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Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centers and illegal online ...

Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial ...

Naruhito conveys a message of peace in this 2025, which also marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Not every day does the Emperor of Japan reach such a ...

Toyota Motor Corp. introduced the 50,000-square-meter first phase area of Woven City, a demonstration city for advanced ...

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Retailers are likely to oppose the action, arguing that the added costs would eventually have to be passed on to consumers.

Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times They are building on the party’s base, which has traditionally been older, working-class men. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times These young people ...

Matt Sherratt not interested in longer Wales stint despite encouraging start - Wales pushed Six Nations title favourites ...