Tokyo Tower turns Christmas candle

Tokyo Tower turns Christmas candle

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower, one of the capital's landmarks, turns a huge candle Dec. 22 as the upper section of the 333-meter-high steel structure is illuminated for the Christmas season. The illumination, the eighth in annual series, is to last till Christmas Eve.

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