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Picture of the Day › 04:21 PM JST - 16th May
Shirasagi-no-mai dancers perform at the opening parade of the annual Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa. The three main mikoshi (portable shrines) will be absent from the…
Picture of the Day › 06:08 AM JST - 16th May
Trout fishermen try their luck in Kuttarako Lake near Noboribetsu, Hokkaido.
Picture of the Day › 06:58 AM JST - 15th May
Actress Maki Horikita, 20, left, Johnny's idol Taichi Kokubun, 34, and actress Eiko Koike, 28, hold their Ms, Mr and Mrs Cotton USA awards during…
Picture of the Day › 06:40 PM JST - 14th May
A model for lingerie maker Triumph Japan wears a "solar-panel bra." The solar panel can display messages on the removable small electric board when the…
Picture of the Day › 06:26 AM JST - 14th May
Schoolgirls wait for the train at Hakone-Yumoto station. PHOTO BY JAMES OLLETT
Picture of the Day › 07:55 AM JST - 13th May
Four Olympic medalists stand by a Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300 bearing their images at Haneda airport. The aircraft will be used on the Japan-China route…
Picture of the Day › 07:48 AM JST - 12th May
A policeman looks at what used to be a red Ferrari after it crashed into a guardrail on the Tomei expressway in Shizuoka on Sunday.…
Picture of the Day › 05:24 PM JST - 11th May
A black kite cruises for food above Enoshima beach. PHOTO BY MYSCHA DAY
Picture of the Day › 07:12 AM JST - 11th May
A model takes part in a sportswear fashion show held by Adidas on Saturday to mark the opening of its Roppongi Hills store.
Picture of the Day › 03:17 PM JST - 10th May
Actress Hitomi Kuroki speaks after being named "Best Mother in the Entertainment World" ahead of Mother's Day. The award was given for the first time…
Picture of the Day › 08:02 AM JST - 10th May
Japan's Fujin Raika, right, battles American Natalie Brown in a super lightweight six-round bout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Friday night, as professional women's boxing…
Picture of the Day › 07:45 AM JST - 9th May
Model Izumi Mori, 25, left, and Miss Universe Japan 2006 Kurara Chibana, 26, wear platinum jewelry worth 3.9 million yen and 3.15 million yen, respectively,…
Picture of the Day › 10:23 AM JST - 8th May
"Juno" star Ellen Page, 21, poses with actress Satomi Ishihara, 21, in Tokyo. Ishihara, currently starring in a TV drama about an English teacher who…
Picture of the Day › 04:14 PM JST - 7th May
Sylvester Stallone, 61, shows the bow he uses in the "Rambo" movies in Tokyo on Wednesday, during a promotional visit for "Rambo." The bow will…
Picture of the Day › 05:52 AM JST - 7th May
A father raises his son during a concert this week by Polish orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia at the classical music event “La Folle Journee au Japon…
Picture of the Day › 06:43 AM JST - 6th May
A sightseeing boat passes by a whirlpool in the Seto Inland Sea in Tokushima Prefecture on Monday. The whirlpools are created by the ebb and…
Picture of the Day › 08:07 AM JST - 5th May
Rafting enthusiasts challenge the Tone River in Minakamicho, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday.
Picture of the Day › 07:25 AM JST - 4th May
Crowds enjoy themselves at Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, as beaches officially opened for the summer on Saturday.
Picture of the Day › 05:03 PM JST - 2nd May
The Vienna Boy's Choir perform at the classical music festival “LA FOLLE JOURNÉE au JAPON 2008” at Tokyo International Forum on Friday. The festival, which…
Picture of the Day › 12:55 PM JST - 1st May
People gather at a May Day meeting at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on Thursday. PHOTO BY TARO FUJIMOTO