Mayor joins blitz to shore up sagging commerce

Mayor joins blitz to shore up sagging commerce

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Retail workers smile on a shopping street in Atsugi west of Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, after receiving thermal underwear from lightly clothed Mayor Tsuneyoshi Kobayashi (3rd from R) in a campaign designed to shore up declining local business by taking advantage of the city's name that also means "heavily dressed" in Japanese.

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

GUANAJUATO, Mexico - Pope Benedict XVI (middle, clothed in white) talks to children from a balcony facing Peace Plaza in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, on March 24, 2012.

Barcelona cracks down on street crimes with new plan

STORY: Barcelona cracks down on street crimes with new plan DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourist areas of Barcelona and municipal police patroling 2. various of police patrolling 3. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): ALBERT BATLLE, Deputy mayor and head of security at Barcelona City Council 4. various of tourist areas STORYLINE: A plan aiming at tackling street crimes such as bag-snatching and pickpocketing has been underway in Barcelona since June 1, as tourism returns to the city. Police presence on the city streets has increased by 12 percent. The extra patrols by both uniformed and plain-clothed police officers will focus above all on tourist hotspots in the city centre, shopping areas, and the city's beaches. With tourism expected to return to pre-pandemic levels, the city authorities have prioritized handling street robbery, including introducing legislation targeting repeat offenders. Apart from street robberies, the plan will crac

Havoc by Wilton Williams

Havoc by Wilton Williams

Illustration by Wilton Williams depicting a partially clothed young woman, wearing nothing but a short pink slip, looking in dismay at the moth-eaten garment she\'s just pulled out of a chest of drawers.c.1940

SWIMFAN

SWIMFAN

SWIMFAN [US 2002] JESSE BRADFORD, SHIRI APPLEBY Date: 2002

A boy and his younger brothers

A boy and his younger brothers

The gentle faces of four brothers. The boys are clothed neatly and look dignified. It looks as though the younger three are hoping to emulate the oldest brother by entering an advanced school. It is said that the official Tokyo University cap was introduced in 1885.==Date:1908, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐215‐0]

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

GUANAJUATO, Mexico - Pope Benedict XVI (middle, clothed in white) talks to children from a balcony facing Peace Plaza in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, on March 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

Mayor joins blitz to shore up sagging commerce

Mayor joins blitz to shore up sagging commerce

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Retail workers smile on a shopping street in Atsugi west of Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, after receiving thermal underwear from lightly clothed Mayor Tsuneyoshi Kobayashi (3rd from R) in a campaign designed to shore up declining local business by taking advantage of the city's name that also means "heavily dressed" in Japanese. (Kyodo)