Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks by public broadcaster NHK President Katsuto Momii speaking during a budget committee question and answer at the lower house of Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s appointment of new board members at Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has invited skepticism among many people that his motive may be to use the news giant to promote his nationalist agenda. Sure enough, minutes of a recent NHK governing board meeting suggest they were trying to exercise influence over programs. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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