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Tokyo: Media
national capital, Japan
Videos
How Tokyo ensures its trains are safe and on time
Learn about the technology used in Tokyo's railway system.
Managing crowds at the world's busiest train station
Learn what's being done to improve crowd flow in Japan's train stations—and how that...
Exploring Tokyo's busiest railway station
Commuters in the Tokyo area depend on rail transportation, and most pass through...
How Japan prepares for potential earthquakes
Amid predictions that Tokyo will be struck by a major earthquake by 2040, local officials...
Robots assisting the elderly in Japan
The development of robot suits that aid the elderly and disabled.
High-tech urban farming: A new hope for Japan?
Learn about urban farming in Japan, which relies on LED lighting and hydroponics.
Images
Shibuya district, Tokyo
Department store complex in a fashionable shopping district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Orion Press
Nijū Bridge
The Nijū Bridge, across an inner moat of the Imperial Palace grounds, Tokyo, Japan,...
Leo de Wys Inc./Steve Vidler
Akihabara district in Tokyo
Train of the Sōbu Line passing through Akihabara, a district of Tokyo renowned for...
© The Stock Market/Ben Simmons
UFJ Holdings, Inc.: head office of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Head office of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Tokyo.
Katamakura
Metropolitan Police Department command center
Command center of the Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo, Japan.
© Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo; all rights reserved, used with permission
bombing of Tokyo
Aerial view of Asakusa, heavily damaged by the World War II U.S. firebombing raids...
NARA
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department: police post
Officers of the Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo, operating out of a small police...
© Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo; all rights reserved, used with permission
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department: patrolling
Officers of the Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo, patrolling a train station.
© Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo; all rights reserved, used with permission
Officers of the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo, Japan, checking for unlawful...
© Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo; all rights reserved, used with permission
Shintō shrine
Strips of paper with prayers written on them outside a Shintō shrine in Japan.
© TOMO/Fotolia
Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo
Rainbow Bridge, along the northwestern shore of Tokyo Bay, central Tokyo, Japan.
AbleStock.com/Jupiterimages
Tokyo Bay: Rainbow Bridge
The Rainbow Bridge, with Tokyo city in the backgound, Tokyo Bay, Japan.
Javachan
Shiodome City Centre
Skyscrapers in the Shiodome area of Minato ward, central Tokyo, Japan.
Lombroso
Social Democratic Party of Japan
Headquarters building of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, Chiyōda ward, central...
Lombroso
Tokyo skyline
Portion of the Tokyo skyline at dusk; Tokyo Tower is at the right.
© Stephen Gibson/Shutterstock.com
petroleum use and population density
Graph showing the relationship between per capita petroleum use and urban population...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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