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March For Iran - Paris

A Protestor performs in front of the mock body bags of killed Iranian protestors during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Scrap Search Amid Crisis

A child walks through piles of garbage carrying bags in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 18, 2025. Children search for usable materials in waste dumps amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian and economic crisis, as residents prepare the area to host displaced families. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/MiddleEast Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers arrange brush bristles at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A staff member livestreams in the studio of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

This photo taken on June 18, 2025 shows makeup brushes made by a manufacturing company in Luyi, central China's Henan Province. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's rice reserves

Bags containing Japanese government's emergency rice reserves are brought to a rice mill in Saitama Prefecture on March 18, 2025. The government started releasing rice from its stockpile the same day amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

Bags containing Japanese government's emergency rice reserves are brought to a rice mill in Saitama Prefecture on March 18, 2025. The government started releasing rice from its stockpile the same day amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

Bags containing Japanese government's emergency rice reserves are brought to a rice mill in Saitama Prefecture on March 18, 2025. The government started releasing rice from its stockpile the same day amid soaring prices.

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Japan's rice reserves

Bags containing the Japanese government's stockpiled rice are taken out from a warehouse in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 18, 2025. The government started releasing rice from the stockpile amid soaring prices of the Japanese staple.

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Japan's rice reserves

Bags containing the Japanese government's stockpiled rice are taken out from a warehouse in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 18, 2025. The government started releasing rice from the stockpile amid soaring prices of the Japanese staple.

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Xinhua Headlines: African agriculture thrives with Chinese technology, market access

(240618) -- NAIROBI, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker displays bags destined for mushroom cultivation at a mushroom workshop in Kabuye district, Kigali, Rwanda, April 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Dong Jianghui)

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Xinhua Headlines: African agriculture thrives with Chinese technology, market access

(240618) -- NAIROBI, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker displays bags destined for mushroom cultivation at a mushroom workshop in Kabuye district, Kigali, Rwanda, April 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINESE-VOLUNTEERS-DONATION

(240318) -- ISLAMABAD, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy smiles as he receives a bag of gifts from Chinese and Pakistani volunteers at a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 17, 2024. A group of a dozen Chinese and Pakistani volunteers associated with China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community, and Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation visited two schools and delivered about 200 donation bags of gifts to children and women. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINESE-VOLUNTEERS-DONATION

(240318) -- ISLAMABAD, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children receive bags of gifts given by Chinese and Pakistani volunteers at a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 17, 2024. A group of a dozen Chinese and Pakistani volunteers associated with China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community, and Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation visited two schools and delivered about 200 donation bags of gifts to children and women. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINESE-VOLUNTEERS-DONATION

(240318) -- ISLAMABAD, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese volunteer gives a bag of gifts to a boy at a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 17, 2024. A group of a dozen Chinese and Pakistani volunteers associated with China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community, and Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation visited two schools and delivered about 200 donation bags of gifts to children and women. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINESE-VOLUNTEERS-DONATION

(240318) -- ISLAMABAD, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children receive bags of gifts given by Chinese and Pakistani volunteers at a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 17, 2024. A group of a dozen Chinese and Pakistani volunteers associated with China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community, and Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation visited two schools and delivered about 200 donation bags of gifts to children and women. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINESE-VOLUNTEERS-DONATION

(240318) -- ISLAMABAD, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children receive bags of gifts given by Chinese and Pakistani volunteers at a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 17, 2024. A group of a dozen Chinese and Pakistani volunteers associated with China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community, and Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation visited two schools and delivered about 200 donation bags of gifts to children and women. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Antler Mushrooms Industry in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - A worker watches a robotic arm place bags of packed feed on a transport rack at an automated feed packaging line at Bajitan Industrial Park in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, February 18, 2024.

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a horse bag he made in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Son

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Black Friday - Madrid

A person carries several shopping bags during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year's spending. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Black Friday - Madrid

Two people carry several shopping bags during Black Friday, November 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). This year, the forecast for Spanish spending on Black Friday is 6% higher than last year's spending. In addition to discounts in stores, on the occasion of this day the Madrid City Council has put free buses in the city to encourage shoppers to travel by public transport. Yesterday, the day before the Black Friday sales campaign, Bizum and ATMs throughout Spain gave failures due to a fall of the Redsys payment system, the virtual payment platform that acts as an intermediary. This is the second time this has happened, since last Saturday, November 18, Bizum suffered its first crash. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-donated humanitarian aid distributed in W. Afghanistan

STORY: China-donated humanitarian aid distributed in W. Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: FARAH, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-donated humanitarian aid in Farah province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD ISRAEL SAYAR, Provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): ABDUL RAHIM, Aid beneficiary 4. various of China-donated humanitarian aid in Farah province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The distribution of China-donated humanitarian assistance has started in west Afghanistan's Farah province as 29 needy families received aid packages, an official said on Saturday last week. Each family was given two bags of rice, each weighing 50 kg, and 329 more destitute families will be receiving their share from the aid in the coming days, according to provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority Mohammad Israel Sayar. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD ISRAEL SAYAR, Provincial director for Nat

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Japanese rice in U.S. supermarket

Photo taken on July 18, 2023, shows bags of Japan-grown rice sold at a supermarket near Washington.

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MYANMAR-YANGON-ECONOMY-COFFEE PROCESSING

(230719) -- YANGON, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers pack coffee with paper bags at a coffee factory in Yangon, Myanmar, July 18, 2023. Myanmar annually produces over 9,000 tons of coffee, including over 7,000 tons of Arabica coffee and over 2,000 tons of Robusta coffee, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association. Myanmar exported coffee beans to over 10 foreign countries, including Britain, the United States, Japan, China, Thailand, and Australia. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-ZHANJIANG-TYPHOON TALIM-LANDING (CN)

(230718) -- ZHANJIANG, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows sand bags placed to fend off flood water at a hotel in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, made landfall in the coastal area of south China's Guangdong Province on Monday night, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a handiwork of horse bag in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-HORSE BAG-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Qoipei displays a horse bag he made in Nang County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 18, 2023. At Sonam Qoipei's workshop of handmade horse bag, various types of horse bags are neatly placed on the cabinets. The horse bag is made of cowhide, which is waterproof. Its making skill was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Tibet in 2018. Sonam Qoipei, 61, developed a keen interest in making horse bags when he was a child, after he saw the adults in his village riding on horses with the bags. At the age of 21, he studied the craft of making horse bags from a local craftsman. For now, he has become the inheritor of the craft. The process of making horse bags involves dozens of steps, so the production is time-consuming and the output is low, which has hindered its development and inheritance. In 2015, the craftsmanship received a financial support from the local government, so that it can be passed on. In 2022, Son

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Cameroon's cocoa farmers gain from domestic processing

STORY: Cameroon's cocoa farmers gain from domestic processing DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a forest in the Mengong subdivision, in the South region of Cameroon 2. various shots of farmers picking ripe cocoa pods 3. various shots of farmers sitting by a pile of cocoa pods and separating cocoa beans from ripened pods 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JEAN MEDARD MENDOUGA, Local farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JOSEPH SAMBA MFOUOU, Cocoa cultivator 6. various of farmers putting cocoa beans in bags 7. various of cocoa beans under the sun 8. various of views in the Meyomessi subdivision 11. various shots of Eden Espoir Cacao, a local cocoa processing factory 12. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): SUZANNE AYOLO, Owner of Eden Espoir Cacao 13. various shots of cocoa-based products made by Eden Espoir Cacao; STORYLINE: Cocoa is an important crop in Cameroon. In the southern region of the country, many farmers make their living by growing, while others take part in

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Nuclear disaster epicenter town being left to ruin

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo, taken Feb. 18, 2013, shows a classroom at abandoned Kumamachi Elementary School in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, located in the no-entry area. School bags and other items remain uncollected.

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Disposing of spoiled fish in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Fishermen on April 18, 2011, unpack bags of spoiled fish retrieved from the freezer of a local fishery firm to dispose of them in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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'White powder' delays Kuala Lumpur-bound ANA flight

NARITA, Japan - All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 917 bound for Kuala Lumpur is forced to delay departure from Narita airport for about 90 minutes Oct. 24 after ''whitish brown powder'' was found leaked from a passenger's luggage in the plane's cabin. The powder turned to be tea from one of 18 bags belonging to a group of 10 Vietnamese passengers.

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Tight siege in northern Yemen casts shadow over farmers' harvest season

STORY: Tight siege in northern Yemen casts shadow over farmers' harvest season DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:18 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemeni farmers working in the field to harvest their sorghum harvest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YOUSSEF OSMAN FAYED, Yemeni farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI TAYEB FAYED, Yemeni farmer STORYLINE: When the sorghum in their fields is finally ripe, farmers in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah feel no joy or excitement, only worries and anxieties. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YOUSSEF OSMAN FAYED, Yemeni farmer "We have been under siege for four years now. We have harvested 50 to 60 bags of sorghum crops. But they are being eaten by birds and insects. We need roads open, so we can sell out our agricultural products". Fayed explained that although sorghum is not a traditional food for local villagers, he chose to grow it because it is relatively easy to cultivate and he had plans for selling it to other cities, even abroad. But his pla

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect themselves, and observe social distance, and is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the information counter at the main entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of somestores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, wearing masks and face shields, and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows people waiting for the store to open at the main entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installingdroplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the main entrance of the store immediately after opening. AllTakashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, wearing masks and face shields, and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows employees urging customers to wear masks and disinfect at the main entrance immediately after the store opens. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will implement thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installingdroplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows employees making an announcement about measures to prevent the spread of infection before the store opens. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows a cashier handing over merchandise with a sheet in between. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while some employees of stores that have opened stores wear only masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows a cashier handing over merchandise with a sheet in between. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while some employees of stores that have opened stores wear only masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Thailand makes largest seizure of smuggled African ivory

Thai customs officials show April 20, 2015 in Bangkok, about 4 tons of African ivory worth around $6 million they have seized in the Thai capital in what they say is the largest confiscation of the kind in Thailand. The 739 elephant tusks were being smuggled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, hidden in bags of beans in a container that arrived April 18 in Bangkok from Malaysia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lucky bags all set in Osaka for anticipated Chinese customers

Many lucky grab bags are placed at the storefront of Hankyu Department Store's flagship Umeda outlet in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2015, in anticipation of Chinese travelers flocking to the area during the just started Lunar New Year holiday season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lodging area for Fukushima nuke workers

TOKYO, Japan - Workers engaged in stabilizing the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant rest on the floor of a gymnasium of the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, some 10 kilometers away from the troubled site, during the evening of April 18, 2011. The Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers, who return to the gym at the end of each day to rest, are provided with sleeping bags, blankets and insulation sheets. (PHOTO COURTESY of TAKESHI TANIGAWA) (Kyodo)

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Disposing of spoiled fish in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Fishermen on April 18, 2011, unpack bags of spoiled fish retrieved from the freezer of a local fishery firm to dispose of them in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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'White powder' delays Kuala Lumpur-bound ANA flight

NARITA, Japan - All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 917 bound for Kuala Lumpur is forced to delay departure from Narita airport for about 90 minutes Oct. 24 after ''whitish brown powder'' was found leaked from a passenger's luggage in the plane's cabin. The powder turned to be tea from one of 18 bags belonging to a group of 10 Vietnamese passengers.

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Work to improve quality of pears

Elementary school children learn how to cover pears with paper bags in Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 18, 2020. It is aimed at protecting pears from pests to ensure they are of top quality for market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo