Picture of the Day
White Wings
Close-Act Theatre, an international street theater company from the Netherlands, performs “White Wings” at Roppongi Art Night 2023 at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo over the weekend. Read
Suica penguin
The Suica penguin, the mascot for the Suica prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card used on Tokyo trains and buses, greets visitors in front of the new South Gate exit at Shinjuku Station. Read
Care for bug food?
A vending machine at Kannai Station in Yokohama sells “bug food.” Photo: Jeff W Richards Read
Lockout
Coin lockers at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo are out of service for the duration of the G7 summit in Hiroshima this weekend. Read
Big Buddha
Buddhist monks from Thailand take photos in front of the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Read
Streaming days
Koinobori (carp streamers) flutter outside Tokyo Skytree. They are hung outside houses, buildings and across rivers to wish for the healthy growth of children, ahead of the Children's Day holiday on May 5. Photo: Kae Lu Read
Carp couple
A pair of extra-large koinobori (carp streamers), flown ahead of the Children's Day holiday on May 5, adorn the escalator at Tokyo Skytree. Read
Fighting for Shine On! Kids
Fighters Meet Fighters, held on Saturday in Tokyo, is a pre-event to the highly anticipated amateur boxing event, Executive Fight Night (EFN), put together by Shine On! Kids. Individual amateur fighters competing in EFN came together to meet the children they will be fighting for in the ring and did… Read
A vote for Coke?
A poster of Ryo Onodera of the Tomin First no Kai party, which is backed by Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike, leans against a vending machine in Tokyo. Onodera is running in the April 23 local assembly election. Read
Beacon of light
Tokyo Skytree reaches up into the night sky as seen from a deserted road in the Kinshicho district of the capital. Read
