World Masters Games in Taiwan

World Masters Games in Taiwan

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei on May 17, 2025. About 26,000 athletes aged 30 or older, including some 740 Japanese, will compete in 35 disciplines in the games, the first of their kind in Asia.

World Masters Games in Taiwan

World Masters Games in Taiwan

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei on May 17, 2025. About 26,000 athletes aged 30 or older, including some 740 Japanese, will compete in 35 disciplines in the games, the first of their kind in Asia.

"Smart city" in Chiba Pref.

"Smart city" in Chiba Pref.

KASHIWA, Japan - Photo taken May 17, 2012, shows a housing complex in Kashiwa-no-ha campus city in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. The smart city developed by Mitsui Fudosan Co. will be completed in 2014 and accommodate a total population of 26,000, including commuters.

Aoi Matsuri dating back 1,400 years held in Kyoto

Aoi Matsuri dating back 1,400 years held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - About 500 participants and around 40 horses and cows parade in the Aoi Matsuri (festival), which dates back 1,400 years, in Kyoto on May 15, 2010. The participants, dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185), walked around eight kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, watched by about 26,000 people on the parade route.

JAL Group unveils new uniforms

JAL Group unveils new uniforms

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines System Corp. (JAL Group), the holding company of Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Air System (JAS), unveils uniforms on July 10 in Tokyo to be launched in April for 26,000 flight attendants and ground staff.