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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2025, the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2025, the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. apologizes for indictment of former employees

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. apologizes for the indictment of a former employee. Pictured from left to right are Kentaro Okuda, President and Representative Director, and Toshiyasu Iiyama, Executive Vice President and Representative Director, explaining the situation.=December 3,2024,Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.Head Office Urbannet Otemachi Building Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. apologizes for indictment of former employees

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. apologizes for the indictment of a former employee. Photo shows Kentaro Okuda, President and CEO, apologizing.=December 3,2024,Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.Head Office Urbannet Otemachi Building Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. apologizes for indictment of former employees

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. apologizes for the indictment of a former employee. Pictured from left to right are Kentaro Okuda, President and Representative Director, and Toshiyasu Iiyama, Executive Vice President and Representative Director, explaining the situation.=December 3,2024,Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.Head Office Urbannet Otemachi Building Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Kyowa Kirin President Change Press Conference

Kyowa Kirin's press conference on the change of president. Photo shows Abdul Malik (left), president-elect, and Masashi Miyamoto, president, shaking hands.=October 31,2024,Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Kyowa Kirin President Change Press Conference

Kyowa Kirin's press conference on the change of president. Photo: Abdul Malik, President-elect of Kyowa Kirin, addressing the press conference.=October 31,2024,Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Kyowa Kirin President Change Press Conference

Kyowa Kirin's press conference on the change of president. Photo: Abdul Malik, President-elect of Kyowa Kirin, addressing the press conference.=October 31,2024,Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University ekiden road relay head coach Susumu Hara (3rd from R) and players celebrate near the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, after the team's victory, the first in two years and seventh overall.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Shunya Udagawa crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, securing the university's seventh victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Shunya Udagawa crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, securing the university's seventh victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 23 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day 100th Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2024.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 23 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day 100th Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2024.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Komazawa University anchor Hibiki Aogaki crosses the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2023. Komazawa won the New Year road race for the first time in two years.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Komazawa University anchor Hibiki Aogaki crosses the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2023. Komazawa won the New Year road race for the first time in two years.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Komazawa wins 4th straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Komazawa University anchor man Naoki Shibata smiles after hitting the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi district Jan. 3 to win his team's fourth straight overall title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University takes a big lead over the other runners in the mountainous 23.2-kilometer fifth stage of the five-segment, 107.5 kilometer collegiate ekiden race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Runners start the two-day, annual collegiate ekiden race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2015. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first day of the road race between Otemachi and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Public tooth-brushing booth in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman brushes her teeth inside a tooth-shaped booth in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Dec. 2, 2014. Dental care products maker Sunstar Inc. set up the trial booth the same day, claiming it is Japan's first public facility dedicated to brushing teeth. Equipped with tap water, a mirror and a tutorial video on proper ways to brush teeth, the free facility will open for two days, aimed at promoting tooth brushing in workplaces.

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Heat wave in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Workers in business suits walk with their jackets off, while another fans himself, amid high temperatures in Tokyo's Otemachi district on July 12, 2013. A heat wave continued in the Japanese archipelago, with temperature hitting more than 35 C before noon the same day in parts of Shizuoka, Mie, Hyogo, and Toyama prefectures.

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Hot weather in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Women wearing short sleeve shirts walk along a street in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 10, 2013. At Otemachi in central Tokyo, the mercury rose as high as 25.3 C, making it the earliest day that the temperature in Tokyo reached 25 C in March since records began in 1876, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Hot weather with dusty haze in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Men with children wearing short sleeve shirts walk along a street in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 10, 2013, while a dense dusty haze covered the capital. At Otemachi in central Tokyo, the mercury rose as high as 25.3 C, making it the earliest day that the temperature in Tokyo reached 25 C in March since records began in 1876, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Mizuho Securities merges with Mizuho Investors Securities

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held in Tokyo's Otemachi area on Jan. 4, 2013, to mark the merger of two brokerage houses under Mizuho Financial Group Inc. to start anew as Mizuho Securities Co. The pre-merger Mizuho Securities handled corporate transactions while Mizuho Investors Securities Co. served individual customers.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Waseda wins Hakone ekiden race, 1st in 18 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Nakashima of Waseda University crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi on Jan. 3, 2011. The university captured its first title in 18 years at the traditional two-day New Year race.

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Waseda wins Hakone ekiden race, 1st in 18 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Nakashima of Waseda University declares victory before crossing the finish line to win the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi on Jan. 3, 2011. The university captured its first title in 18 years at the traditional two-day New Year race.

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46.

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Sakai, the head coach of Toyo University's ekiden road relay team, is tossed in the air in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, after the team won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden race. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46. (Pool photo)

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46.

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Nikkei closes below 13,000 for 1st time since Sept. 2005

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a securities company in Tokyo's Otemachi district shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average down 752.89 points from Jan. 21 to end at 12,573.05, its lowest closing level since Sept. 8, 2005, when it closed at 12,533.89.

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Juntendo wins 1st Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title in 6 years

TOKYO, Japan - Juntendo University anchor Genta Matsuse crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, securing the university team's first overall title in six years in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone round-trip collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tax bureau auctions seized property

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau holds a public auction in Tokyo's Otemachi district March 7 of vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz car, and other property confiscated from tax defaulters in lieu of payment.

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Tax bureau auctions seized property

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau holds a public auction in Tokyo's Otemachi district March 7 of paintings and other property confiscated from tax defaulters in lieu of payment.

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Tax offices across Japan begin accepting tax returns

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Yukie Nakama, who appears on a promotional poster for the National Tax Agency, files her own tax return form using the agency's website at the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau in Tokyo's Otemachi on Feb. 16 as Japanese began filing 2005 income tax returns the same day at 524 regional tax offices across the country.

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Rice reaped in high-tech paddy field on underground floor

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka (C) reaps rice from a computer-operated paddy field on the second floor basement of an office building in Tokyo's Otemachi district on Jan. 11. The paddy field was prepared by staffing services company Pasona to interest more people in agriculture.