Picture of the Day
Anti-nuclear rally
Anti-nuclear protesters gather during a rally in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Sunday, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and set off a nuclear crisis. Read
Monkey business
Japanese macaques play as they soak in a hot spring in Jigokudani valley in Nagano Prefecture on Saturday. Read
Small gathering
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks about extending the state of emergency for the Tokyo area at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday night. Read
Legend of Honda
Honda Motor Co unveils the partially self-driving Legend sedan in Tokyo on Thursday, becoming the world's first carmaker to sell a vehicle equipped with new, certified level 3 automation technology. Lease sales of the level 3 flagship Legend will be limited to 100 in Japan, at a retail price of… Read
Hina Matsuri
A wooden boat loaded with hundreds of dolls from Awashima shrine in Wakayama Prefecture sails in the sea on Wednesday, in a traditional Girls' Day (Hina Matsuri) ritual. The dolls, dedicated to the shrine from across Japan, are swept out to sea as part of a ritual to pray for… Read
Bright night
The moon shines brightly over a lit-up Tokyo Tower, as seen from Keyakizaka-dori in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, on Sunday night. Read
Flying high
Japan's Yuna Kasai soars through the air during the women's individual Gundersen HS106/5km trial round at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Saturday. Read
Flying along
Takamoto Katsuta of Japan and his co-driver Daniel Barritt of Great Britain steer their Toyota Yaris WRC car during the first stage of the FIA WRC Arctic Lapland Rally in Rovaniemi, Finland, on Friday. Read
