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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Tomy's lunar robot toy replica

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2024, shows a toy replica of Sora-Q, a palm-sized moon exploration robot developed by Japanese toymaker Tomy Co. and others. Tomy announced the same day that it will give 390 of them to schools, museums and other places for educational purposes.

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Tokyo toy show

Japanese toy manufacturer Tomy Co.'s "plarail" railroad toy model featuring Odakyu Electric Railway Co.'s Romancecar express train is on display on the first day of the four-day International Tokyo Toy Show at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo on June 8, 2023.

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International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 8, 2023, shows the Sora-Q mini moon exploration robot exhibited by Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy Co. at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

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Remote-controlled toy railway system to be sold in Oct.

TOKYO, Japan - Tomy Co. unveils a new "Plarail Advance" toy railway system with an infrared remote control mechanism in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, ahead of its launch on Oct. 11.

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Plarail diorama on Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Invited nursery school children play with Tomy Co.'s Plarail railroad toys placed on a special Shinkansen bullet train on July 14, 2014, between Hiroshima and Okayama stations. The train will be operated from July 19, 2014, through March 2015 between Shin-Osaka and Hakata stations, one round trip a day.

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TOMY's new toy can exchange messages with smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - TOMY Co.'s new toy "My Touch Smart Line Friends" that exchanges messages with a smartphone (R) under certain conditions is displayed at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2014 in Tokyo on June 12, 2014.

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Hula girl Licca-chan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Hula Girls from a spa resort in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, teach Licca-chan (2nd from R) to dance in Tokyo on June 13, 2013. Tomy Co. said the same day it will launch Licca-chan dolls wearing the costumes of Hawaiian and Tahitian dancers on July 10.

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Hula girl Licca-chan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Hula Girls from a spa resort in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, pose with Licca-chan (C) in Tokyo on June 13, 2013. Tomy Co. said the same day it will launch Licca-chan dolls wearing the costumes of Hawaiian and Tahitian dancers on July 10.

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Hula girl Licca-chan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Hula Girls from a spa resort in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, show off Licca-chan dolls in Tokyo on June 13, 2013. Tomy Co. said the same day it will launch the dolls wearing the costumes of Hawaiian and Tahitian dancers on July 10.

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'7-million-yen' platinum toy car displayed

SENDAI, Japan - A one-of-a-kind pure platinum toy car under the long-selling Tomica brand name, which would be worth 7 million yen if put on sale, is displayed at an outlet of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Sendai on May 19, 2010. Tanaka Kikinzoku produced the 7-centimeter, 210-gram model, based on Nissan Motor Co.'s Fairlady Z 432 sports car, jointly with toy maker Tomy Co. to mark the 40th anniversary of the debut of the toy car series.

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Toymakers Takara, Tomy to merge next March

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Takara Co. Chairman Keita Sato, Tomy Co. President Kantaro Tomiyama and Index Corp. Chairman Masami Ochiai pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on May 13. Takara, Japan's No. 2 toymaker, and Tomy, the third largest, agreed to merge March 1 next year. Index Corp. is Takara's largest shareholder.

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Tomy to introduce 'conversation robot'

TOKYO, Japan - Toymaker Tomy Co. said March 14 it has developed an artificial intelligence robot (shown in handout photo) capable of recognizing human words for conversation. The robot, called ''memoni,'' will be on sale for 18,000 yen this summer after being displayed at a toy fair to be held in Tokyo later in March.

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International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken June 16, 2022, shows a superalloy-based toy jointly developed by Tomy Co. and Bandai Spirits Co., both of Japan, on display at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

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International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken June 16, 2022, shows a superalloy-based toy jointly developed by Tomy Co. and Bandai Spirits Co., both of Japan, on display at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

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International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken June 16, 2022, shows Coemo, a smart speaker developed by Tomy Co. that can imitate a parent's voice to read children's books, on display at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

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Tomy Co. to market English-speaking toy

TOKYO, Japan - Tomy Co., a Japanese toy maker, said Sept. 27 it will start taking orders for its English-speaking robot named Chatty Tom on Sept. 28. (Kyodo)

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Toymakers Takara, Tomy to merge next March

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Takara Co. Chairman Keita Sato, Tomy Co. President Kantaro Tomiyama and Index Corp. Chairman Masami Ochiai pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on May 13. Takara, Japan's No. 2 toymaker, and Tomy, the third largest, agreed to merge March 1 next year. Index Corp. is Takara's largest shareholder. (Kyodo)

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Grown-up "Licca-chan" doll debut at Tokyo toy

Samples of LiccA, a grown-up version of the popular Japanese "Licca-chan" doll series from Tomy Co., are displayed at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2015 at the Tokyo Big Site in the Japanese capital on the event's opening day on June 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Grown-up "Licca-chan" doll featured at Tokyo toy show

Samples of LiccA, a grown-up version of the popular Japanese "Licca-chan" doll series by Tomy Co., are displayed at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2015 at the Tokyo Big Site in the Japanese capital on the event's opening day on June 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toy linear train exhibited at Tokyo toy show

Tomy Co. exhibits its toy train "Linear Liner" at the 2015 International Tokyo Toy Show at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on June 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International toy show begins in Tokyo

Tomy Co.'s magnetically levitated toy train, dubbed "Linear Liner," is displayed at the International Tokyo Toy Show on June 18, 2015. The event, participated in by 149 toy makers at Tokyo Big Sight, is expected to draw around 160,000 visitors through June 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tomy, NTT Docomo develop conversational robot toy

A robot toy named "OHaNAS," jointly developed by toy maker Tomy Co. and mobile communications company NTT Docomo Inc., is shown in Tokyo on June 4, 2015. The companies announced the same day that the interactive voice-activated toy will go on sale on Oct. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toy maglev train to be sold in Sept.

Tomy Co. announces in Tokyo on May 26, 2015, a magnetically levitated toy train dubbed "Linear Liner" for sale from September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tomy releases Licca doll in Nadeshiko Japan uniform

Japanese toymaker Tomy Co. shows the 2015 Nadeshiko Japan model Licca doll. The company began sales of 7,000 units of the limited edition doll in the Nadeshiko Japan national women's soccer team uniform. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zoids toy models

Tomy Co. President Kazuhiro Kojima (C) poses in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2018, near a new model of Zoids, the company's new animal-inspired toy series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tomy releases Nissin Cup Noodle toy car

Photo shows the Dream Tomica Nissin Cup Noodle toy car released on Sept. 19, 2015, by Japanese toymaker Tomy Co. at a suggested retail price of 756 yen. The toy car, developed jointly with instant noodle maker Nissin Foods, is about a third the size of the noodle cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pen capable of telling object color to be sold for kids

This undated photo shows toy maker Tomy Co.'s pen "JOUJOU" that shows 24 different colors by sound and light when it touches a given object. It will go on sale on Sept. 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tomy Co. unveils sherbet making shaker

Toy maker Tomy Co.'s sherbet making shaker is shown in this undated photo. It went on sale in April 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'7-million-yen' platinum toy car displayed

SENDAI, Japan - A one-of-a-kind pure platinum toy car under the long-selling Tomica brand name, which would be worth 7 million yen if put on sale, is displayed at an outlet of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Sendai on May 19, 2010. Tanaka Kikinzoku produced the 7-centimeter, 210-gram model, based on Nissan Motor Co.'s Fairlady Z 432 sports car, jointly with toy maker Tomy Co. to mark the 40th anniversary of the debut of the toy car series. (Kyodo)

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ANA unveils 'Licca-chan' doll in new uniforms

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. announces on Dec. 22, 2014, the sale of an "ANA original cabin attendant Licca-chan" doll set featuring the airline's new flight attendant uniforms to be introduced on Feb. 1, 2015. The set, including the Tomy Co. doll, uniforms, apron and rolling suitcase, are available on the ANA Shopping A-style website for 8,800 yen, or for 5,000 yen on domestic flights starting on Jan. 1 for a set with only the doll in a uniform. (Kyodo)

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Remote-controlled toy railway system to be sold in Oct.

TOKYO, Japan - Tomy Co. unveils a new "Plarail Advance" toy railway system with an infrared remote control mechanism in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, ahead of its launch on Oct. 11. (Kyodo)

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Plarail diorama on Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Invited nursery school children play with Tomy Co.'s Plarail railroad toys placed on a special Shinkansen bullet train on July 14, 2014, between Hiroshima and Okayama stations. The train will be operated from July 19, 2014, through March 2015 between Shin-Osaka and Hakata stations, one round trip a day. (Kyodo)

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TOMY's new toy can exchange messages with smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - TOMY Co.'s new toy "My Touch Smart Line Friends" that exchanges messages with a smartphone (R) under certain conditions is displayed at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2014 in Tokyo on June 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

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50th anniversary of Tomica die-cast toy cars

Kantaro Tomiyama (C), chairman and CEO of Japanese toy maker Tomy Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2020, marking the 50th anniversary of the company's release of its first Tomica die-cast toy car model. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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50th anniversary of Tomica die-cast toy cars

Kantaro Tomiyama (C), chairman and CEO of Japanese toy maker Tomy Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2020, marking the 50th anniversary of the company's release of its first Tomica die-cast toy car model. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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50th anniversary of Tomica die-cast toy cars

A thousand of the Tomica die-cast car models ever sold by Japan's Tomy Co. are displayed at a press conference held by the toy maker in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2020, to mark the 50th anniversary of its release of the first toy car. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pure-gold Game of Life board game in Japan

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2019, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, shows a Game of Life board game made out of pure gold by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. and toy maker Tomy Co. The game has a market value of 150 million yen, or about $1.37 million. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pure-gold Game of Life board game in Japan

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2019, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, shows a Game of Life board game made out of pure gold by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. and toy maker Tomy Co. The game has a market value of 150 million yen, or about $1.37 million. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pure-gold Game of Life board game in Japan

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2019, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, shows a Game of Life board game made out of pure gold by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. and toy maker Tomy Co. The game has a market value of 150 million yen, or about $1.37 million. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pure-gold Game of Life board game in Japan

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2019, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, shows a Game of Life board game made out of pure gold by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. and toy maker Tomy Co. The game has a market value of 150 million yen, or about $1.37 million. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International toy show in Tokyo

Tomy Co.'s new nurturing toy that mimics a baby owl is displayed on June 13, 2019, at the International Tokyo Toy Show, which opened at Tokyo Big Sight the same day. The toy hovers in the air if taken care of properly, like a baby owl leaving a nest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International toy show in Tokyo

Tomy Co.'s new nurturing toy that mimics a baby owl is displayed on June 13, 2019, at the International Tokyo Toy Show, which opened at Tokyo Big Sight the same day. The toy hovers in the air if taken care of properly, like a baby owl leaving a nest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International toy show in Tokyo

Tomy Co.'s new Life board game is exhibited at the just-started International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center on June 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era "Reiwa"

A Tomy Co. employee puts a sticker bearing the name of Japan's new era, Reiwa, on the latest edition of its popular Game of Life board game during an event in Tokyo on April 1, 2019, after its announcement by the government earlier in the day. The new era will begin May 1 when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the throne, succeeding his father Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Founder of Japanese toymaker dies

Yasuta Sato, founder of major Japanese toymaker Takara Co. (now Tomy Co.), seen in this file photo taken in March 2010, died of natural causes on Feb. 26, 2019, aged 94. Takara is known for its Licca-chan dress-up dolls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Founder of Japanese toymaker dies

Yasuta Sato, founder of major Japanese toymaker Takara Co. (now Tomy Co.), seen in this file photo taken in March 2010, died of natural causes on Feb. 26, 2019, aged 94. Takara is known for its Licca-chan dress-up dolls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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60th anniv. of Plarail model train series

A child plays with a Plarail diorama in front of JR Ryogoku Station in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2019. The diorama marking the 60th anniversary of Tomy Co.'s model train series will be on display through April 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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60th anniv. of Plarail model train series

Photo shows a Plarail diorama in front of JR Ryogoku Station in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2019. The diorama marking the 60th anniversary of Tomy Co.'s model train series will be on display through April 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thomas talking model train

A "plarail" model train of Thomas the Tank Engine with English-speaking features, seen in this undated photo, has been launched in Japan by Tomy Co. The product is aimed at helping children learn English. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo