Archive for February, 2018

Entertainment, International Celebrities

"The Greatest Showman" press conference in Tokyo

“The Greatest Showman” press conference in Tokyo

(All photos by Naoki Nishimura/AFLO) Australian actor Hugh Jackman and American actress / singer Keala Settle attended the press conference for their movie “The Greatest Showman” at Tokyo Midtown on […]

Olympic Games, Sports

Japan's Ayumu Hirano wins silver behind Shaun White in Halfpipe

Japan’s Ayumu Hirano wins silver behind Shaun White in Halfpipe

(Photo by Yohei Osada/AFLO) Japan’s young star Ayumu Hirano won silver medal behind the American legend Shaun White in Snowboarding Halfpipe final on February 14 at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic […]

Entertainment, International Celebrities

Hugh Jackman attends "The Greatest Showman" red carpet in Tokyo

Hugh Jackman attends “The Greatest Showman” red carpet in Tokyo

(All photos by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO) Australian actor Hugh Jackman and singer / actress Keala Settle attended a special red carpet event for the musical movie ”The Greatest Showman” in […]

Olympic Games, Sports, Uncategorized

Ayumu Hirano and Shaun White compete at Halfpipe Qualifying

Ayumu Hirano and Shaun White compete at Halfpipe Qualifying

(Photo by Yohei Osada/AFLO) Snowboarding Men’s Halfpipe Qualification took place on February 13 at Phoenix Snow Park during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. Japan’s young star […]

Features, Traditional Japan

Fire festival at Toba Shinmeisha Shrine

Fire festival at Toba Shinmeisha Shrine

(All photos by Ben Weller/AFLO) Annual fire festival “Toba-no-Hi Matsuri” took place on February 11 at Toba Shinmeisha, a Shinto shrine in Nishio, Japan. The festival begins with men walking […]