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Traditional Japan

Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri

Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri

FEBRUARY 17, 2019 – Men in loincloths gather at a shrine during the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The festival, which dates to […]

News, Society

Yayoi Kusama’s Largest Solo Exhibition

Yayoi Kusama’s Largest Solo Exhibition

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama attended the press pre-opening day for her largest solo exhibition, “Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul” on February 21. The 87 year-old artist was named one […]

Anime, Bizarre

Shinjo kun of Kochi Prefecture wins 2016 Yuru-Kyara Grand Prix

Shinjo kun of Kochi Prefecture wins 2016 Yuru-Kyara Grand Prix

Shinjo Kun of Susaki in Kochi Prefecture is congratulated by Kumamon as he wins the Yuru-Kyara Grand Prix on November 6, 2016, in Matsuyama, Japan. (All photos by Rod Walters/AFLO) […]

Olympic Games, Sports

Japanese Rio Olympic & Paralympic Games Medalists Parade in Tokyo

Japanese Rio Olympic & Paralympic Games Medalists Parade in Tokyo

Japanese medalists of Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games wave to spectators during a parade from Ginza to Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan. (All photos by AFLO) Over 80 medalists from the […]

Bizarre, Robots

Sharp introduces RoBoHoN phone robot

Sharp introduces RoBoHoN phone robot

This new must have gadget is a miniature humanoid robot with a screen on its back and a camera and projector in its face. According to Sharp this is the […]