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Power outage stops train in Japan

Commuters crowd the Keikyu Kamata Station in Tokyo after JR train services were suspended due to a power outage between JR Shimbashi and Shinagawa stations, disrupting major rail lines in the Japanese capital on Jan. 16, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - A woman grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

A man grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

A woman grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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Acclaimed Japanese actor Nakadai dies at 92

Photo taken in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on Nov. 11, 2025, shows a digital news board reporting the death of Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai. Nakadai, who starred in Akira Kurosawa films, including "Kagemusha" (The Shadow Warrior), which won Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival, died of Pneumonia on Nov. 8, 2025, aged 92.

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LDP leadership election

People gather in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, to listen to former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi making a stump speech as official campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Oct. 4 leadership election begins.

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LDP leadership race

Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks at a pep rally in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, after filing his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Oct. 4 leadership election.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

An electronic display at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo shows train service suspensions due to a tsunami warning on July 30, 2025, following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Sanseito party rally

People gather at a Sanseito party rally in front of Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 21, 2025, a day after the opposition party's strong showing in the House of Councillors election.

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Sanseito party rally

Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya delivers a speech in front of Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 21, 2025, a day after the opposition party's strong showing in the House of Councillors election.

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Upper house election campaigning

Voters listen to Sohei Kamiya, leader of the minor opposition Sanseito party in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 3, 2025, as official campaigning for the July 20 House of Councillors election begins.

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Rainy season starts in Tokyo

People walk with umbrellas in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on June 10, 2025, as the Japan Meteorological Agency announces the same day that the rainy season apparently began in the capital.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

TOKYO, Japan, May 23 Kyodo - A signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the busy Yamanote Line on the morning of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs the previous night. (Kyodo)

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A sign at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the outer loop of the busy Yamanote Line late on the night of May 22, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A sign at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the outer loop of the busy Yamanote Line late on the night of May 22, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the busy Yamanote Line on the morning of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs the previous night.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the busy Yamanote Line on the morning of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs the previous night.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A train is stopped on the outer loop track of the busy Yamanote Line at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo in the late night of May 22, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

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Trump slaps new 24% tariff on Japan

A monitor in Tokyo's Shimbashi area shows the news on April 3, 2025, that U.S. President Donald Trump has announced new reciprocal tariffs on imports from all other countries, including a 24 percent tariff on Japan.

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Snow in Tokyo

People with umbrellas are pictured in the snow in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on March 19, 2025.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Shimbashi area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Shimbashi area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2025, shows a copy of an extra edition of a newspaper being handed out in Tokyo's Shimbashi area after former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player to be inducted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

A man hands out copies of an extra edition of newspaper in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on Oct. 11, 2024, after Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Power failure halts Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services

Photo taken on July 6, 2024, shows a Shinkansen bullet train being stopped near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo after services between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended due to a power outage the same day.

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Taxis in Tokyo

Taxis wait for a customer near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo in the early hours of April 6, 2024.

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Taxis in Tokyo

Taxis wait for a customer near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo in the early hours of April 6, 2024.

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Snowfall in Tokyo

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2024, shows the Yurikamome driverless transit train coming to a stop between Shiodome Station and Shimbashi Station due to snowfall.

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Investigation of suspected gas explosion in Tokyo

Police officers on July 4, 2023, investigate near the site of a suspected gas explosion the previous day at a bar in a building in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. Four people were injured, with the explosion causing a fire and leaving the surrounding area covered in debris.

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Investigation of suspected gas explosion in Tokyo

Police officers on July 4, 2023, investigate the site of a suspected gas explosion the previous day at a bar in a building in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. Four people were injured, with the explosion causing a fire and leaving the surrounding area covered in debris.

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Investigation of suspected gas explosion in Tokyo

Police officers on July 4, 2023, investigate near the site of a suspected gas explosion the previous day at a bar in a building in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. Four people were injured, with the explosion causing a fire and leaving the surrounding area covered in debris.

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Investigation of suspected gas explosion in Tokyo

Police officers on July 4, 2023, investigate near the site of a suspected gas explosion the previous day at a bar in a building in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. Four people were injured, with the explosion causing a fire and leaving the surrounding area covered in debris.

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4 injured after explosion in downtown Tokyo

STORY: 4 injured after explosion in downtown Tokyo DATELINE: July 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site STORYLINE: Four people were injured after an explosion took place on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan. The explosion was reported at around 3:15 p.m. local time as a fire broke out in an eight-story building some 300 meters away from the centrally located JR Shimbashi Station, according to the local police department. According to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, four people suffered minor injuries, who were two passersby and two employees of the restaurant where the explosion reportedly took place. At the time of the accident, Xinhua reporters heard the blast while driving past an intersection less than 50 meters away from the scene, and then saw a lot of fragments flying out of a room on the second floor of the building. A burst of smoke was spotted in the room accompanied by a slight smell of

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Explosion in Tokyo's Shimbashi

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire site in Tokyo's Shimbashi district with an emergency call reporting smoke and the sound of an explosion on July 3, 2023.

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Explosion in Tokyo's Shimbashi

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire site in Tokyo's Shimbashi district with an emergency call reporting smoke and the sound of an explosion on July 3, 2023.

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Explosion in Tokyo's Shimbashi

Photo taken on July 3, 2023, shows the scene of a fire in Tokyo's Shimbashi district following an emergency call reporting smoke and the sound of an explosion.

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Explosion in Tokyo's Shimbashi

Photo taken on July 3, 2023, shows the scene of a fire in Tokyo's Shimbashi district following an emergency call reporting smoke and the sound of an explosion.

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Explosion in Tokyo's Shimbashi

Photo taken on July 3, 2023, shows the scene of a fire in Tokyo's Shimbashi district following an emergency call reporting smoke and the sound of an explosion.

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Explosion in Tokyo's Shimbashi

Firefighters gather at the scene of a fire in Tokyo's Shimbashi district following an emergency call reporting smoke and the sound of an explosion on July 3, 2023.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EXPLOSION

(230703) -- TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the site of an explosion near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo, Japan. An explosion was heard on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan, according to local police department. Xinhua reporters saw three injured people on site, with their exact condition unknown. There is a fire coming out of a five-story building some 300 meters away from the JR Shimbashi Station, with grey smoke and debris seen on site. The fire department has dispatched more than 20 engines to extinguish the fire. (Xinhua/Feng Wuyong)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EXPLOSION

(230703) -- TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the site of an explosion near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo, Japan. An explosion was heard on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan, according to local police department. Xinhua reporters saw three injured people on site, with their exact condition unknown. There is a fire coming out of a five-story building some 300 meters away from the JR Shimbashi Station, with grey smoke and debris seen on site. The fire department has dispatched more than 20 engines to extinguish the fire. (Xinhua/Feng Wuyong)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EXPLOSION

(230703) -- TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the site of an explosion near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo, Japan. An explosion was heard on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan, according to local police department. Xinhua reporters saw three injured people on site, with their exact condition unknown. There is a fire coming out of a five-story building some 300 meters away from the JR Shimbashi Station, with grey smoke and debris seen on site. The fire department has dispatched more than 20 engines to extinguish the fire. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EXPLOSION

(230703) -- TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the site of an explosion near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo, Japan. An explosion was heard on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan, according to local police department. Xinhua reporters saw three injured people on site, with their exact condition unknown. There is a fire coming out of a five-story building some 300 meters away from the JR Shimbashi Station, with grey smoke and debris seen on site. The fire department has dispatched more than 20 engines to extinguish the fire. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EXPLOSION

(230703) -- TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the site of an explosion near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo, Japan. An explosion was heard on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan, according to local police department. Xinhua reporters saw three injured people on site, with their exact condition unknown. There is a fire coming out of a five-story building some 300 meters away from the JR Shimbashi Station, with grey smoke and debris seen on site. The fire department has dispatched more than 20 engines to extinguish the fire. (Xinhua/Feng Wuyong)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EXPLOSION

(230703) -- TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the site of an explosion near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo, Japan. An explosion was heard on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan, according to local police department. Xinhua reporters saw three injured people on site, with their exact condition unknown. There is a fire coming out of a five-story building some 300 meters away from the JR Shimbashi Station, with grey smoke and debris seen on site. The fire department has dispatched more than 20 engines to extinguish the fire. (Xinhua/Feng Wuyong)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EXPLOSION

(230703) -- TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows the site of an explosion near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo, Japan. An explosion was heard on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan, according to local police department. Xinhua reporters saw three injured people on site, with their exact condition unknown. There is a fire coming out of a five-story building some 300 meters away from the JR Shimbashi Station, with grey smoke and debris seen on site. The fire department has dispatched more than 20 engines to extinguish the fire. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

Notices are posted on ticket machines at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on June 24, 2023, after a glitch in East Japan Railway Co.'s Mobile Suica electronic train fare system prevented passengers from charging their travel cards.

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N. Korea fires suspected ballistic missile

A pedestrian passes by a street news monitor in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on May 31, 2023 showing a report on a suspected ballistic missile fired by North Korea earlier in the day.

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World Baseball Classic

Copies of special edition newspapers reporting on Japan's World Baseball Classic win are distributed in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on March 22, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Copies of special edition newspapers reporting on Japan's World Baseball Classic win are distributed in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on March 22, 2023.