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(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Flanked by his family, Japan’s Emperor Akihito waves to flag-waving well-wishers celebrating his 80th birthday during a […]

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Japanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny Candies

In a small hideout-like store, there are more than 100 kinds of candies. In Japan, you often see children rushing into Dagashiya, a penny candy store, after school. Dagashi, penny […]

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(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Kids with demon masks throw soybeans at demons on stage at Zojoji Temple in downtown Tokyo as […]

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(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Koenji Awaodori: August 25, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Around 12,000 dancers pile out onto the streets of Koenji over the […]

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