Tokyo | Mohd Murtadha

Thousands march to support LGBTQ visibility in Japan

by murtadha on May 9, 2016 with No Comments

A colourful procession of rainbow flag-waving supporters marched in downtown Tokyo on Sunday during one of its annual LGBTQ pride parades. According to local reports, about 5000 people marched the 3km parade route for Tokyo Rainbow Pride, which took them … Read More

Hand-colored photos capture Japanese life in the 1890s

by murtadha on April 27, 2016 with No Comments

“The Sleeping Girls in Japanese Bed.” Image: New York Public Library Photography was first introduced to Japan not long after its invention, when in the 1850s the nation was opened to Western trade and visitors for the first time in … Read More

Powerful winds whip through Tokyo, tear down scaffolding on 9-storey building

by murtadha on April 19, 2016 with No Comments

Just days after violent earthquakes hit southern Japan, the country’s capital city of Tokyo is dealing with powerful gusts of wind. SEE ALSO: Drone footage reveals full extent of Japan earthquake damage On Sunday, people passing through Seiseki Sakuragaoka station … Read More