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T-shirt art exhibition in western Japan

T-shirt art exhibition in western Japan

About 650 T-shirts, mostly designed by disabled people, hang on a beach in Shirahama in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Nov. 1, 2025, as an outdoor T-shirt art exhibition begins for a four-day run.

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Baseball: MLB Winter Meetings

Baseball: MLB Winter Meetings

Photo taken in Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 8, 2024, shows the venue of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, set to start the following day for a four-day run.

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ADB annual meeting begins in Incheon

ADB annual meeting begins in Incheon

Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa attends a press conference as the ADB's annual meeting opens in Incheon near Seoul for a four-day run on May 2, 2023.

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

(230912) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows the booth of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Iraq Limited at Iraq's first International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's ongoing international oil expo has seen enthusiastic participation from Chinese companies, which are ready to join Iraq to further develop its rich oil resources. The four-day event, named International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours, commenced on Sunday in Baghdad and will run through Wednesday. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

(230912) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit Iraq's first International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 10, 2023. Iraq's ongoing international oil expo has seen enthusiastic participation from Chinese companies, which are ready to join Iraq to further develop its rich oil resources. The four-day event, named International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours, commenced on Sunday in Baghdad and will run through Wednesday. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

(230912) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows the booth of PetroChina at Iraq's first International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's ongoing international oil expo has seen enthusiastic participation from Chinese companies, which are ready to join Iraq to further develop its rich oil resources. The four-day event, named International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours, commenced on Sunday in Baghdad and will run through Wednesday. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

IRAQ-BAGHDAD-OIL EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

(230912) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows a project model at Iraq's first International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's ongoing international oil expo has seen enthusiastic participation from Chinese companies, which are ready to join Iraq to further develop its rich oil resources. The four-day event, named International Exhibition and Conference for Oil Projects and Licensing Tours, commenced on Sunday in Baghdad and will run through Wednesday. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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ADB annual meeting begins in Incheon

ADB annual meeting begins in Incheon

Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa attends a press conference as the ADB's annual meeting opens in Incheon near Seoul for a four-day run on May 2, 2023.

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N. Korea's Kim calls for increase in grain production in key meeting

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on March 3, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for increasing grain production at a key four-day ruling party meeting through Wednesday focused on agricultural development, state-run media reported, amid speculation that the country has been suffering from a chronic food shortage. At the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, which followed the previous plenum by an unusually short interval of two months, Kim said it is "important to concentrate on increasing the per-hectare yield at all the farms," the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. He also stressed the need to enhance the role of the provincial, city and county guidance organs and all the farms in attaining the long-term objective of agricultural development, KCNA said.

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Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima

Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The annual Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima Prefecture on Aug. 12 for a four-day run.

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Hello Kitty convention to be held in Los Angeles

Hello Kitty convention to be held in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - A girl sits by Hello Kitty at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2014, when guests were invited to the first-ever Hello Kitty Convention a day before the event starts for a four-day run. The convention will be held to celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th birthday.

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Hello Kitty convention to be held in Los Angeles

Hello Kitty convention to be held in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - A mother and her daughter visit the first-ever Hello Kitty Convention at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2014, when guests were invited to the event a day before it starts for a four-day run. The convention will be held to celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th birthday.

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Hello Kitty convention to be held in Los Angeles

Hello Kitty convention to be held in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Women pose with big Hello Kitty slippers at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2014, when guests were invited to the first-ever Hello Kitty Convention a day before the event starts for a four-day run. The convention will be held to celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th birthday.

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Int'l commodity fair in Pyongyang

Int'l commodity fair in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The 15th springtime international commodity fair begins in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 14, 2012 for a four-day run. Companies from more than 10 countries and regions, including China, Britain and Malaysia, are taking part in the event, displaying electronic products, food products and others.

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Int'l commodity fair in Pyongyang

Int'l commodity fair in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The 15th springtime international commodity fair begins in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 14, 2012 for a four-day run. Companies from more than 10 countries and regions, including China, Britain and Malaysia, are taking part in the event, displaying electronic products, food products and others.

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Int'l bonsai fair in Takamatsu

Int'l bonsai fair in Takamatsu

TAKAMATSU, Japan - An international fair featuring bonsai trees and ornamental stones opens Nov. 18, 2011, for a four-day run in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. The 11th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention & Exhibition, the first in Japan, displays about 100,000 pieces of bonsai for immediate sale.

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Int'l bonsai fair in Takamatsu

Int'l bonsai fair in Takamatsu

TAKAMATSU, Japan - An international fair featuring bonsai trees and ornamental stones opens Nov. 18, 2011, for a four-day run in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. The 11th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention & Exhibition, the first in Japan, displays about 100,000 pieces of bonsai for immediate sale.

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Expo showcasing Japanese pop arts, subculture opens in Paris

Expo showcasing Japanese pop arts, subculture opens in Paris

PARIS, France - Local cosplayers pose for photos at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in a Paris suburb on July 1, 2010, as the largest annual Japan Expo showcasing the country's pop arts and subculture begins for a four-day run. Some 180,000 people are expected to visit the expo, which was first held by Japanese pop culture enthusiasts in France in 2000.

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off

Tokyo Game Show kicks off

CHIBA, Japan - Gamers give products a spin at the Tokyo Game Show 2009, the world's top gaming event, which kicked off Sept. 24, 2009, for a four-day run at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture.

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors play with a new game software at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 at the Makuhari Messe convention center near Tokyo on Oct. 9 as the world largest gaming event started the same day for a four-day run. Some 180,000 people are expected to visit the show.

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

CHIBA, Japan - The world's largest gaming event, the Tokyo Game Show 2008, opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center near Tokyo on Oct. 9 for a four-day run, with a record number of 819 game titles from over 200 game companies around the world being exhibited.

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World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The 2007 International Robot Exhibition, the world's largest exhibition focusing on robotics, opened Nov. 28 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Ariake, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, for a four-day run through Dec. 1.

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World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The 2007 International Robot Exhibition, the world's largest exhibition focusing on robotics, opened Nov. 28 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Ariake, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, for a four-day run through Dec. 1. Photo shows a robot (front) used for training dentists.

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World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The 2007 International Robot Exhibition, the world's largest exhibition focusing on robotics, opened Nov. 28 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Ariake, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, for a four-day run through Dec. 1.

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Japanese producers woo Chinese customers at Shanghai food fair

Japanese producers woo Chinese customers at Shanghai food fair

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese food producers woo Chinese customers at the 4th International Organic and Natural Products Fair in Shanghai on Nov. 14. The fair, which opened Nov. 14 for a four-day run, features food tasting programs and exhibitions by about 800 food companies from 25 countries and regions, including 50 food companies from Japan.

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Tokyo Toy Show opens for 4-day run

Tokyo Toy Show opens for 4-day run

TOKYO, Japan - People attend the International Tokyo Toy Show 2007 at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 28 as Japan's largest toy show started a four-day run with 146 toy makers from Japan and abroad taking part.

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Tokyo Toy Show opens for 4-day run

Tokyo Toy Show opens for 4-day run

TOKYO, Japan - The world's smallest robot, which walks on two legs, goes through its paces at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2007 at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 26, the opening day of the four-day event. A total of 146 toy makers from Japan and abroad are taking part in the event with around 38,000 toys on display.

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Awa Dance festival begins

Awa Dance festival begins

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The annual Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima Prefecture on Aug. 12 for a four-day run.

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Awa Dance festival begins

Awa Dance festival begins

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The annual Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima Prefecture on Aug. 12 for a four-day run.

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Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima

Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The traditional Awa Dance festival begins in Tokushima, western Japan, on Aug. 12 for a four-day run.

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Investigation panel holds test run on route of fatal derailment

Investigation panel holds test run on route of fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Officials of the transport ministry's Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission conduct a test run on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 13. The commission began a four-day test run to replicate the circumstances that led to the April 25 deadly derailment on the line.

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Roh's wife visits welfare home in Tokyo

Roh's wife visits welfare home in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kwon Yang Suk, the wife of South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, holds a child during a visit to an infant welfare home run by the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward June 7, the second day of a four-day state visit by her husband.

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Bozzetto wins in World Cup snowboarding

Bozzetto wins in World Cup snowboarding

SAPPORO, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Mathieu Bozzetto of France wins the parallel slalom title at the World Cup snowboarding competition in Sapporo on Feb. 28. Bozzetto, who defended his title in the parallel giant slalom a day earlier, outpaced Daniel Biveson of Sweden in his fourth and final run at Makomanai ski hill to complete a double in parallel disciplines midway through the four-day meet.

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Awa Odori dancing festival begins in Tokushima

Awa Odori dancing festival begins in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Women dance in the traditional Awa Odori dancing festival that opened Aug. 12 for a four-day run in Tokushima, southwestern Japan.

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(1)Tokyo Toy Show opens

(1)Tokyo Toy Show opens

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Toy Show opens May 9 at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward for a four-day run. Some 35,000 items from 163 toy makers are being displayed at the event.

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Afghan health ministry launches anti-polio vaccination campaign

STORY: Afghan health ministry launches anti-polio vaccination campaign DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of health workers giving anti-polio vaccines to children STORYLINE: The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government initiated a nationwide four-day vaccination campaign against polio on Monday. "The four-day vaccination campaign covers 9.9 million children under 5 in the country's 34 provinces," the ministry said in a statement. Aimed at eradicating the crippling disease in the country, the immunization campaign has been supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) over the past several years. So far this year, two polio cases have been detected in Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

(220919) -- KABUL, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker gives a dose of the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against polio in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19, 2022. The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government initiated a nationwide four-day vaccination campaign against polio on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

(220919) -- KABUL, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker gives a dose of the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against polio in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19, 2022. The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government initiated a nationwide four-day vaccination campaign against polio on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

(220919) -- KABUL, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker gives a dose of the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against polio in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19, 2022. The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government initiated a nationwide four-day vaccination campaign against polio on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

(220919) -- KABUL, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker gives a dose of the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against polio in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19, 2022. The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government initiated a nationwide four-day vaccination campaign against polio on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-POLIO-VACCINATION

(220919) -- KABUL, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker gives a dose of the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against polio in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19, 2022. The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government initiated a nationwide four-day vaccination campaign against polio on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The 2007 International Robot Exhibition, the world's largest exhibition focusing on robotics, opened Nov. 28 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Ariake, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, for a four-day run through Dec. 1. (Kyodo)

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World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The 2007 International Robot Exhibition, the world's largest exhibition focusing on robotics, opened Nov. 28 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Ariake, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, for a four-day run through Dec. 1. (Kyodo)

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World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

World's largest international robot fair opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The 2007 International Robot Exhibition, the world's largest exhibition focusing on robotics, opened Nov. 28 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Ariake, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, for a four-day run through Dec. 1. Photo shows a robot (front) used for training dentists. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors play with a new game software at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 at the Makuhari Messe convention center near Tokyo on Oct. 9 as the world largest gaming event started the same day for a four-day run. Some 180,000 people are expected to visit the show. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles

CHIBA, Japan - The world's largest gaming event, the Tokyo Game Show 2008, opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center near Tokyo on Oct. 9 for a four-day run, with a record number of 819 game titles from over 200 game companies around the world being exhibited. (Kyodo)

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Bozzetto wins in World Cup snowboarding

Bozzetto wins in World Cup snowboarding

SAPPORO, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Mathieu Bozzetto of France wins the parallel slalom title at the World Cup snowboarding competition in Sapporo on Feb. 28. Bozzetto, who defended his title in the parallel giant slalom a day earlier, outpaced Daniel Biveson of Sweden in his fourth and final run at Makomanai ski hill to complete a double in parallel disciplines midway through the four-day meet. (Kyodo)

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Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival starts for 4-day run

Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival starts for 4-day run

The tower of Hirosaki Castle, surrounded by Japanese garden style lanterns made out of snow, is illuminated in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2016, as the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival started for a four-day run. About 140 snow lanterns, which are 2.5 meters high on average, are constructed throughout Hirosaki Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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11th Autumn International Trade Fair begins in Pyongyang

11th Autumn International Trade Fair begins in Pyongyang

The 11th Autumn International Trade Fair begins in Pyongyang on Sept. 21, 2015, for a four-day run. Companies from countries in Asia and Europe including China, Malaysia, Germany and Italy are taking part in the fair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

The Tokyo Game Show opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2018, for a four-day run. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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