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Meta faces $2.8 mil lawsuits in Japan over fake ads

Lawyers attend a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2024, after filing a lawsuit with the Osaka District Court against Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investments with fake celebrity endorsements. The U.S. technology giant and its Japanese arm are facing lawsuits filed with district courts in Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba and Saitama, with 30 plaintiffs seeking a total of 435 million yen ($2.8 million) in damages.

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Meta faces $2.8 mil lawsuits in Japan over fake ads

Lawyers head to the Osaka District Court in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2024, to file a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investments with fake celebrity endorsements. The U.S. technology giant and its Japanese arm are facing lawsuits filed with district courts in Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba and Saitama, with 30 plaintiffs seeking a total of 435 million yen ($2.8 million) in damages.

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Rally against Israeli attack on Gaza

Rally protesting Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip and calling for the United States to end support for Israel is held in front of the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, in the city of Osaka in western Japan on Nov. 29, 2023.

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Rally against Israeli attack on Gaza

Rally protesting Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip and calling for the United States to end support for Israel is held in front of the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, in the city of Osaka in western Japan on Nov. 29, 2023.

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Michelin Guide for Kansai

OSAKA, Japan - Chefs and owners of 12 restaurants in Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Nara line up during an event for the release of the 2013 edition of the Michelin Guide for Japan's second-largest business area of Kansai at a hotel in Osaka on Oct. 16, 2012. The 12 restaurants were awarded the top three-star rating in the edition.

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Michelin Guide for Kansai

OSAKA, Japan - The 2013 edition of the Michelin Guide for Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Nara in Japan's second-largest business area of Kansai is shown during an event for the release of the guidebook at a hotel in Osaka on Oct. 16, 2012.

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - Lt. Cmdr. Suzanne Schang (2nd from R), commanding officer of the USS Patriot, is pictured inside the ship at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, arrived at the port the same day to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe.

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - The USS Patriot arrives at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, visited there to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe.

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Michelin to publish guide book for Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe region

OSAKA, Japan - Nihon Michelin Tire Co. President Bernard Delmas (R) announces a plan to publish in October 2010 the Michelin Guide Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe 2011 ranking restaurants and hotels in the western Japanese region.

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Laurent Padoux, new consul general of France

OSAKA, Japan - Laurent Padoux speaks about his assignment as consul general of France for the Osaka-Kobe region in a recent interview with Kyodo News. It is his second assignment in Japan, following one as consul in charge of economic affairs for two years from 1987.

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Powder covered mail sent to U.S. Consulate General in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A policeman stands guard outside the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe, where a mail covered with a white powder has been delivered Oct. 17.

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Museum opened to mark 110th anniv. of Osaka-Kobe railway service

Takaoki Fujiwara (C, L), president of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., and Amagasaki Mayor Kazumi Fujiwara (C, R) cut the ribbon with children at a ceremony in Kobe on April 12, 2015, to open a museum built by the railway company to mark the 110th anniversary of its service between Osaka and Kobe in the western Japan region of Kansai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Michelin to publish guide book for Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe region

OSAKA, Japan - Nihon Michelin Tire Co. President Bernard Delmas (R) announces a plan to publish in October 2010 the Michelin Guide Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe 2011 ranking restaurants and hotels in the western Japanese region. (Kyodo)

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - The USS Patriot arrives at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, visited there to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe. (Kyodo)

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - Lt. Cmdr. Suzanne Schang (2nd from R), commanding officer of the USS Patriot, is pictured inside the ship at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, arrived at the port the same day to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe. (Kyodo)

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Osaka, Kobe airports

Combined photos taken in 2016 show Osaka airport (top), also called Itami airport, and Kobe airport, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Laurent Padoux, new consul general of France

OSAKA, Japan - Laurent Padoux speaks about his assignment as consul general of France for the Osaka-Kobe region in a recent interview with Kyodo News. It is his second assignment in Japan, following one as consul in charge of economic affairs for two years from 1987. (Kyodo)

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Powder covered mail sent to U.S. Consulate General in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A policeman stands guard outside the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe, where a mail covered with a white powder has been delivered Oct. 17.