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New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Associations. Photo shows, from left, Atsushi Osaki (President and CEO, SUBARU Corporation), Director, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Toshihiro Mibe (Director, President and CEO, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.), Vice Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Kouji Sato (President and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation).=January 7,2025,The Okura Tokyo (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

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New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Manufacturers' Associations. Photo shows Mr. Masanori Katayama, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), addresses the gathering.=January 7,2025,The Okura Tokyo (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

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New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Associations. Photo shows, from left, Atsushi Osaki (President and CEO, SUBARU Corporation), Director, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Toshihiro Mibe (Director, President and CEO, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.), Vice Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Kouji Sato (President and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation).=January 7,2025,The Okura Tokyo (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

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Pool on 49th floor of new building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2023, shows a pool on the 49th floor of Toranomon Hills Station Tower in Tokyo. The new 266-meter high building is set to open on Oct. 6.

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Stained glass in subway station concourse in Tokyo

Photo taken on July 27, 2023, shows stained glass based on original drawing by Japanese artist Asami Kiyokawa on display in the concourse of Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro subway.

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Stained glass in subway station concourse in Tokyo

Photo taken on July 27, 2023, shows stained glass based on original drawing by Japanese artist Asami Kiyokawa on display in the concourse of Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro subway.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Mori briefs Dutch royal couple on 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), president of the organizing committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, explains the games' plans to visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at Tokyo's Toranomon Hills skyscraper on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 28, 2014, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows mugs, postcards and other products featuring "Toranomon," the official mascot of Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month. Mori Building Co., which manages the complex, began selling the products the same day.

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Characters from the Doraemon cartoon and anime series jointly switch on in a ceremony to draw the face of Doraemon with laser beams on the exterior of 52-story, 247-meter Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month. The special illumination, to be in place until July 30, commemorates the release in August of "Stand by Me Doraemon," a new film.

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 28, 2014, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows "Toranomon" (L), the official mascot of Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month, and Doraemon, the robot character on which Toranomon is based.

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Tokyo's 2nd tallest complex Toranomon Hills opens

TOKYO, Japan - People gather for an opening ceremony for the 247-meter-high Toranomon Hills, the second tallest building in Tokyo, on June 11, 2014. The new 52-story skyscraper was built on a road that will connect key facilities for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Andaz Tokyo hotel unveils guest room ahead of opening

TOKYO, Japan - The luxury Andaz Tokyo hotel in the brand-new Toranomon Hills skyscraper shows a guest room to the press in the Japanese capital on June 9, 2014, ahead of its opening two days later.

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Toranomon Hills skyscraper set to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Toranomon Hills skyscraper housing a hotel, condominiums, business offices and a shopping mall is photographed in Tokyo on June 9, 2014, ahead of its opening on June 11.

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Andaz Tokyo hotel in skyscraper overlooks capital city

TOKYO, Japan - People visit the terrace of the luxury Andaz Tokyo hotel in the brand-new Toranomon Hills skyscraper overlooking Japan's capital on June 9, 2014.

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Tokyo's 2nd tallest complex Toranomon Hills to open June 11

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of the 247-meter-high Toranomon Hills, the second tallest building in Tokyo. Mori Building Co., the developer of the building, held a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 4, 2014, marking the completion of the building built on the road that connects key facilities of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 52-story skyscraper will open on June 11.

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Tokyo's 2nd tallest complex Toranomon Hills to open June 11

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Tsuji, president and chief executive officer of Mori Building Co., addresses a ceremony marking the completion of the 247-meter-high Toranomon Hills in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 4, 2014. The 52-story skyscraper, the second tallest in the capital, was built on the road that connects key facilities of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and will open on June 11.

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Road modeled on Champs-Elysees opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Akihiro Ota (2nd from L) and Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (C) attend a tape-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a newly built road between the Shimbashi and Toranomon business districts in central Tokyo on March 29, 2014. The new road, part of the capital's loop No. 2, will eventually be connected with bayside areas where the athletes' village and competition venues will be built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Road modeled on Champs-Elysees opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A newly built road between the Shimbashi and Toranomon business districts in central Tokyo opens to traffic on March 29, 2014. The new road, part of the capital's loop No. 2, will eventually be connected with bayside areas where the athletes' village and competition venues will be built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. A 52-story, 247-meter "Toranomon Hills" building, the second-highest building in Tokyo, is seen in the back.

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Road modeled on Champs-Elysees opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A newly built road between the Shimbashi and Toranomon business districts in central Tokyo opens to traffic on March 29, 2014. The new road, part of the capital's loop No. 2, will eventually be connected with bayside areas where the athletes' village and competition venues will be built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Road modeled on Champs-Elysees opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A newly built road between the Shimbashi and Toranomon business districts in central Tokyo opens to traffic on March 29, 2014. The new road, part of the capital's loop No. 2, will eventually be connected with bayside areas where the athletes' village and competition venues will be built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. A 52-story, 247-meter "Toranomon Hills" building, the second-highest building in Tokyo, is seen in the back.

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Prosecutors arrest 4 in Nishimatsu Construction scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 14 shows the headquarters of Nishimatsu Construction Co. in Tokyo's Toranomon district. A former vice president of the company and three others were arrested the same day in connection with a case involving a former Nishimatsu official who allegedly embezzled about 100 million yen.

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Tokyo stocks plunge, Nikkei ends below 9,800

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic price board at a securities company in Tokyo's Toranomon district shows Tokyo stocks sharply plunged Nov. 17. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 380.23 points to close at 9,786.83, the lowest closing level since Aug. 13.

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Tokyo stocks slide

TOKYO, Japan - The signboard outside a brokerage house in Tokyo's Toranomon district shows that the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 196.31 points March 25 to close at 8,238.76, snapping a four-day winning streak.

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Tokyo stocks rise on hopes for short war

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians pass by the stock price board in Tokyo's Toranomon district on March 20. Stock prices rose for the third straight session as investors snapped up shares on hopes that a U.S.-led war with Iraq will end quickly and decisively. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average climbed 144.01 points to close at 8,195.05, the highest close since March 6.

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Banks lead Tokyo stock surge on BOJ purchase plan

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a securities company in Tokyo's Toranomon district shows the Nikkei Stock Average soaring 319 points at the end of morning trading on Sept. 19, a day after the Bank of Japan said it would buy shares held by banks. The benchmark closed the morning at 9,791.63.

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Arson-murder suspected in death of 2 in Tokyo fire

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers check the entrance of Toranomon Building in Tokyo's Akasaka district Aug. 19, in which the charred bodies of two men were found. The two are believed to be Yasufumi Yamamoto, 41, managing director of Ace International Inc., a financial futures dealer, and Teruo Kondo, 49, its administration manager. Police are investigating the case as one of arson-murder.

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Gov't urges Mizuho to quickly fix computer glitch

TOKYO, Japan - A note of apology is placed in the lobby of a Mizuho Bank branch in Toranomon, Tokyo, on April 5 as a series of computer troubles continue to mire the world's biggest banking group. The government urged the Mizuho Financial Group to quickly fix its computer glitch.

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Mizuho Bank's ATMs malfunction at some branches

TOKYO, Japan - Customers walk into the Toranomon branch of newly created Mizuho Bank in Tokyo on April 1. The bank, launched under the wing of Mizuho Holdings Inc., said its automated teller machines (ATMs) malfunctioned at some branches, preventing customers of other banks from withdrawing cash.

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Koizumi attends ceremony to mark National Founding Day

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a government-sponsored ceremony to mark National Founding Day at the Toranomon Hall in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 11.

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Tokyo stocks soar on BOJ's surprise credit-easing

TOKYO, Japan - A stock quotation board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Toranomon business district on Aug. 14 shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange up 440 points on a surprise decision by the Bank of Japan to further relax its ultra-loose monetary policy.

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Nikkei posts 7th-largest gain, closes above 13,000

TOKYO, Japan - People pass by in Tokyo's Toranomon area on March 21 as the stock price board indicates the Nikkei Stock Average closed above 13,000 for the first time in a month. The bellwether leaped 7.49% or 912.97 points to 13,103.94, its seventh-largest single-day percentage gain ever, following the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) drastic monetary easing decision March 19.

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Massive sell-off brings Nikkei to lowest close since July 1985

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard at a securities company in Tokyo's Toranomon district shows that the key Nikkei Stock Averages of selected 225 issues plunged 419 points at the end of the session of March 2. The Nikkei index closed at 12,261.80, its lowest level in 15 years and seven months.

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Tokyo stocks shoot up on N.Y. gains

TOKYO, Japan - Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange move higher nearly across the board on the morning of Dec. 25 on a strong performance by New York stocks Dec. 22. The signboard at Tokyo's Toranomon showed the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shot up some 436 points to end the morning at 13,863.68.

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Nikkei plunges to 21-month closing low

TOKYO, Japan - The Nikkei Stock Average dived to a 21-month closing low Dec. 19 as growing economic uncertainty combined with weakness in U.S. high-tech stocks sparked selling in Tokyo. The signboard in Tokyo's Toranomon shows the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei plummeting some 351 points for the fourth straight day of decline to 14,132.37, its lowest close since March 2, 1999.

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CT photos of kidney disease patient before and after therapy

TOKYO, Japan - A CT photo, above, of the abdomen of a polycystic kidney disease patient before undergoing transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) shows marked enlargement of both kidneys (dark parts). The photo below, which was taken after undergoing the TAE therapy, shows a decrease in size of both kidneys. The photos were provided Oct. 23 by Yoshifumi Ubara, a doctor at Toranomon Hospital's branch clinic in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo.

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Toranomon Hills Station opened to the press.

Tokyo Metro will tentatively open a new station, Toranomon Hills (photo), on the Hibiya Line between Kasumigaseki and Kamiyacho on March 6. This is the first new station on the Hibiya Line in 56 years, since the entire line opened in 1964. The new station will be built in tandem with urban development of the surrounding area, which is becoming an international business and exchange hub. Kunio Sakurai, general manager of the Urban Renaissance Agency, which is in charge of the project, expressed his hope that the new station will serve as infrastructure to support the entire region. The new station, which has been under construction in time for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to be held this summer, is scheduled to open for business in 2023. June 2, 2020, Minato Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Logo mark of Mizuho Leasing Co.

Keywords: Mizuho Leasing, Mizuho Leasing Company Limited, major general leasing company, Mizuho Financial Group, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 20, 2019, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Logo mark of Mizuho Leasing Co.

Keywords: Mizuho Leasing, Mizuho Leasing Company Limited, major general leasing company, Mizuho Financial Group, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 20, 2019, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Logo mark of Mizuho Leasing Co.

Keywords: Mizuho Leasing, Mizuho Leasing Company Limited, major general leasing company, Mizuho Financial Group, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 20, 2019, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Mizuho Bank's ATMs malfunction at some branches

TOKYO, Japan - Customers walk into the Toranomon branch of newly created Mizuho Bank in Tokyo on April 1. The bank, launched under the wing of Mizuho Holdings Inc., said its automated teller machines (ATMs) malfunctioned at some branches, preventing customers of other banks from withdrawing cash.

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Gov't urges Mizuho to quickly fix computer glitch

TOKYO, Japan - A note of apology is placed in the lobby of a Mizuho Bank branch in Toranomon, Tokyo, on April 5 as a series of computer troubles continue to mire the world's biggest banking group. The government urged the Mizuho Financial Group to quickly fix its computer glitch.

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Tokyo stocks slide

TOKYO, Japan - The signboard outside a brokerage house in Tokyo's Toranomon district shows that the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 196.31 points March 25 to close at 8,238.76, snapping a four-day winning streak. (Kyodo)

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(4) Automated Teller Machines

TOKYO, Japan - Customers using automated teller machines at Mizuho Bank's Toranomon branch in Tokyo on April 25, 2002 (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors arrest 4 in Nishimatsu Construction scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 14 shows the headquarters of Nishimatsu Construction Co. in Tokyo's Toranomon district. A former vice president of the company and three others were arrested the same day in connection with a case involving a former Nishimatsu official who allegedly embezzled about 100 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi attends ceremony to mark National Founding Day

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a government-sponsored ceremony to mark National Founding Day at the Toranomon Hall in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 11.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012. (Kyodo)

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Mori briefs Dutch royal couple on 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), president of the organizing committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, explains the games' plans to visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at Tokyo's Toranomon Hills skyscraper on Oct. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Characters from the Doraemon cartoon and anime series jointly switch on in a ceremony to draw the face of Doraemon with laser beams on the exterior of 52-story, 247-meter Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month. The special illumination, to be in place until July 30, commemorates the release in August of "Stand by Me Doraemon," a new film. (Kyodo)

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High-rise building in Tokyo

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2020 shows Toranomon Hills Business Tower, a 36-story building that opened in June in Tokyo.