Archive for July, 2015

Other Sports, Sports

World Surf League – Shonan Open

World Surf League – Shonan Open

Action from the WSL Qualifying Series Shonan Open in Japan on July 15th, 2015. All pictures by our own sports photographer Kenjiro Matsuo. Mitchell Parkinson (AUS) I Made Rondi (IDN) […]

News, Politics

Japanese Parliament Paves Way for Collective Self-Defense

Japanese Parliament Paves Way for Collective Self-Defense

Opposition lawmakers holding protest signs try to obstruct proceedings during a vote on government-sponsored security related bills in a Diet lower house special committee debate on national security in Tokyo […]

Traditional Japan

Mitama Festival 2015

Mitama Festival 2015

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – A visitor dressed in traditional Japanese clothing looks at a display of lanterns during the annual Mitama […]

Robots

Robot Pepper Working at Nescafe Coffee Shop

Robot Pepper Working at Nescafe Coffee Shop

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Customers greet the humanoid robot Pepper on its first day as a new member of staff at […]

Pictures of the Week

Pictures of the Week (Jul. 4 – Jul. 10)

Pictures of the Week (Jul. 4 – Jul. 10)

Gwangju, South Korea – Yuka Mabuchi of Japan competes in the The 28th Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju Women’s 1m Springboard final at Nambu University International Aquatics Center, July 4, 2015. […]