Toyota opens basketball venue

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 15 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3. (Kyodo)

Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota opens basketball venue

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda are pictured during the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota opens basketball venue

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (6th from L) and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda (5th from L) pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota opens basketball venue

Photo shows Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota opens basketball venue

The opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward is held on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota opens basketball venue

Photo shows the interior of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks at the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

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Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike makes a stump speech on a boat on a canal in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 30, 2024, during her campaign for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital.

Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike makes a stump speech on a boat on a canal in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 30, 2024, during her campaign for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital.

Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial election

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike makes a stump speech on a boat on a canal in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 30, 2024, during her campaign for the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital.

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Tokyo, Japan, May 17 Kyodo -Video taken on May 17, 2024, shows the inaugural flight in Tokyo of a flying vehicle. The vehicle developed by LIFT Aircraft of the United States and driven by one person flew about 10 meters above ground in front of about 500 people in Tokyo's Koto Ward.(Kyodo)

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Photo taken on May 17, 2024, shows the inaugural flight in Tokyo of a flying vehicle. The vehicle developed by LIFT Aircraft of the United States and driven by one person flew about 10 meters above ground in front of about 500 people in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Photo taken on May 17, 2024, shows the inaugural flight in Tokyo of a flying vehicle. The vehicle developed by LIFT Aircraft of the United States and driven by one person flew about 10 meters above ground in front of about 500 people in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Photo taken on May 17, 2024, shows the inaugural flight in Tokyo of a flying vehicle. The vehicle developed by LIFT Aircraft of the United States and driven by one person flew about 10 meters above ground in front of about 500 people in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Flying vehicle's first flight in capital

Photo taken on May 17, 2024, shows the inaugural flight in Tokyo of a flying vehicle. The vehicle developed by LIFT Aircraft of the United States and driven by one person flew about 10 meters above ground in front of about 500 people in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

Political group "Tsubasa no To" head Kurokawa

Political group "Tsubasa no To" head Kurokawa

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Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Japan's first Formula E electric motorsports race is held at a circuit converted from a public road in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 30, 2024.

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Japan's first Formula E electric motorsports race is held at a circuit converted from a public road in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 30, 2024.

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Japan's first Formula E electric motorsports race is held at a circuit converted from a public road in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 30, 2024.

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Japan's first Formula E electric motorsports race is held at a circuit converted from a public road in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 30, 2024.

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Japan's first Formula E electric motorsports race is held at a circuit converted from a public road in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 30, 2024.

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the opening ceremony of Japan's first Formula E electric motorsports race at a circuit converted from a public road in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 30, 2024. (Pool photo)

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Tokyo hosts Japan's 1st Formula E electric motorsports race

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) attend the opening ceremony of Japan's first Formula E electric motorsports race at a circuit converted from a public road in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 30, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Kishida visits supermarket in Tokyo

Japan PM Kishida visits supermarket in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after visiting an Ito-Yokado supermarket store in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Oct. 16, 2023, ahead of the government finishing drawing up an economic stimulus package in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Kishida visits supermarket in Tokyo

Japan PM Kishida visits supermarket in Tokyo

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Supermoon lights up sky in Tokyo

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Supermoon lights up sky in Tokyo

Supermoon lights up sky in Tokyo

A supermoon and an airplane are seen from Tokyo's Koto Ward on Aug. 31, 2023.

Supermoon lights up sky in Tokyo

Supermoon lights up sky in Tokyo

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Sumo: Terunofuji wins summer tourney

Sumo: Terunofuji wins summer tourney

Yokozuna Terunofuji (R), winner of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, is congratulated by his stablemaster Isegahama at their stable in Tokyo's Koto Ward on May 28, 2023.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) visits a museum on the history of maritime transportation and other related matters in Tokyo's Koto Ward on May 22, 2023. (Pool photo)

Firefighters' New Year parade

Firefighters' New Year parade

TOKYO, Japan - Firetrucks spray water into the air during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2012.

New Year ladder-top stunts by firefighters

New Year ladder-top stunts by firefighters

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters demonstrate ladder-top stunts dating back to Japan's feudal Edo period during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department, in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2012.

New Year ladder-top stunts by firefighters

New Year ladder-top stunts by firefighters

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter holds a scroll bearing a message of encouragement for the Tohoku region, which was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, while seated atop a 7-meter ladder in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2012, in a demonstration of ladder-top stunts dating back to Japan's feudal Edo period during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department.

Firefighters' New Year event

Firefighters' New Year event

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 6, 2015, shows water-discharge by fireboats during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department, in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

Firefighters' New Year parade

Firefighters' New Year parade

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters demonstrate ladder-top stunts during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department, in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2015.

Firefighters' New Year parade

Firefighters' New Year parade

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters form a line before the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department, in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2015.

Firefighters' New Year parade

Firefighters' New Year parade

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe, the governor of Tokyo, addresses a ceremony for the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department, in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2015.

Toyota's Mirai fuel cell vehicle

Toyota's Mirai fuel cell vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Mirai fuel cell sedan runs on a test course in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 19, 2014.

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 24, 2014, at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo's Koto Ward, shows Kodomoroid (L) and Otonaroid, described by the museum as the world's most advanced android robots that closely resemble humans.

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 24, 2014, at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo's Koto Ward, shows Kodomoroid (far L) and Otonaroid (C), described by the museum as the world's most advanced android robots that closely resemble humans.

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri (C), chief executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, hands an appointment letter to Otonaroid, an adult female android, to work as science communicator, at the museum in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 24, 2014, while Kodomoroid (L), a child android, looks on. The museum describes the robots as the world's most advanced android robots that closely resemble humans.

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

Japan museum unveils advanced android robots

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri (center R), chief executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, and Hiroshi Ishiguro (center L), a special professor at Osaka University, pose with Kodomoroid (far L), a child android, and Otonaroid (R front), an adult female android, at the museum in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 24, 2014. The museum describes the robots as the world's most advanced android robots that closely resemble humans.

Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe visits experimental hydrogen station

Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe visits experimental hydrogen station

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) visits an experimental hydrogen fueling station in Tokyo窶冱 Koto Ward on May 15, 2014.

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TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014 shows Matashichi Oishi (L), a former crew member of the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, and his daughter, Yoshiko Tanaka, standing in front of the trawler preserved and displayed at the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall run by the Tokyo metropolitan government in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The tuna fishing boat was exposed to nuclear fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954, while fishing about 160 kilometers east of the atoll.

Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo Motor Show

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Nissan at Tokyo Motor Show

Nissan at Tokyo Motor Show

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TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yanagi stands by its four-wheel, two-seater Motiv prototype vehicle unveiled on Nov. 20, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward during the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day prior to opening to the public. Yamaha plans to enter the four-wheel vehicle market globally by 2020 to broaden its customer base by adding automobiles to its mainstay lineup of motorcycles, Yanagi said.

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Yamaha Motor to enter automobile market

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yanagi stands by its four-wheel, two-seater Motiv prototype vehicle unveiled on Nov. 20, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward during the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day prior to opening to the public. Yamaha plans to enter the four-wheel vehicle market globally by 2020 to broaden its customer base by adding automobiles to its mainstay lineup of motorcycles, Yanagi said.