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☆ China October exports record highest jump in 19 months, imports decline more than expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

China's exports in October rose at their fastest pace in 19 months, sharply beating analysts' estimates, according to data from the country's customs agency on Thursday. Exports rose by 12.7% in October from a year ago in U.S. dollar terms, their highest jump since March 2023, according to LSEG data. Analysts had pegged exports growth at 5.2% year on year in October, according to a Reuters poll. Analysts had forecast a decline of 1.5% in October exports, according to a Reuters poll. The world's second-largest economy has been grappling with weakening domestic consumption and a protracted property crisis, with exports being a rare bright spot.

Persons: Bruce Pang Organizations: Analysts, JLL, CNBC Locations: Qingdao Port, Shandong province, Qingdao, China, Greater China

UFC media rights are up for renewal next year, and TKO Group Chief Operating Officer Mark Shapiro tells me he thinks Netflix could be getting in the ring. "I think absolutely, they'll be at the table on UFC," Shapiro said in an exclusive CNBC Sport interview. Still, even with the WWE deal, Netflix didn't fully embrace its new role as a platform for live sports. "I think absolutely, they'll be at the table on UFC," Shapiro said in an exclusive CNBC Sport interview. Still, even with the WWE deal, Netflix didn't fully embrace its new role as a platform for live sports.

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☆ Inflation haunted Harris. If Trump isn’t careful, it will cost him too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Donald Trump rode a powerful wave of discontent over the cost of living back to the White House. Trump reminded voters often that inflation wasn’t a problem when he was calling the shots. But if he’s not careful, Trump could have an inflation problem of his own. They point to study after study that shows Americans bore almost the entire cost of Trump’s tariffs on China. “When Trump uses tariffs as a negotiating tool, I’m fine with that,” Moore said during a phone interview in late October.

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☆ Britain loves its 'special relationship' with the U.S. — but that doesn't mean Trump will love it back
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

London feels those long-standing bonds and geopolitical interests make its relationship with the U.S., well, special. Not so special anymoreDescribing the "special relationship" as one of convenience for the U.S., Pickering said the U.K. could still maneuver itself to be useful to an incoming Trump government. Whisper it, but the "special relationship" ceased to be special long ago, according to Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg. "That Trump and Starmer are apparently not fans of each other, to put it mildly, will not help in future U.S.-U.K. talks. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrives for the Ceremonial Welcome at Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain June 3, 2019.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jeff J Mitchell, Keir Starmer, Trump, David Lammy, Starmer, Harris, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Badenoch, Lammy, Kallum Pickering, Peel Hunt, We're, we'll, Pickering, Holger Schmieding, Schmieding, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Victoria Jones Organizations: Getty, U.S, London, Britain's, Republican, Trump Tower, Trump, Atlantic, Labour Party, White, Reuters, Conservative Party, Republicans, Labour, European Union, China, Peel, CNBC, NATO Locations: London, New York, Washington, Europe, China, EU, U.S, America, Buckingham, Britain

☆ Why Gen Z college grads are feeling increasingly pessimistic about entering the workforce
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

More than half of college seniors feel pessimistic about joining the workforce, per a Handshake survey. First-time job seekers told BI they're seeking stability in their careers. AdvertisementAmid a dwindling pool of entry-level positions and ongoing layoffs in once seemingly foolproof fields, Gen Z college grads are feeling uneasy about starting their professional lives. The 21-year-old told BI that she is regularly casing career fairs and updating her portfolio with new projects to stand out come spring. She told BI she likes her work but wishes she made more than her $40,000 salary.

Persons: Z, —, Insider's Aki Ito, Hiba Rizvi, Rizvi, they're, Christine Cruzvergara, Cruzvergara, Goldman Sachs, Sasha Friese, Friese, she'll, I've Organizations: Service, Loyola University Chicago, Big Tech, Washington Post, Commerce Department, University, Washington, BI, University of San Locations: San Diego, University of San Diego

☆ What Trump’s historic election victory means for the global economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDonald Trump's election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris marks a historic return to the White House — an extraordinary political comeback that is likely to have seismic ramifications for the global economy. The former president's litany of campaign pledges include steep tariffs, tax cuts, deregulation and a push to withdraw from key global agreements. Trump's favorite wordTrump has previously described "tariff" as his favorite word, calling it "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." And we don't see Trump's secondary tariff pledge — that baseline tariff, which would hurt European companies — as being all that feasible," Galbraith said. Analysts have warned that Trump's plan to impose universal tariffs are highly likely to raise prices for consumers and slow spending.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Trump, Lizzy Galbraith, Abrdn, Galbraith, CNBC's, Donald Trump, Ben May, Mitchell Reiss Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, European Union, Bloomberg, Trump, Oxford Economics, Signum Global Advisors, Macquarie Group, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Binzhou, China, Florida, U.S, Mexico, Greensboro , North Carolina, Ukraine, Europe, Asia, Qingdao Port, Shandong province, Qingdao, American

Trump's first 100 days are likely to be a rollercoaster, especially given his affinity for headline-grabbing moves. These structured channels helped ensure open dialogue on issues like tariffs, technology restrictions, and financial stability. A potential role for Elon Musk as a geopolitical go-between China might look to alternative channels to manage relations with Trump's administration. National security and AI, autonomous vehicles National security considerations will also be front and center in Trump's early China policy, especially regarding technology restrictions. Expect tariffs, technology restrictions, and Trump's unique brand of diplomacy to push the relationship to its limits.

Persons: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Kevin Lemarque, Donald Trump's, Trump, Mao Ning, Trump's, Biden, Elon Musk, Tesla, he's, Robin Ren, Ying Yong, Wu Qing, hasn't, Steve Wynn, Musk, — Organizations: Reuters, White, U.S ., Foreign, Treasury, Commerce, Tesla Inc, Bloomberg, Getty, European Union, Trump Locations: Osaka, Japan, U.S, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Washington, Taiwan, European, South Korea, Trump's

☆ Trump's advisors are laying out plans on how to end the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump has previously said he could end the war in Ukraine in a day, but never detailed how. Trump's advisors have reportedly set out plans, including setting up a demilitarized zone. AdvertisementDonald Trump is the new US president-elect — and his advisors are laying out plans on how to end the war in Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal. Under that plan, Ukraine would also pledge not to join NATO for at least 20 years in exchange for continued US weapons deliveries, they said. Trump has repeatedly said he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours by forcing Russia and Ukraine to negotiate a peace deal — but has never detailed how he would go about it.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, JD Vance, Shawn Ryan, Vance, Trump, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden's, Keith Kellogg, Fred Fleitz, Fleitz, Putin doesn't, Steven Cheung, Donald Trump's, didn't, Kurt Volker, Putin, Volker Organizations: Street Journal, Trump, Service, Wall Street, NATO, UN, Ukraine wouldn't, Kyiv, National Security, Reuters, Fox News, of America, Kyiv Independent Locations: Ukraine, Trump, Russia, Russian, Germany, Mar, Lago , Florida

☆ Affirm beats on top and bottom lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Affirm , the provider of buy now, pay later loans reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results. Revenue less transaction costs (RLTC) came in at $285 million, ahead of earlier guidance of $265 million to $280 million. Affirm said it expects to achieve profitability on a GAAP basis in its fiscal fourth quarter of 2025. Affirm is guiding to GMV in the range of $9.35 billion to $9.75 billion. In June, Affirm and Apple announced plans for U.S. Apple Pay users on iPhones and iPads to be able to apply for loans directly through Affirm.

Persons: Max Levchin, StreetAccount, Kevin Kennedy, Kennedy, —, Robert Hum Organizations: Revenue, Apple, U.S Locations: LSEG

☆ Evercore ISI says Trump to drive S&P 500 to 6,600 by mid-2025, gives top stocks to play new policies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The firm said it sees the S & P 500 soaring to 6,600 by the end of June 2025. Already, Trump's win has spurred a huge stock market rally, with the S & P 500 soaring 2.5% on Wednesday to notch its best postelection day in history. Since 1932, the S & P 500 has averaged a 152% gain over 50 months during bull runs. The strategist listed several stocks Evercore thinks could benefit from a Trump win, and some that could outperform even further from a red sweep. Trump's win "could bring more favorable regulatory environment — and WFC is one of the most regulatory-impacted names given outstanding asset cap," the firm said.

Persons: Donald Trump's, It's, Dow, Julian Emanuel, Elect Trump, Emanuel, Goldman Sachs, Evercore, Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: ISI, Trump, GOP, Goldman, Palo Alto Networks, Israel, Exxon Mobil, Halliburton Locations: Wells, Wednesday's, Wells Fargo, China, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, cyberattacks

☆ China congratulates Trump, says it respects America's choice
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. China expressed respect for the U.S. election result and congratulated Donald Trump on his victory, and an official newspaper called for a "pragmatic" approach to bilateral differences as U.S. tariff threats loomed. Trump, a Republican who has promised to implement stiff tariffs, recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory over Democrat Kamala Harris in Tuesday's election. "We respect the choice of the American people and congratulate Mr. Trump on his election as president," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement late on Wednesday. China-U.S. relations have been fraught for years, notably around trade and security including Taiwan and the South China Sea.

Persons: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Kamala Harris, Mr, Trump Organizations: U.S, Trump, Republican Locations: Osaka, Japan, China, Tuesday's, U.S, Taiwan, South China

☆ Anthropic is gaining on OpenAI in this key area of the AI market
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Anthropic has been gaining on arch rival OpenAI in recent months, according to data from a popular developer tool offered by startup Vercel. In the week of August 18, the OpenAI code library was downloaded almost 229,000 times by developers. Data from Vercel's AI SDK toolkit VercelA top executive at Vercel attributed the recent adoption trends partly to a new AI model that Anthropic released in the summer. That's because many AI model providers have adopted OpenAI's API specification as a de facto standard. AdvertisementAn OpenAI spokesperson said usage of the startup's API has doubled since it released its GPT-4o mini AI model in July.

Persons: Anthropic, OpenAI, Sweta Patel, Claude, Jared Palmer, Sonnet, There's, Dianne Penn, Penn, DoorDash Organizations: Vercel

☆ Rivian lowers earnings guidance after missing Wall Street's third-quarter expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rivian Automotive lowered its earnings forecast for the year after missing Wall Street's third-quarter expectations, including a significant miss in revenue. That compares to a previous guidance of roughly $2.7 billion loss. The company reported a negative gross profit of $392 million for the third quarter compared with a loss of $477 million a year earlier. The automaker's net loss narrowed year-over-year to $1.1 billion compared to $1.37 billion during the third quarter of 2023. Its revenue compared to a year ago dropped by 34.6% amid supplier disruptions that impacted the company's production.

Persons: Wall, Rivian Organizations: Workers, Rivian Automotive Locations: Normal , Illinois, U.S

☆ How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump's presidential victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesAs Donald Trump celebrated his presidential victory early Wednesday morning, Elon Musk was right there with him. Elon," Trump said onstage at his Mar-a-Lago resort, thanking the world's richest person for spending two weeks campaigning in Pennsylvania. Musk's investment in Trump is already paying off, even though Trump doesn't take office until Jan. 20. Musk was introduced by Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, who called the Tesla CEO the "greatest capitalist" in U.S. history. Having a role in a bespoke commission could give Musk power over federal agencies' budgets, staffing and the ability to push for the elimination of inconvenient regulations.

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☆ What Trump's win could mean for student loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

St. Louis-based U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp, a Trump appointee, issued the latest preliminary injunction against Biden's revised student loan forgiveness plan. Student loan forgiveness likely to dry up under TrumpU.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersBiden has forgiven more federal student debt than any other president. It has done so mostly by improving existing student loan relief programs that had long been plagued by problems. "The Biden administration has been making periodic announcements about loan forgiveness," Kantrowitz said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump's, Trump, Mark Kantrowitz, Joe Biden's, Biden, Matthew Schelp, Biden's, Kantrowitz, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Reuters Biden, George W, Bush, Mike Pierce, Mario Tama Organizations: U.S . Department, Trump, Biden, District, Center for American, Congressional Research Service, Trump U.S, Madison Area Technical, Truax, Reuters, Education Department, Public, Senate, Protection Center, University of Southern, USC, Getty Locations: Racine , Wisconsin, Louis, U.S, Madison , Wisconsin, University of Southern California, Los Angeles , California

Harris offered to console Democrats over the loss to former President Donald Trump, acknowledging they were "feeling and experiencing a range of emotions right now." Trump never did when he lost to President Joe Biden and Harris in 2020. After Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, Democrats reveled in the change, flooding donation channels and crushing fundraising records. The Biden campaign was skidding off course, setting off an eruption of party panic. Memorably, Harris offered a stinging rebuttal to Trump’s insistence on the debate stage that he had won the 2020 election.

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Vice President Harris is expected to call President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the 2024 presidential race and is also expected to speak publicly, according to two Harris aides. NBC News called the presidential race Wednesday morning, projecting that Trump won just after 5:30 a.m. Harris, 60, launched her presidential campaign after President Joe Biden, 81, withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed her as the Democratic Party's nominee. While Harris had about three months to campaign, Trump launched his re-election campaign, his third for president, shortly after the 2022 midterm elections that November. Polls had shown in recent weeks that the race was dead even and Harris faced a gender gap in which more men, specifically white men, were backing Trump.

Persons: Harris, Donald Trump, she's, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Roe, Wade, “, ” Trump Organizations: Howard University, Trump, White, White House, NBC News, Democratic Party's, NBC, Capitol Locations: Florida, While Nevada, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Ukraine, New York

Major stock indexes soared Wednesday morning in the wake of Donald Trump's decisive victory in Tuesday's presidential election. The last time the Dow, which represents larger, more established firms, saw a 1,000-point jump in a single day was November 2022. NBC News is projecting that Trump will finish with 276 Electoral College votes in his defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent. Trump has promised to extend or enact sweeping tax cuts and deregulatory policies that are widely supported across the business community. That represents market pushback on one of Trump's key policy planks: A weaker dollar that would support U.S. exports.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Trump, David Bahnsen, Wells, Russell, Isaac Boltansky, Boltansky Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow, NBC, Trump, Electoral, Democratic, Senate, Bahnsen, JPMorgan, Bank of America, U.S Locations: Wells Fargo, BTIG, U.S

Constitutional amendments to protect or expand abortion passed in seven of the 10 states where they appeared on the ballot Tuesday, NBC News projects. Voters in Arizona and Missouri approved ballot initiatives that will effectively protect abortion rights until fetal viability and undo existing abortion laws on the books. But voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota rejected proposed amendments that would have done the same — becoming the first pro-abortion-rights ballot measures to fail since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The other amendment, that would have enshrined abortion rights until fetal viability in the conservative state’s constitution, was rejected. The defeats of the amendments in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ended what had been an unbroken winning streak for ballot measures backing abortion rights in the 2½ years since the fall of Roe.

Persons: Roe, Wade, ” Organizations: NBC, Voters, ” Locations: Arizona, Missouri, Florida , Nebraska, South Dakota, Maryland , Montana , Nevada, New York, Colorado, In Nebraska, In Florida, Florida

☆ South Dakota voters defeat effort to put abortion rights in the state constitution
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Lindsey Pipia | Lindsey Pipia Is An Associate Producer For The Political Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

South Dakotans voted down a ballot measure that would have put abortion rights in the state constitution, instead keeping the state’s near-total ban on abortion. Voters have overturned state abortion bans in a number of red states since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, but South Dakota is an extremely conservative state. Life Defense Fund first sued Dakotans for Health in June, challenging the abortion petition signatures the organization submitted to the state. A judge dismissed the motion, which prompted Life Defense Fund to file an appeal in state Supreme Court. A state Supreme Court justice kicked it back to a lower court.

Persons: Dakotans, ”, Roe, Wade, Court’s Dobbs, Donald Trump Organizations: Health, Life Defense Fund, Life Defense Locations: South Dakota

☆ Highest court in Massachusetts to hear arguments in Karen Read’s bid to dismiss murder charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Read’s attorneys argue she is being framed and that other law enforcement officers are responsible for O’Keefe’s death. A judge declared a mistrial in June after finding jurors couldn’t reach an agreement. The defense also arguing that the judge abruptly announced the mistrial in court without first asking each juror to confirm their conclusions about each count. The court never asked for counsel’s views, or even mentioned the word mistrial.”In August, a judge ruled Read can be retried on those charges. The defense portrayed Read as the victim, saying O’Keefe was actually killed inside Albert’s home and then dragged outside.

Persons: Karen Read, Read, John O’Keefe, ”, Beverly Cannone, Brian Albert, O’Keefe Organizations: BOSTON, Judicial, Boston Marathon, Prosecutors, ” Prosecutors, Bentley College, Boston police Locations: Massachusetts, Boston

☆ British fintech firm Wise posts 55% jump in profit on expanding market share
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Wise posted a 55% jump in profit in the first half of its 2025 fiscal year Wednesday, citing customer growth and expanding market share. The British digital payments firm said that its first-half profit totalled £217.3 million, up from £140.6 million in the same period a year ago. Revenues at the money transfer platform climbed 19% year-on-year for the period to £591.9 million, Wise reported Wednesday. Earlier this year, Wise issued a sales warning that sent shares of the U.K. online payments firm down as much as 21%. On Wednesday, Wise said that its underlying PBT margin for the first-half period was 22%, above its target range of 13% to 16%.

Persons: Wise, —, Kristo Käärmann Organizations: U.K, Authority

☆ China's central bank affirms supportive monetary policy stance at closely watched meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, delivers a speech during the 2024 Lujiazui Forum on June 19, 2024 in Shanghai, China. BEIJING — The head of the People's Bank of China said in a closely watched meeting Tuesday that the central bank planned to maintain supportive monetary policy, according to state media. PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng added that the central bank intended to “increase the intensity of counter-cyclical monetary policy," state media said in Chinese, translated by CNBC. Finance Minister Lan Fo'an addressed the committee Monday about a plan to increase the local government debt limit in order to replace hidden debt, state media said. Lan on Tuesday also presented a report on managing state-owned assets, according to state media.

Persons: Pan Gongsheng, Lan Fo'an, Lan Organizations: People's Bank of China, People's Bank of, CNBC, National, Committee, Finance, U.S Locations: Shanghai, China, BEIJING, People's Bank of China, U.S . Federal

☆ Trump claims presidential win. Here is what he promised the crypto industry ahead of the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Former President Donald Trump arrives for his campaign rally at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024. Getting that money required him to make big promises pertaining to the crypto industry. "For too long our government has violated the cardinal rule that every bitcoiner knows by heart: Never sell your bitcoin," Trump said during his keynote speech. Trump pledged to maintain the current level of bitcoin holdings that the U.S. has amassed from seizing assets from financial criminals. "On day one, I will fire Gary Gensler," Trump said, referencing the Joe Biden-appointed SEC chairman who has taken an aggressive approach to crypto regulation.

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☆ Toyota posts nearly 20% drop in second-quarter operating profit, missing estimates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported its first quarterly operating profit drop in about two years, as it strives to navigate the market shift toward electric vehicles. Revenue : 11.44 trillion yen vs. 11.41 trillion yen: 11.44 trillion yen vs. 11.41 trillion yen Operating profit: 1.16 trillion yen vs. 1.24 trillion yenThe world's largest automaker by sales volume saw a 20% year-on-year drop in operating profit during the quarter. Net profit attributable to company more than halved to 573.7 billion yen from 1.28 trillion a year ago. "If electric vehicles simply become the only choice, including for our suppliers, those people's jobs would be lost." The company maintained a full-year operating profit of 4.3 trillion yen.

Persons: Akio Toyoda, Toyoda, Suzuki Organizations: Toyota, Toyota Motor, LSEG ., Reuters, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Japan's Transport, Ministry of Land, Transport, Honda, Yamaha Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Infrastructure, Tourism

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