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Ekiden: New Year Ekiden 2015 - 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race
Gunma, Japan – Runners head off from the starting line during the New Year Ekiden 2015 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race Start & Goal, January 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Swimming : KONAMI OPEN 2015
Tokyo, Japan – Hiromasa Fujimori in action during the Konami Open 2015 Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final at Tatsumi International Swimming Pool, February 22, 2015. (Photo AFLO SPORT)

Question-and-answer session of the Diet's lower house budget committee in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes his way to a budget committee meeting at the Diet’s lower house in Tokyo on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The draft budget for fiscal 2015 will be adopted in the committee and then passed by the lower house. (Photo by AFLO)

Synchronised Swimming: Japanese national team training
Tokyo, Japan – Japan national synchronised swimming team perform during a training session at JISS, April 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Kanamara "Steel Phallus" Festival in Japan
Kanagawa, Japan – Visitors pose for the cameras in front of a big phallus during the Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki city, April 5, 2015. The festival is held on the first Sunday in April at the Kanayama shrine. It has become a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV charities. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Nissan Motor news conference
Yokohama, Japan – Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at its head office in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Wedneday, May 13, 2015. Japan’s second largest automaker forecast net income of 485 billion yen in the current year ending March 31, 2016, from 457.6 billion yen a year earlier. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Football/Soccer: Japan national team training session
Chiba, Japan – Vahid Halilhodzic participates during the Japan national team training session, June 1, 2015. (Photo by Motoo Naka/AFLO)

Christiano Ronaldo Cyber Clone
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese fans touch MTG’s Cyber Clone of Cristiano Ronaldo during a special event in downtown Tokyo, July 8, 2015. MTG’s Cyber Clone is a clone robot in collaboration with American special effects studio “Legacy Effects” and 3D printing equipment company “Stratasys”. (Photo by AFLO)

70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb
Hiroshima, Japan – People float colorful paper lanterns with message into the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

Protests continue against security legislation as bills near final vote day
Tokyo, Japan – Demonstrators protest outside the National Parliament as the Abe government plans to vote controversial security bills into law on September 18, 2015. As the opposition parties struggle to delay government sponsored security legislation that could potentially allow Japanese troops to fight overseas, protesters gathered outside the Japanese Diet to make their opposition clear. Despite public opposition the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner aim to pass the bills today, before 5 days of Public Holidays that some fear cold see even larger demonstrations. (Photo by Sho Tamura/AFLO)

CEATEC Japan 2015
Chiba, Japan – Preparations are in the final stage on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 for CEATEC Japan, a comprehensive exhibition of cutting-edge IT and electronics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai)

Toyota to establish Artificial Intelligence R&D company
Tokyo, Japan – President Akio Toyoda of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. announces the establishment of a new research and development arm headquartered in Silicon Valley in California during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Friday, November 6, 2015. The world’s largest automaker will invest one billion dollars over the next five years to the Toyota Research Institute to focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

AV Actresses Donate Breasts to Charity
Tokyo, Japan – A man squeezes the breast of an adult movie star during the 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” on December 6, 2015. 7 adult movie actresses donated their breasts for a 24 hour telethon event with the aim of raising money for a Stop AIDS charity. This year Japanese actresses collected 6,144,567 JPN (49,909 USD) approximately from 7,175 fans which was donated to an AIDS charity. The 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” was organized by Sky Perfect TV Adult Chanel under the slogan ”Social contribution whilst enjoying the erotic”. Fans were given the chance to interact with some of the channel’s leading actresses in the live broadcast event that ran from Saturday afternoon through until Sunday. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Ekiden: New Year Ekiden 2015 - 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race
Gunma, Japan – Runners head off from the starting line during the New Year Ekiden 2015 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race Start & Goal, January 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Swimming : KONAMI OPEN 2015
Tokyo, Japan – Hiromasa Fujimori in action during the Konami Open 2015 Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final at Tatsumi International Swimming Pool, February 22, 2015. (Photo AFLO SPORT)

Question-and-answer session of the Diet's lower house budget committee in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes his way to a budget committee meeting at the Diet’s lower house in Tokyo on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The draft budget for fiscal 2015 will be adopted in the committee and then passed by the lower house. (Photo by AFLO)

Synchronised Swimming: Japanese national team training
Tokyo, Japan – Japan national synchronised swimming team perform during a training session at JISS, April 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Kanamara "Steel Phallus" Festival in Japan
Kanagawa, Japan – Visitors pose for the cameras in front of a big phallus during the Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki city, April 5, 2015. The festival is held on the first Sunday in April at the Kanayama shrine. It has become a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV charities. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Nissan Motor news conference
Yokohama, Japan – Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at its head office in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Wedneday, May 13, 2015. Japan’s second largest automaker forecast net income of 485 billion yen in the current year ending March 31, 2016, from 457.6 billion yen a year earlier. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Football/Soccer: Japan national team training session
Chiba, Japan – Vahid Halilhodzic participates during the Japan national team training session, June 1, 2015. (Photo by Motoo Naka/AFLO)

Christiano Ronaldo Cyber Clone
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese fans touch MTG’s Cyber Clone of Cristiano Ronaldo during a special event in downtown Tokyo, July 8, 2015. MTG’s Cyber Clone is a clone robot in collaboration with American special effects studio “Legacy Effects” and 3D printing equipment company “Stratasys”. (Photo by AFLO)

70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb
Hiroshima, Japan – People float colorful paper lanterns with message into the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

Protests continue against security legislation as bills near final vote day
Tokyo, Japan – Demonstrators protest outside the National Parliament as the Abe government plans to vote controversial security bills into law on September 18, 2015. As the opposition parties struggle to delay government sponsored security legislation that could potentially allow Japanese troops to fight overseas, protesters gathered outside the Japanese Diet to make their opposition clear. Despite public opposition the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner aim to pass the bills today, before 5 days of Public Holidays that some fear cold see even larger demonstrations. (Photo by Sho Tamura/AFLO)

CEATEC Japan 2015
Chiba, Japan – Preparations are in the final stage on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 for CEATEC Japan, a comprehensive exhibition of cutting-edge IT and electronics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai)

Toyota to establish Artificial Intelligence R&D company
Tokyo, Japan – President Akio Toyoda of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. announces the establishment of a new research and development arm headquartered in Silicon Valley in California during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Friday, November 6, 2015. The world’s largest automaker will invest one billion dollars over the next five years to the Toyota Research Institute to focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

AV Actresses Donate Breasts to Charity
Tokyo, Japan – A man squeezes the breast of an adult movie star during the 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” on December 6, 2015. 7 adult movie actresses donated their breasts for a 24 hour telethon event with the aim of raising money for a Stop AIDS charity. This year Japanese actresses collected 6,144,567 JPN (49,909 USD) approximately from 7,175 fans which was donated to an AIDS charity. The 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” was organized by Sky Perfect TV Adult Chanel under the slogan ”Social contribution whilst enjoying the erotic”. Fans were given the chance to interact with some of the channel’s leading actresses in the live broadcast event that ran from Saturday afternoon through until Sunday. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Ekiden: New Year Ekiden 2015 - 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race
Gunma, Japan – Runners head off from the starting line during the New Year Ekiden 2015 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race Start & Goal, January 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Swimming : KONAMI OPEN 2015
Tokyo, Japan – Hiromasa Fujimori in action during the Konami Open 2015 Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final at Tatsumi International Swimming Pool, February 22, 2015. (Photo AFLO SPORT)

Question-and-answer session of the Diet's lower house budget committee in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes his way to a budget committee meeting at the Diet’s lower house in Tokyo on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The draft budget for fiscal 2015 will be adopted in the committee and then passed by the lower house. (Photo by AFLO)

Synchronised Swimming: Japanese national team training
Tokyo, Japan – Japan national synchronised swimming team perform during a training session at JISS, April 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Kanamara "Steel Phallus" Festival in Japan
Kanagawa, Japan – Visitors pose for the cameras in front of a big phallus during the Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki city, April 5, 2015. The festival is held on the first Sunday in April at the Kanayama shrine. It has become a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV charities. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Nissan Motor news conference
Yokohama, Japan – Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at its head office in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Wedneday, May 13, 2015. Japan’s second largest automaker forecast net income of 485 billion yen in the current year ending March 31, 2016, from 457.6 billion yen a year earlier. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Football/Soccer: Japan national team training session
Chiba, Japan – Vahid Halilhodzic participates during the Japan national team training session, June 1, 2015. (Photo by Motoo Naka/AFLO)

Christiano Ronaldo Cyber Clone
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese fans touch MTG’s Cyber Clone of Cristiano Ronaldo during a special event in downtown Tokyo, July 8, 2015. MTG’s Cyber Clone is a clone robot in collaboration with American special effects studio “Legacy Effects” and 3D printing equipment company “Stratasys”. (Photo by AFLO)

70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb
Hiroshima, Japan – People float colorful paper lanterns with message into the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

Protests continue against security legislation as bills near final vote day
Tokyo, Japan – Demonstrators protest outside the National Parliament as the Abe government plans to vote controversial security bills into law on September 18, 2015. As the opposition parties struggle to delay government sponsored security legislation that could potentially allow Japanese troops to fight overseas, protesters gathered outside the Japanese Diet to make their opposition clear. Despite public opposition the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner aim to pass the bills today, before 5 days of Public Holidays that some fear cold see even larger demonstrations. (Photo by Sho Tamura/AFLO)

CEATEC Japan 2015
Chiba, Japan – Preparations are in the final stage on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 for CEATEC Japan, a comprehensive exhibition of cutting-edge IT and electronics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai)

Toyota to establish Artificial Intelligence R&D company
Tokyo, Japan – President Akio Toyoda of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. announces the establishment of a new research and development arm headquartered in Silicon Valley in California during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Friday, November 6, 2015. The world’s largest automaker will invest one billion dollars over the next five years to the Toyota Research Institute to focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

AV Actresses Donate Breasts to Charity
Tokyo, Japan – A man squeezes the breast of an adult movie star during the 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” on December 6, 2015. 7 adult movie actresses donated their breasts for a 24 hour telethon event with the aim of raising money for a Stop AIDS charity. This year Japanese actresses collected 6,144,567 JPN (49,909 USD) approximately from 7,175 fans which was donated to an AIDS charity. The 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” was organized by Sky Perfect TV Adult Chanel under the slogan ”Social contribution whilst enjoying the erotic”. Fans were given the chance to interact with some of the channel’s leading actresses in the live broadcast event that ran from Saturday afternoon through until Sunday. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Ekiden: New Year Ekiden 2015 - 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race
Gunma, Japan – Runners head off from the starting line during the New Year Ekiden 2015 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race Start & Goal, January 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Swimming : KONAMI OPEN 2015
Tokyo, Japan – Hiromasa Fujimori in action during the Konami Open 2015 Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final at Tatsumi International Swimming Pool, February 22, 2015. (Photo AFLO SPORT)

Question-and-answer session of the Diet's lower house budget committee in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes his way to a budget committee meeting at the Diet’s lower house in Tokyo on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The draft budget for fiscal 2015 will be adopted in the committee and then passed by the lower house. (Photo by AFLO)

Synchronised Swimming: Japanese national team training
Tokyo, Japan – Japan national synchronised swimming team perform during a training session at JISS, April 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Kanamara "Steel Phallus" Festival in Japan
Kanagawa, Japan – Visitors pose for the cameras in front of a big phallus during the Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki city, April 5, 2015. The festival is held on the first Sunday in April at the Kanayama shrine. It has become a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV charities. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Nissan Motor news conference
Yokohama, Japan – Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at its head office in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Wedneday, May 13, 2015. Japan’s second largest automaker forecast net income of 485 billion yen in the current year ending March 31, 2016, from 457.6 billion yen a year earlier. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Football/Soccer: Japan national team training session
Chiba, Japan – Vahid Halilhodzic participates during the Japan national team training session, June 1, 2015. (Photo by Motoo Naka/AFLO)

Christiano Ronaldo Cyber Clone
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese fans touch MTG’s Cyber Clone of Cristiano Ronaldo during a special event in downtown Tokyo, July 8, 2015. MTG’s Cyber Clone is a clone robot in collaboration with American special effects studio “Legacy Effects” and 3D printing equipment company “Stratasys”. (Photo by AFLO)

70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb
Hiroshima, Japan – People float colorful paper lanterns with message into the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

Protests continue against security legislation as bills near final vote day
Tokyo, Japan – Demonstrators protest outside the National Parliament as the Abe government plans to vote controversial security bills into law on September 18, 2015. As the opposition parties struggle to delay government sponsored security legislation that could potentially allow Japanese troops to fight overseas, protesters gathered outside the Japanese Diet to make their opposition clear. Despite public opposition the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner aim to pass the bills today, before 5 days of Public Holidays that some fear cold see even larger demonstrations. (Photo by Sho Tamura/AFLO)

CEATEC Japan 2015
Chiba, Japan – Preparations are in the final stage on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 for CEATEC Japan, a comprehensive exhibition of cutting-edge IT and electronics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai)

Toyota to establish Artificial Intelligence R&D company
Tokyo, Japan – President Akio Toyoda of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. announces the establishment of a new research and development arm headquartered in Silicon Valley in California during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Friday, November 6, 2015. The world’s largest automaker will invest one billion dollars over the next five years to the Toyota Research Institute to focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

AV Actresses Donate Breasts to Charity
Tokyo, Japan – A man squeezes the breast of an adult movie star during the 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” on December 6, 2015. 7 adult movie actresses donated their breasts for a 24 hour telethon event with the aim of raising money for a Stop AIDS charity. This year Japanese actresses collected 6,144,567 JPN (49,909 USD) approximately from 7,175 fans which was donated to an AIDS charity. The 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” was organized by Sky Perfect TV Adult Chanel under the slogan ”Social contribution whilst enjoying the erotic”. Fans were given the chance to interact with some of the channel’s leading actresses in the live broadcast event that ran from Saturday afternoon through until Sunday. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Ekiden: New Year Ekiden 2015 - 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race
Gunma, Japan – Runners head off from the starting line during the New Year Ekiden 2015 59th All Japan Industrial Ekiden Race Start & Goal, January 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Swimming : KONAMI OPEN 2015
Tokyo, Japan – Hiromasa Fujimori in action during the Konami Open 2015 Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final at Tatsumi International Swimming Pool, February 22, 2015. (Photo AFLO SPORT)

Question-and-answer session of the Diet's lower house budget committee in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes his way to a budget committee meeting at the Diet’s lower house in Tokyo on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The draft budget for fiscal 2015 will be adopted in the committee and then passed by the lower house. (Photo by AFLO)

Synchronised Swimming: Japanese national team training
Tokyo, Japan – Japan national synchronised swimming team perform during a training session at JISS, April 1, 2015. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Kanamara "Steel Phallus" Festival in Japan
Kanagawa, Japan – Visitors pose for the cameras in front of a big phallus during the Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki city, April 5, 2015. The festival is held on the first Sunday in April at the Kanayama shrine. It has become a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV charities. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Nissan Motor news conference
Yokohama, Japan – Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at its head office in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Wedneday, May 13, 2015. Japan’s second largest automaker forecast net income of 485 billion yen in the current year ending March 31, 2016, from 457.6 billion yen a year earlier. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Football/Soccer: Japan national team training session
Chiba, Japan – Vahid Halilhodzic participates during the Japan national team training session, June 1, 2015. (Photo by Motoo Naka/AFLO)

Christiano Ronaldo Cyber Clone
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese fans touch MTG’s Cyber Clone of Cristiano Ronaldo during a special event in downtown Tokyo, July 8, 2015. MTG’s Cyber Clone is a clone robot in collaboration with American special effects studio “Legacy Effects” and 3D printing equipment company “Stratasys”. (Photo by AFLO)

70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb
Hiroshima, Japan – People float colorful paper lanterns with message into the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

Protests continue against security legislation as bills near final vote day
Tokyo, Japan – Demonstrators protest outside the National Parliament as the Abe government plans to vote controversial security bills into law on September 18, 2015. As the opposition parties struggle to delay government sponsored security legislation that could potentially allow Japanese troops to fight overseas, protesters gathered outside the Japanese Diet to make their opposition clear. Despite public opposition the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner aim to pass the bills today, before 5 days of Public Holidays that some fear cold see even larger demonstrations. (Photo by Sho Tamura/AFLO)

CEATEC Japan 2015
Chiba, Japan – Preparations are in the final stage on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 for CEATEC Japan, a comprehensive exhibition of cutting-edge IT and electronics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai)

Toyota to establish Artificial Intelligence R&D company
Tokyo, Japan – President Akio Toyoda of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. announces the establishment of a new research and development arm headquartered in Silicon Valley in California during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Friday, November 6, 2015. The world’s largest automaker will invest one billion dollars over the next five years to the Toyota Research Institute to focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

AV Actresses Donate Breasts to Charity
Tokyo, Japan – A man squeezes the breast of an adult movie star during the 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” on December 6, 2015. 7 adult movie actresses donated their breasts for a 24 hour telethon event with the aim of raising money for a Stop AIDS charity. This year Japanese actresses collected 6,144,567 JPN (49,909 USD) approximately from 7,175 fans which was donated to an AIDS charity. The 13th annual 24 hour TV event ”Eroticism Saves the Earth Telethon” was organized by Sky Perfect TV Adult Chanel under the slogan ”Social contribution whilst enjoying the erotic”. Fans were given the chance to interact with some of the channel’s leading actresses in the live broadcast event that ran from Saturday afternoon through until Sunday. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

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