Archive for June, 2016

Anime, Bizarre

Akihabara Shrine offers memorial services for dead anime figures

Akihabara Shrine offers memorial services for dead anime figures

A shrine maiden posed for a portrait in front of the entrance of Akihabara shrine in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. June 27, 2016. (Photo by Richard Atrero de Guzman/AFLO) Anime figures […]

News, Society

Brexit shockwaves hit Japan

Brexit shockwaves hit Japan

A miniature toy model of Queen Elizabeth II and a British European Union passport on June 23, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. British voters opted to leave the EU after votes […]

Entertainment, International Celebrities

Miranda Kerr in Nagano for Marukome Miso

Miranda Kerr in Nagano for Marukome Miso

Miranda Kerr attends a promotion event for Japanese miso company Marukome in Omachi, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan on June 21, 2016. (Photos by Pasya/AFLO) Marukome’s mascot character Marukome Kun seemed […]

News

Massive Protest in Okinawa Opposing US Military Bases

Massive Protest in Okinawa Opposing US Military Bases

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Okinawa, Japan – Demonstrators attend a rally in Okinawa opposing US military bases in Japan on June 19, 2016. The […]

Technology

Smart Community Japan 2016

Smart Community Japan 2016

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper performs at the Smart Community Japan 2016 show at Tokyo Big Sight on […]