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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

A bus belonging to Kyoto City Bus, whose revenue declined considerably in fiscal 2019, is seen here in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward, on Sept. 20, 2020. (Mainichi/Kenji Yagura)

Kyoto bus operator declares 1st 'state of emergency' due to driver shortage

KYOTO -- The municipal transportation bureau here declared a "state of emergency" for the first time on Sept. 27, claiming they can no longer secure e Full article

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Shigeru Ishiba, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2024. (Kyodo)

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An Israeli tank manoeuvres in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border,on Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

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This May 18, 2021 photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows skyscrapers in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district. (Mainichi)

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"Perfect Days" director Wim Wenders, third from right in the front row, actors Koji Yakusho and Tokio Emoto, fourth and fifth from left respectively in the back row, and other guests are seen on the red carpet at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 23, 2023. (Mainichi/Ririko Maeda)

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Visitors capture images of Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the female giant panda and her male mate Ri Ri before they are returned to China. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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As of September 27, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
As of the September 16 - September 22, 2024 period
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