Bubble-era trendy hotel ends operation

Bubble-era trendy hotel ends operation

TOKYO, Japan - The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Tokyo wraps up about 55 years of operation on March 31, 2011. The hotel, known as a trendy spot during the asset-inflated bubble economy in the late 1980s, will be demolished after accepting evacuees affected by the March 11 quake-triggered troubles at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

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