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New Year shopping in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Customers grab "lucky bags," containing unknown random merchandise, at the Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Jan. 1, 2015.

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Xbox One game console launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft begins selling the Xbox One home gaming console in Japan on Sept. 4, 2014. Photo was taken the same day at a home electronics store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district.

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Man arrested over shooting wife dead

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on the night of July 6, 2014, shows a cafe of a hotel in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, shortly after a man allegedly shot his wife dead there. The man, a 54-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward, was seized by cafe employees and arrested at the scene by police.

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1 dead, 7 hurt in June car crash in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo police investigate a crash in which a car, driven by a 37-year-old man suspected of having been under the influence of a quasi-legal drug, struck pedestrians in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on June 24, 2014. The accident killed a Chinese woman and injured seven other people.

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"Golden saury"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 3, 2012, shows a "golden saury" on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. The fish is one of two golden saury that were landed in Ofutato, Iwate Prefecture. Uoko Co. purchased the fish for 10,000 yen each at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market and put them on display in different places in Tokyo.

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Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2009 shows LABI1, a huge store of home electronics retailer Yamada Denki Co., in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. Yamada Denki will buy out its competitor Best Denki Co. in a bid to secure its foothold as the top home electronics retailer in Japan by creating a group with sales of over 2 trillion yen, industry sources said July 12, 2012.

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Cramped wooden houses in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 11, 2012, shows cramped wooden houses in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district. The high-rise building in the center is Sunshine 60.

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Cramped wooden houses in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 11, 2012, shows cramped wooden houses in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district.

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Confiscated stuffed giant panda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2011, at a police station in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district shows a stuffed giant panda, a protected animal, which was seized by the Metropolitan Police Department. A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of displaying the stuffed panda for the purpose of sale, a violation of the law for the conservation of endangered species of wild fauna and flora.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A worker poses in front of a motorbike called Cyclone which was used in the TV hero series of Kamen Rider at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Nov. 22, 2011. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 commemorating the series' 40th anniversary.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, shows a life-size replica of Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) No. 1 at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV hero series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 to commemorate the series' 40th anniversary.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, shows an armchair like the one used in the TV hero series of Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 commemorating the series' 40th anniversary.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at rays and fish swimming in the Sunshine Lagoon tank on the first floor of Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Sea lions swim in an overhead tank at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a tank recreating the environment of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Large-scale 'g.u.' shop in Ikebukuro

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 28, 2011, shows the first large-scale outlet of the ''g.u.'' brand, operated by Fast Retailing Co., in Tokyo in the Ikebukuro shopping district. The low-price brand shop is scheduled to open the following day.

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1st Auntie Anne's Pretzels store in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An employee holds up soft pretzels at an outlet of Auntie Anne's Pretzels in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Dec. 21, 2011. The first outlet of the American pretzel chain store operator in Japan has been attracting many customers seeking the taste of soft pretzels not commonly found in the country.

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Christmas cake fair at Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer shows Christmas cakes during a fair at a Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Nov. 16, 2010. The store has seen a threefold increase in the number of Christmas cake reservations compared with last year.

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Home electronics retailer Yamada Denki opens flagship store

TOKYO, Japan - People form long lines in front of the flagship store of Japan's largest consumer electronics retail chain Yamada Denki Co. in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Oct. 30, 2009, before its opening.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cameroonian staples from land and sea

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows popular dishes at the Cameroonian restaurant O Village in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district -- including a plate of spicy grilled fish (clockwise from foreground), ''fufu,'' okra soup, banana doughnuts and ''ndole.''

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cameroonian staples from land and sea

TOKYO, Japan - Judi Atanga (L), manager of the Cameroonian restaurant O Village in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district, gestures while explaining the typical Cameroonian dishes served at the restaurant on July 28.

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - Children and their parents show off charcoal broiled ''kabayaki'' eels they arrange over rice in a 20-meter-long line of containers in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 17. The event was held to promote eels from Taiwan in a season in which many in Japan eat the fish following a longtime custom hoping that the practice helps them beat the summer heat.

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - Children and their parents show off charcoal broiled ''kabayaki'' eels they arrange over rice in a 20-meter-long line of containers in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 17. The event was held to promote eels from Taiwan in a season in which many in Japan eat the fish following a longtime custom hoping that the practice helps them beat the summer heat.

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Seibu dept. store begins special sales for Lions' victory

TOKYO, Japan - Customers crowd the Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Nov. 10 which began special sales in commemoration of the Seibu Lions victory in the Japan Series the previous day.

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Chinese in Japan raise funds for quake victims in China

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese living in Japan join a campaign to raise funds in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district May 18 for victims hit by the May 12 devastating earthquake.

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Shoppers jostle for New Year 'lucky bags' at department stores

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers jostle for New Year ''lucky bags'' on sale on the first business day of the year at a department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Jan. 2. About 5,000 people lined up at the Mitsukoshi Nihombashi store, which offered heavily-discounted ''lucky bags'' for 10,500 yen, while about 20,000 people waited outside the Ikebukuro main store of Seibu Department Stores before it opened for business. The New Year ''lucky bags'' usually contain merchandise sold normally at a much higher price.

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'Licca-chan' still the dream doll for Japanese girls

TOKYO, Japan - Children celebrate the 40th birthday of Japan's popular dress-up doll ''Licca-chan'' at an event in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district.

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Nintendo DS portable game console launched

TOKYO, Japan - People form long lines to buy Nitendo DS portable video game consoles at an electronics outlet in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Dec. 2.

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(2)DPJ boycotts deliberations on pension reform

TOKYO, Japan - Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan (R) and its Secretary General Katsuya Okada (L) criticizes the Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's government for its pension reform plan in a street speech in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on April 2.

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(1)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

TOKYO, Japan - Shop assistants invite shoppers to taste samples at a department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, as department stores nationwide started their campaigns for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gift-giving season. on Nov. 1. Department store sales in Japan have marked losses year on year for 18 straight months, due to slow consumer spending caused by the sluggish economy.

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(1)Koizumi drops in at sushi shop

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi listens to an explanation about an integrated circuit (IC)-based billing machine at a rotary sushi shop in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 10. (Pool photo)

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Seibu dept. store begins victory sales

TOKYO, Japan - Customers jostle Sept. 22 at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. The store began special sales marking the Seibu Lions winning the Pacific League baseball pennant the previous day.

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Nintendo puts GameCube on Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - People rush to an electric appliance store in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district on Sept. 14 to buy Nintendo Co.'s GameCube video game console. Nintendo put GameCube, priced at 25,000 yen, on the market the same day to compete with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation2.

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Ruling on fatal Tokyo car crash

Takuya Matsunaga (2nd from L), whose wife and daughter were killed when a car hit them at a crosswalk in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area in April 2019, walks to the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 2, 2021. Later in the day, the court sentenced 90-year-old former top bureaucrat Kozo Iizuka to five years in prison for negligence over the car accident. (Pool photo)

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Ruling on fatal Tokyo car crash

Takuya Matsunaga, whose wife and daughter were killed when a car hit them at a crosswalk in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area in April 2019, walks to the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 2, 2021. Later in the day, the court sentenced 90-year-old former top bureaucrat Kozo Iizuka to five years in prison for negligence over the car accident. (Pool photo)

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Nintendo DS portable game console launched

TOKYO, Japan - People form long lines to buy Nitendo DS portable video game consoles at an electronics outlet in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Dec. 2. (Kyodo)

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Shoppers jostle for New Year 'lucky bags' at department stores

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers jostle for New Year ''lucky bags'' on sale on the first business day of the year at a department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Jan. 2. About 5,000 people lined up at the Mitsukoshi Nihombashi store, which offered heavily-discounted ''lucky bags'' for 10,500 yen, while about 20,000 people waited outside the Ikebukuro main store of Seibu Department Stores before it opened for business. The New Year ''lucky bags'' usually contain merchandise sold normally at a much higher price. (Kyodo)

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Seibu dept. store begins special sales for Lions' victory

TOKYO, Japan - Customers crowd the Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Nov. 10 which began special sales in commemoration of the Seibu Lions victory in the Japan Series the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Experience-type observatory opens in Tokyo

Visitors wearing headsets sit on a swing-like ride at "SKY CIRCUS Sunshine60 Observatory," a newly renovated experience-type observatory in Tokyo on April 12, 2016, prior to the opening of the facility on April 21. Those who try the ride, which has adopted virtual reality technology and 4D simulation, are able to experience Tokyo's Ikebukuro district at full speed from the skies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Japanese samurai dolls made by Kyugetsu Co. to resemble sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku (R) and gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (C) and Kenzo Shirai, are on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on March 20, 2016, ahead of the May 5 Boys Festival when Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Japanese samurai dolls made by Kyugetsu Co. to resemble sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku (R) and gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (C) and Kenzo Shirai, are on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on March 20, 2016, ahead of the May 5 Boys Festival when Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asahi Group to buy SABMiller's European beer brands

Photo taken Feb. 10, 2016, at Tobu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district shows Peroni beer. Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said the same day it will buy SABMiller plc's European beer brands, including Peroni, for 2.55 billion euros. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shoppers hunt for lucky bags as dept. stores begin New Year sales

People shop for "lucky bags" filled with discount goods and New Year bargains at the flagship department store of Sogo & Seibu Co. in central Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Jan. 1, 2016. Major Japanese department stores and supermarkets started their business for 2016 that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shoppers hunt for lucky bags as dept. stores begin New Year sales

People shop for "lucky bags" filled with discount goods and New Year bargains at the flagship department store of Sogo & Seibu Co. in central Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Jan. 1, 2016. Major Japanese department stores and supermarkets started their business for 2016 that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist bus burnt in Tokyo, no one hurt

Photo taken Dec. 28, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a burnt tourist bus in Tokyo's Ikebukuro shopping district. There were no passengers and the bus' driver escaped uninjured when the bus caught fire the same day. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist bus burnt in Tokyo, no one hurt

Photo taken Dec. 28, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a burnt tourist bus in Tokyo's Ikebukuro shopping district. There were no passengers and the bus' driver escaped uninjured when the bus caught fire the same day. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist bus burnt in Tokyo, no one hurt

Authorities investigate the cause of a fire that burned a tourist bus in Tokyo's Ikebukuro shopping district on Dec. 28, 2015. There were no passengers and the bus' driver escaped uninjured when the bus caught fire the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 killed, 4 injured after car rams into sidewalk, shop in Tokyo

A woman lays flowers on Aug. 17, 2015, at the site of a car accident the previous night in which one person was killed and four others were injured when a car ran across the sidewalk and plowed into a Zara apparel store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro shopping district. Shoichiro Kaneko, a 53-year-old doctor, was arrested on suspicion of negligence resulting in injury while driving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Owner of new Tokyo restaurant shows tomatoes from Fukushima's Iwaki

Kenji Suzuki shows tomatoes from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, at his restaurant, 47 Dining, in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 2, 2015, on the eve of its opening. The new restaurant serves meals using materials from Japan's 47 prefectures, especially those in the northeastern region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo restaurant to serve meals using materials from 47 prefectures

A restaurant, called 47 Dining, is ready for opening in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, as seen in this photo taken on July 2, 2015, on the eve of its launch, to serve meals using materials from Japan's 47 prefectures, especially those in the northeastern region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo