Leonardo’s The Annunciation arrived safely in Tokyo from Italy’s Uffizi in Florence. “Some 15 specialists took more than an hour to remove the 15th-century painting from a triple-layer protective crate of wood and metal and hang it at the Tokyo National Museum. Plans to send the Renaissance painting to Japan sparked protests in Italian cultural circles, including from the director of the Uffizi, who said the work — which had not left Florence since 1945 — was too fragile to be transported.”