Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City draws global condemnation
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Roppongi Art Night 2025 brings urban interventions and cutting-edge Korean perspectives to Tokyo
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Tokyo's 'undervalued' real estate draws in flood of global money
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Right wing activist Charlie Kirk spoke at Sanseito event in Tokyo days before fatal shooting
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1 dead, 1 injured as heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo - highest amount of rain ever recorded in Stagaya with 92 mL in one hour
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Goldman sells 5 floors of an office building in Marunouchi to JR East for ¥50 billion ($337 Million)
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Where the ultra-rich live: a Tokyo home’s brutalist façade hides a secret urban retreat in Minato-ku
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Mercury tops 35 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo for record 4th day in September
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Have you ever noticed the design of the street lamps in Ebisu?

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Tokyo revises Mt. Fuji eruption prep plan; staying home advised for under 30 cm of ash - The Mainichi
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Tokyo’s Tech shopper paradise Akihabara Electric Town was just a 'Town' on Friday, due to the first power outage in 30 years – all the RGBs went out
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Tinder to open a breakup shrine near Shibuya station
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China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone
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Japan sees near-record number of bear attacks
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Japan's real wages, consumer spending climb but inflation challenges persist
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Japan's real wages, consumer spending climb but inflation challenges persist
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Police admit to underestimating stalking threats in murder near Tokyo, and they deeply apologize
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Did anyone go to one of those "pure rave" events on other years? It looks absolutely mad!
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Typhoon approaching western Japan, heavy rain expected
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Four arrested for live-streaming lewd acts from Tokyo studio for pornographic website
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Here’s the first official 2025 forecast for autumn leaves in Tokyo (and rest of Japan)
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The drought is over: Tokyo and surrounding areas brace for heavy rain
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What exhibitions to see in Tokyo Art Galleries this September: Moe Nakamura, Naoki Ishikawa and Lai Lai Wang Wang
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New 'Emergency Shooting' Law Enacted as Bear Sightings Spike in Tokyo
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40-year-old woman dies after throat slashed in Tokyo's Setagaya
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