Photos: Promotion week of Shanghai Expo opens in Tokyo

A banner reading "Wish the Shanghai World Expo a Success" is unveiled during the opening ceremony of the promotion week of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2008. Japanese singer Shinji Tanimura, table tennis player Ai Fukuhara and fashion designer Junko Koshino were chosen as the "image ambassadors" for the activity. (Xinhua photo)

The opening ceremony of the promotion week of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2008.

Japanese singer Shinji Tanimura (R) speaks during the opening ceremony of the promotion week of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2008. (Xinhua photo)

Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara attends the opening ceremony of the promotion week of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2008. (Xinhua photo)