•  

Japan: Anti-Globalization Protesters Demand WHO Withdrawal Outside Ministry of Health 2

Protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Tokyo on Friday, May 8, calling for Japan's withdrawal from the WHO and opposition to globalism. The demonstration drew prominent speakers and former lawmakers.

  •  

Japan: Tens of Thousands Rally Outside National Diet Building Against War and Constitutional Revision 3

Demonstrators gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Sunday, April 19, to protest against war and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push for constitutional revision. Organizers said approximately 36,000 people attended the rally, with demonstrators chanting slogans calling for an end to war and the prime minister's resignation.

  •  

Japan: Tens of Thousands Rally Outside National Diet Building Against War and Constitutional Revision 2

Demonstrators gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Sunday, April 19, to protest against war and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push for constitutional revision. Organizers said approximately 36,000 people attended the rally, with demonstrators chanting slogans calling for an end to war and the prime minister's resignation.

  •  

Japan: Tens of Thousands Rally Outside National Diet Building Against War and Constitutional Revision

Demonstrators gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Sunday, April 19, to protest against war and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push for constitutional revision. Organizers said approximately 36,000 people attended the rally, with demonstrators chanting slogans calling for an end to war and the prime minister's resignation.

  •  

Japan: Thousands Gather in Tokyo to Oppose Constitutional Amendment and Hormuz Deployment

Around 24,000 people gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Wednesday, March 25, to protest against war and constitutional revision, calling for the protection of Japan's pacifist constitution and urging the government not to deploy the Self-Defense Forces to the Strait of Hormuz. Demonstrators holding placards and colorful glow sticks in various shapes filled the streets in scenes resembling an outdoor concert.

  •  

Japan: Crowds Gather Outside Parliament to Protest Iran War and Constitutional Revision 2

On Thursday, March 19, thousands of people gathered near Japan's National Diet Building in Tokyo, waving light sticks to protest against the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, as well as moves toward constitutional revision in Japan.

  •  

Japan: Crowds Gather Outside Parliament to Protest Iran War and Constitutional Revision

On Thursday, March 19, thousands of people gathered near Japan's National Diet Building in Tokyo, waving light sticks to protest against the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, as well as moves toward constitutional revision in Japan.

  •  

Japan: Tokyo Sees Significant Snow Accumulation Amid Widespread Winter Storm 4

A cold air mass brought widespread snow to much of Japan starting Saturday, February 7, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings and advisories nationwide as heavy snow continued along the Sea of Japan coast. As of Sunday, over 3 cm of snow accumulation was reported in Tokyo, covering streets throughout the capital.

  •  

Japan: Trump Convoy Travels Through Tokyo Under Heavy Security 4

On Monday, October 27, U.S. President Trump visited Japan for the first time in six years. In central Tokyo, a motorcade believed to be carrying Trump traveled under heavy security, with some onlookers visible along the route.

  •  
Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

A television screen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward shows former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Oct. 4, 2025.

  •  
Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

A television screen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward shows former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Oct. 4, 2025.

  •  
Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

A television screen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward shows former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Oct. 4, 2025.

  •  

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 4

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident.

  •  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President Change Press Conference.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President Change Press Conference.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President & CEO Change Press Conference. Photo shows (from left) Eisaku Ito, President and CEO, CTO and CoCSO, and Seiji Izumisawa, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, shaking hands.=December 18,2024,Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo

  •  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President Change Press Conference.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President Change Press Conference.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President & CEO Change Press Conference. Photo shows (from left) Eisaku Ito, President and CEO, CTO and CoCSO, and Kiyotsugu Izumisawa, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, answering questions.=December 18,2024,Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo

  •  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President Change Press Conference.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. President Change Press Conference.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The photo shows Eisaku Ito, President and CEO, CTO and CoCSO.=December 18,2024,Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo

  •  

Car rams into barricade near Israeli Embassy in Israel

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 16 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a car that rammed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2023. (Kyodo)

  •  
Car rams into barricade near Israeli Embassy in Tokyo

Car rams into barricade near Israeli Embassy in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the site after a car (R, bottom) rammed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy (L, top) in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2023.

  •  
Car rams into barricade near Tokyo's Israeli Embassy

Car rams into barricade near Tokyo's Israeli Embassy

Police officers investigate a car that rammed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2023.

  •  
Car rams into barricade near Tokyo's Israeli Embassy

Car rams into barricade near Tokyo's Israeli Embassy

Police officers investigate a car that rammed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2023.

  •  
Car rams into barricade near Tokyo's Israeli Embassy

Car rams into barricade near Tokyo's Israeli Embassy

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a car that rammed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2023.

  •  
Aerial photo of Tokyo

Aerial photo of Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows buildings in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 25, 2023.

  •  
Unmanned bookstore in Tokyo

Unmanned bookstore in Tokyo

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2023, shows a self-checkout machine at an unmanned bookstore at Tokyo Metro's Tameikesanno Station in the capital's Chiyoda Ward.

  •  
Unmanned bookstore in Tokyo

Unmanned bookstore in Tokyo

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2023, shows an unmanned bookstore at Tokyo Metro's Tameikesanno Station in the capital's Chiyoda Ward.

  •  
Tokyo Millenario illuminated

Tokyo Millenario illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Millenario begins its illuminations on Dec. 24 in the Marunouchi district in Chiyoda Ward for the Christmas and New Year holiday season.

  •  
Pile driver overturns in Tokyo, injures 6, 2 of them seriously

Pile driver overturns in Tokyo, injures 6, 2 of them seriously

TOKYO, Japan - A heavy-duty pile driver remains blocking three lanes of a six-lane road in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 14 after it overturned at a construction site. Six people were injured by the accident, two of them seriously.

  •  
Pile driver overturns in Tokyo, injures 6, 2 of them seriously

Pile driver overturns in Tokyo, injures 6, 2 of them seriously

TOKYO, Japan - A heavy-duty pile driver remains blocking three lanes of a six-lane road in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 14 after it overturned at a construction site. Six people were injured by the accident, two of them seriously.

  •  
Ceremony held to celebrate 100th anniv. of opening of Tokyo Station

Ceremony held to celebrate 100th anniv. of opening of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on the night of Dec. 19, 2014, shows Tokyo Station in the capital's Chiyoda Ward, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of its opening.

  •  
Ceremony held to celebrate 100th anniv. of opening of Tokyo Station

Ceremony held to celebrate 100th anniv. of opening of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on the night of Dec. 19, 2014, shows Tokyo Station in the capital's Chiyoda Ward, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of its opening.

  •  
Hitachi aims to expand train business via acquisitions

Hitachi aims to expand train business via acquisitions

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. President Toshiaki Higashihara is interviewed in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 17, 2014. Higashihara said that the Japanese electric machinery maker aims to strengthen its railway-related business through overseas acquisitions.

  •  
PM Abe makes last-ditch effort on final day of campaign

PM Abe makes last-ditch effort on final day of campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, makes a speech in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 13, 2014, as part of a last-ditch effort on the final day of the general election campaign.

  •  
Kuroyanagi, UNICEF goodwill ambassador for 30 yrs

Kuroyanagi, UNICEF goodwill ambassador for 30 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi speaks at an event celebrating her 30 years of work as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Children's Fund, or UNICEF, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 26, 2014.

  •  
Kuroyanagi, UNICEF goodwill ambassador for 30 yrs

Kuroyanagi, UNICEF goodwill ambassador for 30 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi makes a toast at an event celebrating her 30 years of work as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Children's Fund, or UNICEF, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 26, 2014.

  •  
Kuroyanagi, UNICEF goodwill ambassador for 30 yrs

Kuroyanagi, UNICEF goodwill ambassador for 30 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi attends an event celebrating her 30 years of work as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Children's Fund, or UNICEF, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 26, 2014.

  •  
Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2014 shows the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a pro-Pyongyang group, in the capital's Chiyoda Ward. The Supreme Court has let stand a lower court decision to permit the sale of the building to a real estate developer in western Japan, rejecting an appeal by the Korean residents' group against the sale, officials said Nov. 5, 2014.

  •  
Public bathhouse popular among runners near Imperial Palace

Public bathhouse popular among runners near Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Runners warm up outside Bain Douche, a "sento" public bathhouse in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 24, 2014. The place is popular among joggers circling the Imperial Palace nearby.

  •  
Dai-ichi Life poised to buy U.S. insurer Protective

Dai-ichi Life poised to buy U.S. insurer Protective

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2011 shows the headquarters of Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Dai-ichi Life is poised to acquire Protective Life Corp. of the United States for about 500 billion yen ($4.9 billion), sources familiar with the matter said June 2, 2014.

  •  
Nearly 30 photos of Okinawa in the late 1800s discovered

Nearly 30 photos of Okinawa in the late 1800s discovered

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 2, 2014 shows Keisho Ishiguro, a collector of old photos, examining old pictures of Okinawa in his possession at the Camera Museum of the Japan Camera Industry Institute in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, which has taken custody of them on his behalf.

  •  
Interpreter aims to bridge Japan, China

Interpreter aims to bridge Japan, China

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 18, 2014 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward shows Yuki Izumikawa, who works as Japanese-Chinese interpreter at the Association for the Promotion of International Trade, an organization promoting trade and economic exchanges between Japan and China.

  •  
Murakami's new short story collection

Murakami's new short story collection

TOKYO, Japan - Copies of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's latest work, a collection of short stories entitled "Onna no Inai Otokotachi" -- which can be translated as "Men Without Women" -- are displayed at Sanseido bookstore in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward after going on sale on the morning of April 18, 2014. Publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said 300,000 copies have already been printed due partly to the strength of pre-orders.

  •  
Murakami's new short story collection

Murakami's new short story collection

TOKYO, Japan - Copies of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's latest work, a collection of short stories entitled "Onna no Inai Otokotachi" -- which can be translated as "Men Without Women" -- are piled up at Sanseido bookstore in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward soon after going on sale on the morning of April 18, 2014. Publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said 300,000 copies have already been printed due partly to the strength of pre-orders.

  •  
Murakami's new short story collection

Murakami's new short story collection

TOKYO, Japan - A man holds a copy of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's latest work, a collection of short stories entitled "Onna no Inai Otokotachi" -- which can be translated as "Men Without Women" -- at Sanseido bookstore in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward soon after going on sale on the morning of April 18, 2014. Publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said 300,000 copies have already been printed due partly to the strength of pre-orders.

  •  
Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - A March 24, 2014, photo using a fisheye lens shows the Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward. The Tokyo District Court on the same day approved the sale of the building and land to Marunaka Holdings, a Japanese real estate company.

  •  
Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - A March 24, 2014, photo shows the Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward. The Tokyo District Court on the same day approved the sale of the building and land to Marunaka Holdings, a Japanese real estate company.

  •  
Pro-N. Korea group's Tokyo HQ

Pro-N. Korea group's Tokyo HQ

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows the Tokyo headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a pro-Pyongyang Korean residents' group known as Chongryon, in central Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

  •  
Japan's domestic white goods shipments

Japan's domestic white goods shipments

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows refrigerators displayed at a Bic Camera Inc. outlet in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 27, 2014. An industry body said the same day that Japan's domestic shipments of "white goods" -- large electrical appliances -- in 2013 increased 4.3 percent from the previous year to a 16-year high of 2.29 trillion yen.

  •  
Chongryon's Tokyo office

Chongryon's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows the headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The Tokyo District Court said on Jan. 23, 2014, that it has rejected a Mongolian bidder's offer to buy out the headquarters and land of the pro-Pyongyang Korean residents' group.

  •  
Kennedy meets emperor

Kennedy meets emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Spectators take pictures of a horse-drawn carriage carrying new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 19, 2013.

  •  
Kennedy meets emperor

Kennedy meets emperor

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R front) walks toward a horse-drawn carriage in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward to present her credentials to Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 19, 2013.

  •  
Kennedy meets emperor

Kennedy meets emperor

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks with reporters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward after attending a ceremony at the Imperial Palace to submit her credentials to Emperor Akihito on Nov. 19, 2013. (Pool photo)

  • Main
  • Top
  • Editorial
  • Creative
  • About Us
  • About ILG
  • Terms of use
  • Company
  • BEHIND
  • Price List
  • Single Plan
  • Monthly Plan
  • Services
  • Shooting
  • Rights Clearance
  • Support
  • FAQ
  • How To Buy
  • Contact Us
  • Become a Partner

© KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

All Rights Reserved.

  • Editorial
  • Olympics
  • News
  • Sports
  • Japan
  • Tech
  • Royal
  • Disaster
  • NorthKorea
  • Old Japan
  • SNS
  • Creative
  • Food
  • Japan
  • Landscape
  • Animal
  • Popular
  • #Ukraine
  • #Russia
  • #coronavirus
  • #N. Korea
  • #China
  • #Thailand
  • #Ukraine
  • #Russia
  • #coronavirus
  • #N. Korea
  • #China
  • #Thailand
  • Food
  • Japan
  • Landscape
  • Animal
  • Olympics
  • News
  • Sports
  • Japan
  • Tech
  • Royal
  • Disaster
  • NorthKorea
  • Old Japan
  • SNS