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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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Night Security Patrol

ALTAY, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Border police patrol the night market of the scenic spot and publicize laws and regulations and anti-fraud in Altay, Xinjiang, China, September 8, 2024.

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China's coastal city achieves solid progress in mangrove conservation

STORY: China's coastal city achieves solid progress in mangrove conservation SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mangrove forests 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG SHENGCHANG, Associate professor at Xiamen University STORYLINE: Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, has been making great efforts in protecting and restoring the mangrove ecosystem along its coastlines, and notable progress has been made. Decades ago, the native mangroves in the city were once threatened by human activities such as reclamation, disorderly aquaculture and sewage. In the 1990s, Xiamen started to take measures to promote mangrove protection and restoration. In 2005, the municipal government organized a mangrove research team to cultivate mangrove seedlings at Xiatanwei Mangrove Park and then publicize its experience across the city. Now, Xiatanwei has an area of 85 hectares of mangrove forests. Meanwhile,

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King Felipe Attends The CEPYME Awards - Madrid

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo (left), and King Felipe VI (right) during the Awards Ceremony of the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CEPYME), at the Reina Sofia National Museum of Art, on January 29, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The awards promote social recognition of the figure of the small and medium-sized entrepreneur and the self-employed and publicize their contribution to economic and social progress and job creation. In this edition the awards are called in twelve categories. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The CEPYME Awards - Madrid

Family photo of those attending the awards ceremony of the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CEPYME), at the Reina Sofia National Museum of Art, on January 29, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The awards promote social recognition of the figure of the small and medium-sized entrepreneur and the self-employed and publicize their contribution to economic and social progress and job creation. In this edition the awards are called in twelve categories. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The CEPYME Awards - Madrid

The president of the CEO Foundation, Fátima Báñez (2l), The Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo C, and King Felipe VI (2r) during the Awards Ceremony of the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CEPYME), at the Reina Sofia National Museum of Art, on January 29, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The awards promote social recognition of the figure of the small and medium-sized entrepreneur and the self-employed and publicize their contribution to economic and social progress and job creation. In this edition the awards are called in twelve categories. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The CEPYME Awards - Madrid

(L-R) The Minister of Economy, Commerce and Enterprise, Carlos Corpo and King Felipe VI (C) during the Awards Ceremony of the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CEPYME), at the Reina Sofia National Museum of Art, on January 29, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The awards promote social recognition of the figure of the small and medium-sized entrepreneur and the self-employed and publicize their contribution to economic and social progress and job creation. In this edition the awards are called in twelve categories. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The CEPYME Awards - Madrid

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo (left), and King Felipe VI (right) during the Awards Ceremony of the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CEPYME), at the Reina Sofia National Museum of Art, on January 29, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The awards promote social recognition of the figure of the small and medium-sized entrepreneur and the self-employed and publicize their contribution to economic and social progress and job creation. In this edition the awards are called in twelve categories. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-NATIONAL CONSTITUTION DAY (CN)

(231204) -- BEIJING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff of local culture and tourism bureau publicize the Constitution through Kuaiban performing, a form of Chinese storytelling accompanied by bamboo clappers, in Jingxing County of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 4, 2023. China marked its 10th National Constitution Day on Monday. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

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Hainan Free Trade Port promotion conference held in Singapore

STORY: Hainan Free Trade Port promotion conference held in Singapore DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUAN YI, Deputy Director-General of local financial regulatory bureau, Hainan Province 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): REBECCA CHEN, Head of Strategic Alliance 3. various of Singapore 4. various of speakers at the conference STORYLINE: The 2023 Hainan Free Trade Port-Singapore Financial Industry Special Conference was held in Singapore on Wednesday. At the conference, the policies and investment opportunities of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) were introduced. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUAN YI, Deputy Director-General of local financial regulatory bureau, Hainan Province "We come to Singapore to publicize Hainan's free trade port policy to Singaporean customers. We hope that after knowing more about our policy, they will go to Hainan to find cooperation opportunities, or set up branches, or do business with enterprises in Hainan.

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"Gay marriage" in Japan's entertainment world

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Ayaka Ichinose (L) and actress Akane Sugimori pose for photos in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014, as they announce their wedding ceremony next spring. It is rare in Japan for gay entertainers to publicize their "marriage," as gay marriage is illegal.

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Same-sex marriage revealed in Japan's entertainment world

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Ayaka Ichinose (L) and actress/dancer Akane Sugimori tell a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014, they will marry on April 19 next year in the Japanese capital. It is rare in Japan for gay entertainers to publicize their "marriage" as same-sex marriage is illegal.

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Mascot 'Kumamon' fails to win top prize in national contest

TOKYO, Japan - "Kumamon," a popular mascot character of Kumamoto Prefecture widely used to publicize the southwestern Japan prefecture, holds an award certificate during a prefectural policymaking contest from Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (R), head of the National Governors' Association, in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2014. Osaka Prefecture received the best award.

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Mascot 'Kumamon' fails to win top prize in national contest

TOKYO, Japan - "Kumamon," a popular mascot character of Kumamoto Prefecture widely used to publicize the southwestern Japan prefecture, receives an award during a prefectural policymaking contest from Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (R), head of the National Governors' Association, in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2014. Osaka Prefecture received the best award.

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Female racing drivers promote Tottori Pref. EV facilities

TOTTORI, Japan - Race car drivers Nanami Tsukamoto (R) and Urara Tachibana pay a courtesy call on Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai at the prefectural office in Tottori City on July 11, 2014. Their racing team started making a commercial video to publicize the western Japanese prefecture's charging facilities for electric vehicles.

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Canoe off to Oki Islands, global geopark

OSAKA, Japan - Members of a citizens' group in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, leave for one of the Oki Islands, off the western Japanese city, in a canoe on June 27, 2014, to better publicize the islands, designated as a global geopark the previous year.

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Fishermen hold tasting event for fish caught in Tokyo Bay

CHIBA, Japan - Members of the Amaha Fisheries Cooperative in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, hold a tasting event for fish caught in Tokyo Bay to publicize their safety in the prefectural city of Futtsu on April 9, 2014. The cooperative had suspended fishing from March 20 due to an oil spill resulting from a collision by two freighters off Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, but resumed its activities on April 10.

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H.K. movie star Fiona Sit named as Japan's tourism ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Hong Kong movie star Fiona Sit (L) poses with Japan's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on June 18 after she is named Japan's tourism goodwill ambassador to publicize the Japanese government's ''Visit Japan Campaign.'' Japan has also appointed tourism envoys from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Canada during the current fiscal year. Officials say Sit will feature in tourism commercials and other publicity events the Japanese government plans to launch in Hong Kong, the fifth largest source of tourists to Japan after South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, and mainland China.

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New measures show fridges using 5 times more power

TOKYO, Japan - Refrigerators' stickers to publicize the changed annual power consumption at a major consumer electric appliance store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

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Jack-o'-lanterns appear in Hokkaido

NANAE, Japan - Thirty-five jack-o'-lanterns glow in front of JR Onuma Station in Nanae, Hokkaido, Oct. 13. Such displays have been held since 2001 to publicize the area with locally grown pumpkins.

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Citizens encircle Hiroshima Dome with ribbons for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Children and civic group members encircle the Atomic Bomb Dome at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima with ribbons in an event to publicize the horror of wars and the atomic bombings.

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Zeppelin heads for Nagoya to promote Aichi Expo

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT, leaves Kobe in western Japan for Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 14 after a test flight earlier in the day to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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Airship Zeppelin makes test flight over Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT, takes to the air in a test flight over Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 14. The airship will be used to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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Airship Zeppelin NT awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Men make final preparations at Port Island in Kobe on Jan. 13 for the flight of the world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT. The new version of the Zeppelin airship, owned by Nippon Airship, is set be used to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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(3)Airship Zeppelin NT awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Sailors of a ship carrying the world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT, pose after arriving at Kobe port, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The new version of the Zeppelin airship, owned by Nippon Airship, will be used to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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(2)Airship Zeppelin awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship Zeppelin NT awaits to be unloaded at Port Island in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The 75-meter-long airship, owned by Nippon Airship Corp., will fly over Japan to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. The flights will also be used to promote the Visit Japan Campaign and Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006.

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(1)Airship Zeppelin awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship Zeppelin NT awaits to be unloaded at Port Island in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The 75-meter-long airship, owned by Nippon Airship Corp., will fly over Japan to publicize three major events: the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, the Visit Japan Campaign and Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006.

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Resona Bank extends most branches' operating hours to 5 p.m.

OSAKA, Japan - Resona Holdings Chairman Eiji Hosoya (C) leads a campaign to publicize Resona Bank's extension of weekday operating hours and new ''TIMO'' 24-hour Internet bank account, which has a plastic cash-cum-credit card in lieu of a bankbook, at one of the bank's branches in Osaka on April 1.

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N. Korea defectors visit Japan to publicize human rights issues

NARITA, Japan - About 20 defectors from North Korea now living in South Korea arrive at Narita airport Sept. 5 to publicize human rights problems related to political prisons in the North. They are scheduled to hold symposiums in nine cities, including Tokyo and Osaka, with Japanese nongovernmental organizations.

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Wheelchair-bound Japanese woman to cross Australia desert

OITA, Japan - A 28-year-old disabled Japanese woman will attempt to cross Australia's Simpson Desert in a specially designed solar car in September to publicize environmental protection and social inclusion of disabled people. Erina Kawakami (2nd from right) from Hiji, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, plans to travel about 350 kilometers across the central Australian desert in six days.

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Toyota promotes Prius hybrid car

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akira Imai waves a flag Sept. 22 to start a special mission formed to promote the company's Prius hybrid electric car. The mission was to visit eight European countries including Britain, Germany and France to publicize the car's environment-friendly features.

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Campaign to publicize Constitution among students held in China's Guizhou

STORY: Campaign to publicize Constitution among students held in China's Guizhou DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YANCONG, Student in Zunyi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI BISHENG, Teacher in Zunyi 4. various of the activity STORYLINE: A procuratorate in Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, has launched a campaign to improve students' knowledge of the country's Constitution. The activity has highlighted and explained legal knowledge more relevant to the young people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YANCONG, Student in Zunyi "Through today's activity, I know that Constitution Day falls on December 4th. The Constitution protects the right to equality, freedom, dignity, property, and others. So we must respect the Constitution, protect it, and maintain the authority of the constitution." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI BISHENG, Teacher in Zunyi "In our educational activities and in class, w

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Smart technologies aid Shanghai's fight against COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Smart technologies aid Shanghai's fight against COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of technologies and products in Shanghai STORYLINE: Smart technologies and products are aiding China's megacity of Shanghai to fight against the recent COVID-19 resurgence. The city has been placed under temporary closed-off management after surging COVID-19 infections were logged in recent days. The first batch of 28 intelligent robots are busy disinfecting the environment inside the Shanghai New International Expo Center in the Pudong New Area, the city's largest temporary quarantine site. In Anting New Town of Jiading District, unmanned vehicles are used to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to local communities. The load capacity of each vehicle is equivalent to three to four deliverymen. Police in Huangpu District are employing drones equipped with a broadcasting system to patrol key areas and to publicize lat

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Shanghai builds drone network for publicity, delivery amid COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Shanghai builds drone network for publicity, delivery amid COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drones STORYLINE: China's Shanghai has sent drones to help publicity and delivery work in the fight against the latest COVID-19 resurgence. The megacity, with a population of over 24 million, began on Monday temporary closed-off management in two phases to track infections and curb the spread of the virus. Police in Huangpu District are employing drones equipped with a broadcasting system to patrol key areas and to publicize latest news and anti-pandemic prevention and control measures to the local communities. Firefighters in Xuhui District have also launched drones to deliver medicine to nearby residents. Twelve such parcels were delivered Friday. Shanghai reported 260 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 6,051 asymptomatic carriers Friday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting fr

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Toshiba apologizes to customer for rude treatment

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tetsuo Machii (R), a vice president of Toshiba Corp., apologizes July 22 to a customer (back to camera) at a hotel in Fukuoka, Kyushu, for rude remarks made by a Toshiba customer service official to the customer when he complained about a videocassette player. The disgruntled customer set up an Internet Web site to publicize how badly he had been treated. The site had been accessed more than 5.8 million times by July 19.

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ICE COLD IN ALEX

ICE COLD IN ALEX from left - HARRY ANDREWS, JOHN MILLS, SYLVIA SYMS in a colour shot to publicize this black and white film Date: 1958

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Osaka high court endorses retrial for 1995 arson-murder

Lawyers hold banners outside the Osaka High Court on Oct. 23, 2015, to publicize a ruling endorsing a lower court decision to grant a retrial to a couple in an arson-murder case in Osaka in 1995 and deciding to suspend their life imprisonment sentences at the beginning of the following week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascots take part in emergency drill in Osaka

Mascots from municipalities in Osaka Prefecture gather in front of Osaka Castle on Aug. 28, 2015, to take part in an emergency drill. They aimed to publicize the Sept. 4 drill, which will be held to prepare for a massive earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascots take part in emergency drill in Osaka

Mascots from municipalities in Osaka Prefecture gather in front of Osaka Castle on Aug. 28, 2015, to take part in an emergency drill. They aimed to publicize the Sept. 4 drill, which will be held to prepare for a massive earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Diet passes bill to increase women in workforce

Haruko Arimura, Japan's minister in charge of women's empowerment, smiles in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2015, as the House of Councillors passed into law a bill aimed at increasing women's participation in the workforce. Under the legislation, large public- and private-sector employers are required to set and publicize targets for the number of female employees to be hired or promoted to leadership positions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poster featuring game characters to pitch Awa dance festival

A giant poster featuring video game characters is seen in a shopping street in Tokushima, western Japan, on July 10, 2015, to publicize the annual Awa Odori dance festival in mid-August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Publisher Kadokawa pitches for Hong Kong Book Fair

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of publisher Kadokawa Corp., speaks at a gathering in Tokyo on May 26, 2015, of people concerned with the annual Hong Kong Book Fair to be held in the Chinese city on July 15-21. The gathering was organized by the publisher and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to publicize the fair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo