Tokyo
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Japan In FocusNihombashi Mitsukoshi Boasts History as 1st Department Store in Japan
The main building of the Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, is Mitsukoshi’s flags...
December 25, 2023
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Japan In FocusTokyo Antique Shop Brimming With Days of Yore Atmosphere
Beckoned by a sign on Asakusa Rokku Street that read “Favorites for mobo and moga,” I passed through...
December 18, 2023
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General NewsBear Likely Spotted in Tokyo’s Hachioji at Athletic Park Near City Hall
A resident of Hachioji in western Tokyo spotted a bear at a riverside athletic park, about 500 meter...
December 8, 2023
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Japan In FocusOld Tokyo Building Becomes a Hub for Various Regions in Japan
The Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan building, built almost 60 years ago in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, still maintains t...
December 4, 2023
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Travel SpotsUltra Series Superhero Ultraseven Featured in Urban Revitalization Project in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward
The Yomiuri ShimbunA statue of Ultraseven unveiled at Kinuta 8-chome Children’s Park in the Soshigay...
November 27, 2023
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Travel SpotsIlluminations Brighten Up Events, Buildings and Roadside Trees in Central Tokyo
Marunouchi Illumination 2023, a nightly event to light up roadside trees in the Marunouchi district ...
November 17, 2023
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Japan In FocusBubbling over at a Sacred Beer Hall in Ginza
Anyone who enters the Beer Hall Lion Ginza 7-Chome restaurant likely bubbles over at the sight of th...
November 13, 2023
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Travel SpotsChristmas Lights Switched on in Tokyo’s Roppongi District Amid Summery Weather
People enjoy Christmas lights on Roppongi Keyakizaka-dori street, where the display made its seasona...
November 7, 2023
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Travel SpotsKorea Craze in Japan Unlikely to End Anytime Soon; Shin-Okubo is a Hub of Korean Pop Culture, Food
Two decades after the start of Japan’s Korea craze, Shin-Okubo in Tokyo, an area with many Korean re...
November 6, 2023
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Japan In FocusTokyo’s Largest, Oldest Dance Hall Has Intriguing Atmosphere
Visitors to Dance Hall Shinseiki are greeted with gorgeous lights before they make their way downsta...
November 6, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapanese Paper Umbrellas Illuminate Tokyo Walkway
Illuminated paper umbrellas were put on display Wednesday on a walkway in the Otemachi district of T...
October 25, 2023
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General NewsBear Spotted in Machida, Tokyo
A bear was spotted at the Nature Factory Tokyo Machida youth facility in Machida, Tokyo on the morni...
October 24, 2023
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Travel SpotsTokyo’s Sumida Ward Version of Beloved Guidebook Series Features Must-See Spots, Eateries
Tokyo’s Sumida Ward, home to many tourist spots, has recently put out its version of the popular ove...
October 24, 2023
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Japan In FocusVintage Arcade Brings Happiness and Joysticks to Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward
At the end of the Showa period (1926-1989) and in the midst of the bubble economy, businesspeople an...
October 23, 2023
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