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World Exposition in Osaka hit by swarms of bugs

Swarms of chironomids, informally known as non-biting midges or lake flies, are seen at the site of the World Exposition in Osaka on May 21, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka hit by swarms of bugs

Swarms of chironomids, informally known as non-biting midges or lake flies, are seen at the site of the World Exposition in Osaka on May 21, 2025.

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Ministry of Economics Finance and Industrial - Bercy

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (French: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced, informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Paris, France, on April 12, 2025. Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Acting BOJ chief Shirakawa likely to be promoted to governor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of acting Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who is likely to become the next chief of the central bank as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan indicated support on April 4 for the promotion after it was informally sounded out by the government. The photo was taken during a news conference held at the Bank of Japan on March 21 when he took up the job as deputy BOJ governor.

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Carmakers sound out asthma patients on settlement over pollution

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters urge carmakers to pay more to settle their damages suit during a rally held in front of the Tokyo Head Office building of Toyota Motor Corp., one of the seven automakers, on June 4. Toyota and six makers of diesel cars have informally offered to settle with asthma patients in Tokyo, but the plaintiffs say they are not ready to accept the payments because the amount offered is too small.

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Nippon Oil to cede presidency to vice president Nishio

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari (L) and Vice President Shinji Nishio pose for photos at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on May 9. The company said that it has informally appointed Nishio to replace Watari, who would assume its chairmanship.

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WTO informally approves Oshima as next head of General Council

GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed at an informal ambassador-level meeting on Feb. 9 that Shotaro Oshima (file photo), Japan's representative in Geneva, will become the next chairman of the WTO General Council, trade sources said. Oshima, 60, is to replace incumbent Chairman Carlos Perez del Castillo, whose term expires this month, making Oshima the first Japanese to head the top decision-making body of the Geneva-based WTO.

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Ito named new vice defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show Defense Facility Administration Agency chief Yasunari Ito (L), who was informally named Jan. 8 to replace Vice Defense Minister Ken Sato, and Takehiko Shimaguchi, head of the agency's Equipment Bureau, who was named to succeed Ito as new Defense Facility Administration Agency chief.

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Kumagai Gumi wins informal OK from banks

TOKYO, Japan - Kazutoshi Torigai, president of troubled construction firm Kumagai Gumi Co., tells a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28 that the company's creditor banks have informally approved a revision to its restructuring plan. Under the new plan, Kumagai Gumi will ask its 15 creditor banks to forgive 430 billion yen in loans, down from the 450 billion yen it had previously requested.

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Yagi informally named new JOC chief

A five-man selection committee of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), in a meeting Wednesday Feb. 24, informally names Yushiro Yagi (R) to succeed outgoing JOC President Hironoshin Furuhashi (2nd from L). The appointment of Yagi, currently JOC secretary general, will be made formal before Furuhashi's retirement at the end of March.

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Ito named new vice defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show Defense Facility Administration Agency chief Yasunari Ito (L), who was informally named Jan. 8 to replace Vice Defense Minister Ken Sato, and Takehiko Shimaguchi, head of the agency's Equipment Bureau, who was named to succeed Ito as new Defense Facility Administration Agency chief.

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Haru to be named BOJ Board member

TOKYO, Japan - The government informally decided March 8 to appoint Hidehiko Haru (in file photo), executive vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., as a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board.

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Fukuma to be named BOJ Board member

TOKYO, Japan - The government informally decided March 8 to appoint Toshikatsu Fukuma (in file photo), vice chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), as a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board.

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Nippon Oil to cede presidency to vice president Nishio

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari (L) and Vice President Shinji Nishio pose for photos at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on May 9. The company said that it has informally appointed Nishio to replace Watari, who would assume its chairmanship. (Kyodo)

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Acting BOJ chief Shirakawa likely to be promoted to governor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of acting Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who is likely to become the next chief of the central bank as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan indicated support on April 4 for the promotion after it was informally sounded out by the government. The photo was taken during a news conference held at the Bank of Japan on March 21 when he took up the job as deputy BOJ governor. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Ten Dollar Banknote - Banana Money

Japanese government-issued ten dollar banknote. The Japanese dollar was a currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei (1942 and 1945). The currency was also referred informally (and with contempt!) as 'banana money'. Date: circa 1944

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Japanese Five Dollar Banknote - Banana Money

Japanese government-issued five dollar banknote. The Japanese dollar was a currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei (1942 and 1945). The currency was also referred informally (and with contempt!) as 'banana money'. Date: circa 1944

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Logo of THE RANK GROUP formerly involved in film making and

Logo of THE RANK GROUP formerly involved in film making and distribution and many other film related areas including cinemas, manufacturing and Pinewood Studios. The logo was known informally as The Man With The Gong

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Nuclear negotiators informally meet in China to discuss N. Korea

Choe Son Hui (R), deputy chief for North American affairs at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, attends an informal security meeting in Beijing on June 22, 2016, together with other senior diplomats from six countries involved in talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, including Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs (L). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear negotiators informally meet in China to discuss N. Korea

Photo taken June 22, 2016, in Beijing shows an informal security meeting attended by senior diplomats from six countries involved in talks on North Korea's nuclear program. For the first time since 2012, Pyongyang sent its officials to the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, organized by the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation of the University of California, San Diego. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear negotiators informally meet in China to discuss N. Korea

Choe Son Hui (R), deputy chief for North American affairs at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, attends an informal security meeting in Beijing on June 22, 2016, together with other senior diplomats from six countries involved in talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, including Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy (L). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear envoys meet informally in China to discuss N. Korea

Choe Son Hui (R), deputy chief for North American affairs at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, and Sung Kim (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, are seen ahead of attending the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Beijing on June 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo