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Maker Faire Tokyo 2022 at Tokyo Big Sight

Maker Faire Tokyo 2022 at Tokyo Big Sight

September 3, 2022, Tokyo, Japan – An engineer, Osamu Hasegawa, demonstrates the smallest electric motorcycle “MicroBike E”. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) September 3, 2022, Tokyo, Japan – An engineer, Tatsuya […]

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Can you visit Japan now? Yes and here’s how.

Can you visit Japan now? Yes and here’s how.

Shinjuku Station, one of the busiest train stations in the world, is almost empty on May 1, 2020, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO) September 2nd, 2022 – So […]

News, Society

Visual Summary: Bidding farewell to The Giant Ferris Wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo

Visual Summary: Bidding farewell to The Giant Ferris Wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo

An aerial view of Koto Ward. Aomi Station, Rainbow Bridge, and Tokyo Tower can be seen in the picture. (Photo by Hisao Osonou/AFLO) August 31st, 2022 – Today is the […]

Politics

Former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during election event

Former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during election event

Copies of an extra edition of a newspaper are handed out in Tokyo’s Yurakucho district on July 8, 2022 showing the news that Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has […]

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Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition

Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition

A general view of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan on October 5, 2021. (Photo by AFLO) Demolition work continues at Nakagin Capsule Tower, an iconic structure designed […]