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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A man takes a photo of cherry blossoms and the Tokyo SkyTree broadcast tower on Feb. 23, 2026.

Tokyo SkyTree reopens after elevator halt

Staff members of Tokyo SkyTree tower announce the reopening of its observation deck to visitors on Feb. 26, 2026, after a three-day suspension due to an elevator malfunction. Twenty visitors were trapped for more than five hours starting on the night of Feb. 22 when an elevator stopped about 30 meters above street level while descending from the 350-meter-high observation deck.

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Tokyo SkyTree elevator halt

Photo shows Tokyo Skytree tower in the Japanese capital on the night of Feb. 22, 2026, after 20 visitors were trapped in an elevator that stopped about 30 meters above street level while descending from the 350-meter-high observation deck. The visitors were rescued after more than five hours, and no one was injured.

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Tokyo SkyTree elevator halt

An emergency vehicle is seen in front of Tokyo SkyTree tower in the Japanese capital on the night of Feb. 22, 2026, after 20 visitors were trapped in an elevator that stopped about 30 meters above street level while descending from the 350-meter-high observation deck. The visitors were rescued after more than five hours, and no one was injured.

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Tokyo SkyTree elevator halt

Photo shows Tokyo Skytree tower in the Japanese capital on the night of Feb. 22, 2026, after 20 visitors were trapped in an elevator that stopped about 30 meters above street level while descending from the 350-meter-high observation deck. The visitors were rescued after more than five hours, and no one was injured.

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Tokyo SkyTree elevator halt

Emergency vehicles are seen in front of Tokyo SkyTree tower in the Japanese capital on the night of Feb. 22, 2026, after 20 visitors were trapped in an elevator that stopped about 30 meters above street level while descending from the 350-meter-high observation deck. The visitors were rescued after more than five hours, and no one was injured.

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Japan: 20 Trapped in Elevator at Tokyo Skytree, 1,200 Stranded on Observation Deck

Twenty people, including two children, were trapped in an elevator at Tokyo Skytree on Sunday night, February 22. About 1,200 visitors were also temporarily stranded on the observation deck. Those trapped were safely rescued early Monday after about five hours. The facility closed Monday for inspections. This video shows visitors stranded in the observatory tower following the incident.

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Shinjuku L Tower Sign

Shinjuku L Tower Sign=January 14,2026,Tokyo

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Snow in Tokyo

A park near Tokyo Tower is dusted with snow in the Japanese capital on the morning of Jan. 3, 2026.

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Snow in Tokyo

A park near Tokyo Tower is dusted with snow in the Japanese capital on the morning of Jan. 3, 2026.

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Trump in Japan

Tokyo Tower is lit in the colors of the stars and stripes on Oct. 27, 2025, to mark U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival in the capital for a three-day trip to Japan.

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Trump in Japan

Tokyo Tower is lit in the colors of the stars and stripes on Oct. 27, 2025, to mark U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival in the capital for a three-day trip to Japan.

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Trump in Japan

Tokyo Tower is lit up in red, white and blue -- the colors of the Stars and Stripes flag -- on Oct. 27, 2025, as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Tokyo, on the second leg of his nearly weeklong, three-nation trip to Asia, which began in Malaysia.

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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New commercial complex in Tokyo waterfront

Photo taken on Tokyo's waterfront area on June 12, 2025, shows high-rise building Tower S (C, L), one of the two buildings constituting the Blue Front Shibaura commercial complex being developed by JR East and Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Housing about 40 shops, most of them restaurants, and a 217-room hotel, Tower S, located on the south side of the complex, will fully open on Sept. 1, while another building is slated to be completed on the north side in fiscal 2030.

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New commercial complex in Tokyo waterfront

Photo taken on Tokyo's waterfront area on June 12, 2025, shows high-rise building Tower S (C, L), one of the two buildings constituting the Blue Front Shibaura commercial complex being developed by JR East and Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Housing about 40 shops, most of them restaurants, and a 217-room hotel, Tower S, located on the south side of the complex, will fully open on Sept. 1, while another building is slated to be completed on the north side in fiscal 2030.

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Tokyo Tower lit on World Autism Awareness Day

Tokyo Tower is lit in blue on April 2, 2025, designated by the United Nations as World Autism Awareness Day.

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Tokyo Tower lit on World Autism Awareness Day

Tokyo Tower is lit in blue on April 2, 2025, designated by the United Nations as World Autism Awareness Day.

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Snow in Tokyo

Photo taken on the night of March 4, 2025, shows a flurry of snow near Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capital.

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Snow in Tokyo

A park near Tokyo Tower is lightly dusted with snow in the Japanese capital on the night of March 4, 2025.

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Tokyo Tower and N Seoul Tower lit up

Combined photo shows Tokyo Tower (R) and N Seoul Tower, both lit up on Feb. 15, 2025, to mark the 60 anniversary in December 2025 of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and South Korea.

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Tokyo Tower and N Seoul Tower lit up

Combined photo shows Tokyo Tower (L) and N Seoul Tower, both lit up on Feb. 15, 2025, to mark the 60 anniversary in December 2025 of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and South Korea.

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Tokyo Tower and N Seoul Tower lit up

Combined photo shows Tokyo Tower (L) and N Seoul Tower, both lit up on Feb. 15, 2025, to mark the 60 anniversary in December 2025 of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and South Korea.

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Tokyo Tower lit up

Tokyo Tower is lit up in red, blue and white -- the colors of South Korea's flag -- in the Japanese capital on Feb. 15, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary in December 2025 of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and South Korea.

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Paris 2024 - Women's Beach Volley - Canada v USA - Illustration

Canada's women's beach volleyball teammates Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec, left, warm up moments before the sun set and they played against United States teammates Kristen Ness and Taryn Kloth during the Paris Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday, July 27 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Women's Beach Volley - Canada v USA - Illustration

Canada's women's beach volleyball teammates Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec, left, warm up moments before the sun set and they played against United States teammates Kristen Ness and Taryn Kloth during the Paris Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday, July 27 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Women's Beach Volley - Canada v USA - Illustration

Canada women's beach volleyball teammates Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec, left, warm up moments before the sun set and they played against United States teammates Kristen Ness and Taryn Kloth during the Paris Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday, July 27 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Women's Beach Volley - Canada v USA - Illustration

Canada's women's beach volleyball teammates Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec, left, warm up moments before the sun set and they played against United States teammates Kristen Ness and Taryn Kloth during the Paris Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday, July 27 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Women's Beach Volley - Canada v USA - Illustration

Canada's women's beach volleyball teammates Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec, left, warm up moments before the sun set and they played against United States teammates Kristen Ness and Taryn Kloth during the Paris Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday, July 27 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire-detecting AI

Photo taken on June 21, 2024, shows cameras installed on a high-rise tower in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward to detect fires using AI for swifter evacuations. Commanding a viewing range of 2 kilometers, the cameras will automatically send an alert to ward officials if they detect smoke.

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Xinhua Headlines: China-Japan-South Korea summit expected to refocus on cooperation after four-year hiatus

(240525) -- SEOUL, May 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Tower is lit up in red to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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Xinhua Headlines: China-Japan-South Korea summit expected to refocus on cooperation after four-year hiatus

(240525) -- SEOUL, May 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Tower is lit up in red to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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Carp streamers at Tokyo Tower

Car streamers are flown at Tokyo Tower in the capital on April 20, 2024, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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Carp streamers at Tokyo Tower

Car streamers are flown at Tokyo Tower in the capital on April 20, 2024, ahead of Children's Day on May 5.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240324) -- BEIJING, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the Tokyo Tower before the Earth Hour event (above) and during the event respectively, in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EARTH HOUR

(240323) -- TOKYO, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the Tokyo Tower before the Earth Hour event (above) and during the event in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2024. Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The event is held annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Record shop corner for late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa

Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024, shows a special section earmarked for Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa at a Tower Records shop in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, following his recent death at age 88.

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Record shop corner for late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa

Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024, shows a special section earmarked for Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa at a Tower Records shop in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, following his recent death at age 88.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-TOKYO TOWER-CHINESE NEW YEAR-ILLUMINATION

(240209) -- TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Tower is lit up in red to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-TOKYO TOWER-CHINESE NEW YEAR-ILLUMINATION

(240209) -- TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Tower is lit up in red to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-TOKYO TOWER-CHINESE NEW YEAR-ILLUMINATION

(240209) -- TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Tower is lit up in red to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-TOKYO TOWER-CHINESE NEW YEAR-ILLUMINATION

(240209) -- TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Tower is lit up in red to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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Carp streamers at Tokyo Tower

"Koinobori" carp streamers are on display at Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capital on April 18, 2023.

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Tokyo Tower lit up

Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capital is lit up in the snow on Feb. 5, 2024, to express the public's support and wishes for a quick recovery from the devastation caused by the Jan. 1 earthquake that hit wide areas of central Japan.

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Tokyo Tower lit up

Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capital is lit up on Feb. 5, 2024, to express the public's support and wishes for a quick recovery from the devastation caused by the Jan. 1 earthquake that hit wide areas of central Japan.

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Tokyo Tower lit up

Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capital is lit up on Feb. 5, 2024, to express the public's support and wishes for a quick recovery from the devastation caused by the Jan. 1 earthquake that hit wide areas of central Japan.

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Tokyo Tower lit up for 50th anniversary of Japan-ASEAN ties

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front row, 4th from L) and his wife Yuko (front row, 5th from L) attend a ceremony marking the lighting of Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with other ASEAN leaders and their wives on Dec. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)