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Japan cont'd..
![]() Lightning strikes a building in Shinagawa. ![]() Colorful illumination brightens up Tokyo Dome's surroundings. ![]() Two swans enjoy themselves on the Lake Yamanaka shoreline with Mt Fuji in the background. ![]() Penguins parade at Asahikawa Zoo in Hokkaido. ![]() A couple take part in a bridal march after being married at Meiji Shrine. ![]() A young woman and her family arrive at Meiji Shrine Monday to attend a Coming-of-Age Day ceremony for those who turned 20 in the past year. The government estimated Monday that 1,390,000 young adults turned 20 in 2006. . |
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Japan cont'd..
![]() Visitors observe three giant whale sharks swimming at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. ![]() Ameyoko street near Ueno is crowded with thousands of shoppers looking for year-end bargains in preparation for the New Year. ![]() Sunset in the Japan Alps in Toyama Prefecture. ![]() Santa Claus goes for a swim with a whale shark at Kaiyukan Aquarium in Osaka. ![]() Commuters are glued to their cell phones at Shinjuku station on the Oedo line. ![]() More than 200,000 lights illuminate Kobe Luminarie. The display has been held every year since the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 to commemorate both the estimated 6,000 victims and the city's reconstruction. ![]() A mystery man drives his octopus vehicle around Design Festa. . |
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![]() Man gets tattoo in Shinjuku, Japan. . |
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![]() Mochi pounding takes place to celebrate the renewal of Niigatakan N'espace (a venue to promote Niigata Prefecture) beside Omotesando Hills. ![]() Yokohama night view from the Landmark Tower Observatory. ![]() Tuna are marked for auction at the Tsukiji fish market. ![]() Thousands of people line up to buy tickets for the 300 million yen yearend Jumbo Lottery at a ticket booth in Ginza on Saturday. The waiting time was more than a hour at the booth which has a history of selling winning tickets. ![]() Autumn sunshine over Lake Chuzenji in Nikko. ![]() Taking a break outside Tokyu Hands in Shibuya. ![]() Clint Eastwood, 76, and Ken Watanabe, 47, attend a news conference on Thursday to promote "Letters From Iwo Jima" in December/06. . |
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Japan cont'd...
![]() Nippon Ham Fighters' Hichori Morimoto appears on stilts during the game against Hanshin Tigers in Sapporo on Saturday night. ![]() A rider hits the bull's-eye during a "yabusame" (horseback archery) demonstration at Meiji Shrine. ![]() Participants take part in a tai-chi convention outside the National Gymnasium next to Yoyogi park. ![]() The cloak room at the Salvador Dali centennial retrospective in Ueno Park ![]() Children get ready to take part in a Halloween parade at Roppongi Hills. ![]() Four Japanese (one hidden at back) dressed as sexy motorcycle gang members celebrate winning the grand prize at the Metropolis Glitterball at Velfarre on Wednesday night. Their prize is a trip to Brazil courtesy of American Airlines. The annual Halloween event was attended by more than 1,600 enthusiasts. See more photos at http://metropolis.co.jp/party/gb2006 ![]() Sunset over Tokyo as seen from Tokyo Tower, with Mount Fuji on the horizon. ![]() The Tokyo metropolitan government buildings in Shinjuku glow in the night. ![]() A praying mantis is perched next to the prayer boards at Meiji Shrine. ![]() A man wearing a white fox mask (representing a Shinto priest) performs his dance on a "mikoshi" (portable shrine) as it is pulled through the streets of Kawagoe during its annual two-day festival. . |
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Earthquake in China..
![]() Tented communities are being erected in China's Yunnan province to help the 180,000 displaced by Sunday's earthquake. . |
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Damn at one second I thought I was in Japan, thanks for sharing.
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Back to Japan fotos..
![]() Media guests eat at Burger King in Shinjuku Wednesday. Burger King is returning to the Japanese market six years after it left amid a price war. The store, located beside the Japan HQ of McDonald's in Shinjuku i-Land, opens Friday and a second store will open June 22 in Ikebukuro's Sunshine City. The burgers will be U.S. size with the most expensive being the Double Whopper with Cheese and Bacon for 600 yen. Burger King Japan is a franchise operated by Lotte and Revamp which also operate Krispy Kreme. ![]() Singer Namie Amuro, 29, appears in the outfit she wears on the jacket of her new album "PLAY," which goes on sale June 27. The Okinawan singer will start a nationwide tour on Aug 18, giving 53 concerts in 40 cities. ![]() A priest tests his faith at a fire-crossing festival at Shinagawa in Tokyo. ![]() The gods of wind and thunder are formed in a giant rice paddy in Inakadate town, Aomori Prefecture. ![]() Three sumo wrestlers walk along near the Ryogoku Kokugikan. ![]() Two contestants in a scarecrow contest stand in a rice paddy in Ebina. ![]() A National Police Agency poster at Shinjuku station calls for recruits. ![]() Children take part in the Tsukishima odori festival. ![]() Windsurfers enjoy themselves at Odaiba. . Last edited by AZN; 06-06-2007 at 03:35 PM.. |
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Fotos series from China.. Qinhai - Tibet railway
FROM BBC News - China.. ![]() A new railway has opened linking Tibet to China. China says it is an engineering feat, but critics say it will speed up the undermining of traditional Tibetan culture. ![]() The 1,100km (750-mile) Qinghai-Tibet railway has been built through some of the most difficult terrain on earth, and rises at one point to 5,072m (16,600ft) above sea level. ![]() Because of the region's extreme temperatures and unstable permafrost, long sections of track have been elevated to improve stability. ![]() China says the $4.2bn (£2.3bn) railway will bring trade, jobs and tourists to one of its poorest regions, and help address economic imbalances between the country's east and west. ![]() But Tibetan groups and foreign critics say the railway's real aim is political, as a symbol of China's administrative and military control over a contested border region. ![]() There are fears the railway will speed up the immigration of ethnic Chinese into Tibet, threatening its distinct cultural and religious identity. ![]() Critics al | |||||||||||||||||||||||