New Tokyo Station shown to press ahead of grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new red-brick Tokyo Station building on Sept. 24, 2012, when the inside of the station was shown to the press with its five-year renovation almost complete ahead of its grand opening on Oct. 1. The main building has two domes which have been restored to their original appearance in 1914.

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