Gold Christmas tree

Gold Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. displays a Christmas tree made with about 40 kilograms of pure gold at its Ginza outlet in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012. The 2.4-meter-tall tree is priced at 350 million yen.

Gold Christmas tree

Gold Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. displays a Christmas tree made with about 40 kilograms of pure gold at its Ginza outlet in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012. The 2.4-meter-tall tree is priced at 350 million yen.

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

World's largest photo collection completed

World's largest photo collection completed

TOKYO, Japan - Four persons try to turn over a page on what is claimed to be the world's largest photo collection just completed by Japanese photographer Rowland Kirishima. The book, whose cover measures 3.07 meters tall and 3.42 meters wide, was unveiled during an event marking the release of a new Mazda car held in Tokyo on July 21. The whole book weighs about 350 kilograms. Organizers of the event said they plan to apply to Guinness World Records for registration as the world's largest photo collection.

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo)

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo)

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo)

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

Jumbo carp streamer hoisted in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - A jumbo carp streamer, measuring 100 meters in length and weighing 350 kilograms, is hoisted on a bank of the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2010, as 100,000 people look on. The city has the highest output in Japan of carp streamers, which are hoisted to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo)

World's largest photo collection completed

World's largest photo collection completed

TOKYO, Japan - Four persons try to turn over a page on what is claimed to be the world's largest photo collection just completed by Japanese photographer Rowland Kirishima. The book, whose cover measures 3.07 meters tall and 3.42 meters wide, was unveiled during an event marking the release of a new Mazda car held in Tokyo on July 21. The whole book weighs about 350 kilograms. Organizers of the event said they plan to apply to Guinness World Records for registration as the world's largest photo collection. (Kyodo)