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World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is congested throughout the day on May 31, 2025, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Access to Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is restricted on May 31, 2025, as the World Exposition in the western Japan city is congested throughout the day, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on May 31, 2025, congested throughout the day with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is congested throughout the day on May 31, 2025, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is congested throughout the day on May 31, 2025, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Access to Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is restricted on May 31, 2025, as the World Exposition in the western Japan city is congested throughout the day, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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Giant Xmas tree in northern Japan

A 20-meter-tall Christmas tree is illuminated with about 150,000 LED lights in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 30, 2024.

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Giant Xmas tree in northern Japan

A 20-meter-tall Christmas tree is illuminated with about 150,000 LED lights in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 30, 2024.

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Giant Xmas tree in northern Japan

A 20-meter-tall Christmas tree is illuminated with about 150,000 LED lights in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2023.

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Giant Xmas tree in northern Japan

A 20-meter-tall Christmas tree is illuminated with about 150,000 LED lights in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2023.

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Int'l emergency summit in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are set to sit at an international emergency summit held in Jakarta on Jan. 6 in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that claimed an estimated 150,000 lives.

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82)World leaders gather for meeting on Asian quake, tsunami relief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Leaders of 19 countries and six international organizations kick off an emergency summit in Jakarta on Jan. 6 in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters that claimed about 150,000 lives in Asia and Africa.

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(3)World leaders gather for meeting on Asian quake, tsunami relief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Leaders of 19 countries and six international organizations offer their silent prayers at the start of an emergency summit in Jakarta on Jan. 6 in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters that claimed about 150,000 lives in Asia and Africa.

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N. Korea's marathon attracts 1,000 foreigners

PYONGYANG, April 10 Kyodo - About 1,000 foreigners from around 40 countries enter the May Day Stadium, the world's largest soccer stadium with a seating capacity of 150,000, in Pyongyang on April 10, 2016, to run in the Mangyongdae Prize Marathon. The marathon was part of events celebrating the birthday of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung.

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Fashion model wears diamond-studded tiara in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fashion model Chinami Suzuki wears a diamond-studded tiara, valued at 15 million yen (about $150,000), in Osaka, western Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum celebrates 20th anniversary

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoji Iwaoka, head of the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, poses in a replica street of the 1950s at the food-themed amusement park in Yokohama just west of Tokyo on March 6, 2014. The museum, which attracted over 150,000 foreign visitors in 2013, celebrated its 20th anniversary the same day.

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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum celebrates 20th anniversary

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A foreign visitor tries out a bowl of Japanese noodle at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum in Yokohama just west of Tokyo on March 4, 2014. The food-themed amusement park, which attracted over 150,000 visitors from overseas in 2013, celebrated its 20th anniversary on March 6.

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Nissan begins China plant construction

DALIAN, China - Nissan Motor Co. holds a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant in Dalian, China, on June 25, 2012. Nissan's Chinese joint venture has begun constructing of plant to start operating in 2014 with an initial output capacity of 150,000 vehicles, eventually doubling to 300,000.

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons.

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons.

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (C), president of Koito Industries Ltd., and other company executives bow during a press conference at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010, after being instructed by the ministry to improve the company's business operations. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories.

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (L), president of Koito Industries Ltd., receives instructions to improve the company's business operations from Ryuhei Maeda, director general of the Civil Aviation Bureau at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories.

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Yakuza nabbed for stealing Peko-chan doll

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Peko-chan mascot dolls, which were retrieved from recycle shops in the city of Osaka, are stored at a police station in the city of Wakayama. Police said on Sept. 2 they have arrested Hiroshi Inaba, an executive of a crime syndicate, for allegedly stealing a Peko-chan mascot doll from a store of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Wakayama. The dolls are thought to trade for around 150,000 yen (about $1,600) to 200,000 yen among collectors.

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Showcase of Japanese pop culture opens in Paris

PARIS, France - Young men and women chat at the annual Japan Expo, which begins July 2. The four-day event started with the prospect of drawing a crowd of around 150,000, the largest in the history of the exhibition showcasing Japanese pop culture.

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Showcase of Japanese pop culture opens in Paris

PARIS, France - Women take a look at a booth at the annual Japan Expo, which begins in a Paris suburb July 2. The four-day event started with the prospect of drawing a crowd of around 150,000, the largest in the history of the exhibition showcasing Japanese pop culture.

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About 150,000 people in H.K. commemorate Tiananmen massacre

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - About 150,000 people gather with candles at Hong Kong's Victoria Park on June 4 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown on democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which organizes the annual march and candlelight vigil, said the turnout was the highest ever.

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Wife of ousted Thai PM Thaksin returns home to face charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Potjaman Shinawatra, wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, enters the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Jan. 8 to face corruption charges after arriving Bangkok airport from Hong Kong. The court later released her on bail of 5 million baht ($150,000) and set Jan. 23 as the starting date for her trial.

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Slump in first tuna auction of the year in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Fish dealers examine tuna in the first auction of the year on Jan. 4 at the Katsuura Fishery Cooperative in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, one of the largest coastal tuna fishing towns in Japan. The auction of 36 tons of tuna fetched 17 million yen. The highest bid went to a 51-kilogram yellowfin tuna for 150,000 yen. The volume of tuna auctioned during the day and the amount in transactions were just half of last year's levels. Co-op officials attributed the slump to higher fuel prices and the reluctance of younger fishermen to go to sea during the New Year holidays.

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Aeon group opens 150,000-sq-meter shopping mall in western Tokyo

MUSASHIMURAYAMA, Japan - The Aeon Co. group opened a new large-scale shopping mall, one of the largest in Tokyo with a total floor space of about 150,000 square meters, at the site of a former Nissan Motor Co. automobile plant located between the cities of Musashimurayama and Tachikawa in western Tokyo on Nov. 18. In addition to an outlet of the group's Jusco supermarket chain and a Mitsukoshi department store, the mall contains some 180 specialty stores and restaurants.

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Japan promises $40 mil. more to help tsunami victims

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks at the Asian Development Bank in Manila on Jan. 11. He said that Japan has decided to provide an additional $40 million to help the victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake-triggered tsunami that has killed more than 150,000 people in southern Asia.

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Matsushita boosts monthly PDP output capacity to 150,000 units

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Dec. 16 it has boosted its monthly plasma display panel production capacity to 150,000 units from 90,000 units, becoming the largest Japanese PDP producer. The firm has expanded capacity at its second PDP plant (in photo) in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, and other plants.

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Japanese relief goods arrive in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Relief goods provided by Japan to help people hit by a recent earthquake in China's far western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region arrive at Beijing airport on Feb. 28. Japan has sent $150,000 in grants and 13 million yen worth of materials, including tents and blankets.

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Season's first crop of 'Yubari' melon fetches 150,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - These ''Yubari'' melons, the season's first crop grown at a Hokkaido farm, were knocked down to a Sapporo department store for 150,000 yen (about 1,170 dollars at current exchange rate) apiece in an auction held May 14. ''The price makes me lose all my appetite,'' commented a housewife who visited the fruit section of the department store.

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X'mas trees made of champagne glasses

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Two red and blue Christmas trees, each made up of 3,500 champagne glasses, are illuminated at the Showa Memorial Park in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Dec. 6 on a test basis before they are put to public viewing Dec. 7 along with surrounding trees decorated with 150,000 bulbs.

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Daycare centers to accept 150,000 more children by FY 2004

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Kozumi (L) speaks at a government committee aimed at promoting gender equality. The panel, chaired by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, adopted measures to make work and child-rearing more compatible, including accommodating 150,000 more children at daycare centers by fiscal 2004.

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Japan's 1st newspaper museum opens in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Red and white ribbons are cut Oct. 12 in a ceremony to mark the opening of ''Newspark,'' Japan's first newspaper museum, in Yokohama, the birthplace of the nation's thriving newspaper industry. The Japan Newspaper Museum has 150,000 items on display, including old newspapers and presses, many with explanations in both Japanese and English.

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Sony unveils advanced model of Aibo robot

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei shows a new model of the company's Aibo entertainment robot at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Sony said the new version, to be put on the market for 150,000 yen, responds by movement and sound when it is called by its name, which is registered by voice.

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Ski jumper Funaki gives cash for Turkish quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Nagano Olympic gold medal-winning ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki (R) of Japan hands his donation to Yaman Baskut, Turkey's ambassador to Japan, on Sept. 20 for helping people injured in the country's massive earthquake last month. The donation of 150,000 yen, tendered at the Turkish Embassy, was prize money Funaki received for winning a summer jump competition.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai given hero's welcome at hometown

Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) was honored in a parade Feb. 11 in his hometown of Oita in Japan's southern mainland of Kyushu for the first time since being promoted to Sumo's second highest ranking. About 150,000 citizens turned out for Chiyotaikai's triumphant return.

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