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JR East opens "Takanawa Gateway City" complex in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 27 Kyodo - The "Takanawa Gateway City" commercial complex opens in front of JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, with a ceremony held with Yoichi Kise, the president of its developer JR East, in attendance. The complex houses the newly completed Linkpillar 1 twin skyscrapers, which include offices, commercial facilities, convention centers and a JW Marriott luxury hotel set to open in the fall. (Kyodo)

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JR East opens "Takanawa Gateway City" complex in Tokyo

The "Takanawa Gateway City" commercial complex opens in front of JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, with a ceremony held with Yoichi Kise, the president of its developer JR East, in attendance. The complex houses the newly completed Linkpillar 1 twin skyscrapers, which include offices, commercial facilities, convention centers and a JW Marriott luxury hotel set to open in the fall.

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JR East opens "Takanawa Gateway City" complex in Tokyo

The "Takanawa Gateway City" commercial complex opens in front of JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, with a ceremony held with Yoichi Kise, the president of its developer JR East, in attendance. The complex houses the newly completed Linkpillar 1 twin skyscrapers, which include offices, commercial facilities, convention centers and a JW Marriott luxury hotel set to open in the fall.

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JR East opens "Takanawa Gateway City" complex in Tokyo

The "Takanawa Gateway City" commercial complex opens in front of JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, with a ceremony held with Yoichi Kise, the president of its developer JR East, in attendance. The complex houses the newly completed Linkpillar 1 twin skyscrapers (C), which include offices, commercial facilities, convention centers and a JW Marriott luxury hotel set to open in the fall.

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JR Kyushu and SkyDrive tie up in flying taxi business

SkyDrive Inc. CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa (R) and Kyushu Railway Co. President Yoji Furumiya shake hands in Tokyo on July 4, 2024, after the two companies concluded a business partnership accord to study the feasibility of commercializing a flying taxi service at railway stations operated by the JR company on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu and commercial facilities in the Kyushu region in 2026 at the earliest.

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Japan: Strong Winds Sweep Across Country, Causing Damage To Tokyo Metropolitan Area

A low-pressure system brought strong winds across the country on Monday, March 18, causing damage in the metropolitan area. A truck was overturned on the Central Circular Route of the Metropolitan Expressway, and the roofs and walls of commercial facilities and construction sites were blown off.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(240126) -- AKQI, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents play basketball outdoor in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 26, 2024. Most shops, supermarkets and other commercial facilities have resumed operation, and local people's life are returning to normal in an orderly manner in Akqi County. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Jan. 23. Akqi, which is adjacent to Wushi, also suffered heavily from the quake. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(240126) -- AKQI, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a supermarket in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 26, 2024. Most shops, supermarkets and other commercial facilities have resumed operation, and local people's life are returning to normal in an orderly manner in Akqi County. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Jan. 23. Akqi, which is adjacent to Wushi, also suffered heavily from the quake. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(240126) -- AKQI, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker organizes products on the shelves at a supermarket in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 26, 2024. Most shops, supermarkets and other commercial facilities have resumed operation, and local people's life are returning to normal in an orderly manner in Akqi County. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Jan. 23. Akqi, which is adjacent to Wushi, also suffered heavily from the quake. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(240126) -- AKQI, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer has his hair cut at a barbershop in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 26, 2024. Most shops, supermarkets and other commercial facilities have resumed operation, and local people's life are returning to normal in an orderly manner in Akqi County. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Jan. 23. Akqi, which is adjacent to Wushi, also suffered heavily from the quake. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240117) -- BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FINANCIAL CITY-2ND-PHASE CAPPING (CN)

(240116) -- NANJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FINANCIAL CITY-2ND-PHASE CAPPING (CN)

(240116) -- NANJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FINANCIAL CITY-2ND-PHASE CAPPING (CN)

(240116) -- NANJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FINANCIAL CITY-2ND-PHASE CAPPING (CN)

(240116) -- NANJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FINANCIAL CITY-2ND-PHASE CAPPING (CN)

(240116) -- NANJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FINANCIAL CITY-2ND-PHASE CAPPING (CN)

(240116) -- NANJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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House of Chinese-Colombian Culture expands facilities for cultural exchange activities

STORY: House of Chinese-Colombian Culture expands facilities for cultural exchange activities DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of House of Chinese-Colombian Culture in Bogota 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAIME ALEJANDRO RESTREPO, Director of commercial and cultural agency Brigada SOS 3. various of House of Chinese-Colombian Culture in Bogota STORYLINE: The House of Chinese-Colombian Culture in the Colombian capital Bogota has expanded its facilities for cultural exchange activities, such as teaching Chinese to Colombian citizens and Spanish to the Chinese community living in Bogota. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAIME ALEJANDRO RESTREPO, Director of commercial and cultural agency Brigada SOS "To make it known, we try to be open with people and we are very happy because when we started, it was very hard, as few people showed interest in Chinese culture. However, we kept striving and we have managed to attract people of all ages, seniors, children and juniors

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UGANDA-KIKUUBE-COMMERCIAL OIL DRILLING-LAUNCH

(230124) -- KIKUUBE (UGANDA), Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker walks through facilities at the Kingfisher Oil Field in Kikuube, Uganda, on Jan. 24, 2023. Uganda on Tuesday started the drilling of oil for commercial production in the Western Region district of Kikuube on the shores of Lake Albert. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched the drilling process at the Kingfisher Oil Field, operated by the Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-NEW DEEP SEAPORT-OPERATION

(230124) -- LAGOS, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2023 shows facilities at the Lekki deep seaport in Lagos, Nigeria. The commission ceremony for commercial operations of the Chinese-built Lekki deep seaport is held here on Monday. (Photo by Tope Ayoku/Xinhua)

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Self-driving car service in Japan

KAMIKOANI, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - A commercial self-driving vehicle service begins in Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture on Nov. 30, 2019. The electric vehicle developed by Yamaha Motor Co. transports up to five passengers on three different routes in the northeastern Japan village, linking a clinic, the local government hall and other public facilities on a daily basis.

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Self-driving car service in Japan

KAMIKOANI, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - A commercial self-driving vehicle service begins in Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture on Nov. 30, 2019. The electric vehicle developed by Yamaha Motor Co. transports up to five passengers on three different routes in the northeastern Japan village, linking a clinic, the local government hall and other public facilities on a daily basis.

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Self-driving car service in Japan

KAMIKOANI, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - A commercial self-driving vehicle service begins in Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture on Nov. 30, 2019. The electric vehicle developed by Yamaha Motor Co. transports up to five passengers on three different routes in the northeastern Japan village, linking a clinic, the local government hall and other public facilities on a daily basis.

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Self-driving car service in Japan

KAMIKOANI, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - A commercial self-driving vehicle service begins in Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture on Nov. 30, 2019. The electric vehicle developed by Yamaha Motor Co. transports up to five passengers on three different routes in the northeastern Japan village, linking a clinic, the local government hall and other public facilities on a daily basis.

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Number of foreign visitors to Japan on course for annual record

TOKYO, Japan, June 15 Kyodo - Photo taken June 15, 2016, shows Tokyu Plaza Ginza, a major commercial complex in Tokyo's Ginza district. The complex that opened in March is among shopping facilities that attract foreign tourists.

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Female racing drivers promote Tottori Pref. EV facilities

TOTTORI, Japan - Race car drivers Nanami Tsukamoto (R) and Urara Tachibana pay a courtesy call on Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai at the prefectural office in Tottori City on July 11, 2014. Their racing team started making a commercial video to publicize the western Japanese prefecture's charging facilities for electric vehicles.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 22, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom). Work has begun to add soil to areas where houses and commercial facilities are to be reconstructed.

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Tomari nuclear power plant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2012, shows the facilities of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. The building housing the No. 3 reactor (front) can be seen. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, is set to go offline late the same day for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without atomic-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years in the wake of the quake-triggered Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011.

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Tomari nuclear power plant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2012, shows the facilities of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. The building housing the No. 3 reactor (front) can be seen. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, is set to go offline late the same day for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without atomic-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years in the wake of the quake-triggered Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011.

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Tomari nuclear power plant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2012, shows the facilities of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. The building housing the No. 3 reactor (front) can be seen. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, is set to go offline late the same day for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without atomic-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years in the wake of the quake-triggered Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011.

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New shopping complex in Tokyo's Shibuya

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Shibuya Hikarie building, a high-rise complex of offices, commercial facilities and a huge musical theater, which opened April 26, 2012, in Tokyo's Shibuya entertainment district.

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New shopping complex in Tokyo's Shibuya

TOKYO, Japan - People enter the Shibuya Hikarie building, a high-rise complex of offices, commercial facilities and a huge musical theater, which opened on April 26, 2012, in Tokyo's Shibuya entertainment district.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters look out on Tokyo from the observatory as they are given a tour on Nov. 27, 2011, of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree telecommunications tower and adjacent facilities under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A path leading to the tower, which opens to the public next May, and a commercial complex beneath it will welcome visitors with true Japanese style, the operator said.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters are given a tour on Nov. 27, 2011, of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree telecommunications tower and adjacent facilities under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A path leading to the tower, which will open to the public next May, and a commercial complex beneath it will welcome visitors with true Japanese style, the operator said.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters are given a tour on Nov. 27, 2011, of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree telecommunications tower and adjacent facilities under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A path leading to the tower, which will open to the public next May, and a commercial complex beneath it will welcome visitors with true Japanese style, the operator said.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

TOKYO, Japan - Sorakara, an official character of Tokyo Sky Tree, poses near the 634-meter telecommunications tower on Nov. 27, 2011, when reporters were given a tour of the tower and adjacent facilities under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A path leading to the tower, which will open in May 2012, and a commercial complex beneath it will welcome visitors with true Japanese style, the operator said.

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Caviar farm in disaster-hit Kamaishi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 9, 2011, shows a sturgeon farm to harvest caviar which was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. The company Kamaishi Caviar, known as the first to produce farmed caviar on a commercial basis in Japan, was disbanded as all sturgeons at its facilities died in the disaster.

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JR Hakata City

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on March 3, 2011, shows JR Hakata City building, which houses a department store and other commercial facilities, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Shoppers waited in line from the previous day to enter the building, which opened the same day as one of Japan's largest station-commercial buildings.

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Canal City Hakata

The large commercial facilities complex newly opened on April 20, 1996 in Hakata District of Fukuoka City. (Picture taken from Kyodo News Helicopter on April 18, 1996)

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Canal City Hakata

The large commercial facilities complex newly opened on April 20, 1996 in Hakata District of Fukuoka City. (Picture taken on April 18, 1996)

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China-aided CBD project in Egypt's new capital city boosts local development

STORY: China-aided CBD project in Egypt's new capital city boosts local development DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of skyscrapers of the Central Business District (CBD) project of Egypt's new administrative capital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHANG WEICAI, General manager of CSCEC Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WALEED RAMADAN, Engineer of Iconic Tower 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHANG WEICAI, General Manager of CSCEC Egypt STORYLINE: Dozens of skyscrapers of the Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt's new administrative capital are rising in the North African desert some 50 kilometers east of Cairo. Conducted by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the CBD project features 20 commercial and residential towers and municipal facilities and covers an area of about 505,000 square meters. STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent "Here is the construction site of the CBD project in Egypt's new adminis

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GLOBALink | China-aided CBD project in Egypt's new capital city boosts local development

Dozens of skyscrapers of the Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt's new administrative capital are rising in the North African desert some 50 kilometers east of Cairo. Conducted by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the CBD project features 20 commercial and residential towers and municipal facilities and covers an area of about 505,000 square meters. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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VenusFort Closed

Exterior view, Venus Fort, last day, operation, VenusFort Odaiba, Shopping mall, Closing, Palette Town, Commercial Facilities, Tokyo, Japan

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VenusFort Closed

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VenusFort Closed

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VenusFort Closed

Exterior view, Venus Fort, last day, operation, VenusFort Odaiba, Shopping mall, Closing, Palette Town, Commercial Facilities, Tokyo, Japan

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VenusFort Closed

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VenusFort Closed

Exterior view, Venus Fort, last day, operation, VenusFort Odaiba, Shopping mall, Closing, Palette Town, Commercial Facilities, Tokyo, Japan

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VenusFort Closed

Exterior view, Venus Fort, last day, operation, VenusFort Odaiba, Shopping mall, Closing, Palette Town, Commercial Facilities, Tokyo, Japan, Giant Ferris Wheel

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VenusFort Closed

Exterior view, Venus Fort, last day, operation, VenusFort Odaiba, Shopping mall, Closing, Palette Town, Commercial Facilities, Tokyo, Japan