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Sony to introduce 15 new LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said Aug. 29 it will soon introduce 15 new Bravia liquid crystal display televisions including a 70-inch one, the largest LCD TV for consumers in Japan. Of the 15 new TVs, 11 will be put on sale on Sept. 20, including the popular 46-inch model that is expected to sell for 400,000 to 500,000 yen.

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Evacuation of elementary students to countryside

TOKYO, Japan - Groups of elementary school students are evacuated out of Tokyo to escape air raids. Across Japan, there were about 400,000 such children who lived away from their parents due to evacuation to the countryside. This file photo was taken on Aug. 4, 1944.

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Annual morning-glory market begins

TOKYO, Japan - A vendor hands a flowerpot of morning glory to a customer as the annual Iriya Morning Glory Festival begins at Shingenji Temple, commonly known as Iriya Kishibojin, in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 6, 2010. More than 100 morning glory vendors crowd the temple's precincts and its vicinity, with some 300,000-400,000 people expected to visit the event during a three-day run.

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N. Korea pavilion at Shanghai Expo

SHANGHAI, China - People look at exhibits in the North Korean pavilion during a rehearsal for the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai on April 25, 2010. The Shanghai authorities conducted the largest-ever rehearsal for the event the same day, trying to mobilize 400,000 citizens.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Maehara said after the meeting with Toyoda that the automaker had failed to see things from the customer's viewpoint and act promptly. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda announces a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius due to brake problems at a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda speaks at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda walks away after speaking at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2010 shows Toyota Motor Co.'s Prius units waiting for shipment at a quay in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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'Lilac Festival' begins in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Senior high school students watch lilac flowers at Odori Park in central Sapporo on May 20 as the ''Lilac Festival'' starts for the five-day run. About 400,000 people are expected to visit the festival to view some 400 lilac trees in full bloom.

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Annual morning-glory market begins

TOKYO, Japan - A shopgirl holds a flowerpot for visitors as the annual ''Asagaoichi'' (morning glory market) begins in Iriya, downtown Tokyo, on July 6. Organizers expect about 400,000 visitors will come to the market where 100,000 pots will be put for sale by 120 florists during its three-day session. A standard pot carries a price tag of 2,000 yen.

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Nintendo's new game console Wii hits U.S. shelves

NEW YORK, United States - Jubilant shoppers show off their Wii videogame system, Nintendo Co.'s new next-generation console, which hit U.S. store shelves on Nov. 18 before its debut in Japan on Dec. 2. Nintendo made 400,000 units available for the first day of sales at a per-unit price of $244.99, or 29,000 yen, hoping to sell 2 million units by the end of the year.

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Toshiba to launch HD DVD-equipped laptop in mid-May

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. said April 10 it will launch in Japan in mid-May the world's first notebook computer equipped with a next-generation DVD drive. The Qosmio G30/697HS, with an HD DVD drive and a 17-inch high-definition liquid crystal monitor, is expected to sell for about 400,000 yen, Toshiba officials said.

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(2)Nagashima items popular at Giants' charity event

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A calendar signed by popular former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima fetches 400,000 yen in a charity auction held at the site of the Giants' spring training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19 to help reconstruct earthquake-hit areas.

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Hiroshima signs major-league pitcher Bale

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hiroshima Carp on Dec. 17 announced the acquisition of former Cincinnati Reds southpaw John Bale (in file photo) on a single-year deal carrying a $400,000 (about 44 million yen) annual salary in addition to performance-based incentives.

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Honda to lease fuel cell vehicle in Japan, U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will lease its fuel cell vehicle FCX (photo) in Japan and the United States from Dec. 2, the same date that rival Toyota Motor Corp. will start leasing its own fuel cell vehicle. The four-seat FCX, which uses hydrogen instead of gasoline as its power source, can run at a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour and can travel about 355 km on one tank of hydrogen. It will be leased for 800,000 yen a month under a 12-month contract, 400,000 yen lower than the leasing fee set by Toyota for its FCHV sport utility vehicle.