Tokyo police nab three teenager thieves
Three Japanese teens were arrested on Tuesday for an attempted purse snatching on Christmas Eve morning. The three gang members face charges over the attempted snatching of a purse containing 55,000 yen (US$550) from a 25-year-old woman when riding scooters in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. During questioning, the group also confessed to other eight similar cases in Chiyoda-ku and Koto-ku between December 22~24, claiming that they'd just wanted some money to date their respective girlfriend on Christmas.
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Japan Train Bento Top 8 Must-Buy at Tokyo Station | Japanese Street Food Tour
Japanese Street Food Tour and Japan Train Bento / ekiben Top 8 Guide at Tokyo Station. This Tokyo Guide shows what Shinkansen Bento to buy when at Tokyo Station for Japan travelers. This Food Tour of Tokyo Station reviews eikiben food shop options and recommends my favorite Japanese bentos. Street Food in Japan is amazing and the Japanese food offered at Tokyo station is a must try.
Tokyo station is one the main transportation hubs connecting local and shinkansen train lines. But what a lot of people don’t realize, is that Tokyo station has some of the most incredible food shops in Tokyo. And some of the bentos are a must pickup, before getting on a long shinkansen train ride.
Basically, there are 4 main bento shopping areas at Tokyo station. Ecute Keiyo Street, South Court Ecute, Ekibenya Matsuri and Gransta. Gransta is on the basement floor, while the other 3 are on the 1st floor.
Bento (弁当 bentō) is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice or noodles, fish or meat, with pickled and cooked vegetables, in a box.
Containers range from disposable mass-produced to hand-crafted lacquerware. Bento are readily available in many places throughout Japan, including convenience stores, bento shops (弁当屋 bentō-ya), railway stations, and department stores.
Ekiben (駅弁, railway boxed meals) are a specific type of bento boxed meals, sold on trains and train stations in Japan. They come with disposable chopsticks (when necessary) or spoons. Ekiben containers can be made from plastic, wood, or ceramic. Many train stations have become famous for their ekiben made from local food specialties (tokusanhin).
Ekiben were first sold in railway stations in the late 19th century, and developed at a time when meals on train were necessary during a long train journey.
Tokyo Station (東京駅 Tōkyō-eki) is a railway station in the Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza commercial district.
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1:26 #1. Sushi at Tsukiji Takewaka
3:55 #2. Noriben at Yamanobori
6:39 #3. Daruma bento at Ekiben Matsuri
9:11 #4. Hanba-gu at Tsubame Grill
10:59 #5. Gyutan Bento from Rikyu
12:40 #6. Sandwich from Meruhen
13:59 #7. Kid’s Train bento at Ekiben Matsuri
15:54 #8. Kaiseki bento at Esaki no bento
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Ikebukuro Station
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ikebukuro Station (池袋駅 Ikebukuro-eki) is a major railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.71 million passengers on an average daily in 2007, it is the second-busiest railway station in the world (after Shinjuku Station), and the busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from Saitama and other residential areas northwest of the city centre. It is the Tokyo terminal of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tōbu Tōjō Line.
Ikebukuro
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Ikebukuro (池袋) is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station, and several shops, restaurants, and enormous department stores are located within city limits.
At the center of Ikebukuro is the train and subway station, a huge urban gathering shared by the JR East lines, the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tōbu Tōjō Line. It is one of the main commuter hubs in the western Yamanote area of Tokyo. Ikebukuro Station is the second busiest station in Japan, second only to Shinjuku Station.
Around the station are the Seibu and Tōbu department stores. Seibu, written with the characters for West and Musashi (province) 西武, is on the east end of the station and Tōbu, written with the characters for East and Musashi 東武, is on the west end. East of the station, on the site of Sugamo Prison, stands Sunshine 60, which was Tokyo's tallest building at the time of its construction. Adjacent to Sunshine City, on Meiji-Dori is the Toyota Amlux Building which houses the Toyota showroom. Otome Road, a leading shopping area for otaku products aimed at women, is located nearby. Marui and Don Quijote also have department stores in the area. The principal electronics retailer in Ikebukuro is Bic Camera. There is a small pleasure district located in Nishi-Ikebukuro, similar to Shinjuku's Kabukichō.
Tokyo Fire Department
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The Tokyo Fire Department (東京消防庁 Tokyo Shōbōchō, TFD) is a fire department headquartered in Ōtemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.The TFD was formed on March 7, 1948, and is responsible for protecting the Tokyo Metropolis Area. The Fire Department is the largest urban fire department in the world. Providing services to the 23 Wards of Tokyo and parts of Western Tokyo from fires, biological, chemical, earthquake, flooding, and radioactive hazards. First response for medical services and all types of rescues. The department handles varied challenges from urban settings to mountain forests. The department is part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Top 10 Things to DO in AKIHABARA Tokyo | WATCH BEFORE YOU GO
Top 10 Things to do in Tokyo Akihabara. A Tokyo Travel Guide through Akihabara streets to show you what to do in Tokyo Akihabara, where to go in Tokyo Akihabara and what to eat in Tokyo Akihabara from a local's perspective. We'll check out some maid cafes, manga, anime figures, cosplay and more.
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► Prime Minister Abe's website under possible cyber attack
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official website has been inaccessible since early Thursday morning.
A message posted on Twitter around 3:30 AM Thursday Japan time suggests that the international group of hackers who call themselves Anonymous carried out a cyber-attack on the website.
They apparently used a tactic called a distributed denial-of-service attack, or DDoS, that involves overwhelming a website by sending massive amounts of data.
Abe's website cannot be accessed as of 11 AM Thursday Japan time. Abe's office and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are investigating.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters that an attack by Anonymous has yet to be determined. But he said the government has been informed about the claim apparently made by the group.
A number of Japanese websites have recently come under suspected attacks by Anonymous.
The Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry's website was inaccessible for 3 days in November.
Tokyo subway sarin attack
The Tokyo subway sarin attack, usually referred to in the Japanese media as the Subway Sarin Incident, was an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated on March 20, 1995 in Tokyo, Japan by members of the cult movement Aum Shinrikyo.
In five coordinated attacks, the perpetrators released sarin on several lines of the Tokyo subway during the rush hour, killing 12 people, severely injuring 50 and causing temporary vision problems for nearly 1,000 others. The attack was directed against trains passing through Kasumigaseki and Nagatachō, home to the Japanese government. It is the most serious attack to occur in Japan since the end of World War II.
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朝鮮総連に銃弾撃ち込む 右翼団体関係者か
Right wing organization officials who shoot bullets at Chonnice
２３日未明、東京・千代田区にある朝鮮総連中央本部に男２人が車で乗り付け、銃弾数発を撃ち込んだ。２人は右翼団体の関係者とみられ、現行犯逮捕されている。
捜査関係者によると、２３日午前４時頃、千代田区富士見にある朝鮮総連中央本部に、男２人が車で乗り付け、門に銃弾数発を撃ち込んだ。２人は建造物損壊の疑いで現行犯逮捕され、この発砲によるケガ人はいないという。
２人は右翼団体の関係者とみられ、警視庁は、２人から事情を聞くなどして、詳しい経緯を調べている。
Two men rushed into the central headquarters of Chonju in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, in the early hours of the 23rd, and shot a number of bullets. The two have been seen as officials of right-wing organizations and arrested in the current crime.
According to investigators, two men rushed into the central headquarters of Chongqing District Fujimi in Chiyoda-ku, around 4 am on the 23rd, and bombarded a number of bullets at the gate. The two were arrested on suspicion of damaging the building, and there are no injured people due to this fire.
The two are seen as officials of right-wing organizations, and the Metropolitan Police Department investigates the detailed circumstances by listening to the situation from the two.
A visit to Toshiba Science Museum in Kawasaki, Tokyo, Japan
Takeshimaya Dept. Store Elevator
Descending the elevator at Takashimaya dept. store, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Old 1978 (Md 2010 & 2007) Mitsubishi Elepet High-speed T. Elevators@Sunshine 60 Bldg,Ikebukuro,Tokyo
Filmed on 02.07.2018. The Sunshine 60 Building Skyscraper is very popular and busy, so it is very hard to film there. All of the old 1978 Mitsubishi Elepet Elevators have been modernized and they are all gone, unfortunately. I should have gone here on my trip back in 2011.
Location: Sunshine 60 Building, Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Greater Tokyo, Japan
Brand: Mitsubishi
Type: High-speed Traction
Year installed/modernized: 1978 / 2007 and 2010
Floors served: 61 (4 stops) - (B1, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, 58, 59, 60) - express elevators
61 (16 stops) - (B1, 1, *, *, 4, *, 6, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59. (60)) - office elevators
Capacity: 23 persons or 1500 kg
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東京物語, Tōkyō Monogatari - Tokyo Story (1953) Yasujirô Ozu
2h 16min | Drama | 3 November 1953 (Japan)
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Writers: Kôgo Noda (scenario), Yasujirô Ozu (scenario)
Stars: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura | See full cast & crew »
TOKYO subway sarin attack - WikiVidi Documentary
The Tokyo subway sarin attack was an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated on March 20, 1995, in Tokyo, Japan, by members of the cult movement Aum Shinrikyo. In five coordinated attacks, the perpetrators released sarin on three lines of the present-day Tokyo Metro during rush hour, killing 12 people, severely injuring 50 and causing temporary vision problems for nearly 5,000 others. The attack was directed against trains passing through Kasumigaseki and Nagatachō, home to the Japanese government. Until the Myojo 56 building fire on September 1, 2001, it was the deadliest incident to occur in Japan since the end of World War II....
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00:07:34 Yasuo Hayashi
00:08:37 Attack
00:10:14 Chiyoda Line
00:11:28 Ogikubo-bound
00:13:40 Ikebukuro-bound
00:15:40 Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen-bound
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Mitsukoshi
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Mitsukoshi, Ltd. (株式会社三越 Kabushiki-gaisha Mitsukoshi) is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, which also owns the Isetan department store chain.
History
It was founded in 1673 with the yagō (shop name) Echigoya (越後屋), selling kimonos. Ten years later in 1683, Echigoya took a new approach to marketing. Instead of selling by going door-to-door, they set up a store where buyers could purchase goods on the spot with cash. Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro is named after the adjacent Mitsukoshi department store.
Mitsukoshi is the root of Mitsui group. In the 1970s, Mitsukoshi bought the Oriental Nakamura department store in Nagoya and re-branded them as Mitsukoshi Nagoya.
In August 2007, it was announced that Mitsukoshi would merge into Isetan, a major department store in Japan. Mitsukoshi TYO: 2779 was unlisted on March 26, 2008, and on April 1, it merged with Isetan under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO: 3099).
Ginza
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Ginza (銀座) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.
It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most luxurious shopping districts in the world. Many upscale fashion clothing flagship stores are located here, being also recognized as having the highest concentration of western shops in Tokyo. Prominent are Chanel, Dior, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton.
Flagship electronic retail stores like the Sony showroom and the Apple Store are also here.
History
Ginza is named after the silver-coin mint established there in 1612 during the Edo period.
After the Tsukiji area burnt to the ground in 1872, the Meiji government designated the Ginza area as model of modernisation. The government planned the construction of fireproof brick buildings, and larger, better streets connecting the Shimbashi Station and the foreign concession in Tsukiji, as well as to important government buildings. Designs for the area were provided by the Irish-born architect Thomas Waters; the Bureau of Construction of the Ministry of Finance was in charge of construction. In the following year, a Western-style shopping promenade on the street from the Shinbashi bridge to the Kyōbashi bridge in the southwestern part of Chūō with two- and three-story Georgian brick buildings was completed.
Bricktown buildings were initially offered for sale, later they were leased, but the high rent meant that many remained unoccupied. Nevertheless, the area flourished as a symbol of civilisation and enlightenment, thanks to the presence of newspapers and magazine companies, who led the trends of the day. The area was also known for its window displays, an example of modern marketing techniques.
Most of these European-style buildings disappeared, but some older buildings still remain, most famously the Wakō building with the now-iconic Hattori Clock Tower. The building and clock tower were originally built by Kintarō Hattori, the founder of Seiko.
Its recent history has seen it as a promiment outpost of western luxury shops. Ginza is a popular destination on weekends, when the main north-south artery is closed to traffic. The traffic blockade began in the 1960s under governor Ryokichi Minobe.
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Princes of the Yen: Central Bank Truth Documentary
“Princes of the Yen: Central Banks and the Transformation of the Economy” 『円の支配者』reveals how Japanese society was transformed to suit the agenda and desire of powerful interest groups, and how citizens were kept entirely in the dark about this.
Based on a book by Professor Richard Werner, a visiting researcher at the Bank of Japan during the 90s crash, during which the stock market dropped by 80% and house prices by up to 84%. The film uncovers the real cause of this extraordinary period in recent Japanese history.
“Because only power that is hidden is power that endures.”
A film by Michael Oswald
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Jakarta | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:43 1 History
00:02:51 1.1 Names and etymology
00:04:30 1.2 Pre-colonial era
00:07:21 1.3 Colonial era
00:09:47 1.4 Independence era
00:13:17 2 Administration
00:13:27 2.1 Government and politics
00:14:43 2.2 Municipal finances
00:15:45 2.3 Administrative divisions
00:18:37 3 Geography
00:19:23 3.1 Topography
00:22:18 3.2 Climate
00:23:10 3.3 Parks and lakes
00:27:12 4 Demography
00:27:21 4.1 Population
00:29:09 4.2 Ethnicity and language
00:32:20 4.3 Religion
00:33:34 5 Culture
00:33:53 5.1 Arts and festivals
00:36:50 5.2 Cuisine
00:39:28 5.3 Museums
00:41:15 5.4 Media
00:43:27 6 Economy
00:47:22 6.1 Shopping
00:49:05 6.2 Tourism
00:52:19 7 Infrastructure
00:52:28 7.1 Water supply
00:54:39 7.2 Healthcare
00:56:02 8 Transport
00:57:51 8.1 Road
01:01:30 8.2 Rail
01:03:58 8.3 Air
01:04:47 8.4 Water transport
01:05:50 9 Cityscape
01:05:59 9.1 Architecture
01:09:25 9.2 Landmarks
01:11:02 10 Sports
01:14:26 11 Education
01:16:21 12 International relations
01:16:51 12.1 Sister cities
01:17:53 13 See also
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Jakarta (; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta]), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.
It is located on the northwest coast of the world's most populous island, Java. it is the centre of economics, culture and politics of Indonesia. It hosted a population of 10,075,310 as of 2014. The Greater Jakarta metropolitan area has an area of 6,392 square kilometers, which is known as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi). It is the world's second largest urban agglomeration (after Tokyo) with a population of 30,214,303 as of 2010. Jakarta is predicted to reach 35.6 million people by 2030 to become the world's biggest megacity. Jakarta's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, attract migrants from across the Indonesian archipelago, combining many communities and cultures.Established in the 4th century as Sunda Kelapa, the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom. It was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies, when it was known as Batavia. Jakarta is officially a province with special capital region status, but is commonly referred to as a city. The Jakarta provincial government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency. Jakarta is nicknamed the Big Durian, the thorny strongly-odored fruit native to the region, as the city is seen as the Indonesian equivalent of New York (Big Apple).Jakarta is an alpha world city and is the seat of the ASEAN secretariat, making it an important city for international diplomacy. Important financial institutions such as Bank of Indonesia, Indonesia Stock Exchange, and corporate headquarters of numerous Indonesian companies and multinational corporations are located in the city. As of 2017, the city is home for six Forbes Global 2000, two Fortune 500 and four Unicorn companies . In 2017, the city's GRP PPP was estimated at US$483.4 billion. Jakarta has grown more rapidly than Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Beijing.Jakarta's major challenges include rapid urban growth, ecological breakdown, gridlock traffic and congestion, poverty and inequality and flooding. Jakarta is sinking up to 17 cm (6.7 inches) per year, which, coupled with the rising of sea level, has made the city more prone to flooding.
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Empire of Japan
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The Empire of Japan (大日本帝國, Dai Nippon Teikoku, literally meaning Empire of Great Japan) was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.Japan's rapid industrialization and militarization under the slogan Fukoku Kyōhei (富國強兵, Enrich the Country, Strengthen the Armed Forces) led to its emergence as a world power and the establishment of a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s led to the rise of militarism, eventually culminating in Japan's membership in the Axis alliance and the conquest of a large part of the Asia-Pacific in World War II.Japan's armed forces initially achieved large-scale military successes during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and the Pacific War. However, after many Allied victories and following the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan and invasion of Manchuria, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Empire surrendered to the Allies on August 15, 1945. A period of occupation by the Allies followed the surrender, and a new constitution was created with American involvement in 1947, officially bringing the Empire of Japan to an end. Occupation and reconstruction continued well into the 1950s, eventually forming the current nation-state whose full title is the State of Japan in Japanese (simply rendered Japan in English).
The Emperors during this time, which spanned the entire Meiji and Taishō, and the lesser part of the Shōwa era, are now known in Japan by their posthumous names, which coincide with those era names: Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito), Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito), and Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
Sankei Shimbun | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:31 1 Corporate profile
00:00:55 2 History
00:03:20 3 Ownership
00:04:21 4 Political stance
00:04:34 5 Sankei Award, Sankei Prize
00:06:22 6 Philanthropy
00:06:56 7 Offices
00:07:37 8 Sankei Group affiliate companies
00:10:00 9 Notable corporate alumni
00:11:55 10 Controversy
00:13:20 11 See also
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Sankei Shimbun (産経新聞, Sankei Shinbun, literally Industrial and Economic Newspaper) is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. (株式会社産業経済新聞社, Kabushiki-gaisha Sangyō Keizai Shinbunsha).The Sankei is the abbreviated name of Sangyō Keizai. It has the sixth highest circulation for a newspapers in Japan, and is considered one of the five leading national newspapers.