Archive for August, 2011

Features, News

Yasukuni Shrine: The Culture and the ControversyYasukuni Shrine: The Culture and the Controversy【フォトルポルタージュ】 外国人が見た「靖国」Yasukuni Shrine: The Culture and the Controversy

Yasukuni Shrine: The Culture and the ControversyYasukuni Shrine: The Culture and the Controversy【フォトルポルタージュ】 外国人が見た「靖国」Yasukuni Shrine: The Culture and the Controversy

File Photo :  Women perform a traditional dance at the Mitama festival held to commemorate the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine, July 16, 2006. Established in 1869 by the Meiji […]

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2011 KIRIN Challenge Cup: Japan 3-0 Korea2011 KIRIN Challenge Cup: Japan 3-0 Korea国際親善試合

2011 KIRIN Challenge Cup: Japan 3-0 Korea2011 KIRIN Challenge Cup: Japan 3-0 Korea国際親善試合

(L to R) Atsuto Uchida (JPN), Keisuke Honda (JPN), Makoto Hasebe (JPN) celebrate during the KIRIN Challenge Cup 2011 match between Japan 3-0 KOREA at Sapporo Dome, Hokkaido, Japan on […]

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Dollar Weakened Against the YenDollar Weakened Against the Yen円高止まらず 76円台に 米ゼロ金利継続で円買い

Dollar Weakened Against the YenDollar Weakened Against the Yen円高止まらず 76円台に 米ゼロ金利継続で円買い

The weakened U.S. dollar gets even weaker as the green buck is being traded at the 76 to 77-yen level on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market during the morning session […]

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Hiroshima 66th Anniversary66年目の広島「原爆の日」 灯籠流しで平和を祈念

Hiroshima 66th Anniversary66年目の広島「原爆の日」 灯籠流しで平和を祈念

Colorful paper lantern are leased on to the river running through the City of Hiroshima on Saturday, August 6, 2011, offering prayers for those died during and long after the […]

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Anti-Nuclear Protest Commemorating the 66th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Atomic BombingAnti-Nuclear Protest Commemorating the 66th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing

Anti-Nuclear Protest Commemorating the 66th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Atomic BombingAnti-Nuclear Protest Commemorating the 66th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing

August 6, 2011 – Tokyo, Japan – A police officer yells at anti-nuclear protestors as they march on the streets in downtown Tokyo. August 6 marks the 66th anniversary of […]