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Rio 2016 Olympics, Day 4

Aug 9, 2016

Kohei Uchimura competes on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics team final en route to winning the gold medal on Monday at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. | REUTERS

Jamaican track star Usain Bolt dances the samba at a press conference on Monday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. | REUTERS

Russia's Yulia Efimova cries after placing second in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final on Monday at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. | AP

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The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.

At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?

By Joel Tansey

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.

Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40

By Weiwen Lin

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