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Videos
Exploring Tokyo's busiest railway station
Commuters in the Tokyo area depend on rail transportation, and most pass through...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
How Tokyo ensures its trains are safe and on time
Learn about the technology used in Tokyo's railway system.
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How Japan prepares for potential earthquakes
Amid predictions that Tokyo will be struck by a major earthquake by 2040, local officials...
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The challenge of affordable living in Tokyo
Overview of the housing market in Tokyo, 2009 video.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Images
Tokyo skyline
Portion of the Tokyo skyline at dusk; Tokyo Tower is at the right.
© Stephen Gibson/Shutterstock.com
Nijū Bridge
The Nijū Bridge, across an inner moat of the Imperial Palace grounds, Tokyo, Japan,...
Leo de Wys Inc./Steve Vidler
Shibuya district, Tokyo
Department store complex in a fashionable shopping district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Orion Press
Shinjuku district, Tokyo
Pedestrians crossing outside the Shinjuku railway station in downtown Tokyo.
© DuKai photographer—Moment/Getty Images
Shiodome City Centre
Skyscrapers in the Shiodome area of Minato ward, central Tokyo, Japan.
Lombroso
cherry blossoms
Cherry blossom viewing in Shinjuku Imperial Garden, Tokyo, Japan.
© The Stock Market/Ben Simmons
Akihabara district in Tokyo
Train of the Sōbu Line passing through Akihabara, a district of Tokyo renowned for...
© The Stock Market/Ben Simmons
Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo
Rainbow Bridge, along the northwestern shore of Tokyo Bay, central Tokyo, Japan.
AbleStock.com/Jupiterimages
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