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Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. The top two contenders -- farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. The top two contenders -- farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2024. Top two contenders -- economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2024. Top two contenders -- economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/Shadati/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C) casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/Shadati/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C, front) is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C) casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C, front) is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Villagers revitalize centuries-old ox-cart racing tradition in Cambodia

STORY: Villagers revitalize centuries-old ox-cart racing tradition in Cambodia SHOOTING TIME: April 7, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:22 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ox-cart racing in Cambodia's Kampong Speu province 2. various of people watching ox-cart racing 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): CHHIM MAO, Ox-cart racer 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): SIEK SOTHEA, Spectator of ox-cart races 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): SUN MEANCHEY, Director of the Kampong Speu Provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts STORYLINE: Cambodian villagers gathered in Kampong Speu province on Sunday to race their ox-carts across a field, reviving centuries-old ox-cart racing tradition in the Southeast Asian nation. Held in Samraong Tong district's Prey Rumduol village, some 40 km west of the capital Phnom Penh, contenders raced their carts pulled by two oxen in a 1,300-meter dirt track, as hundreds of spectators enthusiastically watched and cheered on the winners of the race. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer):

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China takes silver while Japan wins men's team title at gymnastics junior worlds

STORY: China takes silver while Japan wins men's team title at gymnastics junior worlds DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: ANTALYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the second Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Türkiye STORYLINE: China settled for silver in the men's team finals on the opening day of the second Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships on Wednesday, as a trio of Japanese gymnasts won the title. Japan's Tanida Masaharu was the top qualifier in three-apparatus finals. Pommel horse problems aside, Tanida earned the best scores on floor exercise, parallel bars and horizontal bars. The 2019 champions defended their title by a 3.6-point margin over the Chinese team of Yang Chunjie, He Xiang and Qin Guohuan, with a young Italy squad claiming bronze. "Challenging strong contenders like Japan will help the Chinese athletes grow and become more competitive. These young Chinese gymnasts only trained in the training camp for two months an

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S. Korean presidential election contenders

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In (L) of the main opposition Democratic Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, shake hands in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2012. The two men are among the candidates in the South Korean presidential election to be held Dec. 19.

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Opposition LDP picks Tanigaki as new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki (2nd from R), the newly elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, joins hands with former LDP President Taro Aso (2nd from L) and the two other contenders in the party presidential race -- former Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (L) and former Senior Vice Justice Minister Taro Kono (R) -- at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2009.

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Opposition LDP picks Tanigaki as new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki receives applause from fellow lawmakers after being elected the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's new president at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2009. Tanigaki, 64, was elected the 24th LDP president, beating his two younger contenders.

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Opposition-backed Kumagai to win Chiba mayoral election

CHIBA, Japan - Opposition-backed Toshihito Kumagai and his supporters celebrate after ensuring a landslide victory over two contenders in the Chiba mayoral election at his campaign office in the city east of Tokyo on June 14. Kumagai, 31, becomes the country's youngest mayor.

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Opposition-backed Kumagai to win Chiba mayoral election

CHIBA, Japan - Opposition-backed Toshihito Kumagai and his supporters celebrate after ensuring a landslide victory over two contenders in the Chiba mayoral election at his campaign office in the city east of Tokyo on June 14. Kumagai, 31, becomes the country's youngest mayor.

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Kan, Maehara set to compete in DPJ race

TOKYO, Japan - The election to choose the next president of the Democratic Party of Japan will take place Sept. 17, with the two contenders being former leader Naoto Kan (R) and the party's shadow cabinet defense chief, Seiji Maehara (L). The photos were taken Sept. 16 in Tokyo.

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Kato repeats opposition to New Komeito in cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, one of two contenders to challenge Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race, speaks at a Japan National Press Club luncheon Aug. 25. He reiterated his opposition to the New Komeito party taking cabinet posts on its expected entry into the coalition government.

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Japanese challengers in America's Cup race unveiled

NAGOYA, Japan - Two Japanese contenders for this fall's America's Cup race in New Zealand are photographed in waters off Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 27. The Ashura (bottom) and the Idaten (above the Ashura) will compete in the international yacht race, scheduled to begin Oct. 18. It will be Japan's third time to compete in the America's Cup race, and will cost about 1 billion yen.

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Italy holds general elections to elect new parliament

STORY: Italy holds general elections to elect new parliament DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting 2. various of polling stations STORYLINE: General elections to elect a new parliament were held in Italy on Sunday. Over 50 million citizens, including some 4.7 million living abroad, voted to choose the 400 deputies and 200 senators that will form the two houses of the next assembly. A right-wing coalition and a center-left alliance are seen as the main contenders. Adding to them are a smaller coalition of two centrist parties, and the populist Five Star Movement (M5S), with both the coalition and the M5S running alone. The right-wing alliance -- made up of the nationalist Brothers of Italy, the League, and center-right Forza Italia -- appeared to be leading in all opinion polls published up to two weeks before the vote. Brothers of Italy appeared as the frontrunner, followed at a short distance by the Democratic Party, the key

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES-RUNNING MATES

(220516) -- NAIROBI, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Presidential candidate Raila Odinga (R) and his running mate Martha Karua (L, Front) attend a rally in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 16, 2022. Kenya's two leading contenders for the presidency during the general elections, slated for Aug. 9, have named their running mates, as they brace themselves for a hotly contested race. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Kenya's presidential candidates name running mates ahead of August polls

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES-RUNNING MATES

(220516) -- NAIROBI, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Kwanza coalition presidential candidate William Ruto (R, Front) unveils Rigathi Gachagua (L, Front) as his running mate in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 15, 2022. Kenya's two leading contenders for the presidency during the general elections, slated for Aug. 9, have named their running mates, as they brace themselves for a hotly contested race. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Kenya's presidential candidates name running mates ahead of August polls

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Macron holds first election rally

STORY: Macron holds election rally DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally STORYLINE: French President Emmanuel Macron holds an election rally in La Defense Arena on the western outskirts of Paris on Saturday. More than 30,000 supporters attended the rally. With a week to go before the first round of the French presidential election on April 10, French pollster Elabe has released the latest poll results, showing incumbent Emmanuel Macron in the lead, and by a wide margin. According to the poll, Macron now leads the other candidates with 28.5 percent support, up 0.5 percent from the previous survey. His main contenders include Marine Le Pen, the head of the far-right National Front. The French constitution states that the president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term in a two-round system. In the first round, if no candidate wins more than half of the votes cast, the top two candidates compete in the second round.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Combined photo shows new ozeki Mitakeumi (L) and yokozuna Terunofuji. The two sumo wrestlers are expected to be among title contenders at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament beginning March 13, 2022, at Edion Arena Osaka.

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Opposition-backed Kumagai to win Chiba mayoral election

CHIBA, Japan - Opposition-backed Toshihito Kumagai and his supporters celebrate after ensuring a landslide victory over two contenders in the Chiba mayoral election at his campaign office in the city east of Tokyo on June 14. Kumagai, 31, becomes the country's youngest mayor. (Kyodo)

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Opposition-backed Kumagai to win Chiba mayoral election

CHIBA, Japan - Opposition-backed Toshihito Kumagai and his supporters celebrate after ensuring a landslide victory over two contenders in the Chiba mayoral election at his campaign office in the city east of Tokyo on June 14. Kumagai, 31, becomes the country's youngest mayor. (Kyodo)

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Kan, Maehara set to compete in DPJ race

TOKYO, Japan - The election to choose the next president of the Democratic Party of Japan will take place Sept. 17, with the two contenders being former leader Naoto Kan (R) and the party's shadow cabinet defense chief, Seiji Maehara (L). The photos were taken Sept. 16 in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Final edition of Japan mascot contest

Photo shows Takata-no-yumechan, a mascot from Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2020, the first day of a two-day contest to choose Japan's best "yuru-kyara" cuddly mascot in Takizawa in the northeastern Japan prefecture. With 691 contenders participating, the annual event aimed at boosting regional economies will end this year.

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Final edition of Japan mascot contest

Photo shows a mascot (L) from Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, called Yurunakin, on Oct. 3, 2020, the first day of a two-day contest to choose Japan's best "yuru-kyara" cuddly mascot in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture. With 691 contenders participating, the annual event aimed at boosting regional economies will end this year.

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Final edition of Japan mascot contest

Photo shows Tsurugon, a mascot from Tsurugashima in Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2020, the first day of a two-day contest to choose Japan's best "yuru-kyara" cuddly mascot in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture. With 691 contenders participating, the annual event aimed at boosting regional economies will end this year.

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Final edition of Japan mascot contest

A woman (L) poses for a photo with a mascot on Oct. 3, 2020, on the first day of a two-day contest to choose Japan's best "yuru-kyara" cuddly mascot in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture. With 691 contenders participating, the annual event will end this year.

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Final edition of Japan mascot contest

A girl poses for a photo with a mascot on Oct. 3, 2020, on the first day of a two-day contest to choose Japan's best "yuru-kyara" cuddly mascot in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture. With 691 contenders participating, the annual event will end this year.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Combined file photo shows Asanoyama (L) and Takakeisho. The two ozeki are expected to be among title contenders at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Sept. 13, 2020, in the absence of grand champions Hakuho and Kakuryu, who have pulled out because of injuries.

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Mongolia to pick new president in runoff for 1st time

Soldiers stand guard at the central office of the Mongolian presidential election committee in Ulan Bator on June 27, 2017. The committee said the same day Mongolia will hold on July 9 its first-ever runoff to pick a new president between Khaltmaa Battulga of the major opposition Democratic Party and either of the other two contenders -- Miyegombo Enkhbold of the ruling Mongolian People's Party and Sainkhuu Ganbaatar of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho becomes main opposition Democratic Party's 1st woman leader

Renho (R) shouts a morale-boosting slogan after being selected as the new chief of Japan's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party, at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 15, 2016. The 48-year-old third-term member of the House of Councillors beat two other contenders, former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and lower house lawmaker Yuichiro Tamaki (C), in the party leadership race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition LDP picks Tanigaki as new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki (2nd from R), the newly elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, joins hands with former LDP President Taro Aso (2nd from L) and the two other contenders in the party presidential race -- former Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (L) and former Senior Vice Justice Minister Taro Kono (R) -- at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Opposition LDP picks Tanigaki as new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki receives applause from fellow lawmakers after being elected the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's new president at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2009. Tanigaki, 64, was elected the 24th LDP president, beating his two younger contenders. (Kyodo)

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Opposition LDP picks Tanigaki as new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki receives applause from fellow lawmakers after being elected the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's new president at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2009. Tanigaki, 64, was elected the 24th LDP president, beating his two younger contenders. (Kyodo)

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Kato repeats opposition to New Komeito in cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, one of two contenders to challenge Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race, speaks at a Japan National Press Club luncheon Aug. 25. He reiterated his opposition to the New Komeito party taking cabinet posts on its expected entry into the coalition government.