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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletes run through the Akihabara district during the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletes run through the Akihabara district during the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletes run through the Akihabara district during the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan runs through the Akihabara district during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign=September 8,2025,Tokyo

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign=September 8,2025,Tokyo

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign=September 8,2025,Tokyo

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Akihabara Office Building Sign=September 8,2025,Tokyo

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Photo taken on June 3, 2025, in Tokyo's Akihabara district shows a digital news board reporting that Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima died aged 89 earlier in the day.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Photo taken on June 3, 2025, in Tokyo's Akihabara district shows a street monitor reporting news that Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima died aged 89 earlier in the day.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Photo taken on June 3, 2025, in Tokyo's Akihabara district shows a street monitor reporting news that Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima died aged 89 earlier in the day.

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Trump reciprocal tariff plan

A street monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows on April 3, 2025, news that U.S. President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on all countries overnight, including one of 24 percent on Japanese imports.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins NL MVP

A large screen in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows on Nov. 22, 2024, a news report on Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani winning Major League Baseball's National League MVP award.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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Bailian ZX in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - Visitors visit Bailian ZX, China's first large-scale Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. In China, Balian ZX is equivalent to Japan's Akihabara, and has become the most famous entertainment and literary travel consumption mecca in the Yangtze River Delta region.

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15th anniversary of Akihabara stabbing rampage

A man prays on June 8, 2023, near the site of a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district that left seven people dead and 10 others injured 15 years earlier on the same day.

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15th anniversary of Akihabara stabbing rampage

A man prays on June 8, 2023, near the site of a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district that left seven people dead and 10 others injured 15 years earlier on the same day.

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N. Korea fires suspected ballistic missile

People walk by a street news monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area on May 31, 2023, showing a report on the failed launch earlier in the day of what North Korea claimed was a rocket carrying a spy satellite.

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N. Korea fires suspected ballistic missile

People walk by a street news monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area on May 31, 2023 showing a report on a suspected ballistic missile fired by North Korea earlier in the day.

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Japan PM Kishida visits Ukraine

A large screen in Tokyo's Akihabara area on March 21, 2023, shows news that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made an unannounced visit to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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BOJ widens trade range for Japan bond yields

A large screen in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows news that the Bank of Japan expanded the trade band for long-term Japanese government bond yields in a surprise shift that was taken by financial markets as a rate hike on Dec. 20, 2022.

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Monster serves as station master in publicity blitz

TOKYO, Japan - The Vartan Seijin monster (R, front row), one of the fictional characters in the "Ultraman" superhero TV drama series, poses as a one-day master of East Japan Railway Co.'s Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2015, during a ceremony for the start of a campaign encouraging train trips.

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'Ultraman' superheroes start railway publicity blitz

TOKYO, Japan - The Vartan Seijin monster (2nd from R) and three different Ultraman television superheroes cut the ribbon during a ceremony at East Japan Railway Co.'s Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2015, for the start of a campaign encouraging train trips.

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People walk by AKB48 mall under Akihabara Station

TOKYO, Japan - People walk by the AKB48 Cafe & Shop mall under East Japan Railway Co.'s Akihabara Station in Tokyo in this file photo taken on Dec. 21, 2014. AKB48 is a Japanese female pop group named after the Akihabara area where its theater is located.

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Masked girls perform in Akihabara theater for geeks

TOKYO, Japan - A pop group of masked girls performs at a theater in Akihabara, Tokyo, in this file photo taken on Oct. 22, 2014. Long famous for the presence of many electronics shops, Akihabara has more recently gained recognition as a center for Japan's "otaku" (geek) culture.

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People walk by landmark Akihabara building

TOKYO, Japan - People walk by the Radio Kaikan building, a symbol of Akihabara in Tokyo, on Jan. 4, 2015. The building houses shops for consumer electronics, computer game consoles and other items.

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Waitress brings meal at Internet cafe in Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - A waitress at an Internet cafe featuring Japanese-style interior decorations in Akihabara, Tokyo, brings a meal in this file photo taken on Dec. 26, 2014. Long famous for the presence of many electronics shops, Akihabara has more recently gained recognition as a center for Japan's "otaku" (geek) culture.

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Figure geeks visit specialty shop in Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - Enthusiasts of character figures visit a specialty shop in Akihabara, Tokyo, in this file photo taken on Dec. 29, 2014. Long famous for the presence of many electronics shops, Akihabara has more recently gained recognition as a center for Japan's "otaku" (geek) culture.

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'Radio Kaikan' building reopened after reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - "Radio Kaikan," a shopping complex filled with stores related to animation and comics, reopens after reconstruction in Akihabara, Tokyo, on July 20, 2014, with some 4,000 people waiting before the opening.