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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)   […]

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Features

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 […]

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Sport

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 […]

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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

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 […]

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International Soccer, J League Football, Sports

Japan Football Museum closing ceremony

Japan Football Museum closing ceremony

(L-R) Saburo Kawabuchi, Junji Ogura, Kuniya Daini, Kozo Tashima, FEBRUARY 26, 2023 – Football / Soccer : Japan Football Museum closing ceremony at Japan Football Museum in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo […]

News, Technology

CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2023

CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2023

General view: February 24, 2023, Yokohama, Japan: Visitors gather at the CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2023 in Yokohama, Japan. CP+ is the biggest camera and photo imaging trade […]

News, Technology

JAL, ANA, and SkyDrive are selected for the operators of flying vehicles at the Expo 2025 in Osaka

JAL, ANA, and SkyDrive are selected for the operators of flying vehicles at the Expo 2025 in Osaka

February 21, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s flying vehicle venture SkyDrive displays a scale model of the company’s latest eVTOL SD-05 as the company was selected for a company to […]

Society

Japan bids farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang

Japan bids farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang

Female giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, Japan on February 19, 2023, on her last day with the public before her return to […]

Anime, News

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 […]