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Obama arrival in Tokyo delayed by a day...planned first stop in Asia next week until one day later than expected. The president was to leave Washington on Wednesday and arrive in Tokyo on Thursday. But an official familiar with Obama's schedule says Obama now plans to get to Japan... In this article: Barack Obama, Tokyo, Fort Hood, White House, Asia, Washington, and Japan |
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CBS News | 9 hours ago
Obama Arrival In Tokyo Delayed By A Day
Obama's Trip To Tokyo Put Back A Day So He Can Attend Memorial For Fort Hood Shootings AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is attending a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday and now won't get to his planned first stop in...
In this article: Barack Obama, Fort Hood, White House, Asia, Washington, Michelle Obama, and Japan
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Gunman wounds 3 near Tokyo in gang violence
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 3 days ago
In Tokyo, nothing is too good for your pet
Who let the dogs out? : Two pooches take a shopping break to stretch their legs at the Ilio store "dog run." MELINDA JOE PHOTOS In Tokyo, nothing is too good for your pet Whether you're looking for a birthday cake for your beagle, or...
In this article: Dog, Oxygen, Birthday cake, Bulldog, Sour cream, and Apple pie
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In Tokyo, Bush reminisces about baseball days
...of Obama, who was elected Nov. 4, 2008, were raised. A day earlier, Bush got a bit chillier reception from protesters outside the Tokyo Dome, where he threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the...
In this article: George W. Bush, Texas Rangers, Barack Obama, Waseda University, Nippon Ham Fighters, Climate change, Yomiuri Giants, Harold Baines, and Sammy Sosa
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Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides
...and reduce suicides. As of November, East Japan Railway Co. has put blue light-emitting diode, or LED, lights in all 29 stations on Tokyo's central train loop, the Yamanote Line, used by 8 million passengers each day. There's no...
In this article: Suicide, East Japan Railway Co., Psychology, Fukuyama University, Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., and Japan
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Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people. The population of the prefecture exceeds 12 million. The prefecture is the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, the world's most populous metropolitan area with 35 million people and the world's largest metropolitan economy with a GDP of US$1.191 trillion at purchasing power parity in 2005.
Tokyo was described by Saskia Sassen as one of the three "command centers" for the world economy, along with London and New York City. This city is considered an alpha+ world city, listed by the GaWC's 2008 inventory and ranked fourth among global cities by Foreign Policy's 2008 Global Cities Index. In 2009 Tokyo was named the world's most expensive city for expatriate employees, according to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Economist Intelligence Unit cost-of-living surveys and named the third Most Liveable City and the World’s Most Livable Megalopolis by international lifestyle magazine Monocle.
Tokyo is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family.
- Name:
- Tokyo
- Governor:
- Shintarō Ishihara
- Flower:
- Somei-Yoshino cherry blossom
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