Yes, but is it art? Jun. 20, 2013 - 01:26PM JST ( 0 ) A statue of a peeing boy, which is a local landmark on the platform at JR Hamamatsucho Station, is dressed for the rainy season. The… Read
Abe's message Picture of the Day Jun. 20, 2013 - 09:23AM JST ( 6 Comments ) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the Guildhall in London on Wednesday. Abe explained that his government planned to double foreign direct investment in Japan by 2020. He said he will push ahead with "Abenomics"… Read
Hooterville Picture of the Day Jun. 19, 2013 - 01:20PM JST ( 35 Comments ) Hooters staff pose during the opening of the new beer garden in Otemachi, Tokyo, on Tuesday night. Read
Postcard from Northern Ireland Picture of the Day Jun. 19, 2013 - 06:54AM JST ( 11 Comments ) G-8 leaders from left, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois… Read
Smoke-out Picture of the Day Jun. 18, 2013 - 02:02PM JST ( 26 Comments ) Workers smoke cigarettes on the emergency staircase of an office building in Tokyo. Read
Welcome Picture of the Day Jun. 18, 2013 - 07:13AM JST ( 11 Comments ) Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, welcomes Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during arrivals for the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne Golf Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on Monday. Read
G8 menu Picture of the Day Jun. 17, 2013 - 01:31PM JST ( 8 Comments ) Members of Oxfam wear masks depicting G8 leaders, outside Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland, on Sunday, ahead of the start of the G8 summit. Oxfam said that G8 leaders must cook up the right deal… Read
Fish soccer Picture of the Day Jun. 17, 2013 - 07:18AM JST ( 7 Comments ) Yellow-colored fish Zebrasoma flavescens representing Brazil's soccer team and blue-colored fish Parcanthurus hepathus representing Japan's national soccer team swim in a water tank which looks like a soccer field at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement… Read
Abe in Poland Picture of the Day Jun. 16, 2013 - 06:08PM JST ( 5 Comments ) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie view a guard of honor following a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw on Sunday. Read
Ominous signs Picture of the Day Jun. 16, 2013 - 06:48AM JST ( 10 Comments ) Clouds loom over the National Stadium during the Group A Confederations Cup opening match between Brazil and Japan, in Brasilia on Saturday. Brazil won the match 3-0. See story here. Read
Historic win Picture of the Day Jun. 15, 2013 - 06:38PM JST ( 15 Comments ) Japan's players celebrate after defeating Wales 23-8 in their rugby union test match in Tokyo on Saturday. It was Japan's first ever victory over a major rugby nation in nearly 80 years of international competition.… Read