Japanese Lawmakers In Kimono Attend Opening Ceremony Of Ordinary Diet Session

Japanese lawmakers clad in kimono participate in the opening ceremony of the ordinary diet session at the upper house of parliament in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. About 80 lawmakers who belong to a non-partisan parliamentary group to promote the Japanese traditional attire customary attend the first diet session in the new year in kimono. <AP Photo/Koji Sasahara>