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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 25, 2023

Tokyo hosts Asia’s first ‘Nobel Prize in gastronomy’ award

For the first time, the Basque Culinary Center brought its annual summit to Japan.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jun 24, 2023

Tokyo beats Grampus in new manager Peter Cklamovski's debut

The Australian, who previously managed at Shimizu and Yamagata, replaced Spaniard Albert Puig during the recent international break.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2022

Two more firms raided over alleged bid-rigging in Tokyo Olympics test events

Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Fair Trade Commission jointly searched advertising agency ADK Marketing Solutions and production company Dentsu Live.
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BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2022

Tokyo recognizes Uber Eats workers' collective bargaining right

The move by Tokyo's Labor Relations Commission on Friday marked the first official judgment recognizing the right of so-called gig workers engaged in temporary jobs
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2022

Ex-Tokyo Olympics executive received ¥230 million from Games sponsor, sources say

Tokyo prosecutors suspect that the payments to Takahashi were made as a reward for helping Aoki Holdings become a Tokyo Games official sponsor.
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BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022

Tokyo-area average condo price tops ¥65 million in January-June period

The latest average for Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba was up 1.5% from a year earlier
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COMMUNITY
Apr 18, 2022

Tokyo Rainbow Pride to hold a hybrid celebration this year

After two years of being entirely online, Tokyo Rainbow Pride is holding in-person gatherings in accordance with the city's COVID-prevention guidelines.
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JAPAN / History
Dec 23, 2021

Takashi Hara: The commoner who lost his life leading Japan

On the 100th anniversary of the prime minister's assassination in Tokyo, we examine the peace-loving global aspirations of a man who coveted self-determination over succession.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2021

Fuel prices drive fastest Tokyo inflation in 16 months

Prices in the capital, excluding those for fresh food, increased 0.3% in November from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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