kevin Munroe 22 March 2007 Date: 22 March 2007

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Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Splinter, Raphael & Leonardo Characters: Splinter,Raphael & Leonardo Film: Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Iv (USA/HK 2007) Director: Kevin Munroe 22 March 2007 Date: 22 March 2007

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Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Michaelangelo, Donatello, Master Splinter, Leonardo & Raphael Characters: ,Donatello,,Leonardo & Raphael Film: Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Iv (USA/HK 2007) Director: Kevin Munroe 22 March 2007 Date: 22 March 2007

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Jill Wagner Characters: Polly Watt Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Jill Wagner Characters: Polly Watt Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Movie Poster Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Infected Hand Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Movie Poster Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Splinter (2008)

Splinter (2008)

Rachel Kerbs Characters: Lacey Belisle Film: Splinter (USA 2008) Director: Toby Wilkins 31 October 2008 Date: 31 October 2008

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 (1993)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 (1993)

Elias Koteas & Kevin Clash Characters: Casey Jones, Splinter Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Iii (USA/HK 1993) Director: Stuart Gillard 19 March 1993 Date: 19 March 1993

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TMNT

TMNT

TMNT Splinter and Leonardo TMNT Date: 2007

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance. (Kyodo)

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance. (Kyodo)

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3-year extension sought for AUM surveillance

3-year extension sought for AUM surveillance

TOKYO, Japan - Michiaki Ozaki, director general of the Public Security Intelligence Agency, attends a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2011. The agency sought the same day to keep the AUM Shinrikyo cult and its splinter group under state surveillance for another three years, asserting they remain under the strong influence of cult founder Shoko Asahara and could still commit mass murder. (Kyodo)

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Bodyguard shot dead in apparent gangster feud in Kobe

Bodyguard shot dead in apparent gangster feud in Kobe

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2017, shows Hyogo prefectural police working in a residential area of Kobe where a man, believed to be a bodyguard of the head of a splinter gang group, was shot dead in an apparent feud with Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest crime syndicate in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bodyguard shot dead in apparent gangster feud in Kobe

Bodyguard shot dead in apparent gangster feud in Kobe

Hyogo prefectural police work in a residential area of Kobe on Sept. 12, 2017, where a man, believed to be a bodyguard of the head of a splinter gang group, was shot dead in an apparent feud with Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest crime syndicate in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi-gumi splinter group chief arrested

Yamaguchi-gumi splinter group chief arrested

Photo taken Dec. 13, 2015 in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture shows Kunio Inoue, head of the Japanese crime syndicate Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud on June 6, 2017. The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi was formed in 2015 by Inoue and others after they left the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest organized crime group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi-gumi splinter group chief arrested

Yamaguchi-gumi splinter group chief arrested

Police raid the home of Kunio Inoue, chief of the crime syndicate Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, in Kobe, western Japan on June 6, 2017, after he was arrested on suspicion of fraud the same day. The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi was formed in 2015 by Inoue and others after they left the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest organized crime group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Headquarters of crime syndicate searched by police

Headquarters of crime syndicate searched by police

Police officers enter the headquarters of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, a crime syndicate in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 12, 2017 to search for evidence related to a blackmailing case involving the group. The previous day the National Police Agency said it believes 47 incidents occurred between Japan's largest crime syndicate the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, a splinter group, between March 7, 2016, when police recognized they were at war soon after their split, and May 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Park's ex-aide becomes presidential candidate

Park's ex-aide becomes presidential candidate

Yoo Seong Min, a former aide to ousted South Korean president Park Geun Hye, is chosen on March 28, 2017, as the presidential candidate of a splinter conservative party, the Bareun ("righteous") Party, ahead of the election scheduled for May 9. The party was formed in January after 33 lawmakers broke away from Park's center-right Saenuri Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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