Several early morning commuters on motorbikes stop at the intersection during the rush hours. In Taipei, motorcycles are a very common means of transportation for commuting and going to school. The sight of roads being filled with motorcycles is often seen in the city especially during rush hours, bikes can be seen weaving through traffic.
People gather in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo to protest against Myanmar's military rule on Feb. 1, 2023, the second anniversary of the coup that ousted Myanmar's democratically elected government.
Commuter train that was hit by another train near Nakameguro Station on the Hibiya Line in Tokyo 08 March 2000 is seen severely damaged. The last car of a down-train, center, was derailed just before arriving the station, and an up-train hit the car. At least two people were killed and over thirty were injured.
Different Love doll's bodies are hanging inside the factory. Love doll maker company called Orient (based in Tokyo) make Love Doll or Sex Doll since 1977. Around 30 dolls are made every month with buy cost between 250 000 and 700 000 yen (1900 and 5300 euro). Tokyo, JAPAN 8 March 2018.
A performance group 'Medaman-Medaman' or 'Eyeball Man', street performer covered with the mask of the big eyeball parades around a shopping district in Koenji, Tokyo.
The Pokemon Center TOKYO DX, located in the Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C., offers a wide array of plush characters that delight fans of all ages. Among the exclusive items, the Hakama Pikachu plush stands out, featuring Pikachu dressed in traditional Japanese attire to commemorate the store's grand opening in 2018.
Photo shows the Subaru XV Hybrid under production at a plant operated by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. The automaker is heading for record domestic automobile output in the April-September half of fiscal 2013, due to strong sales in Japan and the United States, company officials said on Sept. 4, 2013.
Tokyo Japan: As a group of approximately 500 Japanese anti-emperor activists
protested against President Trump's meeting with Emperor Naruhito, they
were harassed and heckled by a group of pro-emperor & pro Trump supporters.
These right wingers and their fellow compatriots are notorious for disrupting
rallies or demonstrations that cast Japan's Imperial system in a negative
way.
A man walks down the road amid the debris April 2, 2011in Rikusen Takata City, Japan. The 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck offshore on March 11 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan, and also damaging the Fukushima nuclear plant and threatening a nuclear catastrophe. The death toll continues to rise with numbers of dead and missing exceeding 20,000 in a tragedy not seen since World War II in Japan.
Bill Hawker (2nd from L), the father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, and other family members speak with reporters in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on July 21, 2011, after the Chiba District Court sentenced Tatsuya Ichihashi to life imprisonment earlier in the day for raping and murdering Hawker in 2007.
A homeless man sleeps in the street in front of an advertisment for luxury clothes as people are passing by at Shinjuku station, Tokyo on October 13, 2015.
Houses and families living on 'Smokey Mountain' a massive landfill that operated for over 40 years and consists of over two million metric tones of waste. When the dump was finally closed in 1995, some 30,000 people, who lived on and around the site and made a living from scavenging, were relocated into a government-funded housing project nearby. Although nearly all left, a few hardy pickers remain and still live in these shacks on the mountain of waste.
The japanese peoples are angry so much and protest murder of japanese hostage Kenji Goto killed by the Islamic state terrorist in front of Japanese prime minister official residence in Tokyo Japan Feb1 2015.
Flowers are placed in memory of a slain Ryota Uemura 13-year-old boy in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, February 26, 2015. A friend said Ryota Uemura had revealed that he had been abused by a group.
People wearing face masks head to work in Osaka on April 2, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus.
Passengers seen inside the subway. Although the Coronavirus Pandemic forces governments around the world to restrict the movement of people with quarantines and social distancing, in Japan the government have not taken steps into that direction.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives to deliver a speech at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan November 3, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The Dalai Lama is in Japan for a week long visit, his first overseas trip following surgery in India.
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., bows during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 3, 2024. Japan suspended the delivery and sales of six vehicles currently on the road, including three manufactured by Toyota Motor, escalating a safety scandal that's embroiled some of the world's top automakers.
People of Myanmar living in Japan protest demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the democratization of Myanmar on May 27, 2009 in Tokyo. Some 200 protesters held a rally to demand the immediate release of the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
People walk over a pedestrian crossing in Ginza during a nationwide a state of emergency in which many shops, restaurants, cafes and businesses have closed, on April 28, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
The Myojo 56 building fire began in the Kabukicho section of Shinjuku, Tokyo at about 01:00 local time on September 1, 2001. The fire, the fifth-deadliest in post-war Japanese history[1], claimed 44 lives and burned for five hours before being extinguished. In the aftermath of the incident, media coverage (which decayed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks) focused on the arrest and conviction of the property owners for criminal negligence and on the building’s putative ties to organized crime.
The Pokemon decorated Shinkansen series with an image of Pikachu, a popular Pokemon character, seen at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on Jul 21, 2016.
Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., speaks during a news conference at the company headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third-largest automaker, forecast profit will more than triple this fiscal year as auto demand recovers in North America and sales grow in China.
Japanese actress NORIKO SAKAI in tears during a press conference shortly after she was released on bail. The 38-year-old s release came 41 days after she was taken into custody on drug charges, triggering a media frenzy and concerns about growing drug use in Japan s entertainment business.
Mount Fuji is seen behind the city skyline at dusk on December 23, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced 748 new cases of Covid-19 coronavirus today as infections continue to fluctuate nationwide. To date, Japan has recorded 203,732 infections, 2,877 and 169,186 recoveries from the virus.
Tatsuya Ichihashi, arrested on suspicion of murdering British Lindsay Ann Hawker, is transferred to Tokyo at Tokyo Station on November 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
Gotokuji Temple - if you love cats, especially beckoning good look cats, then Gotokuji will be paradise for you. Maneki neko, or beckoning good luck cats, are figures that many believe will bring good luck, especially to businesses. Gotokuji claims that they originated here. The story goes that during the Edo period, the chief priest at the temple had a cat he really liked. A feudal lord passed by one day and the monks cat appeared to be waving at him to come inside. When the lord entered, the preist served tea and a terrrible thunderstorm broke outside.
It has been 44 days since four university students were brutally stabbed to death in their Idaho home in the early hours of Nov. 13, and police have yet to arrest a suspect. Five thousand miles away, another baffling late-night murder of four people in their home remains unsolved after 22 years, despite massive amounts of evidence left by the killer. And as in the Idaho killings, the motive for the heinous crimes remains a mystery.
Singer/actress Christina Aguilera attends the "Burlesque" premiere at Roppongi Hills Arena on December 7, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.
Japanese twenty-year-old women, dressed in traditional kimonos, take photos of each other during the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Toshimaen Amusement Park on January 11, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.
The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company's facility in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2017. Toshiba Corp. faces longer screening over fate of securities alert.
Commuters, mostly wearing face masks, wait for a Yamanote Line train as they travel to work during the first full week of Tokyos second state of emergency on January 12, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures remain under a month-long state of emergency that was imposed last week amid a third wave of Covid-19 coronavirus that has seen infection rates climb to unprecedented levels throughout the country.
People with umbrellas cross an intersection on a rainy day in the Shinjuku ward, the center ward of Tokyo and the location of many administrative facilities, October 16, 2017.
Tourists pose in front of a giant "torii" gateway at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture. Itsukushima Shrine, located on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its stunning beauty and unique architectural features. This Shinto shrine is most famous for its "floating" torii gate, which appears to rise out of the water during high tide, creating a captivating and ethereal sight.
Pedestrians wearing face masks are reflected in an electronic screen showing stock market information on the street on May 13, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Donald Trump and Joe Biden are in a tight race in the battleground states after yesterday's election.
Rickshaws transport domestic tourists wearing masks around the historic Asakusa area in Tokyo. The Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga declared a second state of emergency for Tokyo on January 8th that requested businesses to close up starting from 8pm to combat a rise in coronavirus infections.
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