The Week in Photos: Christmas Celebrations in Japan and Brexit Protests in London

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Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Dec 23, 2017

People admire Christmas illuminations along the Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, on December 17th, 2017. The illuminations, which encompass some 500,000 LED lights, will be displayed until December 24th. — People admire Christmas illuminations along the Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, on December 17th, 2017. The illuminations, which encompass some 500,000 LED lights, will be displayed until December 24th.
(Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images)

Pakistani Christians take part in a service on December 18th, 2017, for the victims of a suicide attack on a church at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore. — Pakistani Christians take part in a service on December 18th, 2017, for the victims of a suicide attack on a church at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore.
(Photo: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gestures as he delivers a speech during a parliamentary session in Athens on December 19th, 2017. — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gestures as he delivers a speech during a parliamentary session in Athens on December 19th, 2017.
(Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images)

An orthodox Jewish Israeli walks past an inflatable figure of Santa Claus in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem on December 20th, 2017. — An orthodox Jewish Israeli walks past an inflatable figure of Santa Claus in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem on December 20th, 2017.
(Photo: Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images)

Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017. — Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017.
(Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)

Birds fly past as Marine One, with President Donald Trump on board, lands on the South Lawn of the White House on December 21st, 2017, in Washington, D.C. — Birds fly past as Marine One, with President Donald Trump on board, lands on the South Lawn of the White House on December 21st, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
(Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

People line up outside the BanPanal communal bank to exchange bolivares for the new local community currency, the panal, launched in the 23 de Enero working-class neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 15th, 2017.

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Indonesian youths play at a game center surrounded by floodwaters after seasonal rains hit Bandung on November 17th, 2017.

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People waving Palestinian and Turkish flags gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 8th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.

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Snow covers the Saint Denis chapel and the vineyards in the village of Wolxheim, eastern France.

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Kentucky public school teachers sit outside the House chamber as they rally for a "day of action" at the Kentucky State Capitol to try to pressure legislators to override Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin's recent veto of the state's tax and budget bills on April 13th, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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Young pilgrims wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Sanctuary of Fatima on May 12th, 2017, in Fatima, Portugal.

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