(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) (L to R) Masaru Hosoi, Kazuo Ogura, Wakako Tsuchida, Reiko Shiota, Shintaro Ishihara Governor of Tokyo, Kohei Uchimura, Yuko Arakida, Masato Mizuno during the press conference for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games candidate Tokyo application file in Tokyo, Japan, February 16, 2012. (Photo by [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Actor Jude Law attends the Japan premiere for the film “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” in Tokyo, Japan, February 16, 2012. (Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Actor Jude Law poses on the red carpet for the media during the [...]

(Click on the images above to view the full gallery) Konosu, Japan – A huge pyramid of Japanese dolls adorns the city hall lobby for Girls’ Festival in Konosu, Saitama prefecture on Wednesday, February 12, 2012. The city, located some 40km north of Tokyo, is known as “Doll Town” for a number of factories making [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) February 13, 2012: Actor Jude Law and his children, Iris and Rudy, arrive at Narita International Airport in Chiba prefecture, Japan on February 13, 2012. He is visiting Japan to promote his new Sherlock Holmes movie, “Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows.” (Click on [...]

Tokyo, Japan – Japans Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda addresses a national rally to demand Russia the return of the Northern Territories in Tokyo, February 7, 2012. The Northern Territories – four Kuril islands off the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japans northernmost main island – have been the center of a Japan-Russo dispute over their sovereignty [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Yohio Special Showcase Live at ESP Club, Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2012. 16 Year old Swedish boy Yohio performs in Japan ahead of his solo debut planned for April 2012. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) (Click on the image above to view the full gallery) 16 [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) February 8th, 2012 : Tokyo, Japan – Hello Kitty gift products are displayed at the 73rd Tokyo International Gift show 2012 at Tokyo Big Sight. There are over 3 million items including gift products and everyday goods from 2,500 exhibitors showcasing their unique products. The [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) February 8, 2012, Yokohama, Japan – Businessmen walk past the Nissan “Leaf” vehicle on display at the company’s headquarters. In this third fiscal quarter, Nissan reported a net income rise to 3.2 percent to 82.7 billion ten (USD $1.07 billion). The company’s operating profit was [...]

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Febraury 7, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – A national rally was held to demand Russia the return of the Northern Territories. The Northern Territories – four Kuril islands off the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japans northernmost main island – have been the center of a Japan-Russo [...]

Tokyo, Japan – Japanese model Nanao appears at a press conference for the film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” at Tokyo International Forum on January 30, 2012. The film will be released from February 10th in Japan. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO) Tokyo, Japan – Actress Rooney Mara attends the Japan premiere for the film [...]