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Capital and prefecture of Japan

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Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis , is the capital and most populous prefecture of Japan. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island, Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government. In 2019, the prefecture had an estimated population of 13,929,280. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.393 million residents as of 2020.

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Anti-Olympics protest in Tokyo on day of planned Opening Ceremony Several dozen protesters in masks gather in front of Japan's National Stadium to protest against holding the Tokyo Olympics next year given the danger of the novel coronavirus Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 03:06Published 2 weeks ago

Uncertainty surrounds one-year countdown for Tokyo Olympics Thursday marks one year before the next summer Olympics, Tokyo '202ONE'. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:46Published 2 weeks ago

Markets open flat but IT, auto stocks gain Equity benchmark indices were subdued during early hours on July 07 in lacklustre trading amid mixed cues from Asian peers. At 10:15 am, the BSE S and P Sensex was up by 78 points or 0.21 per cent at.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:11Published on July 7, 2020

Japan withdrawing 2023 Women's World Cup bid The Japanese Football Association announces that Japan is withdrawing its bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 01:31Published on June 22, 2020

Japan withdrawing 2023 Women's World Cup bid: Kyodo Japan is withdrawing its bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup according to media reports. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 01:31Published on June 22, 2020

80% of venues secured for next year's Games - Tokyo 2020 Tokyo 2020 organisers have confirmed that 80% of the venues required to run a successful Olympics have been secured ahead of next year's rearranged Games. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 04:40Published on June 14, 2020

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Japan air force pilots fly over Tokyo to salute medical workers The Japanese air force's aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over central Tokyo on Friday in a salute to medical workers on the frontline against the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
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Japan lifts Tokyo's state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas later in the day but that it could be reimposed if the pace of infections.. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020Also reported by •Reuters India
Japan's elderly workers, once key to Abenomics, suffer as pandemic closes businesses On a recent Saturday in Tokyo's Shinjuku district more than 100 people, many of them elderly men, stood close together in a long queue waiting for food hand-outs. Reuters India - Published on May 22, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
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Japan's regions emerge from virus emergency while Tokyo enters 'new normal' Large parts of Japan marked the first day out of a state of emergency on Friday while Tokyo's governor asked residents to prepare for the "new normal" as restrictions stay in place in the capital and.. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020
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Tokyo reports 36 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday: TV Asahi Tokyo reported 36 new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, TV Asahi said, three less than a day earlier and the seventh consecutive day that new infections have remained below 100. Reuters - Published on May 9, 2020	Tokyo governor Koike to ask businesses to refrain from operating until end of May: NHK Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will ask businesses in Japan's biggest city to refrain from operating until the end of this month, following the central government's extension of the state of emergency, a.. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020
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