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N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

TOKYO, Japan - A television on a street in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows North Korea's broadcast reporting on the country's latest nuclear test on Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea said it conducted its third nuclear test, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Nikkei jumps about 400 points

TOKYO, Japan - The price board at a brokerage houses in Tokyo's Yurakucho district indicates that Tokyo stocks rose sharply, driving the Nikkei index almost 400 points higher to 16,293.60 at the end of morning trading on Aug. 23.

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Tokyo stocks continue rally, Nikkei briefly rises above 16,000

TOKYO, Japan - The price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows that stock price rose sharply on Aug. 21, briefly sending the benchmark Nikkei index above the 16,000 threshold as continued gains in U.S. shares encouraged investors to scoop up recently battered shares.

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Nikkei sheds 874 pts, closing at lowest level in 12 months

TOKYO, Japan - A man looks at the price board outside a brokerage house in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Aug. 17. Stock prices tumbled for a third day with the key Nikkei index losing more than 5 percent, closing at its lowest level in 12 months.

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Norinchukin Bank in talks with Citigroup to buy Nikko Principal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 10 shows a building in Tokyo's Yurakucho district which houses Norinchukin Bank. Industry sources said the same day the bank is talking with Citigroup Inc. to acquire Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd., a part of the major U.S. financial group.

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Yoshinoya raises prices of 'gyudon' beef and rice

TOKYO, Japan - A worker at a restaurant of the Yoshinoya "gyudon" beef rice bowl chain in the Yurakucho shopping district in Tokyo replaces price lists on Dec. 17, 2014, to reflect price increases.

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Softbank's 'Pepper' robot sells Nestle coffee machine

TOKYO, Japan - Nestle Japan Ltd. holds an event at which Softbank Corp.'s robot "Pepper" sells Nestle's coffee machines for households at Bic Camera consumer electronics retailer in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Dec. 1, 2014. TV announcer Kyoko Uchida also took part in the event.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Kato (L), president of cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., hands the latest model of Apple Inc.'s iPhone to a man, who was first in a queue of customers lining up to purchase the smartphone, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Sept. 19, 2014. Apple launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, makes a stump speech in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on July 4, 2013, the day official campaigning started for the July 21 upper house election that will be a key test of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's leadership over the past seven months.

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Cherry blossoms from around Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An arrangement of cherry blossoms is exhibited at an event space at the Yurakucho branch of Lumine Co., a shopping complex chain operator, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on March 22, 2012. Branches of cherry trees were collected from all 47 prefectures in Japan for the ''Sakura Project'' event through March 25.

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Lumine shopping complex

TOKYO, Japan - Women cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony for the Yurakucho branch of Lumine Co., a shopping complex chain operator affiliated with East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Oct. 28, 2011. The new Lumine store represents the first major push by the operator to do business outside JR East station buildings.

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Lumine shopping complex

TOKYO, Japan - A woman cuts the ribbon during the opening ceremony for the Yurakucho branch of Lumine Co., a shopping complex chain operator affiliated with East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Oct. 28, 2011. The new Lumine store represents the first major push by the operator to do business outside JR East station buildings.

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Lumine shopping complex

TOKYO, Japan - Customers enter the Yurakucho branch of Lumine Co., a shopping complex chain operator affiliated with East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Oct. 28, 2011, its opening day. The new Lumine store represents the first major push by the operator to do business outside JR East station buildings.

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DPJ presidential candidate Kaieda

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda (front) shakes hands with supporters after finishing a speech on the street in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Aug. 28, 2011. He is one of the five candidates for the Democratic Party of Japan presidential election the following day, whose winner will take over as Japan's prime minister.

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Seibu dept. store's Yurakucho outlet closes

TOKYO, Japan - Officials and employees bow to customers as the Seibu Yurakucho department store in Tokyo closes on Dec. 25, 2010. The store, once a flagship outlet of the former Saison retail group, closed after 26 years as its business has faltered in the face of stiff competition from luxury and casual fashion brands in the country's prime shopping district.

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Actor Mizushima's novel hits bookstores

TOKYO, Japan - People purchase the award-winning novel ''Kagerou'' authored by actor Hiro Mizushima under his real name Tomohiro Saito at a bookstore in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Dec. 15, 2010. Mizushima's debut novel won Poplar Publishing Co.'s grand prize for fiction.

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Bic Camera to promote M'bishi EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (L) and Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima shake hands during a ceremony at the electronics retailer's outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 9, 2010. Mitsubishi and Bic Camera inked an accord to cooperate in selling the automaker's i-MiEV electric vehicles.

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Summer ''jumbo'' lottery tickets put on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in Tokyo's Yurakucho district July 7, 2010, to buy summer ''jumbo'' lottery tickets that were put on sale nationwide in Japan. The maximum prize in the lottery is 300 million yen.

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Campaigning gets under way for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - New Party Nippon leader Yasuo Tanaka delivers a stump speech in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on June 24, 2010, as official campaigning began for the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Kan elected Japan's new leader, Cabinet to be formed Tues.

TOKYO, Japan - People watch TV coverage of Naoto Kan's election as new prime minister, replacing Yukio Hatoyama, at an electronics store in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on June 4, 2010.

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Ex-Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki dies at 99

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in April 1991, Shunichi Suzuki sits in the Tokyo governor's room at the Tokyo metropolitan government office in the capital's Shinjuku district on the first day of work after it was moved from Yurakucho in Chiyoda Ward. Suzuki, who served four four-year terms as governor of the capital from 1979, died on May 14, 2010. He was 99.

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Ex-Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki dies at 99

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki (file photo taken in February, 1983), known for moving the metropolitan government office to the Shinjuku district after establishing the basis for local autonomy when he was a bureaucrat, died on May 14, 2010. He was 99. Suzuki served four four-year terms as governor of the capital from 1979, during which he restored the city's fiscal health and moved the government building to Shinjuku Ward from Yurakucho in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in March 1991.

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Japan World Cup squad announced

TOKYO, Japan - People watch Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada announcing the lineup of his team for the World Cup finals on TV screens at an electronic retail store in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on May 10, 2010.

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Emperor, empress view Takarazuka Revue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave as they arrive at Tokyo Takarazuka Theater in Tokyo's Yurakucho district to view a performance on April 13, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Japan celebrates Asada winning silver

TOKYO, Japan - People watch Japan's Mao Asada who won the silver in the figure skating in the Vancouver Olympics on TV screens at an electronic retail store in Tokyo's Yurakucho business district Feb. 26, 2010. Asada won the silver medal.

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Japan celebrates Asada winning silver

TOKYO, Japan - People watch Japan's Mao Asada try to hold back her tears after being defeated by rival Kim Yu Na of South Korea in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating at an electronic retail store in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 26, 2010. Asada won the silver medal.

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People watch Asada's performance on TV

TOKYO, Japan - People watch Japan's Mao Asada perform in the women's figure skating free program at the Vancouver Olympics on TV screens at an electronic retail store in Tokyo's Yurakucho business district on Feb. 26, 2010. Asada won the silver medal with 205.50 points.

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People watch Asada's performance on TV

TOKYO, Japan - People watch Japan's Mao Asada perform in the women's figure skating free program at the Vancouver Olympics on TV screens at an electronic retail store in Tokyo's Yurakucho business district on Feb. 26, 2010. Asada won the silver medal with 205.50 points.

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Seven & I to close Seibu Yurakucho department store Dec. 25

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows the Seibu Yurakucho department store (two buildings in front) in the Yurakucho district of downtown Tokyo. Seven & I Holdings Co. said on Jan. 27, 2010, it plans to close the Yurakucho store on Dec. 25.

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Seibu Yurakucho department store set to close

TOKYO, Japan - Passersby walk in front of the Seibu Yurakucho department store in the Yurakucho district of downtown Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2010. Seven & I Holdings Co. plans to close the department store later this year due to the store's deteriorating performance, sources close to the matter said the same day.

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Lunch van village drawing businesspeople in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A lunch van serving desert waffles draws people near the Tokyo International Forum building in the capital's Yurakucho district.

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Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

TOKYO, Japan - A customer watches a TV program reporting on the death of pop star Michael Jackson at an electronics shop in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on June 26.

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Okada, Hatoyama stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada (L) and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (R), both candidates in the party's presidential election, shake hands while on the stump at Tokyo's Yurakucho district in Tokyo on May 15.

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Okada, Hatoyama stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (L) and DPJ Vice President Katsuya Okada (R) acknowledge the audience while on the stump at Tokyo's Yurakucho district on May 15.

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Hatoyama, Okada stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada (L) and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (R), both candidates in the party's presidential election, speak at Tokyo's Yurakucho district on May 15.

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Hatoyama, Okada stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - A large crowd of people listen to speeches by Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and DPJ Vice President Katsuya Okada, both candidates in the party's presidential election, at Tokyo's Yurakucho district on May 15.

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Ichiro lifts Japan over S. Korea for 2nd straight WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - People celebrate at electronics store Bic Camera in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on March 24 after watching Japan win its second straight World Baseball Classic title on televisions in the store. Japan beat South Korea 5-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in WBC final at Dodger Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People watch a TV program airing the World Baseball Classic final between Japan and South Korea at an electronics store in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on March 24.

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Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yurakucho, the once drab adjunct to the ritzy Ginza shopping district in downtown Tokyo, is now emerging as a shoppers' paradise rivaling the best in town. Opposite the trendy entrance to JR Yurakucho station, across a square with a concentric design, stands the newly opened 21-story ITOCiA complex, which houses the Marui department store on the first to eighth floors. The ITOCiA complex provides office space on upper floors and restaurants and a movie theater in an annex. Popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located in the basement level. The 12-story Marronnier Gate shopping mall opened Sept. 1 near the ITOCiA complex and the luxury Peninsula Tokyo hotel also opened the same day.

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Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Yurakucho ITOCiA complex, a 21-story shopping-office complex, opened Oct. 12 in Tokyo's ritzy Yurakucho-Ginza district, featuring department store operator Marui Co.'s first outlet in the area.

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People's New Party leader Watanuke stumps at Tokyo's Yurakucho

TOKYO, Japan - People's New Party leader Tamisuke Watanuki delivers his first speech for the July 29 House of Councillors election at Tokyo's Yurakucho district on July 12.

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Nikkei ends nearly 600 points lower, sinks below 17,000

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows the Nikkei Stock Average plunging nearly 600 points -- below the 17,000 line -- as investors worried about the future course of the U.S. economy and the yen's further appreciation against the U.S. dollar. The stock average ended the day at 16,642.25, down 575.68 points, or 3.34 percent.

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Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People wait outside a shop in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 11 hours before Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console hits store shelves, prior to its debut in the United States on Nov. 17 and in Europe in March 2007.

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Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man smiles as he gets a Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console at a shop in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 11 after waiting in lines for hours.

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Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Youngsters dash to reach the end of a long queue outside a shop in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 11 hours before Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console hits store shelves Saturday, prior to its debut in the United States on Nov. 17 and in Europe in March 2007.

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Mobile phone number portability system starts

TOKYO, Japan - Saleswomen show off their company's mobile phones at an electric appliance shop in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Oct. 24 as the number portability system for mobile phone users started the same day in Japan. Competition is intensifying between NTT DoCoMo Inc., KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. to win customers.

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Nikkei plummets with biggest loss since Sept. 2001 terror attack

TOKYO, Japan - A pedestrian walks by the price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on June 13. The key Nikkei stock index plummeted with the biggest single-day point loss since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, amid concerns over the U.S. economy and Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui's acknowledgement that he had invested in a fund involved in alleged insider trading.

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'Da Vinci Code' hits theaters in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a movie theater in Tokyo's Yurakucho District on May 20 to see the movie ''The Da Vinci Code,'' which began showing the same day in Japan amid controversy involving religious interpretations.

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TSE halts all stock trading due to soaring orders

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Yurakucho district reads that trading in all listed shares at t he Tokyo Stock Exchange will be suspended at 2:40 p.m. on Jan. 18.

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Nikkei again renews 4.5-year intraday high in morning

TOKYO, Japan - A pedestrian passes by the price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Yurakucho district which shows the key Nikkei stock index hit a fresh four-and-a-half year high during the morning session on Nov. 14.

N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

Nikkei jumps about 400 points

Tokyo stocks continue rally, Nikkei briefly rises above 16,000

Nikkei sheds 874 pts, closing at lowest level in 12 months

Norinchukin Bank in talks with Citigroup to buy Nikko Principal

Yoshinoya raises prices of 'gyudon' beef and rice

Softbank's 'Pepper' robot sells Nestle coffee machine

Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

Upper house election in Japan

Cherry blossoms from around Japan

Lumine shopping complex

Lumine shopping complex

Lumine shopping complex

DPJ presidential candidate Kaieda

Seibu dept. store's Yurakucho outlet closes

Actor Mizushima's novel hits bookstores

Bic Camera to promote M'bishi EVs

Summer ''jumbo'' lottery tickets put on sale

Campaigning gets under way for upper house election

Kan elected Japan's new leader, Cabinet to be formed Tues.

Ex-Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki dies at 99

Ex-Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki dies at 99

Japan World Cup squad announced

Emperor, empress view Takarazuka Revue

Japan celebrates Asada winning silver

Japan celebrates Asada winning silver

People watch Asada's performance on TV

People watch Asada's performance on TV

Seven &amp; I to close Seibu Yurakucho department store Dec. 25

Seibu Yurakucho department store set to close

Lunch van village drawing businesspeople in Tokyo

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

Okada, Hatoyama stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

Okada, Hatoyama stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

Hatoyama, Okada stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

Hatoyama, Okada stump in Tokyo before DPJ presidential race

Ichiro lifts Japan over S. Korea for 2nd straight WBC title

Japan vs. S. Korea in WBC final at Dodger Stadium

Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex opens in central Tokyo

People's New Party leader Watanuke stumps at Tokyo's Yurakucho

Nikkei ends nearly 600 points lower, sinks below 17,000

Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan

Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan

Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan

Mobile phone number portability system starts

Nikkei plummets with biggest loss since Sept. 2001 terror attack

'Da Vinci Code' hits theaters in Japan

TSE halts all stock trading due to soaring orders

Nikkei again renews 4.5-year intraday high in morning

Seven & I to close Seibu Yurakucho department store Dec. 25