Pictures of the Week (May 11 - May 17)

Fukuoka, Japan – Anzu Yamamoto in action during the All Japan Selected Judo Championships Women’s -57kg at Fukuoka Convention Center, May 11, 2013. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)


Tokyo, Japan - Yuki Uchiyama (JPN) performs during the 67th All Japan Gymnastics Championship, Women's Individual All-Around 2nd Day at Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium, May 12, 2013 (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT)


Tokyo, Japan - Takashi Okuda, left, outgoing president of Japan's Sharp Corp., and his successor Kozo Takahashi pose for photographers at the conclusion of a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Takahashi, currently an executive vice president, will become its president and CEO as of June 25 in a reshuffle to help restore profitability after reporting a record loss of $5.4 billion in the fiscal year that ended in March. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan - (Rear L-R) Models Rei Kobayashi, Arisa Igarashi, actress Shihori Kanjiya, models Ayame Tajiri and Aya Yamasaki, (Front L-R)Mariko Sekine, actor Naoto Takenaka and model Satsuki Nakayama attend an event for "Angel Home" in Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2013. (Photo by Keizo Mori/AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan – President Kaoru Kato of NTT Docomo introduces a new line of nine Android smartphones and a model of 7-inch tablet computer for the summer of 2013 during a launch in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Pictures of the Week (May 4 - May 10)

Tokyo, Japan – Colombian dancers perform during the “Cinco de Mayo” festival in downtown Tokyo, May 5, 2013. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan - (L-R) Ayumi Kusano, Sayaka Mizoe (JPN) look about during the JBV Tour 2013 Tokyo Open Women's Final at Odaiba Beach, May 6, 2013. (Photo by AFLO SPORT)


Tokyo, Japan – US actor Tom Cruise signs autographs for fans upon his arrival at Tokyo International Airport, May 6, 2013. (Photo by AFLO)


Chiba, Japan – Actress Olga Kurylenko arrives at Narita International Airport, May 6, 2013. (Photo by AFLO)


Yokohama, Japan – President Carlos Ghosn of Nissan Motor Co. gestures as he presents its annual net profit during a news conference at the head office in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Friday, May 10, 2013. Nissan reported the slowest annual profit growth among Japanese automakers as a Sino-Japanese political dispute backfired, hitting Japan’s No. 2 automaker hard when Chinese consumer began to boycott Japanese products in September last year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Pictures of the Week (Apr. 27 - May 3)

Yokohama, Japan - Ortigoza (Ventforet) and Yuji Nakazawa (F Marinos) compete during the 2013 J.League Division 1 match between Yokohama F Marinos 1-1 Ventforet Kofu at Nissan Stadium, April 27, 2013. (Photo by AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan – Sexual minorities – gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders – take to the streets of Tokyo’s Shibuya district, launching the first “Tokyo Rainbow Week,” a series of events aimed at supporting sexual minorities, April 28, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFO)


Hiroshima, Japan - Genki Dean (Waseda) during the 47th Mikio Oda Memorial Meet Men's Pole Vault Final at Edion Stadium Hiroshima, April 29, 2013. (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO SPORT)


Tokyo, Japan – Carrying union banners and hand-made signs bearing such words as “Stop” and “No,” participants in a May Day rally take to the streets of Tokyo in a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Some 32,000 people took part in the rally, voicing their concerns for tax hike and constitutional revision among other things. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Pictures of the Week (Apr. 20 – Apr. 26)

Chiba, Japan – A customized car is shown on display during the New Style Custom Autoshow NEXT 2013, April 21, 2013. A range of custom cars (Lamborghini, Maserati, Cadillac, Honda, Chevrolet, etc) were on display to compete in 16 different “New Style” categorized competition. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)


Bangkok, Thailand – (L to R) Riki Nakaya (JPN) and Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) during the Asian Judo Championships 2013, Men’s Team Competition Final at Bangkok Youth Centre, April 21, 2013. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT)


Chichibu, Japan – A woman poses for a photo taken by her friend (not pictured) in a surrounding area of moss phloxes that are in full bloom at Hitsujiyama Park, some 70 km northwest of Tokyo, on Monday, April 22, 2013. About 400,000 phloxes delight the eyes of tourists for a month from early April on a sprawling hill located at the foot of Mt. Buko. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)


Chiba, Japan – (L-R) Ross Farrelly, Pete O’Hanlon, Evan Walsh and Josh McClorey of The Strypes arrive at Narita International Airport, April 23, 2013. (Photo by AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan – General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives a speech to soldiers at Yokota Air Base, April 25, 2013. (Photo by AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan – Kazuhiro Chan (JPN) competes against his teammate during the Japan national team training session for the World Table Tennis Championships 2013 at Ajinomoto National Training Center, April 26, 2013. (Photo by Yusuke Nakanishi/AFLO SORT)

Pictures of the Week (Apr. 13 – Apr. 19)

Tokyo, Japan - Hon. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National League for Democracy, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar meets a group of Myanmar citizen in Japan, April 13, 2013.(Photo by Mooto Naka/AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) gestures at Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) during a joint press conference at the Iikura Guest House in downtown Tokyo, April 14, 2013. (Photo by AFLO)


Kanagawa, Japan – Daisuke Fujii (V Varen) in action during the 2013 J.LEAGUE Division 2 ,9th sec match between Yokohama FC 1-2 V Varen Nagasaki at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium, April 17, 2013. (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO SPORT)


Nagoya, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama hits the gold ball during the 21st Japan Golf Tour Token Homemate Cup 2013 First Round at Token Tado Country Club Nagoya, April 18, 2013. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Pictures of the Week (Apr. 6 - Apr. 12)

Tokyo, Japan – Yu Minobe (JPN) during the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, Tokyo Cup 2013 Women’s Individual All-round 1st Day at Komazawa Gymnasium, April 6, 2013. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT)


Tokyo, Japan - Akira Yaegashi of Japan in action against Toshiyuki Igarashi of Japan during the ninth round of the WBC flyweight title bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan, April 8, 2013. (Photo by Hiroaki Yamaguchi/AFLO)


Tokyo, Japan – Actor Dustin Hoffman greets fans upon his arrival at the Japan Premiere for the film “Quartet” in downtown Tokyo, April 8, 2013. (Photo by AFLO)


Niigata, Japan – (L to R) Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) and Aya Terakawa (JPN) during the Japan Swim 2013 at Daiei Probis Phoenix Pool, April 10, 2013. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT)


Saitama, Japan - (L to R) Yu Hasegawa (Ardija) and Kohei Morita (Ventforet) during the 2013 J LEAGUE Yamazaki Nabisco Cup between Omiya Ardija 1-3 Ventforet Kofu at NACK5 Stadium Omiya, April 10, 2013. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)

Pictures of the Week (Mar. 30 - Apr. 5)

(L to R) Jamie Henry (JPN), Vincent Inigo (FRA) and Yusaku Kuwazuru (JPN) during the HSBC Sevens World Series Round7 Japan Tokyo Sevens 2013 Pool C France 24-7 Japan at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, March 30, 2013. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT)


Tokyo, Japan – Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films is seen in Tokyo’s Ginza district on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The nostalgic cinema closed at the end of March, ending its more than 45-year history. (Photo by AFLO)


Seoul, South Korea – Wilson (Vegalta) during the AFC Champions League Group E match between FC Seoul 2-1 Vegalta Sendai at Seoul World Cup Stadium, April 2, 2013. (Photo by Takamoto Tokuhara/AFLO)


Saitama, Japan – (L to R) Lim Youhwan (Jeonbuk Hyundai) and Shinzo Koroki (Reds) during the AFC Champions League 2013 Group F during Matchday-3, between Urawa Reds (JPN) 1-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR) at Saitama Stadium 2002, April 3, 2013. (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO SPORT)


Tokyo, Japan - The Japanese yen drops to the mid-97 yen mark against the U.S. dollar and 125 yen against euro on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange market on Friday, April 5, 2013. Triggered by the Bank of Japan 's move to expand monetary easing, the yen touched the weakest since August 2009 against the green buck. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)