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People in Tokyo walk home after March 2011 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 11, 2011, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows people walking to their homes after the massive earthquake paralyzed the public transportation systems in the capital area. Some 34 percent of people walked home from their workplaces or schools in Tokyo's 23 wards without waiting for the resumption of public transportation services, a survey by the Railway Technical Research Institute showed Jan. 28, 2012.

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Tokyo water not for infants

TOKYO, Japan - A customer buys a lot of bottled water in Tokyo on March 23, 2011, after the metropolitan government warned that infants should not drink tap water in Tokyo's 23 wards and five of its suburban cities following the detection of radioactive iodine exceeding the limit for them in water at a purification plant. The customer's face and number of the car have been obscured.

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Mitsubishi Heavy to take orders for Wakamaru robot in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 29 it will accept orders from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31 for the Wakamaru humanoid robot (in photo) for use at home. Mitsubishi said it plans to sell 100 of the robot at a price of 1.58 million yen each, including consumption tax, initially for residents of Tokyo's 23 wards. It will select buyers by lot if too many people place orders. Wakamaru, 1-meter high and 30 kilograms in weight, is powered by rechargeable batteries and moves on wheels. It can work as a ''secretary,'' taking note of the owner's schedule and announcing appointments. It can also serve as a ''watchdog'' by alerting the home owner in the event of a break-in, the company said.

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Nakayama becomes 1st female ward mayor in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Nakayama, a former head of the Secretariat to Audit and Inspection Commissioners of the Tokyo metropolitan government, won a mayoral election on Nov. 24 for Shinjuku Ward. She became the first female ward mayor in Tokyo's 23 wards.

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NTT DoCoMo begins trial 3G cell phone service

TOKYO, Japan - An NTT DoCoMo Inc. employee holds a new handset on which Japan's largest mobile phone operator began trial third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the Tokyo metropolitan area May 30. The world's first 3G mobile phone service to collect phone charges involves the free distribution of 4,500 handsets to participants in the trial to last till Sept. 30 in Tokyo's 23 wards and limited areas in Yokohama and Kawasaki, both Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Snow in Tokyo

People walk in the snow in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Jan. 6, 2022. A heavy snowfall warning was issued Thursday in central Tokyo for the first time in four years, Japan's weather agency said, with the capital's neighboring prefectures and other areas on the Pacific coast also seeing large amounts of snow. The alert for Tokyo's 23 wards comes as the area observed 10 centimeters of snow accumulation in the evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, urging caution against frozen roads and traffic disruptions. Snow accumulated in central Tokyo for the first time since March 2020. The agency last issued a warning of heavy snowfall in the 23 wards in January 2018. The agency also called attention to heavy snow in the neighboring prefectures of Tokyo and areas on the Pacific coast, which usually observe less snow than the Sea of Japan side.

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Mitsubishi Heavy to take orders for Wakamaru robot in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 29 it will accept orders from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31 for the Wakamaru humanoid robot (in photo) for use at home. Mitsubishi said it plans to sell 100 of the robot at a price of 1.58 million yen each, including consumption tax, initially for residents of Tokyo's 23 wards. It will select buyers by lot if too many people place orders. Wakamaru, 1-meter high and 30 kilograms in weight, is powered by rechargeable batteries and moves on wheels. It can work as a ''secretary,'' taking note of the owner's schedule and announcing appointments. It can also serve as a ''watchdog'' by alerting the home owner in the event of a break-in, the company said. (Kyodo)

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KDDI to add 3-D image service to 'EZ Navi Walk' system

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. said Monday it will offer three-dimensional images (in handout photo) for the ''EZ Navi Walk'' navigation service of its ''au'' mobile phone service, starting in late April. The new service will offer 3-D images of buildings and other objects within a radius of 50 meters from major intersections in Tokyo's 23 wards as well as 12 major cities including Sapporo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, KDDI said. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo water not for infants

TOKYO, Japan - A customer buys a lot of bottled water in Tokyo on March 23, 2011, after the metropolitan government warned that infants should not drink tap water in Tokyo's 23 wards and five of its suburban cities following the detection of radioactive iodine exceeding the limit for them in water at a purification plant. The customer's face and number of the car have been obscured. (Kyodo)

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People in capital area walk home after March 2011 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 11, 2011, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows people walking to their homes after the massive earthquake paralyzed the public transportation systems in the capital area. Some 34 percent of people walked home from their workplaces or schools in Tokyo's 23 wards without waiting for the resumption of public transportation services, a survey by the Railway Technical Research Institute showed Jan. 28, 2012. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED People in Tokyo walk home after March 2011 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - FIXING HEADLINE Photo taken March 11, 2011, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows people walking to their homes after the massive earthquake paralyzed the public transportation systems in the capital area. Some 34 percent of people walked home from their workplaces or schools in Tokyo's 23 wards without waiting for the resumption of public transportation services, a survey by the Railway Technical Research Institute showed Jan. 28, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Online bookings for state-run vaccination center begin in Japan

A large state-run COVID-19 vaccination center in Tokyo's Otemachi area is unveiled to the media on May 17, 2021. Online bookings for vaccinations at the center started the same day for residents of the capital's 23 wards aged 65 in the current fiscal year or older, ahead of the launch of the center on May 24.

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Online bookings for state-run vaccination center begin in Japan

Photo taken May 17, 2021, shows a screen displaying a webpage to book COVID-19 vaccinations at a large state-run center in Tokyo. Online bookings for vaccinations at the center started the same day for residents of the capital's 23 wards aged 65 in the current fiscal year or older, ahead of the launch of the center on May 24.

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Online bookings for state-run vaccination center begin in Japan

A large state-run COVID-19 vaccination center in Tokyo's Otemachi area is unveiled to the media on May 17, 2021. Online bookings for vaccinations at the center started the same day for residents of the capital's 23 wards aged 65 in the current fiscal year or older, ahead of the launch of the center on May 24.

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Online bookings for state-run vaccination center begin in Japan

Photo taken May 17, 2021, shows a screen displaying a webpage to book COVID-19 vaccinations at a large state-run center in Tokyo. Online bookings for vaccinations at the center started the same day for residents of the capital's 23 wards aged 65 in the current fiscal year or older, ahead of the launch of the center on May 24.

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Nightlife establishments operate even after 10 p.m. in Tokyo

People walk on a street lined with nightlife establishments in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on Sept. 16, 2020, a day after the Tokyo metropolitan government withdrew its request for establishments serving alcohol as well as karaoke bars in the capital's 23 central wards to close by 10 p.m. to prevent coronavirus infection.

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Nightlife establishments operate even after 10 p.m. in Tokyo

People walk on a street lined with nightlife establishments in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on Sept. 16, 2020, a day after the Tokyo metropolitan government withdrew its request for establishments serving alcohol as well as karaoke bars in the capital's 23 central wards to close by 10 p.m. to prevent coronavirus infection.

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk on a street lined with nightlife establishments in the Kabukicho district in Tokyo's Shinjuku on Sept. 10, 2020. The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to withdraw Sept. 15 its request for establishments serving alcohol as well as karaoke bars in the capital's 23 central wards to close by 10 p.m. to prevent coronavirus infection.

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk on a street lined with nightlife establishments in the Kabukicho district in Tokyo's Shinjuku on Sept. 10, 2020. The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to withdraw Sept. 15 its request for establishments serving alcohol as well as karaoke bars in the capital's 23 central wards to close by 10 p.m. to prevent coronavirus infection.

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Nakayama becomes 1st female ward mayor in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Nakayama, a former head of the Secretariat to Audit and Inspection Commissioners of the Tokyo metropolitan government, won a mayoral election on Nov. 24 for Shinjuku Ward. She became the first female ward mayor in Tokyo's 23 wards.(Kyodo)

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NTT DoCoMo begins trial 3G cell phone service

TOKYO, Japan - An NTT DoCoMo Inc. employee holds a new handset on which Japan's largest mobile phone operator began trial third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the Tokyo metropolitan area May 30. The world's first 3G mobile phone service to collect phone charges involves the free distribution of 4,500 handsets to participants in the trial to last till Sept. 30 in Tokyo's 23 wards and limited areas in Yokohama and Kawasaki, both Kanagawa Prefecture.