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Gallery 2016 73 images Created 22 Oct 2018

Gallery pictures Rodrigo Reyes Marin in 2016.
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  • A Japanese Central Government signboard on display at the entrance of its building on November 13, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A signboard of the Democratic Party of Japan (DJP) on display at the entrance of its building on November 13, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Photographers take pictures of a cosplayer during the ''Comic Market (Comiket) 89'' at Tokyo Big Sight on December 29, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. Thousands of comic, game and cosplay fans attended the first day of the world's biggest amateur comic fair. Established in 1975, the bi-annual event provides an opportunity for fans and artists to interact. The exhibition is held from December 29 to 31 and expected to attract over 500,000 visitors. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Year-end shoppers look at various products along the streets of Ameyoko in Ueno on December 30, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. Ameya Yokocho, often called ''Ameyoko,'' is a narrow street market filled with more than 500 retailers and is a popular spot to buy groceries in preparation for the New Years, which is one of the most important holidays in Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Japanese conductor Yutaka Sado, second from right, rings the bell during the final session of the year ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on December 30, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average rose 51.48 points or 0.27 percent higher at 19,033.71, the highest annual closing level in 19 years on its last trading day of 2015. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Visitors line for ''hatsumode'' at the Sensoji temple in Asakusa on January 3, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Every year people visit shrines and buddhist temples in the first few days of the new year, a Japanese tradition known as hatsumode, to pray for a good healthy and successful year to come. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Visitors walk past a NHK signboard at the headquarters in Shibuya on January 4, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The NHK Broadcasting Center includes studios, offices, shops and the Studio Park, which is an attraction for school children and tourists. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Women wearing traditional Japanese kimonos pose for the cameras during a ceremony for the first session of the new year at Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on January 4, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average, which closed 2015 at its highest annual closing level in 19 years, dropped one percent to 18818.58 in the first few minutes of 2016 trading. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A merchant shows a huge Daruma doll on sale at the Shorinzan Daruma Temple in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture on January 6, 2016, Japan. Every year thousands of people visit the country's most famous Daruma market (Daruma ichi) held at the Shorinzan Daruma Temple on January 6 and 7. Takasaki City, is known as the capital of Daruma dolls and about 80% of Japan's Daruma are produced there. According to the tradition, Daruma dolls are sold without pupils painted on their eyes. People color in one pupil when a wish is made or a goal set, and when the wish comes true or the goal is achieved they fill in the other pupil. At the end of the year, used Daruma dolls are returned to the temple to be burned. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A participant pours freezing cold water over himself during the traditional New Year ice bath ceremony at Kanda Myojin Shrine on January 9, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. This year 36 hardy  participants braved the ice bath ritual; a traditional ceremony said to purify the soul and to bring good luck. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Participants dressed only in loincloths pray in a pool of freezing-cold water containing two large blocks of ice during the 61st Annual Cold-Endurance Festival ''Kanchu-Misogi'' at Teppozu Inari Shrine on January 10, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. About 100 brave participants joined the purification ritual to pray for a healthy new year. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Young women dressed in colorful kimonos pose for a photograph during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Prince Hotel on January 11, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. The ceremony is held annually on the second Monday of January at local and prefectural offices to congratulate and encourage those who have reached legal adulthood (age 20). Tokyo Tower offers Minato Ward residents who have newly joined adulthood a free admission to its observatory and theme park ''One Piece Tower'' as part of the celebration. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • (L to R) Takashi and Tsukasa Saito members of the comedy duo Trendy Angel, TV announcer Kyoko Uchida, actor Dante Carver and Otosan (''father'') the SoftBank's mascot pose for the cameras during a press conference to announce the new SoftBank Electricity service plan at the company's headquarters on January 12, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. In partnership with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Japan's third largest internet and telecommunications corporation will join the electricity retail market offering discounted rates from April 1st. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A pedestrian looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei Stock Average, which dropped 2.7 percent to 17,218.96 on January 12, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday due plunging crude oil prices and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's comments about raising taxes in parliament. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A man listens the discography of David Bowie on sale at Tower Records in Shibuya on January 12, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Tower Records created a special section for the British singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie, who died of cancer at the age of 69 on January 10, 2016. His recently released album Blackstar is now sold out in Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • An exhibitor wears a Brother smart glasses ''AiRScouter WD-200A'' at the Wearable Expo in Tokyo Big Sight on January 13, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The world's largest exhibition for wearable technology and products introduces the latest devices from 210 companies worldwide. The exhibition is held January 13-15. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Japanese tabloids lead with the news that the hugely popular male idol group SMAP will split on January 13, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. The tabloids started to speculate after the Nikkan Sport newspaper published the story that four of its five members had decided to leave the powerful talent agency Johnny and Associates. The talent agency confirmed the split through a brief statement released on Wednesday. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Kyary Pamyu Pamyu attends the opening ceremony of ''UNIVERSAL COOL JAPAN 2016'' at Universal Studios Japan on January 14, 2016, in Osaka, Japan. USJ presented a new attraction inspired by popular singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, using 360-degree virtual reality technology and a sense of rushing gravity in a 200-meter drop. USJ has also added to its other Japanese manga and gaming inspired attractions ''Evangelion The Real 4D 2.0,'' ''Attack on Titan the Real 2,'' ''Biohazard: The Escape 2'' and ''Monster Hunter the Real.'' Universal Cool Japan 2016 runs from January 15 to June 26 2016 at Universal Studios Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A pedestrian looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei Stock Average which, closed up 0.55 percent to 17,048.37 on January 19, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average ended up for first time in four days after Chinese GDP data met market expectations. Other Asian markets also rose after the Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data was announced. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • (L to R) The 154th Naoki Prize winner Bumpei Aoyama and 154th Akutagawa Prize winners, Yukiko Motoya and Yusho Takiguchi, pose for the cameras during the press conference at the Imperial Hotel on January 19, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. Yukiko Motoya was a joint winner of the 134th Akutagawa Prize for her book Irui Konintan, along with Yusho Takiguchi who won the Prize for Shindeinaimono. Bumpei Aoyama received the 134th Naoki Prize for his book Tsuma wo metoraba. The prize which dates back to 1935 is awarded in January and July to the best serious story published in a newspaper or magazine by a new author. The winner receives a pocket watch and a cash prize of 1 million Yen. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Pedestrians walk past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average which dropped by 632.18 points, or 3.71 percent, to 16,416.19 on January 20, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average closed low as oil prices continued to fall. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A German tourist buys a Japanese beverage from an interactive vending machine in Asakusa district on January 22, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Vending machines are popular across Japan but many sell drinks unknown to overseas visitors. As Japan tries to attract more tourists in the build up to the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, Asahi Group Holdings in collaboration with Nomura Research Institute set up its first interactive vending machine for English speakers near the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. Customers can speak to the new machine which uses voice recognition technology to answer questions and to recommend Japanese drinks to foreign visitors. In 2015 the number of overseas visitors to Japan was 19.73 million, the highest number in 45 years. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Asian tourists take a selfie at the entrance of Sensoji temple in Asakusa district on January 22, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The Japan National Tourism Organization reported on Tuesday 19th a record increase in foreign visitors in 2015. Approximately 19.73 million people visited Japan from abroad, up 47.3 percent. According to the report there were more Chinese visitors than from any other nation with 4.99 million coming in 2015. South Korea (4 million) and Taiwan (3.67 million) were next on the list, and over 1 million Americans also visited Japan in 2015. The number of visitors is the highest in 45 years and already close to Japan’s goal of attracting 20 million foreign visitors in a year by 2020. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • (L to R) Japanese actress Shinobu Terajima and Australian actress Cate Blanchett pose for the cameras during the Japan Premiere for the film ''Carol'' in Roppongi Hills on January 22, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The movie will be released in Japanese theaters on February 11, 2016. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Thousands of Maneki-Neko figurines on display at Goutoku Temple on January 26, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The temple and the surrounding area is well known for its massive collection of Maneki-Neko, literally beckoning cats. The cats  are a common Japanese charm thought to bring good luck to the owner. They are often displayed at the entrance to shops and restaurants but Goutoku Temple goes one further and displays over 1000 cats throughout its ground. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Ford vehicles on sale at a car dealership in Tokyo, Japan, on January 26, 2016. Ford Motor Co. announced on Monday that it plans to close sales operations in Japan and Indonesia by the end of this year. According to Reuters, Dave Schoch, Ford's Asia Pacific President announced the decision to all employees in the region by email. In Japan the American car maker has seen falling sales for its Fiesta, Mustang and Explorer vehicles in a market dominated by domestic brands. Ford began operating in Japan in 1974 and currently has 52 dealerships selling around 5000 vehicles in 2015. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • SoftBank's humanoid robots Pepper perform during the ''Pepper World 2016'' on January 27, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Fumihide Tomizawa, chief executive officer of SoftBank Robotics announced plans to open a new app store where customers can download robot Pepper applications to allow it to do specific jobs. From February 22nd over 500 companies where the robot is already working will be able to download Pepper apps to help their business. SoftBank also plans to introduce the robot into 2000 of its own stores by the end of February 2016, and to open a new phone store staffed entirely by Peppers. <br />
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After the press conference SoftBank showed how companies such as Nestle, Nissan, Sumo, and Mizuho have used Pepper to help serve their customers. The robot is commercially available for 198,000 yen ($1,672 USD) although production runs to date have all sold out. Companies may also rent it for 55,000 yen (464,55 USD) per month. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • The humanoid robot Pepper performs at the ENEX/Smart Energy Japan/New Power & Energy EXPO in Tokyo Big Sight on January 28, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. This year's expo hosted 250 exhibitors and introduced the newest energy-saving technologies, devices, systems and service solutions. Japan is preparing for the liberalisation of its electricity retail market to enable all consumers to choose their preferred electricity supplier from the beginning of April. The exhibition is held until January 29. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Copies of the book ''That Day'' by former stem cell scientist Haruko Obokata hits Japanese bookstores on January 28, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Obokata who was  involved in a scandal for falsification of data relating to a new stem cell mechanism, has published a book where she insists that she was at least partially successful in creating cells that can grow into any tissue in the body. The book published by Kodansha hits bookstores from Thursday. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Bradley Simpson of The Vamps greets fans at Narita International Airport on February 1, 2016, Narita, Japan. Connor Ball was absent due to knee injury. The British pop rock band came to Japan after performing in Manila as part of their 2016 world tour to promote their latest album ''Wake Up.'' About 200 fans were waiting at the airport with homemade signs to greet the boys who seemed in good spirits. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Austin Corini of The Tide arrives at Narita International Airport on February 1, 2016, Narita, Japan. The American pop rock band came to Japan to perform as an opening act for The Vamps whose concert will be held on Feb 3 in Tokyo. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Sumo wrestler Ozeki Kisenosato throws beans during a Setsubun festival at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple on February 3, 2016, in Chiba, Japan. Setsubun is an annual Japanese festival celebrated on February 3rd and marks the day before the beginning of Spring. Celebrations involve throwing soybeans (known as mamemaki) out of the house to protect against evil spirits and into the house to invite good fortune. In many Japanese families one member will wear an ogre mask whilst others throw beans at him or her. The celebration at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is one of the biggest in Japan and organizers this year expect over 50,000 people to attend the event. Each year famous sumo wrestlers and actors are also invited to participate in throwing the beans. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • (Center L to R) Toyota Senior Managing Officer Koei Saga, Toyota Senior Managing Officer Kiyotaka Ise and Toyota Motorsport GmbH President Toshio Sato pose for the cameras with Toyota GAZOO Racing team during a press conference to announce new logo and schedule for 2016 at Toyota City Showcase on February 4, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota Senior Managing Officer Kiyotaka Ise presented the team members and vehicles that will participate under a new logo in domestic and international competitions including NASCAR in USA, Dakar Rally in South America, and Super GT and Super Formula in Japan, in 2016. Toyota GAZOO Racing groups together all motorsports activities managed by Toyota Motor Corp. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Toshiba Corp. interim president Masashi Muromachi bows during a press conference at the company headquarters on February 4, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. Toshiba said that it expected to record its biggest ever full-year loss of 710 billion yen ($6 billion USD) for the fiscal year finishing in March 2016. Coming on the back of an accounting scandal, the company also announced updates to its restructuring plan, including a reduction in top executives' salaries and reducing staff numbers by 6,800, roughly one third of its global workforce by March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Kosuke Morita, Professor in Physics at Kyushu University attends a press conference about the discovery of chemical element 113 at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on February 5, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. In December 2015 the existence of 4 new elements was officially recognised, and the discovery of element 113 was accredited to the RIKEN Nishina Center of Accelerator-Based Science in Wako City, Saitama Prefecture. Professor Morita leads the team that discovered element 113, the first ever discovered in Asia. The name and the chemical symbol for the new element is yet to be confirmed, but it has provisionally been called Ununtrium. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Tourists in the upmarket Ginza shopping area on February 5, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. This year the Chinese Lunar New Year falls on February 8th and many businesses in China, Taiwan and Korea are closed between the 7th-13th February. Tokyo is expecting thousands of visitors from these countries during the holiday period, especially after 2015 saw the number of Chinese visitors to Japan double compared with the previous year. According to The China Post, Tokyo is the the most popular overseas destination for Taiwanese travellers during the Lunar New Year holiday for the second consecutive year. The most popular products for Asian shoppers are cosmetics, electronic appliances, drugs and branded items. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Shotaro Ishinomori character's train arrives at the Ishinomaki station on February 11, 2016, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Ishinomaki is also known as Manga Town, hometown of Shotaro Ishinomori, one of the most influential manga/anime creator in Japan. A few weeks before of the fifth anniversary of 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, the Japanese government announced that the second half of the reconstruction work in the Tohoku area is expected to be concluded before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics begin. According to the official Reconstruction Agency's website approximately $250 billion were allocated to the first period (2011-2015) and $65 billion more have been set aside for a ''Reconstruction and Revitalisation Period'' starting from fiscal 2016. The Agency also reported that the number of evacuees has decreased from over 470,000 to about 180,000 in the 5 years since the disaster. According to the latest Japanese National Police Agency figures (published on February 10, 2016) 15,894 people died as a result of the earthquake and tsunami and 2,562 are still listed as missing; 6,152 people were injured, and 121,803 properties collapsed. Areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami like Minamisanriku, Kesennuma, Onagawa, and Ishinomaki are in the process of recovery but reconstruction in parts of Fukushima will take much longer due to radiation contamination. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A general view of the temporary shopping centre FUREAI five years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki on February 11, 2016, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A landscape view of Ishinomaki city from Hiyoriyama park five years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on February 11, 2016, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A general view of Ishinomaki Fishing Port five years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on February 11, 2016, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A Golden dragon dance or Kinryu-no-Mai is performed at the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa on March 18, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The annual festival celebrates the founding of Sensoji temple; which is also known as Kinryu-zan, literally Golden Dragon Mountain. According to legend, when the temple was founded a golden dragon descended from the sky creating a grove of 1,000 pines near the temple on the 18th day. The dragon used in the dance is 88kg and 18m in length and is operated by 8-people. Local elementary school children also participate in the ceremony which attracts many visitors to the temple. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • (L to R) Japanese actors Shintaro Akiyama, Rina Takeda, Ryouta Murai and director Kayoko Asakura pose for the cameras during a talk show for new horror film Dokumushi at the Shinjuku Piccadilly cinemas on March 22, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese film is based on a manga series of the same name written by Michio Yasu and Keito Aida in which 7 strangers locked in a building become part of a death game. The film will have a two-week limited theatrical release from April 9 and will also be shown on Japanese live broadcast video channel niconico. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • American actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for the cameras during a press conference for the film The Revenant at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Tokyo on March 23, 2016, in Japan. DiCaprio recently won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant and is visiting for the Japan premiere of the movie, which will be held tonight. The film is released in Japan on April 22, 2016. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • American actor Leonardo DiCaprio greets to the audience from the stage during the Japan premiere for the film The Revenant at Roppongi Hills on March 23, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. DiCaprio won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant and the film also took the Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Directing and Best Achievement in Cinematography, as well as being nominated in 9 other categories. The film hits the Japanese theaters on April 22, 2016. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Visitors look at a drone on display during the Japan Drone 2016 at Makuhari Messe on March 24, 2016, Chiba, Japan. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones are big business in Japan and the exhibition includes new technologies as well as seminars. Organisers expect 8,000 visitors for the 3 day exhibition that runs until Saturday 26. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • (L to R) SoftBank Robotics President Fumihide Tomizawa, actor Koji Imada, robot Pepper, models Tsubasa Masuwaka and Nana Suzuki pose for the cameras during the opening ceremony of a new phone store staffed entirely by robots in the upmarket Omotesando shopping area on March 24, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. A team of 10 humanoid Pepper robots run the Pepper Phone Shop serving customers buying SoftBank mobile phones. The store is a world first exclusively staffed by robots and will be open until March 30. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • People enter for first time to the new department store NEWoMaN in Shinjuku shopping area on March 25, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The NEWoMaN department store opened its doors to the public on March 25 and includes some 100 retailers on six floors of JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower and the JR Shinjuku Station New South Exit station building. Shinjuku Station features in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's busiest transport hub with over 3.3 million passengers using the station everyday in 2013 and the new department is aiming to generate 20 billion yen in annual sales. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A man sits on a Suzuki motorbike on display during The 43rd Tokyo Motorcycle Show at Tokyo Big Sight on March 25, 2016. The show is Japan’s largest motorcycle exhibition and runs until March 27. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Passengers enter to the Hayabusa Shinkansen (bullet train) at Tokyo Station on March 26, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The Hayabusa shinkansen connects Tokyo with the northern island of Hokkaido via the 53.85 km long Seikan Tunnel. Previously Japan's bullet train only operated as far as Aomori but the new rail link now goes to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokkaido with a further extension planned to Sapporo by 2030. A one way ticket costs 22,690 yen (200 UDS) from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate Hokuto and the fastest trains will take 4 hours and 2 minutes for the journey. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Visitors test the virtual reality headset PlayStation VR during the Anime Japan 2016 in Tokyo Big Sight on March 26, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Anime Japan 2016 is the world's biggest exhibition promoting all aspects of the Anime industry to local and foreign fans and business investors. The exhibition is held over three days until March 27 and is expected to attract some 120,000 visitors, many wearing cosplay. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • (Center) Katsuya Okada leader of the new Democratic Party, and parliament members wave blue handkerchiefs at the launch of the new opposition party on March 27, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The new party was created by the merger of the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the smaller Japan Innovation Party. It will immediately become the largest opposition party with 156 sitting lawmakers since the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power in December 2012. The new party hopes to provide a strong challenge to Prime Minister Abe's LDP in the House of Councillors elections in the summer. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Aki Okuda leader of the Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy (SEALDs) chants in front of the Japanese Diet building during a protest against new security legislation which comes into effect form today March 29, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. Last Tuesday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet decided to give the green light to a change in the interpretation of the country's post war constitution that will allow Japan's Self-Defence Forces to fight alongside the US and other allies in overseas conflicts. The new legislation could also see Japanese Self-Defence Forces dispatched to United Nations peacekeeping operations. Many Japanese oppose the new legislation and fear that it could see their country being dragged into overseas conflicts. The Abe government in turn sees the change as a chance to become more actively involved in the international community. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Passengers wait to aboard a yellow Seibu train at Kami-Shakujii station on March 29, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Seibu Railway corporation announced that they will rent out entire carriages for party groups, on its Seibu Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Hajima and Kokubunji Lines, allowing the group to choose which station to be picked up at and to be dropped off at. The special party service is aimed at alumni groups especially those that previously studied and commuted along one of the lines. In collaboration with Syoya Inc., a company specialised in organising alumni parties, the train company is taking bookings through till May for parties to be held between September and December this year. For 9,000 yen (approx. $80 USD) per person your group can be served alcohol and snacks in a special train carriage. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • The first customer Daiki Shimizu (18) shows his new iPhone SE outside the Apple Store in Omotesando on March 31, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. A new iPhone SE model and a new iPad Pro 9 inch model go on sale for the first time. The two smaller models are priced below the current iPhone and iPad Pro and Apple hopes that they will appeal to new users and also those preferring smaller gadgets, and that they will help to boost sales in a usually slower spring period. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Panasonic president Kazuhiro Tsuga (R) and executive director Hideaki Kawai (L) attend a news conference at the company's headquarters on March 31, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. Panasonic announced that it expects sales of 8.8 trillion yen ($78.28 billion) for the 2018 fiscal year, 12 percent less that its previous forecast target of 10 trillion yen because of an uncertain global economy. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Tokyu Plaza Ginza opens its doors to the public for the first time on March 31, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The massive new shopping complex operated by Tokyu Land Corp is located in the luxury shopping district of Ginza. It houses 125 stores and restaurants on 13 floors including two floors of the duty free shopping making it the largest duty free shopping space in Tokyo. Tokyu Plaza's exterior is inspired by traditional Japanese Edo Kiriko or cut glass, and inside there is a huge atrium and even a cherry blossom tree. With tourist information points and multi-lingual staff the new complex hopes to attract many of the overseas visitors currently flocking to Tokyo. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Visitors take pictures of the cherry blossoms in full bloom at Chidorigafuchi on April 1, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. On Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that Tokyo's cherry trees were in full bloom, three days earlier than usual, but two days later than last year. Chidorigafuchi is one of the most popular spots during this season, where thousands of visitors come to see the cherry blossom trees that line the Imperial Palace moat. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Meguro river in Nakamegurgo on April 1, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. On Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that Tokyo's cherry trees were in full bloom, three days earlier than usual, but two days later than last year. Meguro River runs for about 7.82km through Setagaya, Meguro and Shinagawa wards in downtown Tokyo, and many visitors come to see the cherry blossom trees along the river banks in spring. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Cherry blossoms in full bloom are illuminated in Roppongi Midtown on April 1, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. On Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that Tokyo's cherry trees were in full bloom, three days earlier than usual, but two days later than last year. The spot starts at the pedestrian bridge in Midtown Tower towards to the Hinokicho Park in Roppongi. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A woman hugs a huge pink phallus during the Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki on April 3, 2016, Kanagawa, Japan. The Kanamara Matsuri or Festival of the Steel Phallus is held on the first Sunday of April at the Kanayama shrine. The shrine celebrates a legend of a steel penis and was frequented by prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Visitors now wish for easy delivery, marriage and matrimonial harmony. Because of the large steel phallus the unusual festival has become a tourist attraction attracting many overseas visitors and is used to raise money for HIV charities. Phallus shaped candy, carved vegetables, decorations, and a big parade are all part of the festival. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • A general view of the new Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal on April 6, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The new bus terminal is the busiest hub in Japan with 118 bus companies transporting 40,000 passengers to 39 different prefectures, with about 1,625 long-distance arrivals and departures per day. The Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, also called Busta Shinjuku, opened to the public on April 4, and provides various services for domestic and foreign tourists in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Pedestrians walk in front of a Yoshinoya restaurant on April 6 in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd., announced on Wednesday the re-introduction on its butadon menus (pork-on-rice bowl) starting April 6, more than four years after the dishes were removed from its menu. The butadon, introduced in March 2004 as an alternative to Gyudon (beef-on-rice bowl,) was removed from the menu on December 2011, when Gyudon sales resumed after the end of the embargo on US beef following the discovery of the country's first mad cow disease case in 2004. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Former Uruguayan President Jose ''Pepe'' Mujica attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Mujica is on a one-week visit to Japan, where he will take part in several events to promote his book ''A black sheep to power.'' (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Japanese badminton player Kenichi Tago bows in deep apology during a news conference on April 8, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. An NTT East badminton team representative, Masayuki Okumoto, said that Keinichi Tago had lost approximately 10 million yen through gambling and had visited an illegal casino 60 times. He also said that world number 2, Kento Momota had lost 500,000 yen. Gambling is illegal in Japan and can carry a prison sentence and both the badminton stars admitted visiting a yakuza operated casino. Momota and Tago were expected to represent Japan in the Rio Olympic Games with Momota a medal favorite. The two have yet to be sanctioned but it is expected they won't make the trip to Brazil. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • People walk past a Seven & iHoldings Co. signboard on display outside its headquarters building on April 11, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Toshifumi Suzuki, Seven iHoldings Co. chairman and CEO abruptly announced his resignation at a news conference on Thursday after the company board rejected his proposal to replace Ryuichi Isaka, president of 7-Eleven Japan. Isaka was considered to be a potential future successor to Suzuki at the head of the retail group and it was rumored that Suzuki was trying remove Isaka in order to pave the way for his son to take over in the future. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • American singer and actress Ariana Grande greets fans upon her arrival at Tokyo International Airport on April 11, 2016, Narita, Japan. Grande was happy to greet fans, pose for a few pictures and sign autographs. She is in Japan to promote her third album Dangerous Woman, which will be released here on May 20. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr greets fans upon her arrival at Narita International Airport on April 12, 2016, Narita, Japan. Despite the 11 hour flight from LA, Kerr was in good spirits and happy to greet a small group of fans, pose for a few pictures and sign autographs. She is visiting Japan for the promotion of Suntory's Kuro (Black) Oolong Tea. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Canadian actress Rachel McAdams arrives at Narita International Airport on April 13, 2016, Narita, Japan. McAdams is in Japan for the first time to promote her film Spotlight, which won the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for this year's Academy Awards. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Sharp introduces the RoBoHoN at a launch event on April 14, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The new must have gadget is a miniature humanoid robot with a screen on its back and a camera and projector in its face. According to Sharp this is the world's first mobile robotic phone and is designed as a connected companion that will relay messages, give reminders, and take and project pictures. RoBoHoN can walk and talk and at 19.5 cm in height is just about small enough to take around. 5000 RoBoHoNs will go on sale in Japan on May 26, 2016 at JPY 198,000 each (approx. $1800.) Sharp has not yet set a release date outside of Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Visitors look at traditional Hagoita (Battledores) on display during the Hagoita-Ichi fair at the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa on December 17, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Originated in the Edo period the annual fair Hagoita-Ichi (Battledore Fair) in Asakusa sells decorated battledores for good-luck charms and ornamental purposes. The front of the hagoita is illustrated with famous Kabuki actors, anime characters celebrities and newsmakers of the year. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • International robot operators compete to win the International Robot Sumo Tournament 2016 at the Ryougoku Sumo Hall (Ryogoku Kokugikan) on December 18, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. The annual tournament invites the top-ranked winners of 16 national competitions to compete in Japan. It is organized by the All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament which has been held since 1989. According to the rules the robot wrestler loses when their robot is forced out of the sumo ring. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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