The 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Tokyo
August 15, 2020, Tokyo, Japan – People visit the controversial Yasukuni shrine to honor war victims in Tokyo on Saturday, August 15, 2020. Japan marked the 75th anniversary of its […]
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Society
Summer heat wave in Japan
August 11, 2020, Kumagaya, Japan – A thermometer displays a temperature of 39.5-degree Celsius in Kumagaya, suburban Tokyo on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Heatwave attacked Kanto region and some points […]
News
The Reiwa era begins
People watch a large screen showing Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito attends the enthronement ceremony (First Audience after the Accession to the Throne) in Tokyo, Japan on May 1, 2019, the […]
Entertainment
Shingo Katori switches on Hibiya Midtown illuminations
November 14, 2018, Tokyo, Japan – Shingo Katori, former member of Japanese pop group SMAP attends the lighting-up ceremony of the illuminations “Starlight Tree 2018” at the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya […]
Features, Modern Japan
High tech Tokyo cemetery with LED Buddhas
A Buddha statue at the Ruriden memorial hall at the Koukoku-ji temple on February 11, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Martin Hladik/AFLO) In a country with an ageing population […]
