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Illustration - Shein in BHV Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 4TH ARRONDISSEMENT. CHINESE E-COMMERCE GIANT SHEIN OPENS ITS FIRST PERMANENT STORE AT BHV, THE LEGENDARY PARISIAN DEPARTMENT STORE. A GIANT PHOTO OF FREDERIC MERLIN, HEAD OF SGM, THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE STORE, AND DONALD TANG, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF SHEIN, IS DISPLAYED ON THREE FLOORS OF THE FACADE. Photo by Hadi Maarkach/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Shein in BHV Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 4TH ARRONDISSEMENT. CHINESE E-COMMERCE GIANT SHEIN OPENS ITS FIRST PERMANENT STORE AT BHV, THE LEGENDARY PARISIAN DEPARTMENT STORE. A GIANT PHOTO OF FREDERIC MERLIN, HEAD OF SGM, THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE STORE, AND DONALD TANG, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF SHEIN, IS DISPLAYED ON THREE FLOORS OF THE FACADE. Photo by Hadi Maarkach/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Shein in BHV Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 4TH ARRONDISSEMENT. CHINESE E-COMMERCE GIANT SHEIN OPENS ITS FIRST PERMANENT STORE AT BHV, THE LEGENDARY PARISIAN DEPARTMENT STORE. A GIANT PHOTO OF FREDERIC MERLIN, HEAD OF SGM, THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE STORE, AND DONALD TANG, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF SHEIN, IS DISPLAYED ON THREE FLOORS OF THE FACADE. Photo by Hadi Maarkach/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Shein in BHV Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 4TH ARRONDISSEMENT. CHINESE E-COMMERCE GIANT SHEIN OPENS ITS FIRST PERMANENT STORE AT BHV, THE LEGENDARY PARISIAN DEPARTMENT STORE. A GIANT PHOTO OF FREDERIC MERLIN, HEAD OF SGM, THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE STORE, AND DONALD TANG, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF SHEIN, IS DISPLAYED ON THREE FLOORS OF THE FACADE. Photo by Hadi Maarkach/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Several people take a photo at the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of Madrid's stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Several people at the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Dozens of people wait to enter the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Several people order at the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Several people at the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Several people at the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Several people at the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernabéu opens the largest Starbucks in Spain - Madrid

Several people at the Starbucks at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, on August 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The coffee brand operated by Alsea in Spain since 2028, has opened its first establishment located inside a soccer stadium in Europe, which is also the brand's largest space in Spain, with an area of 900 square meters spread over two floors and with privileged views of the Madrid stadium. The new store, which becomes the company's 222nd in Iberia, will feature exclusive products and experiences that are not available in any other store in the country. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

Mud and dirt cover first floors of residential houses on Sept. 23, 2024, in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a strong earthquake on New Year's Day, after part of the central Japan city was inundated following heavy rain over the weekend.

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39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire

STORY: 39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: XINYU, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU HONG, Mayor of Xinyu City STORYLINE: Thirty-nine people were killed and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said. The fire broke out from the building at around 3 p.m. in the Yushui District of Xinyu, said the local fire response emergency headquarters. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU HONG, Mayor of Xinyu City "The fire was put out at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, and the rescue operations concluded at 8:50 p.m.. 39 people were killed and nine others injured. Among the injured, eight are in stable condition, while another one is being rescued." The fire started at the basement of a six-story commercial and residential brick-concrete structure. The flame quickly spread to shops on the first and second floors. A pr

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LARGE CRUISE SHIP-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240101) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows the large cruise ship Adora Magic City at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China's Shanghai. China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, left a port in Shanghai on Monday afternoon for its commercial maiden voyage, opening up a new chapter for the country's shipbuilding and cruise industries. The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length, has a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS). It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreational space. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LARGE CRUISE SHIP-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240101) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows the large cruise ship Adora Magic City at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China's Shanghai. China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, left a port in Shanghai on Monday afternoon for its commercial maiden voyage, opening up a new chapter for the country's shipbuilding and cruise industries. The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length, has a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS). It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreational space. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LARGE CRUISE SHIP-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240101) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows the large cruise ship Adora Magic City at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China's Shanghai. China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, left a port in Shanghai on Monday afternoon for its commercial maiden voyage, opening up a new chapter for the country's shipbuilding and cruise industries. The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length, has a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS). It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreational space. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LARGE CRUISE SHIP-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240101) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows the large cruise ship Adora Magic City at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China's Shanghai. China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, left a port in Shanghai on Monday afternoon for its commercial maiden voyage, opening up a new chapter for the country's shipbuilding and cruise industries. The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length, has a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS). It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreational space. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LARGE CRUISE SHIP-MAIDEN VOYAGE (CN)

(240101) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows the large cruise ship Adora Magic City at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China's Shanghai. China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, left a port in Shanghai on Monday afternoon for its commercial maiden voyage, opening up a new chapter for the country's shipbuilding and cruise industries. The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length, has a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS). It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreational space. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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China's first homegrown large cruise ship starts trial operation

STORY: China's first homegrown large cruise ship starts trial operation SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Adora Magic City STORYLINE: China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the "Adora Magic City," departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation. The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length with a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes, and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the CSSC Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreation space. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Daniel Valladares

IBF interim minimumweight champion Ginjiro Shigeoka (C) of Japan floors champion Daniel Valladares of Mexico during the first round of a boxing title consolidation bout at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - Aerial photo of the first new energy vehicle charging complex in Hefei, Anhui province, July 10, 2023. The complex is a self-driving public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. There are 197 charging pile parking Spaces, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - An electric car is charged in Hefei, Anhui province, China, July 10, 2023. The first new energy vehicle charging complex is in trial operation. The complex is a self-powered public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. A total of 197 charging pile parking Spaces are set up, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - An electric car is charged in Hefei, Anhui province, China, July 10, 2023. The first new energy vehicle charging complex is in trial operation. The complex is a self-powered public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. A total of 197 charging pile parking Spaces are set up, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - Aerial photo of the first new energy vehicle charging complex in Hefei, Anhui province, July 10, 2023. The complex is a self-driving public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. There are 197 charging pile parking Spaces, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - Aerial photo of the first new energy vehicle charging complex in Hefei, Anhui province, July 10, 2023. The complex is a self-driving public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. There are 197 charging pile parking Spaces, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - Aerial photo of the first new energy vehicle charging complex in Hefei, Anhui province, July 10, 2023. The complex is a self-driving public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. There are 197 charging pile parking Spaces, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - An electric car is charged in Hefei, Anhui province, China, July 10, 2023. The first new energy vehicle charging complex is in trial operation. The complex is a self-powered public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. A total of 197 charging pile parking Spaces are set up, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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The First New Energy Vehicle Charging Complex in Trial Operation In Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - JULY 10, 2023 - An electric car is charged in Hefei, Anhui province, China, July 10, 2023. The first new energy vehicle charging complex is in trial operation. The complex is a self-powered public parking building with 1 underground floor and 5 above-ground floors with full ratio of charging piles. A total of 197 charging pile parking Spaces are set up, including 185 car charging pile parking Spaces and 12 large truck charging pile parking Spaces. The complex can charge about 30,000 degrees per day, meeting the charging needs of at least 1,000 new energy vehicles.

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Flood hits parts of Mongolia's capital

STORY: Flood hits parts of Mongolia's capital DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit areas in Ulan Bator STORYLINE: Many buildings and vehicles have been flooded after severe flooding broke a dam of a river in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator early on Wednesday. Basements and first floors of at least 27 residential buildings and hundreds of vehicles in Bayanzurkh District of Ulan Bator have been flooded after the dam of Selbe River was broken by the rain-triggered floods, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement. In addition, in five districts of the capital city on Tuesday, at least 54 residential buildings, basement of a commercial center, five houses, 15 yurts, two highways and two tunnels were flooded while two dams and several bridges were collapsed partially, the NEMA said. The water levels in major rivers and lakes in the central and eastern parts of the country, including Tuul, Terelj,

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Old stores, new arrivals slug it out in Ginza shopping area

TOKYO, Japan - The 21-story Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex, under construction in front of JR Yurakucho Station, will open Oct. 12. Marui Co.'s Ginza outlet will be located on the first to eighth floors.

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Ioka defends WBA crown with 9th-round KO

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuto Ioka (L) of Japan floors Thai challenger Wisanu Kokietgym with a decisive right to the body in the ninth round of their bout at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 8, 2013, successfully defending the WBA light flyweight title for the first time.

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama floors Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados in the sixth round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010 to retain his crown in his first title defense.

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Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yurakucho, the once drab adjunct to the ritzy Ginza shopping district in downtown Tokyo, is now emerging as a shoppers' paradise rivaling the best in town. Opposite the trendy entrance to JR Yurakucho station, across a square with a concentric design, stands the newly opened 21-story ITOCiA complex, which houses the Marui department store on the first to eighth floors. The ITOCiA complex provides office space on upper floors and restaurants and a movie theater in an annex. Popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located in the basement level. The 12-story Marronnier Gate shopping mall opened Sept. 1 near the ITOCiA complex and the luxury Peninsula Tokyo hotel also opened the same day.

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38-story office-retail building opens near Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the new Shin-Marunouchi Building of Mitsubishi Estate Co. in front of JR Tokyo Station which opened for business on April as a new landmark. The lower floors of the 38-story building, from the first basement level through the seventh floor, accommodate 153 shops and restaurants.

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38-story office-retail building opens near Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the new Shin-Marunouchi Building of Mitsubishi Estate Co. in front of JR Tokyo Station which opened for business on April as a new landmark. The lower floors of the 38-story building, from the first basement level through the seventh floor, accommodate 153 shops and restaurants. (Kyodo)

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Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yurakucho, the once drab adjunct to the ritzy Ginza shopping district in downtown Tokyo, is now emerging as a shoppers' paradise rivaling the best in town. Opposite the trendy entrance to JR Yurakucho station, across a square with a concentric design, stands the newly opened 21-story ITOCiA complex, which houses the Marui department store on the first to eighth floors. The ITOCiA complex provides office space on upper floors and restaurants and a movie theater in an annex. Popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located in the basement level. The 12-story Marronnier Gate shopping mall opened Sept. 1 near the ITOCiA complex and the luxury Peninsula Tokyo hotel also opened the same day. (Kyodo)

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Yokohama Station and a bridge

The building by Oe Bridge is the first Yokohama Railroad Station designed by R. P. Bridgens and built in 1871. The arch-shaped corridor connecting the second floors of the two station buildings was added in 1873 but destroyed by a typhoon in 1884.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐24‐0]

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The twelve-level Ryounkaku,Asakusa

The octagonal tower, Ryounkaku, was designed by British engineer William Kinnimond Burton and completed in October 1890. It is commonly called Junikai (the Twelve Stories). The first ten floors are brick while the eleventh and twelfth floors are wood. Many photographs of Ryounkaku were taken from Oike (Hyotan Pond). This could be the oldest of these photographs. The building on the left is probably a restaurant (possibly Tachibanaya) in Nakanoshima.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐16‐0]

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Kinkakuji Temple

Kinkakuji in the Kita district of Kyoto city. A view of Kinkakuji Temple with the three-story building reflected on the surface of the Kyoko Pond. The first floor is done in shinden zukuri (Fujiwara palace style), the second is in Shoin zukuri (drawing-room style) and the third floor where the Buddha is enshrined is in Chinese style. The second and third floors are covered in gold, and thus the name of Kinkaku (Golden Pavilion). To the left is Ashibara island and Nakajima.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐30‐0]

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Kinkakuji Temple

Kinkakuji in the Kita district of Kyoto city. The temple was a mountain cottage of the Saionji family from the Kamakura to the Nanboku period. It was bought by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as his retirement spot . A garden with Kyoko Pond in the center. The shariden (the receptacle of Buddha's ashes) built by the pond can be seen to the left. The first floor of the shariden was made in shinden tsukuri (palace of the Fujiwara style of architecture), the second floor is of shoin tsukuri (drawing room style), and the third floor is done in Chinese style enshrining the Buddha. The second and third floors are covered with gold, thus the name of Kinkaku(Golden Pavilion). To the left are the garden stones and the pine of the bank to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐44‐0]

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama floors Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados in the sixth round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010 to retain his crown in his first title defense. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Terunofuji falls to 1st defeat after judges call foul

Ozeki Terunofuji (top) floors No. 4 maegashira Myogiryu with an armlock throw while grabbing his topknot, an act the ancient sport prohibits, on the 11th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 19, 2021. Terunofuji was handed a defeat, his first of the tournament, by the ringside judges, who ruled he had committed a foul.

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The Munich Agreement from 1938

The Munich Agreement from 1938 is seen in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 26, 2018. The historical building of the National Museum (NM) in Prague centre on Wenceslas Square will be partially opened to the public on Sunday after an overall 42-month reconstruction. Visitors can see two exhibitions focused on the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment and 200 years of the museum's foundation as well as the interiors on the ground and first floors. A series of original documents that crucially influenced the Czechoslovak history will be displayed for the first time on this occasion. They include The Munich Agreement from 1938, by which France, Britain, Italy and Hitler's Germany forced Czechoslovakia to cede its border regions with prevailing German population to the Third Reich. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Munich Agreement from 1938

The Munich Agreement from 1938 is seen in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 26, 2018. The historical building of the National Museum (NM) in Prague centre on Wenceslas Square will be partially opened to the public on Sunday after an overall 42-month reconstruction. Visitors can see two exhibitions focused on the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment and 200 years of the museum's foundation as well as the interiors on the ground and first floors. A series of original documents that crucially influenced the Czechoslovak history will be displayed for the first time on this occasion. They include The Munich Agreement from 1938, by which France, Britain, Italy and Hitler's Germany forced Czechoslovakia to cede its border regions with prevailing German population to the Third Reich. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Munich Agreement from 1938

The Munich Agreement from 1938 is seen in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 26, 2018. The historical building of the National Museum (NM) in Prague centre on Wenceslas Square will be partially opened to the public on Sunday after an overall 42-month reconstruction. Visitors can see two exhibitions focused on the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment and 200 years of the museum's foundation as well as the interiors on the ground and first floors. A series of original documents that crucially influenced the Czechoslovak history will be displayed for the first time on this occasion. They include The Munich Agreement from 1938, by which France, Britain, Italy and Hitler's Germany forced Czechoslovakia to cede its border regions with prevailing German population to the Third Reich. On the left side is seen Slovak Culture Minister Lubica Lassakova. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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The Munich Agreement from 1938

The Munich Agreement (right) from 1938 is seen in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 26, 2018. The historical building of the National Museum (NM) in Prague centre on Wenceslas Square will be partially opened to the public on Sunday after an overall 42-month reconstruction. Visitors can see two exhibitions focused on the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment and 200 years of the museum's foundation as well as the interiors on the ground and first floors. A series of original documents that crucially influenced the Czechoslovak history will be displayed for the first time on this occasion. They include The Munich Agreement from 1938, by which France, Britain, Italy and Hitler's Germany forced Czechoslovakia to cede its border regions with prevailing German population to the Third Reich. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Osaka after easing COVID-19 business restrictions

A customer reads a note on May 18, 2020, posted at the entrance of a Kintetsu department store in Osaka asking visitors to wear face masks and observe social distancing rules as part of coronavirus infection control measures. The department store opened all floors of the building for the first time in about a month that day after the government of the western Japan prefecture withdrew some of its coronavirus-necessitated business suspension requests on May 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo