Picture of the Day
Ice breaker
An ice breaking ship sails through drift ice off Hokkaido's Abashiri on Sunday. Read
Bird flu spreads
Workers spray disinfectant at a poultry farm Saturday in Oyabe in Toyama Prefecture, where bird flu has been confirmed. Read
The big freeze
Brand-new ultralow-temperature freezers are seen at a warehouse at Kanou Reiki, a freezer supplier, Friday, in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo. Some COVID-19 vaccine must be kept at the ultra-cold temperature of around -70 degrees Celsius. Japan is accelerating preparations for COVID-19 vaccinations in hopes of starting them in late February. Read
Colorful canola
Canola flowers are in full bloom at a park in Moriyama in Shiga Prefecture. Read
Trump supporters rally in Tokyo
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump hold a banner as they march in the Ginza district of Tokyo on Wednesday. About 120 people joined the march, with participants waving American and Japanese flags and holding banners claiming Trump was "the true winner" of the Nov 3 election. "We wanted to… Read
Lone luncher
A woman has a meal in an empty terrace area of a restaurant in Tokyo on Tuesday. Read
Have a heart
A man walks under a bridge in the Shibuya area of Tokyo on Monday. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases on Monday. Read
Watch out for terrorists
A poster in a Toei subway station in Tokyo asks commuters to be on the lookout for suspicious activities or persons. Read
Mother Farm
Visitors look at goats and an alpaca during a drive-through tour at the Mother Farm animal park in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday. Read
Korea Town
People walk along a street Friday in a neighborhood dubbed "Korea Town" where businesses from Asian countries, mainly from South Korea, are situated in Tokyo. Read
