Beatlemania in Japan
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To coincide with the 28th anniversary of John Lennon being shot in New York, Yoko On was in Tokyo to organise and appear at her annual fundraising concert. Our photographer caught up with her and examined the continuing fascination with the Beatles in Japan, with shots of a Beatles Tribute Band at Tokyo's own 'Cavern Club' and photographs from the Tokyo 'John Lennon Museum'.
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Lennon fans, Tom Anderson and his partner,...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Lennon fans, Tom Anderson and his partner,...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Some of Lennon's poetry and lyrics etched...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Some of Lennon's poetry and lyrics etched...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Some of Lennon's poetry and lyrics etched...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: One of John Lennon's 'Rickenbacker'...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: One of John Lennon's 'Rickenbacker'...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: The set-list from one of the Beatles...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Items from the time John Lennon first met...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Museum visitor, Matthias Kluckert, and his...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A piece of 'living sculpture' made by Yoko...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: John Lennon's glasses and the notepaper...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: The entrance to the New York themed part of...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Memorabilia and personal items from the...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A Japanese JCB credit card that once...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Credit and ID cards belonging to John...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: One of the exhibition rooms at the John...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A young Japanese child, visiting the John...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A young Japanese child, visiting the John...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Two Japanese children, visiting the John...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono beside...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: The 'Wish Tree' in front of the Beatles...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Fans at the memorial set up each year at...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A Japanese woman pays her tribute at the...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A Japanese woman pays her tribute at the...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Two Japanese high-school pupils look at a...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9: 'John Lennon' of the Beatles Tribute band,...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9: 'John Lennon' of the Beatles Tribute band,...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9: 'John Lennon' of the Beatles Tribute band,...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9:Four fab customers at The Cavern Club,...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9: 'John Lennon' of the Beatles Tribute band,...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9:Pedestrian walks past a Beatles mural on the...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9: 'John Lennon' of the Beatles Tribute band,...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9: 'John Lennon' of the Beatles Tribute band,...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: One of the exhibition rooms at the John...
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SAITAMA - DEC 5: A photo of John Lennon seen through family...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A fan lays a floral tribute at the memorial...
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TOKYO - DEC. 10: Yoko Ono-Lennon pictured at her hotel on her...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Japanese visitor ponders a glass panel...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Lennon fans, Tom Anderson and his partner,...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: One of John Lennon's 'Rickenbacker' guitars...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A set list from one of the Beatles concerts...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A room at the John Lennon Museum, Tokyo,...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Museum visitor, Matthias Kluckert, with his...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Some of Yoko Ono's artwork and sculpture on...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: Gold discs in front of a large photograph...
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SAITAMA - DEC. 5: A miniature John Lennon in a model of his...
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TOKYO - DEC. 9: 'John Lennon' of the Beatles Tribute band,...