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High-rise buildings are seen at the Shinjuku business district during sunset in Tokyo, Japan, May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

Coronavirus chronicle

Tokyo governor says mutant strains of Covid-19 becoming dominant

Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, are seen in front of the Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo April 7, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Coronavirus chronicle

Japan to open large vaccination centers in Tokyo, Osaka-media

Shoppers wearing protective face masks walk on the street at Tsukiji outer market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Coronavirus chronicle

Three months before Olympics, Japan declares 'short' emergency in Tokyo

Coronavirus chronicle

Tokyo Olympic organisers to secure 300 hotel rooms for athletes with Covid-19-Kyodo

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Coronavirus chronicle

Japan to add Tokyo, other areas to Covid-19 'quasi-emergency' state

A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks at Ginza shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Coronavirus chronicle

Troubling "Eek" variant found in most Tokyo hospital Covid cases - NHK

The arches of Yurakucho traditionally house old-school pubs and tiny eateries. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg

Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold, antibody survey shows

People wearing protective masks make their way amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Coronavirus chronicle

Tokyo says Covid-19 strain on hospitals severe, raises alert to highest

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki. Photo: Collected

Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki marks one year in Bangladesh

A staff member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is seen at an empty trading space after the TSE temporarily suspended all trading due to system problems in Tokyo, Japan October 1, 2020. Photo :Reuters

Tokyo Stock Exchange resumes, market opens up after outage debacle

A staff member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is seen at an empty trading space after the TSE temporarily suspended all trading due to system problems in Tokyo, Japan October 1, 2020. Photo :Reuters

Tokyo Stock Exchange suspends day's trade after worst-ever system glitch

New ambassador joins Bangladesh embassy in Tokyo

A bullet train pulls into Yurakucho station. Japan’s first elevated rail was completed nearby in 1910, and the first restaurant owner set up shop below the rail a decade later. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg

What the world can learn from life under Tokyo’s rail tracks