Halloween, midterms and cafe culture: photos of the weekend


Japan’s Jimi Halloween, a celebration of all things mundane – in pictures
While Halloween is traditionally a family-oriented holiday and an occasion for children to dress up and go trick-or-treating, a unique spin on spooky season is taking off in Japan. ‘Jimi Halloween’ or ‘Mundane Halloween’ sees adult participants dress up as ordinary people in everyday life. They do highly specific tasks, embracing and celebrating unremarkable situations for the event, hosted by online magazine Daily Portal Z in Tokyo’s Shibuya district.

From teargas in Paris to gen Z in Germany: protests across Europe – in pictures

‘Our voices, our journey’: 2026 Taiwan Pride parade – in pictures

Mill 19: a creative hub built into a former steel factory

The week around the world in 20 pictures
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