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Mamdami Sworn-In as NYC Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Democrat of New York, New York), right, gives the fee to clerk Michael McSweeney, left, who holds the book after Mamdani was sworn in as mayor at the Old City Hall Station in New York, New York on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Photo by Amir Hamja for The New York Times via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening

Richard Fee attending Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening held at the Regal Union Square on October 14, 2025 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening

Richard Fee attending Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening held at the Regal Union Square on October 14, 2025 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening

Sam Claflin, Harlan Coben, Richard Fee and Danny Brocklehurst attending Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening held at the Regal Union Square on October 14, 2025 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening

Sam Claflin, Harlan Coben, Richard Fee and Danny Brocklehurst attending Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening held at the Regal Union Square on October 14, 2025 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening

Sam Claflin, Harlan Coben, Richard Fee and Danny Brocklehurst attending Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening held at the Regal Union Square on October 14, 2025 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening

Harlan Coben, Richard Fee and Danny Brocklehurst attending Prime Video's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' New York Screening held at the Regal Union Square on October 14, 2025 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Barcelona Agree Huge €150million Deal To Sign Ousmane Dembele

File photo - Rennes's top new talent Ousmane Dembele during the French First League soccer match, Paris-St-Germain vs Rennes in Parc des Princes, Paris, France on April 29th, 2016. PSG won 4-0. Barcelona have agreed a €150million fee for the transfer of Borussia Dortmund's Ousmane Dembele, making it the second most expensive signing ever following Neymar's €220m move to Paris Saint-Germain. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mt. Fuji climbing season

Climbers walk up on Mt. Fuji on June 30, 2024, as the summer climbing season for the highest mountain in Japan is set to officially begin the following day, with the opening of a route on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the 3,776-meter volcano.(Kyodo)

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Türkiye increases passage fee for int'l ships through straits

STORY: Türkiye increases passage fee for int'l ships through straits SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of cargo ships passing through the Dardanelles Strait in Türkiye 2. various of cargo ships passing through the Bosphorus Strait in Türkiye 3. various of cargo ships in the Marmara Sea, Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye has raised the fees levied on international ships navigating through the strategic Turkish Straits connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, local media reported Thursday. Citing a statement of the Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the Dunya daily noted that the toll has surged to 5.07 U.S. dollars per ton, up from 4.42 dollars, with the new rate taking effect from July 1. "With the fees we collect, we are constantly improving the necessary infrastructure and traffic monitoring systems to enhance maritime safety and security as well as environmental safety in the Tur

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485 beaches in Italy awarded Blue Flag in 2024

STORY: 485 beaches in Italy awarded Blue Flag in 2024 SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of beaches in Italy STORYLINE: Some 485 beaches in 236 municipalities across Italy were awarded a "Blue Flag" for their sustainability and environmental cleanliness in 2024, the Italian branch of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) announced on Tuesday. The figure marked an increase compared to the 226 municipalities honored for the quality of their environments last year. The list of Italy's cleanest and most beautiful beaches (including lake and sea beaches) got 14 new entries this year. Northwest coastal Liguria confirmed its top rank as the region with the highest number of locations awarded (34), followed by southern Apulia (24 flags, three more than in 2023), the southern Campania and Calabria regions (both 20 flags), central Marche (19) and Tuscany (18). The Blue Flag program aims to encour

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Venice to charge day trip tourists 5 euros

STORY: Venice to charge day trip tourists 5 euros SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Venice STORYLINE: The famous Italian city of Venice on Thursday launched a controversial new scheme to charge tourists five euros (5.43 U.S. dollars) if they only visit for the day. The move is aimed at helping to protect the canal city's delicate infrastructure. The fee will only be charged to visitors coming from outside Venice, during peak hours and during peak tourist season. If the trial is successful, it will be extended, officials said. The northern Italian city is the first in the country to unveil such a plan. Some advocacy groups have complained that the fee discriminates against low-income travelers and restricts freedom of movement. However, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said the fee is a way to fund preservation efforts in the city, through funds provided by those who do not support the city's tax base eith

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Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver Premiere - NYC

Fra Fee arrives at Netflix's 'Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver' - 'Rebel Moon: Songs Of The Rebellion' Album Launch Event held at the Knockdown Center on April 3, 2024 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States. Photo by Christian Lora/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver Premiere - NYC

Fra Fee arrives at Netflix's 'Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver' - 'Rebel Moon: Songs Of The Rebellion' Album Launch Event held at the Knockdown Center on April 3, 2024 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States. Photo by Christian Lora/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian universities call for free places for disadvantaged students

STORY: Australian universities call for free places for disadvantaged students SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of university students on campus 2. various of tutorial rooms in Australian National University (ANU) STORYLINE: The peak body for Australia's universities has urged the government to fund free degrees in areas of skills needed to address workforce shortages. Universities Australia (UA) on Monday published its pre-budget submission to the federal government, making the case for fee-free university places for disadvantaged students to help employers overcome skilled worker shortages. According to the UA, the number of students enrolled in higher education in Australia fell by 5 percent between 2021 and 2022. In order to meet workforce needs for a future where half of new jobs are projected to require a university degree, UA acting chief executive Renee Hindmarsh said higher education partic

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Egypt to raise Suez Canal transit fees by 5-15 pct in 2024

STORY: Egypt to raise Suez Canal transit fees by 5-15 pct in 2024 DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Egypt plans to raise transit fees for ships passing through the Suez Canal by 5 to 15 percent starting on Jan. 15, 2024, according to a statement released by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) on Monday. Transit fees for crude oil tankers, petroleum product tankers, liquified petroleum gas carriers, liquefied natural gas carriers, chemical tankers and other liquid bulk tankers, containerships, vehicles carriers, cruise ships, and special floating units will rise by 15 percent, it said. Meanwhile, transit fees for dry bulk vessels, general cargo vessels, and roll-on/roll-off vessels will increase by five percent, according to the statement. It added that the new transit fee increases did not apply to containerships departing from ports in northwestern Europe and sailing directly to ports in the Far East. The

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Egypt denies imposing new fees on incoming tourists

STORY: Egypt denies imposing new fees on incoming tourists DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hotels in Cairo 2. various of tourists STORYLINE: The Egyptian Council of Ministers refuted the imposition of new fees on tourists entering Egypt, other than the applicable visa fees for certain countries. It clarified that the decision to levy a fee of 1,000 U.S. dollars was irrelevant to tourists visiting Egypt for tourism purposes, but rather pertained to the controls of legalization and reconciliation of conditions for foreigners residing illegally in Egypt. According to a decision by the Council of Ministers, foreigners who apply for the right of residence for tourism or other purposes at the General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality, are required to present a receipt that shows they have converted the amount of (residence fees - penalties for delay - charges for issuing a residence card) from the dollar or currency equi

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SAG-AFTRA Members Join The Picket Line In New York City

- New York - NY - 20230719 - SAG AFTRA Protest LIne at Netflix HQ in NYC Netflix HQ, NY - Jaimie Alexander - Janet Mayer/Startraksphoto.com - - This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact INSTAR Images for licensing fee and rights information at sales@instarimages.com or call +1 212 414 0207. This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. INSTAR Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded joins SAG-AFTRA members and supporters on the picket line as the SAG-AFTRA Actors Union Strike continues on Day 7 in front of Netflix and Warner

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SAG-AFTRA Members Join The Picket Line In New York City

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Türkiye hikes passage fee through its straits

STORY: Türkiye hikes passage fee through its straits DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cargo ships passing through the Dardanelles 2. various of Bosphorus in Türkiye 3. various of cargo ships passing through the Bosphorus in Türkiye 4. various of cargo ships in the Marmara Sea, Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye will introduce a new tariff for passage through its strategic straits which connect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, local media reported Tuesday. The vessel passage fee through Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits will be raised by 8.3 percent in dollar terms, daily HaberTurk reported. The new toll will become effective on July 1. The increase is expected to bring an additional 900 million U.S. dollars to the Treasury, the newspaper said, citing unidentified sources. The new tariff will be applied to the passage of multi-purpose commercial ships, including those involved in grain trade from the Black Sea ports, the daily noted

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Climbers on Mt. Fuji asked to pay admission fee

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken July 25, 2013, shows a box set up at the sixth station of Mt. Fuji to collect a 1,000 yen admission fee. Local authorities started collecting the fee on a trial basis the same day from those climbing Mt. Fuji to secure funds for preserving the environment at the new UNESCO world heritage site.

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Climbers on Mt. Fuji asked to pay admission fee

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken July 25, 2013, shows souvenir badges to be given to those climbing Mt. Fuji and paying a 1,000 yen admission fee, at a collection point at the sixth station of Mt. Fuji. Local authorities started collecting the fee on a trial basis the same day to secure funds for preserving the environment at the new UNESCO world heritage site.

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Climbers on Mt. Fuji asked to pay admission fee

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Climbers pay a 1,000 yen admission fee on July 25, 2013 at a collection box at the sixth station of Mt. Fuji. Local authorities started collecting the fee on a trial basis the same day from those climbing Mt. Fuji to secure funds for preserving the environment at the new UNESCO world heritage site.

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Climbers on Mt. Fuji asked to pay admission fee

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Climbers pay a 1,000 yen admission fee on July 25, 2013 at a collection box at the sixth station of Mt. Fuji. Local authorities started collecting the fee on a trial basis the same day from those climbing Mt. Fuji to secure funds for preserving the environment at the new UNESCO world heritage site.

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NTT DoCoMo unveils 5 handsets with 2 phone numbers apiece

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. unveils five new mobile handset models featuring the capability to communicate with phone partners via two different dial numbers and as many e-mail addresses apiece at a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. The handsets, which will hit store shelves from May to June, also brandish the capability to download any number of songs via the Internet for a fixed monthly fee.

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Luxury paid public toilet at Akihabara draws crowds

TOKYO, Japan - A luxury paid public toilet built at the new Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo is doing good business, drawing more than 30,000 customers in just half a year. The toilet, which has 160 square meters of floor space and features changing rooms and a computer corner with access to the Internet , is said to be popular with both tourists and trendy youths. Officials of Chiyoda Ward, which built the toilet adjacent to the JR Akihabara Station, say the changing rooms inside the toilet are particularly popular with ''costume play'' teenage girls who use the facility to change into maid uniforms or other trendy costumes for play. The fee is 100 yen per person, and free of charge for people with physical disabilities and pre-high school students.

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Softbank Mobile unveils new fee system

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. President Masayoshi Son holds up a sign board showing users will pay no charge for calls and e-mails between subscribers under the company's new fee system during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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(1) KDDI unveils new cell phone

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. President Tadashi Onodera shows off a new cellular photo at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22. KDDI said that starting Nov. 28 it will offer a new service enabling users of its ''au'' mobile phone service to transmit and receive data at a speed equivalent to that provided by an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) connection. KDDI said it will introduce a flat rate for packet transmission, giving users of the new service unlimited access to the Internet for a fee of 4,200 yen a month.

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New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from new Japanese common carriers sit together with consumers as well as U.S. government officials at a symposium held in Tokyo on March 4 to oppose the telecommunications ministry's plan to let Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) raise the interconnection fees it charges to other carriers to access its phone lines. Jessica Webster, first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, told the meeting that the planned fee hike would wipe out benefits from increased competition in Japan's telecom market.

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Toyota to launch 'G-Book' info network service

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the terminal of a new membership-based service which Toyota Motor Corp. will launch in fall 2002. The service will enable drivers to receive a wide rage of interactive information services via wireless communication terminals in their vehicles. Toyota said Aug. 28 that the G-Book service will be available at a fixed monthly fee that allows use of an on-board terminal to receive about 30 different standard service items.

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NTT-ME to start cut-rate IP phone service for ADSL subscribers

TOKYO, Japan - NTT-ME Corp., a Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. arm, said June 28 it will offer a new type of Internet-based phone service for subscribers of the NTT group's asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service without charging them for the length of phone calls, starting in September. Those ADSL subscribers will be asked to pay only a monthly basic fee of some 1,100 yen if the subscribers talk to each other through compact phone handsets connected to personal computers.

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Türkiye hikes up passage fees through its straits almost fivefold

STORY: Türkiye hikes up passage fees through its straits almost fivefold DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bosphorus in Türkiye 2. various of dry cargo ships passing through the Bosphorus in Türkiye 3. various of cargo ships moored in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. various of cargo ships advancing from the Black Sea towards the Bosphorus in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye introduced a nearly fivefold hike in fees for passage through its straits, which connect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, local media reported on Monday. Citing officials from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the daily Sabah stated that the new passage toll will be effective on Oct. 7. The passage fee increased from around 0.8 U.S. dollars to 4 dollars per tonne, it added, noting that annual revenues are expected to rise to 200 million dollars, compared to the current 40 million generated from some 40,000 passages per year. Following the rights provided b

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NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(220422) -- WELLINGTON, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman pays for parking fee on a street in Wellington, New Zealand, April 22, 2022. New Zealand's Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 6.9 percent in the March 2022 quarter compared with the March 2021 quarter, the largest movement since a 7.6-percent annual increase in the year to the June 1990 quarter, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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NTT DOCOMO's 5G, New Services and New Products Presentation

NTT DoCoMo announced on the 18th that it will start commercial service of the 5th generation communication (5G) on the 25th. The "5G Gigaho" pricing plan will have unlimited data usage capacity for the time being, with a monthly fee starting at 4,480 yen (excluding consumption tax), 500 yen more than the current "Gigaho" 4G plan. The company aims to set up 20,000 5G base stations by fiscal 2021 and 20 million subscribers by fiscal 2011. 500 5G base stations will be installed within the month. The service will be available at 150 locations, including major stadiums such as Yokohama International Stadium and Hanshin Koshien Stadium, major transportation and tourist facilities such as Haneda International Airport, JR Osaka Station and Tokyo Sky Tree, and some docomo shops. Photo taken on March 18, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Takoyaki Robot Octo Chef

Connected Robotics (Koganei City, Tokyo) will launch a new service plan for its octopus dumpling robot "Octo Chef" in August for a monthly fee. The plan includes all the costs for upgrading and adding functions to the robot, so that users can always use the latest version, and also aims to make it easier for small businesses to introduce the robot by reducing the initial cost. Takoyaki robots and other cooking robots may be used in small and medium-sized restaurants, but the price is a hurdle to their widespread use. In addition to the competition with the labor cost of part-time workers, the cost of adding new functions or changing to a new image processing unit during the process is also a reason for hesitation. The new plan solves these user concerns. The monthly fee and the length of the cancellation penalty period will be worked out in the future. Photo taken on July 3, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Softbank Mobile unveils new fee system

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. President Masayoshi Son holds up a sign board showing users will pay no charge for calls and e-mails between subscribers under the company's new fee system during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23. (Kyodo)

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NTT DoCoMo unveils 5 handsets with 2 phone numbers apiece

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. unveils five new mobile handset models featuring the capability to communicate with phone partners via two different dial numbers and as many e-mail addresses apiece at a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. The handsets, which will hit store shelves from May to June, also brandish the capability to download any number of songs via the Internet for a fixed monthly fee. (Kyodo)

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NTT-ME to start cut-rate IP phone service for ADSL subscribers

TOKYO, Japan - NTT-ME Corp., a Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. arm, said June 28 it will offer a new type of Internet-based phone service for subscribers of the NTT group's asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service without charging them for the length of phone calls, starting in September. Those ADSL subscribers will be asked to pay only a monthly basic fee of some 1,100 yen if the subscribers talk to each other through compact phone handsets connected to personal computers.

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Luxury paid public toilet at Akihabara draws crowds

TOKYO, Japan - A luxury paid public toilet built at the new Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo is doing good business, drawing more than 30,000 customers in just half a year. The toilet, which has 160 square meters of floor space and features changing rooms and a computer corner with access to the Internet , is said to be popular with both tourists and trendy youths. Officials of Chiyoda Ward, which built the toilet adjacent to the JR Akihabara Station, say the changing rooms inside the toilet are particularly popular with ''costume play'' teenage girls who use the facility to change into maid uniforms or other trendy costumes for play. The fee is 100 yen per person, and free of charge for people with physical disabilities and pre-high school students. (Kyodo)

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(1) KDDI unveils new cell phone

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. President Tadashi Onodera shows off a new cellular photo at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22. KDDI said that starting Nov. 28 it will offer a new service enabling users of its ''au'' mobile phone service to transmit and receive data at a speed equivalent to that provided by an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) connection. KDDI said it will introduce a flat rate for packet transmission, giving users of the new service unlimited access to the Internet for a fee of 4,200 yen a month. (Kyodo)

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New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from new Japanese common carriers sit together with consumers as well as U.S. government officials at a symposium held in Tokyo on March 4 to oppose the telecommunications ministry's plan to let Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) raise the interconnection fees it charges to other carriers to access its phone lines. Jessica Webster, first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, told the meeting that the planned fee hike would wipe out benefits from increased competition in Japan's telecom market. (Kyodo)

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Toyota to launch 'G-Book' info network service

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the terminal of a new membership-based service which Toyota Motor Corp. will launch in fall 2002. The service will enable drivers to receive a wide rage of interactive information services via wireless communication terminals in their vehicles. Toyota said Aug. 28 that the G-Book service will be available at a fixed monthly fee that allows use of an on-board terminal to receive about 30 different standard service items.