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Japanese novelist Mishima

Japanese novelist Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - The body of renowned Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima and a cohort are carried from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 1970, after he committed ritual suicide following his failed attempt to stage a coup in protest against the country's pacifist Constitution. Mishima, a Nobel literature prize nominee from 1963 to 1968, is known for his works including "Shiosai" (The Sound of Waves) and "Kinkakuji" (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion).

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Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

TOKYO, Aug. 10 Kyodo - The Defense Ministry unveils to the press on Aug. 10, 2015, an underground shelter, built during World War II by the Imperial Japanese Army, within the ministry's premises in Tokyo's Ichigaya area.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

Japan braces for N. Korean launch

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea. Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone its planned launch of a rocket carrying a satellite, which it said earlier would take place sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, due to "some reasons," according to a report issued early on Dec. 9 by the official Korean Central News Agency.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

Japan braces for N. Korean launch

TOKYO, Japan - Patriot ground-to-air guided missile launch units are stationed at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo on April 4 to prepare for North Korea's imminent launch of a communications satellite, which Japan sees as a cover for test-firing a long-range ballistic missile.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

Japan braces for N. Korean launch

TOKYO, Japan - Patriot ground-to-air guided missile launch units are stationed at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo on April 4 to prepare for North Korea's imminent launch of a communications satellite, which Japan sees as a cover for test-firing a long-range ballistic missile.

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Mishima's suicide room a hot spot in Defense Ministry tour

Mishima's suicide room a hot spot in Defense Ministry tour

TOKYO, Japan - A guide (C) tells visitors that they are in the room in which Japanese novelist and nationalist Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide in 1970, during a tour of the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Tokyo on March 11. The room is part of the Ichigaya Memorial Hall in the ministry's premises.

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Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

TOKYO, Japan - About 100 public prosecutors and employees walk into the headquarters of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo's Ichigaya area on Nov. 29 for an intensive search to back up allegations that former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya took bribes from a former defense equipment trading house executive, investigative sources said.

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Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

TOKYO, Japan - About 100 public prosecutors and employees walk into the headquarters of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo's Ichigaya area on Nov. 29 for an intensive search to back up allegations that former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya took bribes from a former defense equipment trading house executive, investigative sources said.

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Last GSDF troops return to Japan after Iraq mission

Last GSDF troops return to Japan after Iraq mission

TOKYO, Japan - A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force holds his child at the GSDF's garrison in Tokyo's Ichigaya on July 25 after returning home via Kuwait from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah.

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DNP logo

DNP logo

Logo = January 18, 2018, DNP headquarters, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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DNP logo

DNP logo

Logo = January 18, 2018, DNP headquarters, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

Japan braces for N. Korean launch

TOKYO, Japan - Patriot ground-to-air guided missile launch units are stationed at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo on April 4 to prepare for North Korea's imminent launch of a communications satellite, which Japan sees as a cover for test-firing a long-range ballistic missile. (Kyodo)

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

Japan braces for N. Korean launch

TOKYO, Japan - Patriot ground-to-air guided missile launch units are stationed at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo on April 4 to prepare for North Korea's imminent launch of a communications satellite, which Japan sees as a cover for test-firing a long-range ballistic missile. (Kyodo)

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The Northern Territories: Public Opinion on the Rise

A national convention to demand the return of the Northern Territories was held in Kudan, Tokyo.   <Caption> Scenes from the National Convention to Demand the Return of the Northern Territories held at Kudan Kaikan in Ichigaya, leaflet distribution on the streets, the resolution passed at the Diet, Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka on an official visit to the Soviet Union, the signing of the joint statement by Japan and the Soviet Union, the fishing grounds in the 200 nautical mile waters, demonstrators marching toward the Diet, and more. Date of shooting unknown, Date of release: October 14, 1977.

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Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

The Defense Ministry unveils to the press on Aug. 10, 2015, an underground shelter, built during World War II by the Imperial Japanese Army, within the ministry's premises in Tokyo's Ichigaya area. At front is Defense Minister Gen Nakatani. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

The Defense Ministry unveils to the press on Aug. 10, 2015, an underground shelter, built during World War II by the Imperial Japanese Army, within the ministry's premises in Tokyo's Ichigaya area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Defense personnel's data feared leaked after cyberattack

Defense personnel's data feared leaked after cyberattack

Photo taken on July 6, 2015 shows Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya in Tokyo, mainly used by Defense Ministry officials and run by the mutual aid society for the ministry's employees. Information about defense personnel may have been leaked after a computer at the hotel suffered a cyberattack in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Defense personnel's data feared leaked after cyberattack

Defense personnel's data feared leaked after cyberattack

Photo taken on July 6, 2015 shows Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya (front) and the Defense Ministry headquarters (behind) in Tokyo. Information about defense personnel may have been leaked after a computer at the hotel, mainly used by Defense Ministry officials and runs by the mutual aid society for the ministry's employees, suffered a cyberattack in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Last GSDF troops return to Japan after Iraq mission

Last GSDF troops return to Japan after Iraq mission

TOKYO, Japan - A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force holds his child at the GSDF's garrison in Tokyo's Ichigaya on July 25 after returning home via Kuwait from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Kyodo)

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Mishima's suicide room a hot spot in Defense Ministry tour

Mishima's suicide room a hot spot in Defense Ministry tour

TOKYO, Japan - A guide (C) tells visitors that they are in the room in which Japanese novelist and nationalist Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide in 1970, during a tour of the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Tokyo on March 11. The room is part of the Ichigaya Memorial Hall in the ministry's premises. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

TOKYO, Japan - About 100 public prosecutors walk into the headquarters of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo's Ichigaya area on Nov. 29 for an intensive search to back up allegations that former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya took bribes from a former defense equipment trading house executive, investigative sources said. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

Prosecutors search Defense Ministry over bribery scandal

TOKYO, Japan - About 100 public prosecutors walk into the headquarters of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo's Ichigaya area on Nov. 29 for an intensive search to back up allegations that former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya took bribes from a former defense equipment trading house executive, investigative sources said. (Kyodo)

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A scenery in the suburbs of Tokyo

A scenery in the suburbs of Tokyo

This is the earthen bridge leading to Ichigaya Gomon (gate), which was located to the left. The main residence of the Tokugawa family of Owari was located on the hill to the left. It was destroyed in 1868, and the Military Academy was built there in 1878. Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine is on the right side of the hill, and the town of Ichigaya Hachiman is visible at the foot of the hill. This photograph was carried in an 1872 issue of The Far East and later tinted.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐24‐0]

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Cherry trees at Kudanzaka slope

Cherry trees at Kudanzaka slope

Kudanzaka is a long slope going down to the direction of Kanda from the side of Yasukuni Shrine from Ichigaya. A beautiful cherry boulevard continues. The moat to the fore is the Chidorigafuchi.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐40‐0]

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Ichigaya Military Academy

Ichigaya Military Academy

Ichigaya Military Academy==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Hosei University

Hosei University

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 1, 2018, shows the Ichigaya campus of Hosei University in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hosei University

Hosei University

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 1, 2018, shows the Ichigaya campus of Hosei University in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1) Abortive attack on Japanese Defense Agency

(1) Abortive attack on Japanese Defense Agency

TOKYO, Japan - Police investigators examine the garden of a temple near the Defense Agency in the Ichigaya district of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward that is believed to have been used for firing explosives at the agency on Feb. 17. Authorities suspect that the incident may involve those who oppose the deployment of Japan's Self Defense Force troops to Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Defense Agency's new buildings nearing completion

Defense Agency's new buildings nearing completion

TOKYO, Japan - The Defense Agency is scheduled to start moving in late April from its present location in Tokyo's Roppongi district to the Ichigaya area in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, where the Ground Self-Defense Force had a base. Photo, taken Feb. 2, shows a group of 10 buildings at the new agency site with the 86-meter-high, 19-story main building at center.

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