Year-end music show

Year-end music show

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the J-pop idol group Momoiro Clover Z pose with their special costumes in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2012. They were among performers chosen to appear in NHK's "Kohaku Uta Gassen" music extravaganza on Dec. 31, 2012.

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen'' year-end song festival of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., pose for photos at the head office of NHK in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the program. They are (from L front) Fuku Suzuki and Mana Ashida and (from L back) Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, Jessica, YuRi, Tiffany, TaeYeon and SooYoung, Sayaka Kanda, KARA's GYU RI, HARA and NICOLE, and Inawashirokos' Michihiko Yanai, Toshimi Watanabe, who is holding a fan with member Takashi Yamaguchi's picture on it, and Shinji Matsuda. Solo singer Ringo Sheena, who will also appear for the first time on the show, was not present for the photo.

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK.

New faces in Japan's New Year's Eve TV music show

New faces in Japan's New Year's Eve TV music show

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' New Year's Eve TV music extravaganza -- Kana Nishino (3rd from R in front), Kana Uemura (2nd from R in front), Kumiko (R front) and members of AAA (three in left and back) -- pose as NHK announced the lineup of performers for the program in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2010.

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

New faces in Japan's 2011 year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen'' year-end song festival of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., pose for photos at the head office of NHK in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the program. They are (from L front) Fuku Suzuki and Mana Ashida and (from L back) Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, Jessica, YuRi, Tiffany, TaeYeon and SooYoung, Sayaka Kanda, KARA's GYU RI, HARA and NICOLE, and Inawashirokos' Michihiko Yanai, Toshimi Watanabe, who is holding a fan with member Takashi Yamaguchi's picture on it, and Shinji Matsuda. Solo singer Ringo Sheena, who will also appear for the first time on the show, was not present for the photo. (Kyodo)

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK. (Kyodo)

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

7-year-old duo to perform in Japan's year-end song festival

TOKYO, Japan - Mana Ashida (R) and Fuku Suzuki attend a press conference at head office of NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corp., in Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2011, as the public broadcaster announced the lineup of performers for the 62nd ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' year-end song festival, including the duo of Ashida and Suzuki. They are both 7 years old, making them the program's youngest ever performers, according to NHK. (Kyodo)

New faces in Japan's New Year's Eve TV music show

New faces in Japan's New Year's Eve TV music show

TOKYO, Japan - Singers selected for the first time to perform at the ''Kohaku Uta Gassen,'' New Year's Eve TV music extravaganza -- Kana Nishino (3rd from R in front), Kana Uemura (2nd from R in front), Kumiko (R front) and members of AAA (three in left and back) -- pose as NHK announced the lineup of performers for the program in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

Spider fighting in Japan

Spider fighting in Japan

Two spiders face off during the "kumo gassen" spider fighting contest, a traditional event dating back to the late 16th century in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 16, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Otsuka Museum of Art in Japan

Otsuka Museum of Art in Japan

People visit the Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2019. The museum has seen a spike in visitors since popular singer Kenshi Yonezu sang at the museum during NHK's annual New Year's Eve music show "Kohaku Uta Gassen." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo