Rallies against nuclear plants

Rallies against nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - People demonstrate against nuclear power plants around JR Koenji Station in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on April 10, 2011, amid the prolonged crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station some 220 kilometers to the northeast. An estimated 15,000 people took part in the demonstration march organized by local shop owners and reported online as a call for joining the event had spread on Twitter, organizers said.

Koenji, Tokyo's bohemian town

Koenji, Tokyo's bohemian town

TOKYO, Japan - The entrance of a shopping district called Koenji Junjo Shotengai near JR Koenji Station in Tokyo is crowded with people Dec. 8, 2010. The neighborhood is a major setting for Haruki Murakami's best seller ''1Q84.''

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - TV cameramen and others gather at arcade housing the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day.

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter inspects the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day.

Rallies against nuclear plants

Rallies against nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - People demonstrate against nuclear power plants around JR Koenji Station in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on April 10, 2011, amid the prolonged crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station some 220 kilometers to the northeast. An estimated 15,000 people took part in the demonstration march organized by local shop owners and reported online as a call for joining the event had spread on Twitter, organizers said. (Kyodo)

Koenji, Tokyo's bohemian town

Koenji, Tokyo's bohemian town

TOKYO, Japan - The entrance of a shopping district called Koenji Junjo Shotengai near JR Koenji Station in Tokyo is crowded with people Dec. 8, 2010. The neighborhood is a major setting for Haruki Murakami's best seller ''1Q84.'' (Kyodo)

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - TV cameramen and others gather at arcade housing the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day. (Kyodo)

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter inspects the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day. (Kyodo)