Picture of the Day
Roppongi Hills Christmas
Roppongi Hills in Tokyo is lit up for Christmas until Dec 25. Read
ASEAN defense
ASEAN defense ministers and dialogue nations defense ministers from left, India's Rajnath Singh, Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto, Japan's Taro Kono, Lao's Gen. Chansamon Chanyalath, Malaysia's Mohamad Sabu, Thailand's deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan, Vietnam's Ngo Xuan Lich, Myanmar's Sein Win, and New Zealand's Ron Mark pose for a group photo in… Read
Illumillion
Sagami Lake Resort Pleasure Forest (photos above and below) in Kanagawa Prefecture is lit up by 6 million LED lights. The Illumillion display runs until April 5, 2020. Read
Street skating
Yumeka Oda of Japan competes during the Skate Street World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday. Read
On ice
Japan's Shoma Uno performs in the men's short program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating- Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia, on Friday. Uno finished with 87.29 points. Alexander Samrin led the 12-man field with 92.81, followed by Dmitri Aliev. Read
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Heart of Gold
The lobby of the Grand Hyatt Tokyo is decorated for its annual holiday charity program under this year’s theme “Heart of Gold.” With the support of non-profit organizations such as Kids Earth Fund (KEF), Re Kikou and Refugees International Japan (RIJ), the charity program, which runs through Dec 25, features… Read
Seeing red
A woman rests under autumn foliage at a park in Tokyo on Wednesday Read
Golden splash
A drop of water splashes in a crown shape in a pond reflecting colored ginkgo trees near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. Read
'Star Wars' Christmas
A "Star Wars" Christmas tree stands in the lobby of the Marunouchi Building in Tokyo. The Star Wars Marunouchi Bright Christmas display is being held to promote the Dec 20 release of "The Rise of Skywalker." Read
Bloom times
A visitor looks at a Thousand Bloom Chrysanthemum at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo. Read
