Sakura season in Tokyo
A selection of our favourite cherry blossom pictures from spring 2016 in Tokyo. Here cherry blossoms are illuminated at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo, Japan, March 30, 2016. (Photo by Yuriko […]
Archive for March, 2016
Features, Modern Japan
Tokyu Plaza Ginza opens to the public
Tokyu Plaza Ginza opened in Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district on Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photos by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) The latest emporium in the nations capital has 11 stories above ground […]
International Soccer, Sports
Shinji Okazaki captains Japan in 100th game
Japan soccer fans hold up Shinji Okazaki banners as Okazaki is interviewed after playing in his 100th full international for his country. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO) The Leicester City striker takes […]
Features, Japan Daily Life
Cat island Aoshima
Cats outnumber residents almost 10 to 1 on Aoshima island, off the coast of Ozu city in Ehime prefecture. (All photos by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) Our reporter visited the island on […]
Anime
Anime Japan 2016
(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Cosplayers pose for a picture during Anime Japan 2016 on March 26, 2016. Anime Japan 2016 brings […]
