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The Great Kanto Earthquake: Tokyo then and now | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
NHK's archives house an extensive collection of photographs and videos of central Tokyo taken soon after the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan in 1923. In a then-and-now series, we look at some city landmarks one century after the disaster that claimed about 105,000 lives in the Tokyo area.
Video: Mitsukoshi in…
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Wrestling national trials: How Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya – Tokyo medalists – were stunned
Three times Rohit bent down and touched Bajrang Punia’s feet after he had defeated the knackered-out Olympic bronze medalist 9-3. Rohit, a former national champion in the 65 kg category, did not gloat over the big win. The Bajrang he fought during the national trials on Sunday wasn’t the force he once was, Rohit voiced.“The last time I competed…
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Stock market today: World markets mostly lower after Wall Street snaps its recent rally
BEIJING (AP) — World shares were mostly lower on Monday after Wall Street’s huge rally faltered last week.Germany’s DAX gave up 0.8% to 17,675.49 and the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.4% to 7,999.07. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.1% lower. The futures for the S&P 500 and for the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
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Tokyo Disney Resort Adds More Restaurants to Mobile Order – WDW News Today
Tokyo Disney Resort has added several more restaurants to the Disney Mobile Order service, which launched in November 2023.
Tokyo Disney Resort Mobile Order
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Mobile Order at Tokyo Disney Resort works similarly to the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort services. Guests can use the Tokyo Disney Resort app to make food selections,…
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UPDATED March 8: Japan cherry blossom forecast says blooming will start in about two weeks
Tokyo has seen a lot of cold and rainy weather over the last couple of days, so we’re looking at the spring cherry blossom predictions to cheer ourselves up. The Japan Meteorological Corporation recently released its seventh update for the 2024 sakura forecast, giving us a better idea of when to schedule this year’s hanami (blossom viewing)…
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Forecast calls for snow in Tokyo through Friday as temperatures drop
Snow is forecast for Tokyo from late Thursday through Friday morning, with the Kanto region likely to experience heavy snowfall, prompting the weather agency to warn of traffic disruptions and icy roads.
A low-pressure system with a cold air mass of minus 3 degrees Celsius at a 1,500-meter altitude is…
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Important that Japan today appreciates ‘credible partner’ India: Jaishankar at Raisina
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. ANIExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that growth and transformation of India makes it an “effective and credible partner” and it’s important that Japan today appreciates the pace of change in our country. Speaking at the the Raisina Roundtable organised by the Observer Research…
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Record-run: Stock markets waver after Tokyo record
Global stock markets wavered on Monday even as Tokyo closed at an all-time high, while oil prices retreated despite a decision by major crude producers to extend output cuts.Wall Street stocks finished lower, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreating from records.Analysts attributed the pullback to a wait-and-see attitude to a heavy news…
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‘Caution: robot!’: Uber Eats starts robot deliveries in Tokyo
"Caution: robot!" chirps the green self-driving delivery vehicle as it trundles down the street to a pork cutlet restaurant in Tokyo to pick up a meal ordered on Uber Eats.Starting Wednesday, robot deliveries will be offered in a small area of the city by the US-based food app, which hopes to eventually roll out the service more widely in…
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Tokyos Nikkei Index Ends Above 40,000 For First Time – UrduPoint
Tokyo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Mar, 2024) Japan's key Nikkei index closed above the 40,000 mark for the first time on Monday, following gains on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.5 percent, or 198.41 points, to end at 40,109.23, but the broader Topix index slipped 0.1 percent, or 3.14 points, to 2,706.28.…
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