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Vodka is toast of Tokyo with Japan Cup victory...ridden by Christophe Lemaire of France crosses the finish line to win the 29th Japan Cup horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Vodka won the 2,400-meter (1 1/2 mile) race with 2... In this article: Japan Cup, Tokyo, Japan, All rights reserved, Breeders' Cup Turf, Breeders' Cup Classic, and Christophe Lemaire |
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L.A. Times - The Arts | 1 day ago
Color photos from early Tokyo to the Beatles and beyond
...earliest images, circa 1870, is also the work of an anonymous artist. The hand-colored albumen print, called "Shinobadzu Pond at Unyeo, Tokyo," is a breathtakingly quiet landscape with a tiny figure framed by a gateway to natural beauty. Other...
In this article: Beatles, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Los Angeles Valley College, and Los Angeles Times
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Reuters | 2 days ago
Tokyo to respond to stock, forex moves -spokesman
For more stories on the Japanese economy, click [ID:nECONJP]) The top government spokesman said on Friday that Japan will take measures to support a fragile economy while responding to a drop in share prices and a rise in the yen. "We'll...
In this article: Japan
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 3 days ago
Various Artists Tokyo Suite Selected by Nigo
Various Artists "Tokyo Suite Selected by Nigo" As the setting for Sofia Coppola's 2003 film "Lost In Translation," Tokyo's Park Hyatt Hotel was immortalized. The long takes of a jet-lagged Scarlett Johansson staring dreamily out onto a...
In this article: Nigo, Cornelius, Bathing Ape, Rip Slyme, Teriyaki Boyz, Sofia Coppola, and Scarlett Johansson
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Tokyo's urban design role
...Hatoyama government's ambitious carbon reduction goals position Japan for leadership in the postindustrial global economy. Less discussed is Tokyo's remarkable energy efficiency, urban ecology innovations, and its potential for playing a...
In this article: Global warming, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Carbon, Bitter melon, Persimmon, Stanford, Harvard, and Hitachi Ltd.
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MarketWatch | 3 days ago
Tokyo faces yen trouble, as China banks slide more
...Navaratnam & Leslie Shaffer HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets ended lower Thursday, with the strong yen hurting exporters in Tokyo, while capital-raising worries and a disappointing Hong Kong debut for China Minsheng Banking Corp....
In this article: Hong Kong, China Minsheng Bank, Shanghai, Vietnam, China, Bank of China, Straits Times Index, Mizuho Securities, and S&P/ASX 200
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FOREX-Dollar inches up as Tokyo shares lacklustre
...risks seen * Dollar short-positions being closed in holiday week By Kaori Kaneko The dollar trimmed losses on Tuesday as Tokyo stocks failed to follow up a stronger day on Wall Street, prompting some to buy the dollar back, and as...
In this article: Federal Reserve, Jean-Claude Trichet, United States, Societe Generale, and U.S. Treasury
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AP Online | November 19, 2009
Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin
...Correspondents Club of Japan. "Because they'll say how dare could you have more three-stars in Tokyo than in Paris?" Michelin's latest Tokyo edition goes on sale in Japan on Friday, and Naret has been in town this week promoting what many...
In this article: Michelin, Paris, Japanese food, Japan, France, and Michelin Guide
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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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