Bubble-era trendy hotel to be demolished

Bubble-era trendy hotel to be demolished

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows the new annex of Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, commonly known as ''Akapuri,'' in Tokyo. The hotel, known to have been a stage of numerous power games of Japanese politics and a trendy spot during the asset-inflated bubble economy in the late 1980s, is scheduled to close at the end of March 2011 and be demolished after about 55 years of operations.

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  • ILEA001156557
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  • 2011/2/08 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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  • 1262 × 1889 pixel
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