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

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

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

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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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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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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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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