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Unmanned station in northeastern Japan popular among anime fans

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2016, shows Maeda-Minami station, an unmanned railway station on Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Railway Co.'s Akita Nairiku line in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The station has become popular among movie fans for its resemblance to a station in the Japanese anime film "Your Name," directed by Makoto Shinkai.

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The Tartu Student Days festival

27.04.2024, Tartu. The annual Tartu Student Days spring festival. "Cant cross Emajõgi"- although the events name suggests otherwise, the aim of the event is to get across the Emajõgi river. To achieve this, you must build a boat/ship from random materials at hand that can carry both you and your teammate. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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The Tartu Student Days festival

27.04.2024, Tartu. The annual Tartu Student Days spring festival. "Cant cross Emajõgi"- although the events name suggests otherwise, the aim of the event is to get across the Emajõgi river. To achieve this, you must build a boat/ship from random materials at hand that can carry both you and your teammate. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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The Tartu Student Days festival

27.04.2024, Tartu. The annual Tartu Student Days spring festival. "Cant cross Emajõgi"- although the events name suggests otherwise, the aim of the event is to get across the Emajõgi river. To achieve this, you must build a boat/ship from random materials at hand that can carry both you and your teammate. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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A Brighter Summer Day

Aiko posing in her bedroom with her favorite stuffed animal, a unicorn, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019 « Being alive is a revenge in itself towards this hateful world. Be smarter, read more books so you can live a better life. Keep your romantic thoughts ; it will never be enough, especially when you’re getting older. You can think of killing yourself a hundred, even a thousand times, but if you are dead, you then lose the chance to love and to hate. So I would say cheers anyways. » Aiko Aiko is a 23 year old transgender woman from Nantou, a small town in the center of Taiwan. She now lives in Taipei where she just finished studying fashion design. She chose the name Aiko because she is greatly influenced by Japanese Kawai and Manga culture. Aiko's family is accepting of her trans identity, her mum even jokes around with the neighbors in her hometown saying that she had three boys but that now she has two sons and a daughter. Even though her family supports Aiko to be herself, it's still complicated for trans

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First methanol-powered container ship named in Copenhagen

STORY: First methanol-powered container ship named in Copenhagen DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first methanol-powered container ship 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): URSULA VON DER LEYEN, President of European Commission 3. various of the container ship 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): URSULA VON DER LEYEN, President of European Commission 5. various of methanol-powered container ship docking in the harbour outside the headquarters of Maersk in Copenhagen STORYLINE: Visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen officially gave the name "Laura Maersk" to the world's first methanol-powered container ship on Thursday in Copenhagen, hailing its owner "a pioneer, shaping the economy of the future." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): URSULA VON DER LEYEN, President of European Commission "I name you 'Laura Maersk' as you sail the waters of the world. May your journeys be smooth, and your tasks successful. May you bring happiness to the crew and

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New profession in digital industry: Robot project engineer

STORY: New profession in digital industry: Robot project engineer DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lin Jun 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIN JUN, Robot project engineer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BENBEN, Robot 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIN JUN, Robot project engineer STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIN JUN, Robot project engineer "My name is Lin Jun. I am a robot project engineer. My daily work mainly focuses on robot product research and development, mainly involving product planning, scheme formulation, technical review, product design, and product development. We have designed robots for cleaning, reception, and patrolling." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BENBEN, Robot "(Benben.) I'm here. (What are you capable of?) I can take your temperature, give you directions, deliver small items, and answer your questions." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIN JUN, Robot project engineer "We are mainly targeting the market in Fujian, and our products are al

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InShanghai: French expat on how traditional Chinese medicine changes life

STORY: InShanghai: French expat on how traditional Chinese medicine changes life DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): TOLZA SIMON, Yoga coach STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): TOLZA SIMON, Yoga coach "My name is Simon. I'm from France. I've been in China for quite a long time. My second master's degree, I got it here in Shanghai, in the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. (Traditional) Chinese medicine is very natural. It's a very natural way of healing ourselves and to understand ourselves. (Traditional) Chinese medicine teaches you that everything is connected together. You have a system inside your body and we need to nourish the system. (Traditional) Chinese medicine has five elements. The heart is at the top and is the most important thing. So it means that in your life, if you regulate your heart, you can regulate your life. And that's what I did. I went to a French international school (in China

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Xinjiang, My home: A dedicated community official

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A dedicated community official DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG HAIYAN, Community official, Tewilga Town, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG HAIYAN, Community official, Tewilga Town, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang "There's electricity in everyone's body. Put your hands on it, and you'll see the electrical currents in your body. Come on! Have a try! Hello. My name is Wang Haiyan. I'm an official in Longju community, Tewilga Town, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang. Our community established a science museum for children with a funding of 80,000 yuan (nearly 12,000 U.S. dollars). Children can experience the fun of learning science here. Each time Ms. Wang is here, she always teaches us a lot of interesting knowledge. The movie-making uses this theory. Take countless pictures and string them togeth

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe places a rose ornament above the name of the party's successful candidate in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election in Tokyo on June 23, 2013. The number of the party's assembly members rose sharply to seven from one.

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Your Party's Watanabe reelected

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, leader of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates by putting a flower atop his name on a board after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in the Aug. 30 general election at a Tokyo hotel. Watanabe, a former Cabinet minister on administrative reforms, defected from Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in January.

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Xinjiang, My home: Parents run agricultural cooperative to create better future for children

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Parents run agricultural cooperative to create better future for children DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Uyghur/Chinese): Aygul Sayim and her family STORYLINE: Aygul Sayim, a mother of two from Luntai County in China's Xinjiang, is in her 7-month pregnancy. She and her husband run an agricultural cooperative, helping local farmers sell apricots and fragrant pears. They strive to create a better future for their children. SOUNDBITE (Uyghur/Chinese): Aygul Sayim and her family "Mom, the baby is kicking me. My name is Ayi Guli. I'm 7 months pregnant now. Enough? Munire, have you finished your homework? I'm going to write it now. You can play after it's done. These are my two children. The eldest daughter is in grade 4. The second daughter is still small. She likes messing with her sister. Sweetie, don't snatch. Leave your sister alone. She has to do homework. Where are you going? I'm going to play with dad. M

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Xinjiang, My home: Butcher shop owner's happy big family

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Butcher shop owner's happy big family DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amangul's daily life STORYLINE: Amangul, a butcher shop owner in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has a big happy family with four children. Here's their story. My name is Amangul. I run a beef and mutton shop with my husband. Wake your dad up. Dad, time to get up! I'm up. I'm up. Kids, food is ready. How's the exam? I got the first place in school. We have four children. I am the oldest. My name is Yiblahim. I'm in sixth grade. I'm the second child in my family. My name is Abdulla. I am in grade four this year. Our youngest children are twins. They are six years old. They are in the kindergarten. After the twins went to kindergarten, we opened a beef and mutton shop downstairs. It's easier to take care of the kids, and it brings extra income to the family. Tuition and books for all our four children

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Xinjiang, my home: tiny chefs and their baked buns

STORY: Xinjiang, my home: tiny chefs and their baked buns DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a kindergarten in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang STORYLINE: Oven-baked buns are a specialty in NW. China's Xinjiang. A Uygur teacher at a kindergarten in Xinjiang's Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture is teaching kids to make the Xinjiang specialty. Hello everyone. My name is Patigul Hupur, I'm a kindergarten teacher at Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. I have been a preschool teacher for three years. This is my class, third grade kindergarten. I thought I'd go to another class. Hurry up. Hello, everyone. My name is Enisa. These are my friends. My name is Gan Yuzhe. My name is Aren. My name is Zhao Shuhan. My name is Ma Xuke. I'm making a Xinjiang baked buns. Today, I've made five baked buns. These buns are all made by me. I made three baked buns. Come on kids, claim your buns. Which one is your baked bun? Have

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Xinjiang, My home: Kirgiz photographer records best moments in life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Kirgiz photographer records best moments in life DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: ARTUX, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hasan STORYLINE: Hasan from Artux City of China's Xinjiang is a photographer of Kirgiz ethnic group. He runs a photography studio with like-minded friends. He wants to present the most beautiful life of Kirgiz people to the world. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HASAN, Photographer My name is Hasan, I'm a photographer. How's it going? It's almost done. Great. I'll tell the groom to get ready. Prepare the lights. She is Hanzat. We are both from Karajol Township. We decided to work together for our common dream. She also runs a wedding makeup studio. When you have a dream, the world will help you achieve it. With the support and assistance from local authorities, people like us have found a good platform for development. OK, we are ready, let's begin. Adjust your hat, please. The bride, please move a bit closer. Are you ready? One, two,

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Xinjiang, my home: Horse sledges promote tourism in snowy village

STORY: Xinjiang, my home: Horse sledges promote tourism in snowy village DATELINE: April 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the horse sledges STORYLINE: Horse sledge, a traditional transport vehicle of residents in Hemu County, northwest China's Xinjiang, has become popular transportation among tourists. Horse sledges have brought extra income to the local herdsmen like Selikhan Hojatay. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SELIKHAN HOJATAY, Herdsman "My name is Selikhan Hojatay. I'm a herdsman from the Altay region, Xinjiang. Winter is the peak tourism season of our region. More and more tourists from all over the country came here to ski and experience our local customs. Welcome to Hemu village! Look. This is the Kazak horse sledge. We use sledges to transport the tourists and they enjoy riding the sledges very much. Their satisfaction is our business opportunity. I like your hat. It's made of fox fur. Did you make it yourself? Yes indeed. The snow is really

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Xinjiang, My home: A 9-year-old boy's happy family

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A 9-year-old boy's happy family DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANIHAR QEYSER's family members STORYLINE: Wanihar Qeyser, a 9-year-old boy living in Artux in Xinjiang, China, loves to help clean his mom's hair salon. He has a family of five members, mom, dad, elder sister and brother, and him. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANIHAR QEYSER's family members "Mom, does my sister want to be a hairdresser like you when she grows up?" "Your sister would do whatever she likes." "I'm Wanihar Qeyser and I'm 9 years old. My mother's name is Patigul Arken, and she is a hairdresser. My mom opened a hair salon. I would go for help if my mom was busy. I can help clean the floor." "You are cleaning the floor, aren't you? How lovely you are. Give me a kiss." "My mom is the most beautiful woman to me. My brother likes running. Sometimes we run together. Just play for a minute. My sister is preparing for the college

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Xinjiang, My home: Senem dancer's life career

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Senem dancer's life career DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dancing classes 2. various of Maliyam Mehmuti's daily lives STORYLINE: Maliyam Mehmuti, a Senem dancer, runs a dance workshop in Hami city, northwest China's Xinjiang, to promote the Uygur folk dance. My name is Maliyam Mehmuti. I'm an inheritor of the Senem dance in Hami city. Our Senem dance has its unique moves. You are a bit tense. Senem is all about feeling relaxed. It's the kind of comfortable feeling. If you dance comfortably, your viewers will have the same feeling. One two three four. Watch where your hands go. This is my nephew. He has been learning dance for 7 years. He's often invited to various activities. He's also good at school studying. He's my best student. I think my aunt is a better dancer. She's the teacher after all. Hey nephew. Is the dance what you are learning difficult? A little bit, indeed. Every dance is difficul

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The Patriots' Anti Health Pass Rally - Paris

Activists of the nationalist party Les Patriotes (The Patriots) demonstrate with a sign saying France I write your name Liberty, to protest against the sanitary pass decided by the French Government as a measure to try to reduce the COVID 19 spread and increase the vaccination rate. Paris, France, August 21st, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Actor Armie Hammer Accused Of Rape

File photo dated Februay 13, 2017 of Armie Hammer attending Call Me by Your Name Press Conference during the 67th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Berlin, Germany. Hammer has been accused of raping a woman in Los Angeles in 2017. The woman, a 24-year-old named only as Effie, made the allegations during a virtual news conference on Thursday. Hammer, 34, denied the allegations. His lawyer said they were "outrageous" and Hammer "welcomes the opportunity to set the record straight". Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Marechal Aurore/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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US Actor Armie Hammer Accused Of Rape

File photo dated February 13, 2017 of Armie Hammer attending Call Me by Your Name Press Conference during the 67th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Berlin, Germany. Hammer has been accused of raping a woman in Los Angeles in 2017. The woman, a 24-year-old named only as Effie, made the allegations during a virtual news conference on Thursday. Hammer, 34, denied the allegations. His lawyer said they were "outrageous" and Hammer "welcomes the opportunity to set the record straight". Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Marechal Aurore/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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US Actor Armie Hammer Accused Of Rape

File photo dated October 09, 2017 of Armie Hammer attending the Call Me By Your Name Premiere during the BFI London International Film Festival in London, UK. Hammer has been accused of raping a woman in Los Angeles in 2017. The woman, a 24-year-old named only as Effie, made the allegations during a virtual news conference on Thursday. Hammer, 34, denied the allegations. His lawyer said they were "outrageous" and Hammer "welcomes the opportunity to set the record straight". Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Marechal Aurore/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Film director Makoto Shinkai

Undated photo shows Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who is known for having directed the popular film "your name." The midnight world premiere of his new animation film "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You" was held in Tokyo on July 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese movies may set ties with China in motion in 2017

Young Chinese people gather for an event celebrating popular Japanese animated film "your name." at the Communication University of China in Beijing on Nov. 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anime "your name." ranks as 2nd-highest grossing Japanese film

People wait in line to watch the Japanese animation film "your name." at a movie theater in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2016. A month later, the time-traveling fantasy was found to have topped the 20 billion yen ($176 million) mark in domestic box office receipts, making it the second-highest grossing Japanese film released in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime "your name." tops China box office on opening weekend

A billboard advertising "your name.," a Japanese smash-hit animated film, is displayed at a movie theater in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2016. The love story directed by Makoto Shinkai topped China's box office on its opening weekend, raking in 285 million yuan ($41 million) in ticket sales since hitting Chinese screens on the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime film "your name." continues to soar, music plays part

Japanese animation film director Makoto Shinkai (L) and RADWIMP singer Yojiro Noda appear in an event in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Shinkai's film "your name." was featured at the Tokyo International Film Festival from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime film "your name." continues to soar, music plays part

Japanese animation film director Makoto Shinkai (L) and RADWIMP singer Yojiro Noda appear in an event in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Shinkai's film "your name." was featured at the Tokyo International Film Festival from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Your Party's Watanabe reelected

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, leader of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates by putting a flower atop his name on a board after securing reelection as a House of Representatives lawmaker in the Aug. 30 general election at a Tokyo hotel. Watanabe, a former Cabinet minister on administrative reforms, defected from Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in January. (Kyodo)

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Eun-Me Ahn, Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn (photo) in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Eun-Me Ahn, Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn (photo) in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Eun-Me Ahn, Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn (left) in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Eun-Me Ahn, Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn (centre) in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Let Me Change Your Name, dance performance

Korean dancers performs Let Me Change Your Name dance performance by Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, within a news conference on the Tanec Praha 2019 International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement Theatre. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Film director Makoto Shinkai

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, shows Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who is known for having directed the popular film "your name." The midnight world premiere of his new animation film "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You" was held in Tokyo on July 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World premiere of "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You"

Fans gather at Toho Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on July 18, 2019, to attend the midnight world premiere of "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You," a new animation film directed by Makoto Shinkai, who directed the popular film "your name." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World premiere of "Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You"

Fans gather at Toho Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on July 18, 2019, to attend the midnight world premiere of "Tenki no Ko" (Weathering With You), a new animation film directed by Makoto Shinkai, who directed the popular film "your name." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's new anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (4th from L), who directed popular animation "your name.," poses for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, to promote his new film "Weathering With You," due to hit screens on July 19. Yojiro Noda (3rd from L), vocalist of rock band RADWIMPS, who was in charge of music and the film's voice actors also attended the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's new anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who directed popular animation "your name.," meets the press in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, to promote his new film "Weathering With You," due to hit screens on July 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's new anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who directed popular animation "your name.," meets the press in Tokyo on July 2, 2019, to promote his new film "Weathering With You," due to hit screens on July 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Shinkai's next anime film

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C), best known for directing "your name," one of the highest-grossing anime films in Japan, poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2018 alongside actor Kotaro Daigo and actress Nana Mori. Shinkai said his next anime film, Weathering With You, will be released in July 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo