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2025 Nobel Prize in Literature awardee

A special section for Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai is earmarked at Books Kinokuniya's flagship store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 9, 2025, shortly after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025.

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2025 Nobel Prize in Literature awardee

A special section for Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai is earmarked at Books Kinokuniya's flagship store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 9, 2025, shortly after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025.

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Sanseito party's campaign rally in Tokyo

An election campaign vehicle of the opposition Sanseito party carries a sign reading "Japanese First," the right-wing party's mantra, on July 19, 2025, in Tokyo's Shinjuku area ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Studio Alta closes after 45 years

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Video taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, on its final day. The building, whose exterior is well-known for its large-scale screen, drew the curtain on 45 years of history. (Kyodo)

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Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Yasuyuki Suehiro (2nd from L), manager of the Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, speaks during a ceremony on Feb. 28, 2025, as the landmark building, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, draws the curtain on 45 years of history.

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Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, on its final day. The building, whose exterior is well-known for its large-scale screen, drew the curtain on 45 years of history.

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Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, on its final day. The building, whose exterior is well-known for its large-scale screen, drew the curtain on 45 years of history.

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Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Yasuyuki Suehiro, manager of the Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, bows during a ceremony on Feb. 28, 2025, as the landmark building, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, draws the curtain on 45 years of history.

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Studio Alta closes after 45 years

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, on its final day. The building, whose exterior is well-known for its large-scale screen, drew the curtain on 45 years of history.

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Tighter Halloween crowd control in Shinjuku

Security guards patrol in Tokyo's bustling Kabukicho district on Halloween night on Oct. 31, 2024, as Shinjuku Ward introduced a ban on alcohol consumption in the area from 5 p.m. Oct. 31 to 5 a.m. Nov. 1.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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"The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

Photo taken on April 28, 2023, shows a Toho Cinemas theater in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, screening "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" animation film. The film opened in theaters in Japan the same day.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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"The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

Photo taken on April 28, 2023, shows a Toho Cinemas theater in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, screening "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" animation film. The film opened in theaters in Japan the same day.

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Famed Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto dies

Photo taken on April 3, 2023, shows a section earmarked for the late Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto at a Tower Records store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area. A world-renowned musician and composer, Sakamoto, also the keyboardist of the legendary electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, known as YMO, died of cancer at 71 in late March 2023.

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Heavy snow snarls road traffic in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Traffic snarls in Tokyo on Feb. 4, a day after heavy snowfall hit the metropolitan area, with highways closed and a rise in traffic accidents on frozen roads. This aerial photo, taken on morning of Feb. 4, shows Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen Garden blanketed by snow.

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DPJ's Kaieda makes last-ditch efforts on final day of campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, makes last-ditch efforts on Dec. 13, 2014, the final day of the general election campaign, in Tokyo's busy Shinjuku area.

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Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

TOKYO, Japan - People walk in strong rain brought by powerful Typhoon Phanfone on a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 6, 2014. The season's 18th typhoon forced airline companies to cancel many flights, while bullet train runs on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line and commuter train services were partly suspended.

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Pure gold Ultraman

TOKYO, Japan - A pure gold figure of Japanese television series hero Ultraman is displayed at a Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 24, 2013. The 18-centimeter-tall, 400-gram item is priced at 10.5 million yen ($107,800).

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Pure gold Ultraman

TOKYO, Japan - A pure gold figure of Japanese television series hero Ultraman is displayed at a Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 24, 2013. The 18-centimeter-tall, 400-gram item is priced at 10.5 million yen ($107,800).

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Giveaway chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a machine giving away free "Black Thunder" chocolates at an underground area of Tokyo's Shinjuku Station on Feb. 7, 2013. The product's maker Yuraku Confectionery Co. launched the project as a promotional event ahead of the Feb. 14 St. Valentine's Day, when women give chocolates to men in Japan.

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Snow blankets downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Snow covers the Meiji Jingu Gaien area, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 15, 2011. Downtown Tokyo was covered by snow for the first time this winter.

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Nakahata in election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants infielder Kiyoshi Nakahata, a candidate from the Sunrise Party of Japan, asks for support in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on June 24, 2010. Official campaigning for the July 11 House of Councillors election kicked off the same day.

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Uniqlo to open outlet within Takashimaya dept store in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - Fast Retailing Co. will open a large Uniqlo casual clothing outlet within Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on April 23, 2010. The 1,650-square-meter outlet was shown to the media on April 22.

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Yamada Denki outlet opens in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - The building of a new outlet of Yamada Denki Co. is surrounded by customers waiting for its opening in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on April 16, 2010. The opening of the giant store is expected to intensify competition between major electronics retail chain operators in the area.

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Yamada Denki outlet opens in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held for the opening of a new outlet of Yamada Denki Co. in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on April 16, 2010. The opening of the giant store is expected to intensify competition between major electronics retail chain operators in the area.

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Snow-covered Mt. Fuji seen far behind Tokyo buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Snow-covered Mt. Fuji is seen far off behind skyscrapers in Tokyo's Shinjuku area under a clear blue sky from a spot in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 16. The mercury fell to the second coldest levels for this winter in the Tokyo area.

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Renovated Takashimaya store targets old-aged consumers

TOKYO, Japan - Takashimaya Co.'s outlet in Tokyo's Shinjuku area reopened April 19 after undergoing complete renovation, with expectations that the major department store will attract more old-aged consumers now that baby boomers aged around 60 are retiring. Photo shows customers heading for their favorite corners.

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Healing services parlors emerge, specialize in ear cleaning

TOKYO, Japan - A staff woman (R) uses an earpick equipped with an ultrasmall camera to take a close-up photo of the inside of a customer's ear and show it on the monitoring screen at the Mimi Kurin Store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area.

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Restaurant chain revives beef-on-rice dish using Chinese meat

TOKYO, Japan - A woman enjoys a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish at an outlet of Matsuya, Japan's second-largest restaurant chain serving the dish, in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 13 as the chain resumed selling the popular menu item after a six-month hiatus.

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Anti-Beijing protest

Chinese people living in Japan stage a rally in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Nov. 30, 2022, to protest against the Chinese government amid its strict zero-COVID policy.

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China COVID-19 protest

Chinese people living in Japan stage a rally in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Nov. 30, 2022, to protest against the Chinese government amid its strict zero-COVID policy.

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China COVID-19 protest

Chinese people living in Japan stage a rally in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Nov. 30, 2022, to protest against the Chinese government amid its strict zero-COVID policy.

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Protest against Abe's state funeral

People rally in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Sept. 25, 2022, to protest against the state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set for Sept. 27.

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Protest against Abe's state funeral

People rally in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Sept. 25, 2022, to protest against the state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set for Sept. 27.

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Protest against state funeral for former Japan PM Abe

People protest in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Aug. 16, 2022, against a planned state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 230,000, record for 2nd straight day

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on July 28, 2022, as Japan reports over 230,000 daily coronavirus cases the same day, hitting a new record for the second consecutive day.

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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 230,000, record for 2nd straight day

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on July 28, 2022, as Japan reports over 230,000 daily coronavirus cases the same day, hitting a new record for the second consecutive day.

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Hot weather in Tokyo

A woman walks holding a parasol in the sweltering heat in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on June 28, 2022.

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Hot weather in Tokyo

People walk, with some holding parasols, in the sweltering heat in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on June 28, 2022.

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Kinokuniya Book Store in Tokyo

Photo taken April 22, 2022, shows a Kinokuniya Book Store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area.

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Anti-Russia protest in Japan

People gather in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on March 6, 2022, to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Anti-Russia protest in Japan

People gather in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on March 6, 2022, to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Japan's daily COVID cases top 100,000 for 1st time

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Feb. 3, 2022, as Japan's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 100,000 for the first time the same day.

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Tokyo reports record COVID-19 cases

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Jan. 19, 2022. The Japanese capital reported a record 7,377 new COVID-19 cases the same day.

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Tokyo reports record COVID-19 cases

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Jan. 19, 2022. The Japanese capital reported a record 7,377 new COVID-19 cases the same day.

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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000, setting new record

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Jan. 18, 2022. Japan's confirmed daily coronavirus cases topped 30,000 for the first time the same day, surpassing the previous record of 25,992 registered in August 2021.

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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 30,000, setting new record

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Jan. 18, 2022. Japan's confirmed daily coronavirus cases topped 30,000 for the first time the same day, surpassing the previous record of 25,992 registered in August 2021.