Japan Street Lens

Japan is an exciting playground for photography. Japan Street Lens is a photography blog established by four photographers who intend to share their pictures recording the events and social phenomenon take place in this country. Japan Street Lens is...

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Two girls walk in Shibuya dressed with outfits boils down to the word “kawaii”. Basically, that means “cute” or “lovable” and describes the cultural aspect that has pervaded Japanese pop culture, entertainment, communication, clothing, toys. This affinity for kawaii has grown at a tremendous rate over the past three decades and has become an integral part of Japanese society.

Photo : Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée

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A woman through the window of the wagon

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A participant holds a rainbow flag during the Rainbow Pride parade in Tokyo. Thousands of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders (LGBT) and their supporters participated in the parade on Sunday to celebrate LGBT lifestyle and denounce prejudice and discrimination against sexual minorities. Amnesty International Japan released a proposal Tuesday May 2, 2017 to the government on measures that the country must take to tackle discrimination against LGBT people: hiding one’s sexual orientation or gender identity is still common, due to a fear of losing one’s job or facing discrimination, both in the public and the private sector. On health, they asked the government to remove gender identity from the classification of mental diseases, to abolish inappropriate requirements for obtaining legal gender recognition, to educate medical experts, and to set certain health treatments required by transgender people to be covered by the national health insurance and public health systems. 07/05/2017-Tokyo, JAPAN

Photo : Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée/SIPA

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The Grand parade by the Metropolitan Police Department take place in Ginza,Tokyo on May 05, 2017.The performance of the brass band and the baton twirling team are based on themes of traffic safety and peace of mind. 05/05/2017-Tokyo, JAPAN

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Dailylife in Shibuya, Tokyo.

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US Vice-President Mike Pence and Japanese Prime Minister meet the entrance hall of Kantei (Prime Minister residence) in Tokyo before a meeting with the Vice Prime Minister of Japan, on April 18, 2017. Photo: Nicolas Datiche / SIPA  #japan_street_lens #jsl#sigma #lens #120-300 #news#photojournalism #documentary #japan#tokyo #picoftheday #photooftheday#everydayjapan #ig_japan #ig_tokyo

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Protesters hold placards demanding a higher wage in Tokyo April 15, 2017, Japan. A Group of young people named Aequitas who means Equity in Latin, organised a demonstration to demanded a minimum hourly wage of 1,500 JPY (approx. USD 13.7), currently the minimum wage ranges from 700 to 900 JPY (approx. USD from 6,4 to 8,3). 15/04/2017-Tokyo, JAPAN

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A woman takes a break in Yurakucho, Tokyo

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Two ladies going up an escalator in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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A woman dances following the beat of music in a club. Shinjuku, Tokyo

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Students of Utase Junior High School in Chiba City attend the launch of the Tokyo 2020 Education Programme on April 6th in Chiba prefecture. Tokyo 2020 Launch Tokyo 2020 Education Programme Nationwide, Aims to Engage and Inform Young People. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will launch its Education Programme to all schools - kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools - across Japan. 06/04/2017-Chiba, JAPAN

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A man looks at the cherry blossoms in full bloom at Nakameguro in Tokyo on April 3rd. The cherry blossom season in Japan kicks off boozy parties across the country and draws tourists from far and wide. 03/04/2017-Tokyo, JAPAN

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Protesters shout slogans during a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security legislation and his administration in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, March 29, 2017. 

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A woman from The Tokyu Corporation checks if passengers are on board before the departure of the train

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A women walks in Shimbashi, Tokyo Photo : Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée

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A woman walks in Omotesando, Tokyo.

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A young women takes a selfie under the first cherry blossoms at shinjuku

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