Japan’s main party leaders address upcoming election campaign

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) during an election campaign in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 44Y4902

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sadakazu Tanigaki (C) during an election campaign in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 44Y4826

Japan soccer fans react, their country's way out the world cup.

Japan soccer fan reacts during a screening of the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Paraguay and Japan at TV screen in Fukui about 320 kilometers, west of Tokyo, Japan June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 5-3 victory over Japan in penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw. ©Buddhika Weerasinghe 2009 - 2010

Japan soccer fan reacts during a screening of the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Paraguay and Japan at TV screen in Fukui about 320 kilometers, west of Tokyo, Japan June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 5-3 victory over Japan in penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw. ©Buddhika Weerasinghe 2009 - 2010

Japan soccer fans react during a screening of the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Paraguay and Japan at TV screen in Fukui about 320 kilometers, west of Tokyo, Japan June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 5-3 victory over Japan in penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw. ©Buddhika Weerasinghe 2009 - 2010

Japan soccer fans react during a screening of the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Paraguay and Japan at TV screen in Fukui about 320 kilometers, west of Tokyo, Japan June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 5-3 victory over Japan in penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw. ©Buddhika Weerasinghe 2009 - 2010

Monsoon clouds gather over the soccer ground at Japan

Japan’s junior high school soccer player of Nissin FC Soccer Club practices against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at college ground in Fukui city about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan, June 23,2010. Japan soccer team is playing third FIFA 2010 World Cup match against to Denmark in Group E, on tomorrow, June 24, 2010

Japan’s junior high school soccer player of Nissin FC Soccer Club practices against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at college ground in Fukui city about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan, June 23,2010. Japan soccer team is playing third FIFA 2010 World Cup match against to Denmark in Group E, on tomorrow, June 24, 2010

Next generation vehicles drive by APEC ministers

Nissan Leaf Electric car has display during the next generation vehicle test drive at commercial port in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan June 20,2010

Anti-nuclera right activists held protest during the APEC summit.

During the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum about hundred of activits Japanese Anti-nuclear right organization, human right and environment organization join together held the protest against to use nuclear power for product to energy at Asia pacific region and controversial "fast-breeder" Monju nuclear reactor, which located at Fukui prefecture

APEC energy ministers will meet discuss to region low carbon path to energy security

Japanese man walks pass the APEC sign board at Fujita hotel in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo in Japan. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum countries ministers of energy will meet this weekend, June 19, 2010 at Fukui city in Japan, to discuss energy security at region.

Japan’s soccer fans celebrated Japan victory over Cameroon

Japan’s soccer fans celebrate victory of the Japanese team over Cameroon at sport bar Fukui, about 320 kilometers, west of Tokyo, Japan, June 14,2010. Japan’s Keisuke Honda scores against Cameroon during the FIFA 2010 World Cup Group E match in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Japanese soccer fans show their support for national team.

Japanese  customers walk pass during the student and young soccer fans put their sign and wishing word in national flag for congratulate to their national soccer team victory at Ozaki Sport Stadium in Fukui prefecture, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan, June 11,2010.

Japan's farmers started harvest of wheat.

A farmer uses “Kubota” machine and harvest the wheat during the season of wheat harvest in Fukui, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan June 6.2010.

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Step on paddy mirror

Japanese farmers  planting paddy in their paddy-field at Fukui city, about 320 kilometers from Tokyo, Japan. Fukui has cultivates rice and variety of agricultural food.

Awara Onsen Geisha center destroyed by fire.

A man walks scene of burn Geisha center. Japan,One of most famous Geisha performance centers and training places - about 200 square meters of wooden building, was totally destroyed by firein the early morning on Wednesday, 26th May at Awara Onsen Fukui prefecture, about 350 kilometers west of Tokyo in Japan. 

Baka Bayashi, Traditional Japanese drums performance festival.

Japanese man beats Taiko drums and performance during the Baka Bayashi festival in Fukui city, Japan, May 24,2010.

Dolls of historical Japanese float.

Mikuni Matsuri Festival is one of the biggest annual festival in Fukui prefecture. Huge paper dolls of historical Japanese figures carried on the six carts by people around the narrow street of Mikuni city. People wear traditional Japanese costume and towing the carts through the narrow roads that is so hard but every one enjoying with pulling the carts.

Japan reactive controversial nuclear reactor 14 years after.

Japanese peace and human right activists together protest against to Japan’s Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)decision of controversial "fast-breeder" Monju nuclear reactor14 years after the plant was shut down following a liquid of sodium leaked and fire in 1995.