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by Xinhua writers Lu Junyu, Chen Haoquan and Wu Hao RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's presidential election is heading to a runoff on Oct. 25 after a tight first-round vote on Sunday, with Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party separated by only about 2 percentage points. The first-round results underscored the continued polarization of Brazilian politics, with the two candidates together securing over 90 percent of valid votes. Over the next three weeks, attention will focus on why the race remains so close, how U.S.-Brazil ties could affect the campaign, and where the two candidates could find additional support. WHY THE CLOSE RACE? The first-round vote was highly concentrated around the two leading ...

TOKYO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- At a chain store in Tokyo, the Japanese capital, a notice announcing price adjustments on selected items is hard to miss. These days, price hikes not only rank among the most talked-about topics in Japanese media but are also keenly felt in daily life, from household goods to food and from supermarkets to restaurants. RISING PRICES, WEAK CONSUMPTION According to a survey released by Japanese research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd., more than 3,000 food and beverage items in the country are set to go up in price in October, with the full-year tally for 2026 expected to top 20,000. Data recently released by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) showed that the consumer price index excluding institutional factors rose 2.6 percent year on year in August, overshooting the centra...

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