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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

People at JR Ikebukuro Station take photos of train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design on Tokyo's iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Japan: Strong Winds Blow Signboard Off Building In Ikebukuro, Tokyo

A winter low-pressure system brought strong winds to the Kanto region on Tuesday, February 27, with high waves hitting coastal areas, gusts knocking down streetlights and causing walls to topple over in Tokyo. The video shows winds blowing signboard off a building in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and firefighters at site dealing with the incident.

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2-day service suspension on Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line begins

Services were suspended on a portion of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line Saturday due to track-switching construction work at the busy Shibuya Station, with the disruption to last the whole weekend. Services on the "outer loop," or clockwise direction, between Osaki and Ikebukuro stations were halted from the first train, affecting around 530,000 passengers, according to train operator East Japan Railway Co. Normal operations will resume from the first train on Monday. The suspension is part of ongoing construction work at Shibuya Station and its surrounding area. The operator aims to switch from two platforms for the inner and outer loops to a single Yamanote Line platform, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

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Tokyo couple tie knot on train

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiko Suzuki (L) and Sayaka Tsuchiya pose for photos on a platform at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013, ahead of getting aboard a Yamanote Line train entirely reserved for their wedding ceremony while making a circuit on the loop line. Suzuki, 27, and Tsuchiya, 28, were chosen from among couples who applied for a train wedding offered by East Japan Railway Co. About 150 guests took part in the ceremony on the running train.

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4 Chinese arrested for cheating on driver's license exams

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Ikebukuro Police Station in Tokyo on June 22, 2012, shows confiscated "tools" that were used for cheating in driver's license exams, including mobile phones and small wireless earphones. Police have arrested four Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in cheating on driver's license examinations, with at least one believed to have unlawfully obtained a license after receiving test answers via mobile phone, police said on June 22.

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Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters look up a solar eclipse in front of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including the capital.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill acting as people who have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, receive emergency food from JR Shinjuku train station staff inside the station on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, involving 10,000 people in all, was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill gather in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Evacuation information is displayed on a large screen in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012, during a disaster drill. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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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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People listen to party leader's final plea for voter support

TOKYO, Japan - People listen to a party leader who made his final plea for voter support in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2009, the eve of the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election.

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Aso stumps for votes on last day of election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso, who doubles as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a plea for voter support in a campaign speech in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2009, the last day of the official 12-day campaign for Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Aso's LDP, which has held power almost without interruption for over 50 years, is struggling against the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which polls show is likely to see a landslide win in the election.

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Hatoyama makes final plea for voter support

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama makes his final plea for voter support in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on the eve of Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. A series of media polls show the main opposition party is headed toward a landslide victory in the election, ending the Liberal Democratic Party's almost total control of Japanese politics for more than half a century.

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Ex-PM Koizumi fan in general election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows off a doll resembling former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and a sign that reads, ''I like you very much,'' while listening to a speech by Koizumi, a retired lawmaker, near JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election.

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Idea for Chinatown in Ikebukuro draws negative reaction

TOKYO, Japan - A number of Chinese shops and restaurants are located around JR Ikebukuro station in Tokyo's Toshima Ward.

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Election campaign starts for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii stumps in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on June 24 as the election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly started.

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Tokyo offers women-only trains in rush hour

TOKYO, Japan - Female passengers get out of a woman-only carriage of a train on the Saikyo Line of East Japan Railway Co. at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on April 4. Women-only cars in Tokyo were launched for the first time in morning rush-hour trains on Monday in a bid to prevent groping.

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(1)New steps developed against bikes left around stations

TOKYO, Japan - A ward official removes a bicycle from in front of the west exit of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on May 26.

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5 foreigners, 2 Japanese nabbed over fake credit cards

TOKYO, Japan - Three Malaysians, two Chinese and two Japanese have been arrested on suspicion of producing and using counterfeit credit cards in Tokyo and Shizuoka prefectures. An officer at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Police Station sits by an array of fake credit cards and equipment the suspects used in making the cards during a media briefing March 8.

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JCP's Shii stumps at Tokyo's Ikebukuro

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii speaks at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station on June 15 during official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election that kicked off the same day.

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Mori calls for continuation of tripartite coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori calls for continuation of the current three-way coalition in his first speech to kick off the 12-day official campaign for the June 25 general election of the House of Representatives, made outside Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station on June 13.

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Part of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line to be suspended for 2 days

A section of Tokyo's Yamanote loop line was suspended Saturday due to track switching construction work slated to last through the weekend, the longest such suspension on the line since the launch of its operator JR East. Services on the inner loop between Ikebukuro and Osaki stations, which include the busy JR Shibuya Station, were halted from the first train on Saturday and will be suspended through the last train on Sunday. The move is expected to affect a total of 540,000 passengers, or up to 865,000 people in prepandemic conditions, according to the train operator. The operator aims to widen a platform at Shibuya Station by around 5 meters, with plans on additional work on the outer loop platform in the future. It said once completed, the inner and outer platforms at the station will be connected, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

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Politicians speak to voters ahead of Japan election

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus listen to a speech by a political party member in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2021, two days after the House of Representatives was dissolved for the Oct. 31 general election.

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5 foreigners, 2 Japanese nabbed over fake credit cards

TOKYO, Japan - Three Malaysians, two Chinese and two Japanese have been arrested on suspicion of producing and using counterfeit credit cards in Tokyo and Shizuoka prefectures. An officer at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Police Station sits by an array of fake credit cards and equipment the suspects used in making the cards during a media briefing March 8.

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Tokyo offers women-only trains in rush hour

TOKYO, Japan - Female passengers get out of a woman-only carriage of a train on the Saikyo Line of East Japan Railway Co. at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on April 4. Women-only cars in Tokyo were launched for the first time in morning rush-hour trains on Monday in a bid to prevent groping. (Kyodo)

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JCP's Shii stumps at Tokyo's Ikebukuro

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii speaks at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station on June 15 during official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election that kicked off the same day.

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Mori calls for continuation of tripartite coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori calls for continuation of the current three-way coalition in his first speech to kick off the 12-day official campaign for the June 25 general election of the House of Representatives, made outside Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station on June 13.

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Yuriko Koike, a major candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, kicks off her campaign by giving a speech in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on July 14, 2016. The former defense minister Koike failed to win the endorsement of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Yuriko Koike, a major candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, kicks off her campaign in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on July 14, 2016. The former defense minister Koike failed to win the endorsement of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Yuriko Koike, a major candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, kicks off her campaign by giving a speech in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on July 14, 2016. The former defense minister Koike failed to win the endorsement of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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

Photo taken on the night of Aug. 16, 2015, shows a car that ran across the sidewalk and plowed into an outlet of the Zara apparel shop near JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo, killing one person and injuring four others. Police arrested the driver, a 53-year-old doctor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Antiterrorist drill held at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo

Policemen in protective suits practice a rescue operation for people at Tokyo's JR Ikebukuro Station on March 20, 2015, the 20th anniversary of a deadly sarin nerve gas attack on the capital's subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo cult. The drill, conducted jointly with firefighters and store operators, was based on the assumption that a sarin-using terrorist attack had occurred in the station yard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Policemen remove 'sarin nerve gas' in Tokyo rescue drill

Policemen conduct decontamination work on mock "sarin nerve gas" during a drill at Tokyo's JR Ikebukuro Station on March 20, 2015, the 20th anniversary of an attack with the deadly gas on the capital's subway lines by the AUM Shinrikyo cult. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halloween costume-clad people demand abrogation of security laws

People clad in Halloween costumes put up placards calling for the abrogation of recently enacted national security laws in front of East Japan Railway's Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2015. The protest rally sponsored by civic groups opposing the laws was timed to coincide with Halloween. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halloween costume-clad people call for abrogation of security laws

People clad in various Halloween costumes show placards calling for the abrogation of recently enacted national security laws in front of East Japan Railway's Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2015. The protest rally sponsored by civic groups opposing the laws was timed to coincide with Halloween. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People listen to party leader's final plea for voter support

TOKYO, Japan - People listen to a party leader who made his final plea for voter support in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2009, the eve of the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama makes final plea for voter support

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama makes his final plea for voter support in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on the eve of Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. A series of media polls show the main opposition party is headed toward a landslide victory in the election, ending the Liberal Democratic Party's almost total control of Japanese politics for more than half a century. (Kyodo)

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Aso stumps for votes on last day of election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso, who doubles as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a plea for voter support in a campaign speech in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2009, the last day of the official 12-day campaign for Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Aso's LDP, which has held power almost without interruption for over 50 years, is struggling against the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which polls show is likely to see a landslide win in the election. (Kyodo)

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Ex-PM Koizumi fan in general election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows off a doll resembling former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and a sign that reads, ''I like you very much,'' while listening to a speech by Koizumi, a retired lawmaker, near JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. (Kyodo)

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(1)New steps developed against bikes left around stations

TOKYO, Japan - A ward official removes a bicycle from in front of the west exit of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on May 26. (Kyodo)

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Idea for Chinatown in Ikebukuro draws negative reaction

TOKYO, Japan - A number of Chinese shops and restaurants are located around JR Ikebukuro station in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. (Kyodo)

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Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters look up a solar eclipse in front of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including the capital. (Kyodo)

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro. (Kyodo)

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill gather in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro. (Kyodo)

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro. (Kyodo)

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill acting as people who have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, receive emergency food from JR Shinjuku train station staff inside the station on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, involving 10,000 people in all, was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro. (Kyodo)