Picture of the Day
No touting
A local government employee holds a sign reminding people that touting, or aggressive selling, is prohibited in the Kabukicho entertainment district of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Thursday. Read
What's on the menu?
People walk past the menu of a restaurant at Chinatown in Yokohama on Wednesday. Read
Big Buddha
A woman walks away from the Great Buddha statue at Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakura on Tuesday. Read
The show must go on
Visitors watch a dolphin performance as the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise amusement park in Yokohama on Monday. The park opened after a two-month closure due to preventative measures to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Read
Back to business
Tokyo's Omotesando shopping district is crowded with people on Sunday, on the first weekend after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced an end to the coronavirus state of emergency. Read
Disinfecting school
Officials in protective suits disinfect a junior high school, where at least one of its students has tested positive for the coronavirus, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Saturday. The city has faced a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases. Read
Trunk line
People visit the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom zoo in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday. The zoo reopened after a coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in the prefecture earlier in the week. Read
Exercise time
People exercise in front of Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery in Tokyo on Thursday. Read
Clean cabin
Japan Airlines staff members wearing protective face masks and gloves clean the cabin of a plane after a domestic flight at Haneda airport on Wednesday. Read
Getting back to normal
People enjoy drinks and dinner at an izakaya (pub) in Ueno, Tokyo, on Tuesday night. Read
