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Protesters call for Japan to apologise to women mistreated during WWII
Seoul, South Korea
1. Wide of protesters at rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul calling for recompense for women who were forced into sex slavery under Japanese colonial rule
2. Close-up of a protester chanting and holding a...
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Croatia rises to meet the demands of Japanese tourists
Dubrovnik - August 6, 2008
1. Wide shot; Dubrovnik, Old Town and the island of Lokrum; view from the hill of Srd
2. Wide shot; the city walls and the Minceta Tower
3. Wide shot; the Stradun, the main street of the Old Town; shot from...
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Couples prepare for a romantic Christmas
1. Pan of Kobe City
2. Wide of Ijin-kan. (Western style building.)
3. Various of couples in the Kitano area of Kobe (area characterised by western style architecture)
4. Wide of the Uroko house one of the famous landmarks of the...
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Truckers decorate their cabs
Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture - 18 July 2010
1. Various of Art Trucks arriving at the Hokuseikai Charity Photo Shoot
2. Group shot of members of the Miyakobi Ichiza, an Art Truck club from Kyoto
3. Various of trucks arriving at the...
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Long associated with criminality in Japan, tattoos are now becoming fashionable
1. Woman with tattoos
2. Man with tattooed face and neck
3. Woman with tattooed leg
4. Woman with tattoos
5. Street sign advertising the second of three branches of a chain of tattoo parlours called Chopstick Tattoo.
6.Street sign...
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JAPAN: KOBE: WORK STILL UNDERWAY TO REBUILD CITY AFTER EARTHQUAKE
Japanese/Nat
Leaders from across the Asia Pacific region are gathering in Japan this week for a summit on trade liberalization in the region.
No expense has been spared to protect the politicians heading to Osaka: a major security breach...
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Japanese children help celebrate spring festival
Hongu, April 2008
1. Priests and eleven father and son couples walk out of Hongu Shrine on the beginning of their day's journey
2. Fathers carrying their three year old sons on their shoulders
3. Procession moves down the steps
4....
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Protesters demand Japan apologise for actions during occupation, reax to controversial shrine visit
1. Wide of protesters burning Japanese flags used during World War II, holding anti-Japan placards
2. Close of burning poster reading (English) "Boycott Japanese"
3. Protesters burning posters and policemen extinguishing fire
4. Mid of...
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England fans arrive ahead of crunch game with Nigeria
1. Bullet train arriving at Osaka station
2. Cutaway Japanese woman in Kimono
3. Various England fans disembarking from train
4. Zoom out form St George's cross on shirt to wide of England fans
5. England fans mulling around...
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Themed apartments to try to attract tenants
Osaka, Japan - 11 April 2009
1. Wide zoom out shot of Osaka city buildings from high up
2. Shot of crowds in Osaka city
3. Pan from famous advertisement signs to crowds in the street in the famous Dotonbori district of Osaka
4. Shot of...
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HONG KONG: FLIGHTS CANCELLED AS PILOTS TAKE SICK LEAVE IN PROTEST
English/Nat
An escalating rise by pilots taking sick leave forced Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways to cancel more flights on Monday, as neither the company nor its pilots appeared willing to reopen negotiations on proposed pay...
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Final statements from the OPEC conference in Osaka
1. Wide shot of news conference as president and officials of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) walk in and are seated at front of room
2. Various shots of news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdulrahman...
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Small demo over Japan's wartime atrocities, remarks about comfort women
1. Wide of protesters in front of Japanese embassy holding banner reading (Korean) "Japan, completely denying invasion, should utter its deeply remorseful apologies to the Korean women, who were despised as international call girls"
2....
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SYND OSAKA,JAPAN: Explosive devices start fire in two office
18.7.84 buildings injuring several people. The bomb blasts cause
LN109251 thick acrid smoke and flames to billow out of the windows
of the Osaka...
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Humanoid and dog robot finals, Australia and Japan win finals
1. Exterior of Robocup 2006 tournament, flags
2. Interior, banner saying 'Robocup 2006 Bremen Centre Court'
3. Pan right on practice for humanoid football match, Humanoid scores goal
4. Close up head being put on humanoid robot
5....
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THAILAND: MAN BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN WHITE SLAVERY GANG ARRESTED
Thai/Nat
Thai police have announced the arrest of a Japanese man believed to be the kingpin of a gang involved in white slavery.
The gang is thought to have smuggled Thai women into Japan inside suitcases to work as prostitutes.
He sat...
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Japan - Asia-Pacific Forum Opens
Trade and foreign ministers of the Asia-Pacific forum begin key
talks in Osaka, Japan on Thursday (16/11) on throwing open their
markets to mutual trade, but any hopes of a breakthrough seemed
dimmed by national interests. As the...
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Japanese mayor apologises over US troops remarks but not on wartime 'comfort women'
1. Wide of news conference with guest speaker Totu Hashimoto, the mayor of Osaka
2. Cutaway of photographers
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Toru Hashimoto, Osaka Mayor:
"I understand that my recent remark could be construed as an insult to the...
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Humanoid and dog robot finals, Australia and Japan win finals
1. Exterior of Robocup 2006 tournament, flags
2. Interior, banner saying 'Robocup 2006 Bremen Centre Court'
3. Pan right on practice for humanoid football match, Humanoid scores goal
4. Close-up head being put on humanoid robot
5....
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Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui visiting sites in Japan
April 22
1. Ex-Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui arriving at hotel amid large reception
April 23
2. Tilt down from hotel building to square with awaiting media
3. Lee walks through the square
4. Mid shot of Lee watching cherry blossom
5....
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Robots make their stage debut
Osaka - 25 November 2008
1. Medium of researcher preparing a robot in a theatre on Osaka University's Toyanaka Campus
2. Pan up of one of the Wakamaru robots who takes the role of a character called Momoko in the play
3. Wide of the...
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Android expert Hiroshi Ishiguro introduces life-like robots that will work at science museum
A museum in Tokyo presented its two latest recruits on Tuesday, two androids that have been developed by Osaka University.
The life-like Kodomoroid (a child android) and Otonaroid (an adult android) were introduced by their creator, Dr....
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Dog fashion show as pet accessories' sales boom
Osaka -19th September 2009
1. Zoom out of three chihuahuas in sunglasses
2. Zoom in on poodle puppy in buggy
3. Wide of poodles in buggy
4. Close up of miniature dachshund
5. Pan of maltese terrier with a dinosaur theme trim
6....
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Taiwan's ex premier arrives Japan
1. Plane landing at Kansia International Airport, Osaka, western Japan
2. Close-up of JAA airplane
3. Lee Teng-hui arriving at airport
4. Lee Teng-hui being greeted by Japanese officials
5. Lee Teng-hui getting into car
6. Lee...