Expo 2025 Osaka will open on April 13 and run until October 13. The countdown event was held at Tokyo's Tiger Gate on Sunday (October 13), but received a lukewarm response across the country, with organizers and the government facing a publicity and participation crisis.
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In today's increasingly sensitive global environment, any decision involving environmental security should be taken with caution.
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North Korea has ordered artillery units near the border to be fully prepared to fire artillery after the two sides made strong responses to the "drone issue."
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On October 11, the Indian rupee plunged again, losing 0.1% at one point and hitting a record low of 84.0975.
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Nippon Steel says it will sell its entire stake in its steel joint venture with ArcelorMittal if it succeeds in its bid for U.S. Steel.
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North Korea's foreign ministry said Friday (Oct. 11) that South Korea sent a drone into Pyongyang's capital, calling it a political and military provocation. The South Korean military quickly denied it.
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The World Bank has raised its economic growth forecast for South Asia this year, citing stronger domestic demand in India and a faster recovery elsewhere in the region.
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Japanese companies are increasingly being hit by rising costs, with bankruptcies in the six months to September the highest since 2013, according to a study.
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In the week of Sept. 23-29, 788 cases of Mycoplasma pneumonia were reported at nearly 500 designated health care facilities across Japan, with an average of 1.64 cases reported per facility, 41 times more than in the same period last year and five consecutive weeks of month-on-month increases, the data show.
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Recently, Professor Hiroyuki Kamiwaki from Kobe University in Japan submitted a letter of accusation to the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office, accusing four individuals including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the person in charge of accounting for a political group, alleging that the Liberal Democratic Party's political group "Mizuki kai" had engaged in "underreporting income" in its political fund income and expenditure reports, suspected of violating the Political Fund Regulation Act.
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On September 8 local time, the government led by French Prime Minister Beru failed to pass the confidence vote held in the National Assembly.
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