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Montevideo, Sep 15 (EFE) .- The Uruguayan trade union PIT-CNT carried out Wednesday a massive strike in Montevideo bringing together thousands of people from the countryside and the city.During the day, which had a first concentration in front of the Legislative Palace and then a central stage a few blocks from there, the focus was on demands for more work, a better educational budget and a look into the situation of rural wage earners.(Camera: FEDERICO ANFITTI)SHOT LIST: URUGUAYAN TRADE UNION PIT CNT DURING A STRIKE IN THE STREETS OF MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY.
Tokyo (Japan), Aug 26 (EFE).- An exhibition in the Japanese capital brings Paralympic sport closer to the public through virtual reality, design and the experience of parathletes.The pink mascot of the Games, Someity, welcomes the Paralympic Gallery, an exhibition located in the central neighborhood of Ginza during the competition and until September 5.The name of this mascot with petals in the ears refers to the variety of Japan's most popular cherry tree in the country and the superpower of around 4,400 athletes in Tokyo these days, who do not stop chasing their dreams. (Camera: CARMEN GRAU VILA). B-ROLL OF THE PARALYMPICS GALLERY EXHIBITION IN GINZA, TOKYO, JAPAN.SOUND BITE: KENTARO ASAKAWA, DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION OF TOKYO 2020 PROJECT OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (IN JAPANESE).- The objective of this exhibition is to bring the public closer to Paralympic sport and parathletes.
Tokyo, Nov 26 (EFE/EPA).- The Roppongi Hills 66 Plaza in Tokyo displays contemporary artist Takashi Murakami's 'Flower Parent and Child', which weighs over 11 tons and is 10 meters tall. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)SHOT LIST: THE ARTWORK 'FLOWER PARENT AND CHILD' BY JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST TAKASHI MURAKAMI AT ROPPONGI HILLS 66 PLAZA IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Nov 25 (EFE/EPA).-The governor of Tokyo on Wednesday urged restaurants serving alcohol, bars and karaoke parlors to reduce their business hours in a bid to contain a surge in new COVID-19 infections in the capital.Yuriko Koike said at a press conference that these establishments will be urged to close at 10pm for 20 days, starting Saturday, until Dec. 17, and announced that the authorities will offer financial assistance of up to 400,000 yen (about $3,800) to those who do so.(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF TOKYO GOVERNOR YURIKO KOIKE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Robot waiters controlled from afar by people with disabilities are opening up a world of opportunities at a new cafe in Tokyo. The initiative is aimed to reduce isolation and offer new work opportunities for those who are housebound with severe physical conditions or disabilities. They can remotely operate OriHime-D robots with the use of computers or tablets.