In this Sept. 5, 2020, file photo, people look at a display from Chinese technology firm Tencent at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) BEIJING (AP) -- China's biggest gaming company, Tencent, said it would review whether it adequately limits children's access to live streaming and other features after the government expanded a regulatory crackdown on tech industries by initiating a lawsuit against the company for failing to do enough to protect young users.

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September 16, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) This supplied photo shows headlines curated by Japanese news organizations on the website of Google News Showcase. (Photo courtesy of Google LLC/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Google LLC expanded its News Showcase service to Japan on Thursday, enabling users to view headlines from more than 40 Japanese newspapers and news agencies that each collect a license fee from the tech giant. Unlike news content that appears through Google searches, the service allows news organizations to curate and package their coverage on the News Showcase page or app.

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The projected course of Typhoon Mindulle as of 10 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2021, is seen in this image from the Japan Meteorological Agency website. TOKYO -- Large and very strong Typhoon Mindulle moved northeastward on Oct. 1, engulfing Japan's Hachijo Island in the Izu Islands south of Tokyo in a stormy area. The typhoon is expected to maintain strength and make its closest approach to the Izu Islands by early afternoon. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has called for extreme caution on the Pacific side of eastern and northeastern Japan over risks of powerful winds, heavy rains and rough seas.

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This aerial photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows the Tomei Expressway during heavy traffic in the city of Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) The building housing the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is pictured in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO -- To prevent travel to sightseeing spots and other locations amid a heightened coronavirus spread in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai region in west Japan, the government will ask expressway operators to suspend holiday toll discounts with the Electronic Toll Collection System (ETC) over the "Golden Week" holiday between late April and early May.

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May 5, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, attends a press conference with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar following a bilateral meeting in London on May 3, 2021. (Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP) LONDON (AP) -- India's foreign minister has pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar tweeted that he was "made aware yesterday evening of exposure to possible Covid positive cases.

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