(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Chiba, Japan – Tomofumi Takajyo (-66kg) fights with his opponent during the Kodokan Cup 2011, Men’s -66kg category at the Chiba Port Arena. (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO SPORT) (Click on the image above to view the full gallery) (L to R) Kaoru Matsumoto (-57kg), Megumi [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) November 14, 2011 : Tokyo, Japan – Amphibian Bus Sky Duck is shown during the press conference of “Tokyo’s First Amphibian Bus Sky Duck” at the Wakasu Kaihin park in Tokyo. Hinomaru Limousine Inc. announced Tokyo’s new way of sightseeing Sky Duck bus tour. Tokyo [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) November 9, 2011: Tokyo, Japan – US actor Brad Pitt (center) and Japanese baseball players from different areas in the disaster hit Tohoku region attend the Japan red carpet premiere for the film ‘Moneyball’. The film will be released in Japanese theaters from November 11. [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) November 9th, 2011 : Tokyo, Japan – Cybernetic Human HRP-4C Miim performs. during International Robot Exhibition 2011. This show is held to showcase new robots and high technology equipments at the Tokyo International Exhibit Center. International Robot Exhibition 2011 runs from November 9 – 12. [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) November 5th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Kyushu Sangyo University’s artwork made of newspapers is displayed during 2011 Tokyo Designers Week. It is held in Meiji Jingu Gaien, from November 1st to 6th. The theme of this year is “Love/ARIGATO”. Designers, artists, and organizations express their [...]

October 30, 2011, Kawasaki, Japan – People wear unique costumes during one of the biggest Halloween celebration events in Japan. Hundreds of people participated in a Halloween march around the main street of Kawasaki Station, south of Tokyo. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO) October 30, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Members of the media take a look [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan – A canal is clogged with a heap of motor vehicles as a washed-away fishing boat sits in the background in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, 435km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, left. The boat still sits at the [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) November 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – An intelligent machine with padded arms capable of helping health care workers lift disabled patients from their beds is demonstrated for the media as Toyota unveiled experimental robots for nursing and healthcare aimed for commercialization from 2013 to the [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) October 30, 2011: Kawasaki, Japan – People wear unique costumes during one of the biggest Halloween celebration events in Japan. Hundreds of people marched on the streets in a Halloween parade around the main street of Kawasaki Station, south of Tokyo. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO) [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) October 29, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Some 800 women, many of them from Fukushima Prefecture, march down the streets of Tokyo, calling for the evacuation of children from areas with high radiation levels and the permanent shutdown of nuclear reactors in Japan. The women, who [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) October 26, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Farmers from across Japan attend the rally against Japan to take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Tokyo. Japan’s government is trying to accelerate its decision on whether to join multilateral negotiations for a Pacific-wide trade pact. [...]

(Click on the image below to view the full gallery) October 25th, 2011: Tokyo, Japan – A model walks down the catwalk wearing JIL SANDER during Japan Premiere of I AM LOVE / Jil Sander Fashion Show Spring/Summer 2012 in the National Art Center Tokyo. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO) (Click on the image above to [...]