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[Breaking News]Possible spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area

TOKYO, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Fire trucks gather in front of the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 25, 2026, after an emergency call reported a pungent smell and people coughing. At least one person was taken to the hospital and around 20 others reported feeling ill, according to police. Surveillance footage showed a man spraying an unknown substance inside the facility before the call was made. (Kyodo)

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Possible spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area

TOKYO, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Fire trucks gather in front of the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 25, 2026, after an emergency call reported a pungent smell and people coughing. At least one person was taken to the hospital and around 20 others reported feeling ill, according to police. Surveillance footage showed a man spraying an unknown substance inside the facility before the call was made. (Kyodo)

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Possible spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area

Possible spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area

Fire trucks gather in front of the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 25, 2026, after an emergency call reported a pungent smell and people coughing. At least one person was taken to the hospital and around 20 others reported feeling ill, according to police. Surveillance footage showed a man spraying an unknown substance inside the facility before the call was made.

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Possible spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area

Possible spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area

Fire trucks and other emergency vehicles gather in front of the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 25, 2026, after an emergency call reported a pungent smell and people coughing. At least one person was taken to the hospital and around 20 others reported feeling ill, according to police. Surveillance footage showed a man spraying an unknown substance inside the facility before the call was made.

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Gold prices top 20,000 yen per gram

Gold prices top 20,000 yen per gram

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2025, shows gold necklaces at secondhand jewelry dealer Komehyo Co. in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area. The benchmark retail gold price topped 20,000 yen per gram the same day for the first time.

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Apple flagship store reopens in Tokyo Ginza area

Apple flagship store reopens in Tokyo Ginza area

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook (C) visits a flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Sept. 26, 2025, following its grand reopening at its original location after renovation.

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Apple flagship store reopens in Tokyo Ginza area

Apple flagship store reopens in Tokyo Ginza area

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook (C) visits a flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Sept. 26, 2025, following its grand reopening at its original location after renovation.

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65-year-old movie house closes in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, July 29 Kyodo - Movie fans gather in front of Marunouchi Toei movie theater in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 27, 2025, following its last screening, ending its 65-year history. (Kyodo)

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65-year-old movie house closes in Tokyo

65-year-old movie house closes in Tokyo

Movie fans gather in front of Marunouchi Toei movie theater in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 27, 2025, following its last screening, ending its 65-year history.

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65-year-old movie house closes in Tokyo

65-year-old movie house closes in Tokyo

Movie fans gather in front of Marunouchi Toei movie theater in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 27, 2025, following its last screening, ending its 65-year history.

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65-year-old movie house closes in Tokyo

65-year-old movie house closes in Tokyo

Movie fans gather in front of Marunouchi Toei movie theater in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 27, 2025, following its last screening, ending its 65-year history.

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Protest against Sanseito party in Tokyo

Protest against Sanseito party in Tokyo

People hold signs protesting against the right-wing opposition Sanseito party, known for its "Japanese First" slogan, during its campaign rally in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2025, ahead of the House of Councillors election the next day.

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Rainy season starts in Tokyo

Rainy season starts in Tokyo

People walk with umbrellas in Tokyo's Ginza area on June 10, 2025, as the Japan Meteorological Agency announces the same day that the rainy season apparently began in the capital.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, holds a signature-collecting drive with other group members in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (C), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and other group members meet the press after holding a signature-collecting drive in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (4th from L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, holds a signature-collecting drive with other group members in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Gold prices surging in Japan

Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold (upper L) topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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Gold prices surging in Japan

Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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Apple logo

Apple logo

File photo taken on Jan. 18, 2025, shows the logo of Apple Inc. at its store in Tokyo's Ginza area.

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Apple logo

Apple logo

File photo taken on Jan. 18, 2025, shows the logo of Apple Inc. at its store in Tokyo's Ginza area.

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Tokyo Metro logo

Tokyo Metro logo

File photo taken on Jan. 18, 2025, shows the logo of Tokyo Metro Co. at a subway entrance in Tokyo's Ginza area.

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Tokyo Metro logo

Tokyo Metro logo

File photo taken on Jan. 18, 2025, shows the logo of Tokyo Metro Co. at a subway entrance in Tokyo's Ginza area.

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Tokyo Metro logo

Tokyo Metro logo

File photo taken on Jan. 18, 2025, shows the logo of Tokyo Metro Co. at a subway entrance in Tokyo's Ginza area.

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Ginza Sony Park

Ginza Sony Park

Sony Corp. unveils to the media the recently completed Ginza Sony Park building in Tokyo's Ginza area on Aug. 23, 2024. The nine-story building with a total floor space of 4,390 square meters, including four basements, will open to the public in January 2025.

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Ginza Sony Park

Ginza Sony Park

Sony Corp. unveils to the media the recently completed Ginza Sony Park building in Tokyo's Ginza area on Aug. 23, 2024. The nine-story building with a total floor space of 4,390 square meters, including four basements, will open to the public in January 2025.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Young men in 1966 Tokyo

Young men in 1966 Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 17 Kyodo - File photo taken in 1966 shows two young men in Ivy League fashion walking on the street in Tokyo's Ginza area. (Kyodo)

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of four Russian-held, Japanese claimed islets off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials march the streets in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 1, 2023 in a rally seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Disney-themed clock in Tokyo

Disney-themed clock in Tokyo

Seiko Group Corp. Chairman Shinji Hattori (C) poses in Tokyo's Ginza area on Oct. 5, 2023, in front of a Mickey Mouse-themed clock tower transformed for a limited time in celebration of Disney's 100th anniversary.

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Disney-themed clock in Tokyo

Disney-themed clock in Tokyo

Seiko Group Corp. Chairman Shinji Hattori poses in Tokyo's Ginza area on Oct. 5, 2023, in front of a Mickey Mouse-themed clock tower transformed for a limited time in celebration of Disney's 100th anniversary.

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Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

People walk under mist showers on a sweltering hot day in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 27, 2023, with the mercury topping 35 C in many parts of Japan.

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Hot weather in Japan

Hot weather in Japan

People walk with parasols under the scorching sun in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area on July 16, 2023, with the mercury exceeding 35 C in the Japanese capital.

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Hot weather in Japan

Hot weather in Japan

People walk with parasols under the scorching sun in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area on July 16, 2023, with the mercury exceeding 35 C in the Japanese capital.

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People walk along the elevated road in Tokyo's Ginza area

People walk along the elevated road in Tokyo's Ginza area on May 4, 2023. Government operated two days walking experience event for walk enjoying.

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S. Korean President Yoon in Japan

S. Korean President Yoon in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to enter a restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza area to have dinner with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 16, 2023.

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S. Korean President Yoon in Japan

S. Korean President Yoon in Japan

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (C, background) enters a restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza area to have dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on March 16, 2023.

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S. Korean President Yoon in Japan

S. Korean President Yoon in Japan

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is pictured inside a vehicle after having dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza area on March 16, 2023.

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Scene of Tokyo

Scene of Tokyo

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Ginza area on Jan. 18, 2023, amid the spread of coronavirus infections.

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Old stores, new arrivals slug it out in Ginza shopping area

Old stores, new arrivals slug it out in Ginza shopping area

TOKYO, Japan - The 21-story Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex, under construction in front of JR Yurakucho Station, will open Oct. 12. Marui Co.'s Ginza outlet will be located on the first to eighth floors.

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Rainy season likely over in Tokyo

Rainy season likely over in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians shield themselves from the sun with parasols in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district on July 22, 2014. The rainy season is believed to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin region in eastern Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, the Japan Metrological Agency said the same day.

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Rainy season starts in central to northeastern Japan

Rainy season starts in central to northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People walk with umbrellas in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on June 5, 2014, as the rainy season starts in a wide area stretching from central to northeastern Japan.

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Rainy season starts in central to northeastern Japan

Rainy season starts in central to northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People walk with umbrellas in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on June 5, 2014, as the rainy season starts in a wide area stretching from central to northeastern Japan.

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Leica gives girl of quake-hit area camera

Leica gives girl of quake-hit area camera

TOKYO, Japan - Airi Sato, an 18-year-old high school student from Miyagi Prefecture, holds a monochrome camera given to her by Andreas Kaufmann (R), a senior executive of Leica Camera AG, at the German camera maker's shop in Tokyo's Ginza area on March 12, 2014. The girl who was chief of the camera club at Shiroishi Technical High School in an area hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake said she will keep photographing the images of the stricken northeastern Japan areas.

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Leica gives girl of quake-hit area camera

Leica gives girl of quake-hit area camera

TOKYO, Japan - Airi Sato, an 18-year-old high school student from Miyagi Prefecture, holds a monochrome camera given to her by Andreas Kaufmann (R), a senior executive of Leica Camera AG, at the German camera maker's shop in Tokyo's Ginza area on March 12, 2014. The girl who was chief of the camera club at Shiroishi Technical High School in an area hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake said she will keep photographing the images of the stricken northeastern Japan areas.

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Flower art project in Tokyo

Flower art project in Tokyo

A street in Tokyo's Ginza area is decorated with flowers that would have been discarded, as the nine-day Ginza Art Walk project begins on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Flower art project in Tokyo

Flower art project in Tokyo

A street in Tokyo's Ginza area is decorated with flowers that would have been discarded, as the nine-day Ginza Art Walk project begins on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Extra edition copies of a newspaper are given to passers-by in Tokyo's Ginza area on Sept. 8, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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Rainy season over in Tokyo

Rainy season over in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians walk with parasols in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 6, 2013. Temperatures soared across Japan that day as the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, is believed to have ended 15 days earlier than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Rainy season over in Tokyo

Rainy season over in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians walk with parasols in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 6, 2013. Temperatures soared across Japan that day as the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, is believed to have ended 15 days earlier than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Ginza cinema closes

Ginza cinema closes

TOKYO, Japan - People enter Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater to screen old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area, on March 31, 2013, to see the last screening there. The cinema closed the same day, ending its more than 45-year history.

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