Japanese, Chinese women in N.Y. begin online fashion business

NEW YORK, United States - Staff members of ''Material Wrld,'' online fashion business launched by Japanese and Chinese women Rie Yano and Jie Zheng, select clothing for photos to be posted on the website at a photo studio in New York on Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Meg Maruyama)

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