Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) visits a temporary shop in a local shopping center on May 19, 2025, in Shika, an Ishikawa Prefecture town severely hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

Pro- Palestinian Demonstrators Defy Protest Ban - Amsterdam

Pro- Palestinian Demonstrators Defy Protest Ban - Amsterdam

A group of men are arrested by undercover police near a shop during a pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Police in Amsterdam detained dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who defied a temporary ban on protests in Dam Square on Sunday. The ban was imposed after attacks on Israeli football fans following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. Protesters called for an end to the Gaza conflict and opposed the ban. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dozens Detained After Protesters Defy Ban - Amsterdam

Dozens Detained After Protesters Defy Ban - Amsterdam

A group of men gathers near a shop during a pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Police in Amsterdam detained dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who defied a temporary ban on protests in Dam Square on Sunday. The ban was imposed after attacks on Israeli football fans following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. Protesters called for an end to the Gaza conflict and opposed the ban. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Space Gym Close

Space Gym Close

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 7, 2024 - The Space Gym shop is surrounded by a temporary construction fence in Shanghai, China, May 7, 2024.

Space Gym Close

Space Gym Close

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 7, 2024 - The Space Gym shop is surrounded by a temporary construction fence in Shanghai, China, May 7, 2024.

Space Gym Close

Space Gym Close

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 7, 2024 - The Space Gym shop is surrounded by a temporary construction fence in Shanghai, China, May 7, 2024.

Space Gym Close

Space Gym Close

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 7, 2024 - The Space Gym shop is surrounded by a temporary construction fence in Shanghai, China, May 7, 2024.

Space Gym Close

Space Gym Close

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 7, 2024 - The Space Gym shop is surrounded by a temporary construction fence in Shanghai, China, May 7, 2024.

Space Gym Close

Space Gym Close

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 7, 2024 - The Space Gym shop is surrounded by a temporary construction fence in Shanghai, China, May 7, 2024.

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

An elected CFDT union during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

An elected CFDT union during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

An elected CFDT union during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

An elected CFDT union during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Laetitia Gomez, General Secretary of CGT Interim, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Senator Ian Brossat and Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rémy Frey, CGT Commerce Paris, during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Senator Ian Brossat addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Yannis, CGT union representative at the Decathlon Madeleine store in Paris, addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Senator Ian Brossat addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Senator Ian Brossat addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Rally And Picket In Front Of The Decathlon - Paris

Senator Ian Brossat addresses colleagues, union representatives, elected officials and supporters during the rally and picket in front of the Decathlon Paris La Madeleine store following the death of a young temporary worker in a forklift accident on his first day of work on Wednesday, October 11. Left-wing politicians, unions, staff, colleagues and shop stewards had been denouncing the harshness of their working conditions for years. Paris, France, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

NIKE Store in Shanghai

NIKE Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Customers shop at a NIKE store in Shanghai, China, May 22, 2023. Nike could face fines of "more than $530 million" for misclassifying independent contractors, according to reports. The documents show that workers in the US and Western Europe were misclassified, which could expose the shoemaker to fines or even lawsuits, The Guardian reported on Friday. According to the report, temporary workers from the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium are misclassified in the European market. Nike did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations.

NIKE Store in Shanghai

NIKE Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Customers shop at a NIKE store in Shanghai, China, May 22, 2023. Nike could face fines of "more than $530 million" for misclassifying independent contractors, according to reports. The documents show that workers in the US and Western Europe were misclassified, which could expose the shoemaker to fines or even lawsuits, The Guardian reported on Friday. According to the report, temporary workers from the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium are misclassified in the European market. Nike did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations.

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-EID AL-FITR-SHOPPING

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-EID AL-FITR-SHOPPING

(230417) -- ISLAMABAD, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a temporary market built for the Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on April 16, 2023. With only a few days left until the Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr, Pakistani markets and malls are buzzing with enthusiastic shoppers, especially women and children, spending extravagantly while getting into a festive mood to celebrate the upcoming special occasion. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-EID AL-FITR-SHOPPING

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-EID AL-FITR-SHOPPING

(230417) -- ISLAMABAD, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a temporary market built for the Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on April 16, 2023. With only a few days left until the Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr, Pakistani markets and malls are buzzing with enthusiastic shoppers, especially women and children, spending extravagantly while getting into a festive mood to celebrate the upcoming special occasion. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

Tesla Motors opens temporary showroom in Osaka

Tesla Motors opens temporary showroom in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a temporary showroom of Tesla Motors Inc., a U.S. maker of electric vehicles, opened in the city of Osaka on Nov. 1, 2014, ahead of the establishment in spring of a permanent shop to showcase its products.

Gift shoppers swarm shop for India's Diwali festival

Gift shoppers swarm shop for India's Diwali festival

TOKYO, Japan - A confectionery shop sets up a temporary gift section preparing for the Hindi Diwali festival, a major shopping season, in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 14, 2014. E-commerce is rapidly growing in India, impacting consumer behavior during the seasonal shopping period.

Colorful temporary barber shop in tsunami-hit Ofunato

Colorful temporary barber shop in tsunami-hit Ofunato

OFUNATO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2011, shows a colorful temporary barber shop called ''New Shimizu'' in a coastal area ravaged by the massive March 11 tsunami in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. An artist and volunteers painted the building as the barber, Yasuo Shimizu (L), wanted it to be cheerful and encouraging to local people.

Japan's jewelry stores working to compete more effectively

Japan's jewelry stores working to compete more effectively

TOKYO, Japan - Mikimoto Boutique is expanding the number of its customers by offering a wide variety of products from watches to tableware at its temporary shop in Tokyo's Ginza district.

Terakoshi goes shopping in his native Ishikawa Prefecture

Terakoshi goes shopping in his native Ishikawa Prefecture

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R) and his mother Tomoe shop at a men's clothing store in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 5. He returned to Japan for a temporary visit after 39 years living in North Korea. He went missing in 1963 while fishing in the Sea of Japan.

World No Tobacco Day observed in Dhaka

STORY: World No Tobacco Day observed in Dhaka DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vendor selling tobacco in a temporary shop on the side of the street in Dhaka 2. various of anti-tobacco awareness poster in Dhaka 3. various of child showing her painting and children participating a painting competition 4. various of artists performing music at an anti-tobacco awareness program in Dhaka STORYLINE: Bangladesh on Tuesday observed World No Tobacco Day with a view to raising awareness about the damage caused by consuming tobacco. This year's theme "Tobacco: Threat to our environment" gives people one more reason to quit by demonstrating the environmental impacts of tobacco. Member countries of the World Health Organization agreed to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31 in 1987. Since then, the day is marked each year with a relevant theme. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-COVID-19-CLOSED-OFF MANAGEMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-COVID-19-CLOSED-OFF MANAGEMENT (CN)

(220329) -- SHANGHAI, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up to pay the bill at a shop in Xuhui District, east China's Shanghai, March 29, 2022. China's economic hub Shanghai, with a population of over 24 million, has been split into two parts to enforce temporary closed-off management between March 28 and April 5 to hunt down possible infections and curb the spread of the virus. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

INDIA-AGARTALA-MASK SHOP

INDIA-AGARTALA-MASK SHOP

(220219) -- AGARTALA, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges masks at his temporary shop by the roadside in Agartala, capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, Feb. 19, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-VALENTINE'S DAY

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- WINDHOEK, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop for Valentine's Day-themed items at a mall in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, on Feb. 14, 2022. The central business district of Windhoek was a bustle of activity with red and white themed products visible at temporary stalls. The Valentine's Day observance in Namibia sparked the entrepreneurial acumen of the country's youth, powering up business growth for many. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

Pepper the robot dispatched to work for Japanese local gov't

Pepper the robot dispatched to work for Japanese local gov't

"Pepper," a humanoid robot developed by Softbank Group Corp., works at a shop selling Tottori produce in Tokyo on July 1, 2015. Softbank launched the same day a temporary staffing business by dispatching the robot for 1,500 yen (about $12) per hour, with the prefectural government of Tottori, which appointed Pepper to be the advertising manager for the western Japanese prefecture, becoming its first client. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pepper the robot dispatched to work for Japanese local gov't

Pepper the robot dispatched to work for Japanese local gov't

Shinji Hirai (L), governor of Japan's western Tottori Prefecture, and "Pepper," a humanoid robot developed by Softbank Group Corp., pose for a photo at a shop selling Tottori produce in Tokyo on July 1, 2015. Softbank launched the same day a temporary staffing business by dispatching the robot for 1,500 yen (about $12) per hour, with the prefectural government, which appointed Pepper to be the advertising manager for Tottori, becoming its first client. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hairdresser opens shop in shelter for Iraqi refugees

Hairdresser opens shop in shelter for Iraqi refugees

A hairdresser (L) attends to a customer at his makeshift shop in a temporary shelter in Arbil, northern Iraq, for refugees fleeing attacks by Islamic State extremists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shop specializing in sushi design items opens in Fukuoka

Shop specializing in sushi design items opens in Fukuoka

A shop in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, deals with about 60 items with sushi designs including a tuna purse, a rolled sushi towel and sushi brooches as shown in this photo taken on Jan. 31, 2015, attracting foreign tourists. The temporary shop will be open until Feb. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo