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
Social count:: 9

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)

A fire breather blows flames in a traditional dragon dance on the first day of the Lunar New Year in the Chinatown district of Yangon, Myanmar, on February 16th, 2018.

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A man dressed in a clown outfit distributes balloons to children as confetti is thrown by the Dome of the Rock inside al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's old city on the first day of Eid al-Adha on September 1st, 2017.

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People protest for pro-abortion policies in front of the Polish parliament on March 23rd, 2018, in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland.

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A man carries a placard demanding election rights during a demonstration by opposition parties for free and transparent elections on February 9th, 2018, in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal's presidential elections will be held in 2019.

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This picture, taken on March 30th, 2018, shows the dust storm in Khartoum. A thick sandstorm engulfed the Sudanese capital on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel flights and shut schools in Khartoum and other nearby towns.

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Students hold up signs with angry emoticons to protest against the education policy of the government at the Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, on January 19th, 2018.

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