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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Tokyo

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Tokyo

March 21, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – People enjoy cherry blossom viewing party at the Ueno park in Tokyo on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Cherry blossom viewing is Japan’s most popular […]

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Features

Mount Takao Hiwatari Festival 2023

Mount Takao Hiwatari Festival 2023

General view, March 12, 2023 – Hiwatari Festival (The Fire Walking Festival) at Mount Takao in Tokyo, Japan. The Hiwatari Festival is a popular event held annually in the second […]

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Sport

Japan wins the 2023 WBC Tournament

Japan wins the 2023 WBC Tournament

A baseball fan gets interviewed while holding a special edition version of the Yomiuri Newspaper celebrating Team Japan’s victory in the 2023 World Baseball Classic final on March 22, 2023, […]

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Bizarre Japan

Legendary Manga Artist, Leiji Matsumoto, dies at the age of 85

Legendary Manga Artist, Leiji Matsumoto, dies at the age of 85

November 23, 2014, Tokyo, Japan – Japanese comic artist Reiji Matsumoto appears on a talk show during the International Manga Festival in Tokyo on Sunday, November 23, 2014. The manga […]

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Entertainment

Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 returns with international guests

Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 returns with international guests

October 24, 2022 – The 35th Tokyo International Film Festival. Opening Ceremony at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo, Japan on October 24, 2022. (Photo by 2022 TIFF/AFLO) The 35th Tokyo […]

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Traditional Japan

Mount Takao Hiwatari Festival 2023

Mount Takao Hiwatari Festival 2023

General view, March 12, 2023 – Hiwatari Festival (The Fire Walking Festival) at Mount Takao in Tokyo, Japan. The Hiwatari Festival is a popular event held annually in the second […]

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Baseball, Sports

Japan wins the opening match against China in the World Baseball Classic 2023

Japan wins the opening match against China in the World Baseball Classic 2023

Shohei Ohtani (JPN), MARCH 9, 2023 – Baseball : 2023 World Baseball Classic First Round Pool B Game between China – Japan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by […]

Features, Traditional Japan

Doll maker, Kyugetsu, displays samurai dolls of Japanese baseball players for the World Baseball Classic

Doll maker, Kyugetsu, displays samurai dolls of Japanese baseball players for the World Baseball Classic

March 9, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu displays samurai dolls of young baseball players (L-R) Roki Sasaki of Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher, Lars Nootbaar of St. Louis […]

News, Society

Early cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Early cherry blossoms in Tokyo

March 6, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Fully bloomed early flowering cherry blossoms are displayed at a river bank in Tokyo on Monday, March 6, 2023. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)   […]

Boxing, Sports

Naoya Inoue set to face Stephen Fulton for WBC and WBO super bantamweight belts on May 7th, 2023

Naoya Inoue set to face Stephen Fulton for WBC and WBO super bantamweight belts on May 7th, 2023

Naoya Inoue, Japanese professional boxer attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on March 6, 2023. Inoue is set to challenge Stephen Fulton of the US for the WBC and […]

Marathon, News, Sports

Tokyo Marathon 2023

Tokyo Marathon 2023

March 5, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Some 38,000 runners leave the Tokyo city hall for the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Ethiopia’s deso Gelmisa won the […]