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Month: August 2025

Japan denies giving away city to Tanzania after misinformation sparks anti-immigration backlash

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s government would like you to know: no, they’re not giving away a city to Tanzania. Authorities have been in damage control mode for the last few days after widespread misinformation about a cultural exchange program sparked a public panic – reflecting Japan’s conservative attitudes toward immigration and a

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List of places suspending some US parcel shipments grows as tariff exemption ends

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Mexico have joined a growing list of places suspending some parcel shipments to the United States following the implementation of new rules under President Donald Trump’s administration that will end tariff exemptions. The “de minimis” exemption, which allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less

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