Tokyo
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Japan In FocusKayokyoku Bar Spotlight Shimbashi; Bring the Spotlight Back to When We Were Young
As the voice of popular J-pop singer Momoe Yamaguchi plays in the bar, customers with glasses in ...
July 28, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Fireworks Light Up Night Sky Over Sumida River; Annual Summer Event is Held for 48th Time
Fireworks lit up the sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on Saturday during the 48th Sumida River ...
July 26, 2025
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General NewsTokyo University of the Arts to Establish Game Department MA; Aims to Conduct, Disseminate Game Research
Tokyo University of the Arts announced Thursday that it will establish a “Department of Games and...
July 26, 2025
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EconomyTokyo’s Core Inflation Stays above BOJ Target in July
TOKYO (Reuters) — Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the central bank's...
July 25, 2025
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Japan In FocusRengatei Carries on Tradition of Yoshoku Cuisine in Tokyo’s Ginza District; Restaurant Has Served Western-Influenced Japanese Food for 130 Years
A block away from the fashionable main street of Tokyo’s glitzy Ginza district is Ginza Gasuto Do...
July 22, 2025
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Manga & AnimeImmersive New Venue for ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ Fans to Open in Shibuya, Tokyo
An exciting new experience-based official shop dedicated to the beloved manga and anime series “J...
July 22, 2025
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoNoh Prays for Peace: Revived Play to Be Performed in Tokyo by Komparu School Actors
A noh piece themed on the double-flowered cherry blossoms cherished in the ancient capital of Nar...
July 20, 2025
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EconomyCentral Tokyo Condo Price Hits Record 130 M. Yen in 1st Half
Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)—The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s...
July 17, 2025
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General NewsMidsummer Night Dreamscape; Tokyo Tower Visitors Treated to Nighttime Spectacle with Summer-Themed Projection Show
Visitors to the 150-meter-high observation deck of Tokyo Tower in Minato Ward, Tokyo, enjoy proje...
July 16, 2025
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General NewsLibrary with Ukrainian-Language Books for Evacuees Established by Ukrainian Woman
A private library in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, started by a Ukrainian woman and featuring Ukrainian-la...
July 10, 2025
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PerspectivesParticipants in Japanese Tradition of ‘Waterfall Meditation’ Find Sense of Fulfillment, Emotional Release
HINOHARA, Tokyo — As a 40-something journalist often adrift in worldly desires, I suddenly felt a...
July 9, 2025
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Japan In FocusIkebukuro Pastry Shop from 1920s Keeps Customers Coming Back with Classic Flavors
Across the road from Ikebukuro Station’s east exit, nostalgic-looking shop signs jut out over the...
July 7, 2025
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Manga & AnimeJapan Manga Artist Shirow Masamune Talks About His Works, AI, in Exclusive Interview; Exhibition Showcasing His Work Being Held in Tokyo
Manga artist Shirow Masamune’s “The Ghost in the Shell” is said to have predicted the information...
July 4, 2025
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ArtTokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower Unit To be Shown at MoMA in New York
Part of an iconic residential capsule building in Tokyo’s Ginza district that was demolished in 2...
July 4, 2025
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Strong Earthquake Hits Tokyo, Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected (UPDATE 1)
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M4.8 Earthquake Hits Central Tokyo; No Tsunami Expected
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Tokyo Companies Prepare for Ashfall From Mt. Fuji Eruption; Disposal Of Ash, Possibly at Sea, A Major Challenge
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M5.2 Earthquake Hits Tokyo’s Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected
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Earthquake Hits with Epicenter in Central Tokyo; No Tsunami Warning