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German companies seek more cooperation with China's auto industry

STORY: German companies seek more cooperation with China's auto industry DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LIU DIANXUN, Director of the Investment Promotion Agency of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce 3. various of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): HELMUT STETTNER, CEO of Audi FAW New Energy Automobile Co., LTD. STORYLINE: The 2023 Sino-German Automobile Conference concluded in Changchun, the capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province on Thursday. During the three-day event, enterprise representatives, business association leaders and industry experts from the both sides discussed industrial development tendency, leading technologies and industrial innovation to seek more cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LIU DIANXUN, Director of the Investment Promotion Agency of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce "The German delegation to Changchun is composed of about 50 people. Many enterprises have come

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E-commerce booming in Türkiye despite economic woes

STORY: E-commerce booming in Türkiye despite economic woes DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: ANKARA CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets and at shopping in Türkiye 2. various of websites about e-commerce in Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): DOGUKAN YAVUZ, E-commerce expert STORYLINE: Offering good deals to cash-strapped Turkish consumers in search of better value, online shopping is growing in Türkiye amid the cost of living squeeze. According to an annual report revealed by IdeaSoft, Türkiye's largest supplier of e-commerce infrastructure for small, medium, and large-sized companies, online commerce has grown by 74 percent in 2022. The e-commerce sales in Türkiye soared 69 percent in 2021 from the previous year, according to official data. Experts said that the reason behind this e-commerce boom is that consumers' tendency is to buy cheap stuff online as they lost considerable purchasing power in the past couple of years due to soaring inflation. The sectors

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Bolton urges Japan to think through Azadegan project in Iran

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the U.N. Headquarters on March 1. Bolton urged Japan to think through its $2 billion project to tap into one of the world's largest oil fields, given what he thinks is Iran's tendency to use resources as leverage, especially when the country faces possible action from the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear ambitions.

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Spanish economy to see slow growth in 2023 with no fear of recession: expert

STORY: Spanish economy to see slow growth in 2023 with no fear of recession: expert DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of economic activities in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School STORYLINE: An economist from the Barcelona-based IESE Business School said the Spanish economy is expected to grow by less than 2% in 2023, but there is no fear of a recession. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School "Using the word recession is reasonable, because growth is slowing and will perhaps continue to stay below the tendency for a few quarters, but not enough to cause fear." The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November also ruled out the risk of falling into recession for Spain in the next year and predicted a growth rate of 1.2%. Acknowledging t

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Unification Church tries to derail ex-believer's press conference

The controversial Unification Church on Friday attempted to stop a former believer's press conference by sending a message purportedly signed by her parents, but she pressed ahead and spoke out on alleged abuses that she and other believers endured at its hands. In a summarized version of the faxed message read out during the event, Sayuri Ogawa's parents called for the press conference to be halted immediately, saying their daughter has a "tendency to lie," and the psychiatric issues she said she suffers had worsened since a gunman killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, which hosted the event, Ogawa, who uses a pseudonym to protect her real identity, relayed her traumatic experiences as a so-called second-generation church believer.

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Egypt denies shortages of oncology medicines

STORY: Egypt denies shortages of oncology medicines DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of medicine factories STORYLINE: Egypt's Council of Ministers on Monday denied news about a shortage of oncology drugs in governmental hospitals nationwide. It stressed the availability of all medicines, including the preparations listed within oncology treatment protocols and medical supplies for oncology patients. The council added that the strategic stock of these medicines is safe, stressing that there is a continuous follow-up to their availability in all hospitals that provide oncology treatment. It also stressed the state's tendency towards localizing the manufacture of bio-products and oncology medicines. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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China urges Japan to act prudently on Taiwan question

STORY: China urges Japan to act prudently on Taiwan question DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday that Taiwan is China's internal affair and has nothing to do with Japan, urging the Japanese side to act prudently on the Taiwan question and stop making provocations. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks when asked to comment on recent remarks by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concerning Taiwan. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Japanese politicians recently made absurd remarks about Taiwan, and even wild comments that openly violate its own Three Non-Nuclear Principles and the obligations of a party to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). Besides, by raising nuclear sharing with the U.S., Japan has fully exposed the dangerous tendency that militar

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei ★ October 7, 2010 ★ Tokyo, JapanNowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Yohei. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men".October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Decorative Men

Hairdressing / Decoration Men's Mikoto. Nowadays, it is natural for young men's hair to grow. Decorative boys have also become a hot topic, but the tendency to decorate is spreading to older brothers and V-hos. The men with hair and decoration, which have a more mature atmosphere than the decoration boys, are highlighted as "Men" + Yaoh = "Decorative Men". October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Bikers Fashion

Fashionable biker fashion Motockney. An increasing number of people are enjoying motorcycles as a lifestyle along with fashion. Even in the street-centered fashion world, there is a strong tendency to incorporate elements of BIKE and ROCK as a way to emphasize wildness, and fashionable biker fashion is becoming more widespread. October 27, 2012, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)