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ILLUSTRATION - Canadian $100 bills are counted in Toronto, on February. 2, 2016. Photo by Graeme Roy/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high

STORY: Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.1 pct in 2023 from the previous year, marking the fastest growth in 41 years, the government said in a report on Friday. The core consumer price index (CPI) for the year, excluding fresh food prices because of their volatility, came in at 105.2 against the 2020 base of 100, with its pace of increase fastening from 2.3 percent in 2022, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The yearly increase, which remained above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for the second consecutive year, marked the highest level since 1983. It came despite government subsidies to lower household utility bills, underscoring higher import costs that were inflated by a sharp drop of the yen, a byproduct of the Bank of Japan's monetary easing,

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Chinese doctors provide free clinical services for Ghanaian workers, low-income residents

STORY: Chinese doctors provide free clinical services for Ghanaian workers, low-income residents DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese doctors providing medical services 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DU YUSHAN, Head of 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BENJAMIN ANNIM, Ghanaian worker of Sinohydro STORYLINE: The 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana concluded on Sunday a three-day initiative providing free clinical service for more than 100 Ghanaian workers, and residents of a low-income community in Ghana's Eastern Region. The beneficiaries include local employees of Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned company, and low-income residents in the Akuse community who have been struggling to pay their medical bills. According to Du Yushan, head of the 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana, it was the seventh free outreach program by the team since their arrival in March. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): D

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Fake Chinese bills flood Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Money changer signs light up the streets of downtown Hong Kong as monetary authorities seek to cope a sharp increase of fake Chinese bills. According to Hong Kong government officials and other sources, 485 fake Chinese bills were confiscated in 2001. By 2006, the number jumped to 5,930 -- most of them in 100 yuan (1,500 yen) denominations.

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. dollars

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 was raided by Japanese police and customs authorities at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan.

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. dollars

TOTTORI, Japan - Japanese customs authorities board the North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan.

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Hokkaido police raid N. Korean ship over fake $100 bills

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers tussle with crew members of the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24 as they searched the ship for evidence that one of the crew used fake $100 bills to buy goods.

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Police confiscate fake $100 bills from N. Korean ship

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows one of fake $100 bills police confiscated aboard the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24. Police said one of its crew members used fake $100 bills to buy goods.

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2 arrested for alleged smuggling of fake U.S. dollars

TOKYO, Japan - Police served new arrest warrants on two Nigerian men Jan. 7 on suspicion of smuggling into Japan 20 fake 100 U.S. dollar bills (two of them shown on top). The one below is a real bill.

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Professors protest against U.S.-Japan defense guidelines

Holding placards and banners, some 100 college professors from around the country stage a protest march in front of the Diet on March 29 calling for an abolition of the new U.S.-Japan defense cooperation guidelines bills currently being discussed in the House of Representatives. They are seeking to collect 3,000 signatures from academics to support their campaign.

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Device to detect fake dollar bills

The photo shows a device to detect fake dollar bills unveiled Tuesday July 14 by Japan's Omron Corp. The company says the new product has a 99.8% accuracy rate in detecting ''Super K'' and other high-quality counterfeits of U.S. 100 dollar bills. It plans to begin exporting automatic teller machines (ATMs) incorporating the system later this year.

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Hokkaido police raid N. Korean ship over fake $100 bills

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers tussle with crew members of the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24 as they searched the ship for evidence that one of the crew used fake $100 bills to buy goods. (Kyodo)

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2 arrested for alleged smuggling of fake U.S. dollars

TOKYO, Japan - Police served new arrest warrants on two Nigerian men Jan. 7 on suspicion of smuggling into Japan 20 fake 100 U.S. dollar bills (two of them shown on top). The one below is a real bill. (Kyodo)

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War, Inc. (2008)

Ben Kingsley, Hilary Duff, John Cusack, Marisa Tomei & Joan Cusack Poster Characters: Walken / The Viceroy, Yonica Babyyeah, Brand Hauser, Natalie Hegalhuzen, Marsha Dillon Film: War, Inc. (2008) Director: Joshua Seftel 28 April 2008 Date: 28 April 2008

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War, Inc. (2008)

John Cusack Poster Characters: Brand Hauser Film: War, Inc. (2008) Director: Joshua Seftel 28 April 2008 Date: 28 April 2008

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China's central bank cuts reserve requirement for lenders

File photo taken in August 2015 shows 100 yuan bills and the People's Bank of China in Beijing. The Chinese central bank said Feb. 29, 2016, it will reduce the amount of cash lenders must hold as reserves in an attempt to make more money available in the financial system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IMF to add China's yuan to currency basket

Photo taken Nov. 30, 2015, shows Chinese 100 yuan bills, 100 euro bills, U.S. 100 dollar bills and Japanese 10,000 yen bills. The International Monetary Fund decided that day to add the yuan to its benchmark currency basket starting in October 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IMF to add China's yuan to currency basket

Photo taken Nov. 30, 2015, shows Chinese 100 yuan bills, 100 euro bills, U.S. 100 dollar bills and Japanese 10,000 yen bills. The International Monetary Fund decided that day to add the yuan to its benchmark currency basket starting in October 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China weakens yuan for third day

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2015, in Beijing shows Chinese 100 yuan bills with the People's Bank of China in the background. The central bank weakened the yuan for a third consecutive day on Aug. 13, setting its daily reference rate 1.1 percent lower than the previous day at 6.4010 per U.S. dollar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China sharply devalues yuan for second day

File photo taken in July 2015 shows 100 Chinese yuan bills. China sharply devalued the yuan for a second day on Aug. 12, 2015, with the central bank setting its daily reference rate for the yuan 1.6 percent lower than the previous day at 6.3306 per U.S. dollar, sparking concerns over financial-market volatility and a currency war in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese central bank devalues yuan

Undated file photo shows 100 Chinese yuan bills. The People's Bank of China allowed the currency to depreciate nearly 2 percent against the U.S. dollar on Aug. 11, 2015, after a run of poor economic data. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Writers, scholars call for public to join anti-Abe campaign

Influential writer Hisae Sawachi holds a message declaring that she rejects the politics of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 8, 2015. Sawachi and more than 100 writers and scholars called for the public to hold up the message across the country at 1 p.m. on July 18 to show opposition to the government's security bills, which aim to expand the Self-Defense Forces' overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Writers, scholars call for public to join anti-Abe campaign

Influential writer Hisae Sawachi (3rd from L) and others hold messages declaring their rejection of the politics of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 8, 2015. Sawachi and more than 100 writers and scholars called for the public to hold up the message across the country at 1 p.m. on July 18 to show opposition to the government's security bills, which aim to expand the Self-Defense Forces' overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. doll

TOTTORI, Japan - Japanese customs authorities board the North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. doll

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 was raided by Japanese police and customs authorities at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan. (Kyodo)

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Fake Chinese bills flood Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Money changer signs light up the streets of downtown Hong Kong as monetary authorities seek to cope a sharp increase of fake Chinese bills. According to Hong Kong government officials and other sources, 485 fake Chinese bills were confiscated in 2001. By 2006, the number jumped to 5,930 -- most of them in 100 yuan (1,500 yen) denominations. (Kyodo)

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Police confiscate fake $100 bills from N. Korean ship

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows one of fake $100 bills police confiscated aboard the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24. Police said one of its crew members used fake $100 bills to buy goods. (Kyodo)

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Professors protest against U.S.-Japan defense guidelines

Holding placards and banners, some 100 college professors from around the country stage a protest march in front of the Diet on March 29 calling for an abolition of the new U.S.-Japan defense cooperation guidelines bills currently being discussed in the House of Representatives. They are seeking to collect 3,000 signatures from academics to support their campaign. ==Kyodo

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Device to detect fake dollar bil

The photo shows a device to detect fake dollar bills unveiled Tuesday July 14 by Japan's Omron Corp. The company says the new product has a 99.8% accuracy rate in detecting ''Super K'' and other high-quality counterfeits of U.S. 100 dollar bills. It plans to begin exporting automatic teller machines (ATMs) incorporating the system later this year.