(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Lady Gaga, Dec 22, 2011: Singer Lady Gaga walks out from the Louis Vuitton Matsuya Ginza store in Tokyo, Japan on December 22, 2011. (Photo by AFLO) (Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Gaga is in Tokyo to perform on a [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) (L to R) Takahiro Shimonaka and Takao Isokawa wrestle against each other during the All Japan Wrestling Championship Men’s Freestyle -96kg Final at the 2nd Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2011. (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO SPORT) (Click on the image above to [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Dec 20, 2011, Chiba, Japan – American singer Lady Gaga arrives at Narita International Airport. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO)

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) December 19, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Evening newspaper extras reporting on the headline of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il are distributed to pedestrians in Tokyo. On Monday, North Korea announced that the country’s top leader died of “great mental and physical [...]

Kyoto, Japan – Seihan Mori, chief abbot at Kiyomizu Buddhist Temple writes on a wooden platform a Chinese character, “Kizuna” meaning “Bond,” during a ceremony at Kiyomizu Buddhist Temple in Kyoto on December 12, 2011. The character was chosen from 49,6997 applications submitted for consideration to best symbolize Japanese mind after the devastating earthquake and [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) kicks the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011, Semi-Final match between FC Barcelona 4-0 Al-Sadd Sports Club at Yokohama International Stadium, Kanagawa, Japan, December 15, 2011. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT) (Click on the image above to view the [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Dec 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – A large scale figure of Optimus Prime from the movie, “Transformers Dark Side of the Moon” is displayed at a electronics store in downtown Tokyo. (Photo by Christopher Jue/AFLO) (Click on the image above to view the full gallery) [...]

(Click on the image to view the full gallery) Dec 14, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Housing and building material manufacturer Lixil Corp. showcases the company’s Inax brand toilet “Statis” covered in 72,000 Swarovski crystals valued approximately at $128,000 USD. (Photo by Christopher Jue/AFLO) (Click on the image to view the full gallery) Lixil showroom manager [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) AI, Tito Jackson, Marlon Jackson and Jackie Jackson attend the Amway Japan charity event in Tokyo, Japan, December 12, 2011. The Jacksons visited Japan to perform at the “Michael Jackson Tribute Live” in Tokyo on December 13and 14. (Click on the image above to view [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Japanese actor Koji Yakusho appears at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan (FCCJ) in Yurakucho, Tokyo, Japan, to promote his movie “Admiral Yamamoto,” December 3, 2011. It is his first time to appear at the FCCJ. (Photo by AFLO) (Click on the image above to [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Kashiwa Reysol became the first team in the history of the J.League to win the championship the year immediately following promotion from Division Two when they defeated Urawa Reds in the final game of the season on Saturday December 3, 2011. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT) [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) December 7, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – President Shuichi Takayama of the scandal-hit Olympus Corp. closes his eyes during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel, a day after an independent panel set up by the Japanese optical equipment company released the results of its investigation [...]