(2002 est. city pop. 8.2 million). Tokyo is the capital of Japan, and the nation's commercial and industrial center. Situated on Tokyo Bay along the Pacific coast of central Honshu Island, the city proper comprises twenty-three urban wards. The...
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and it stands at the center of one of the most economically powerful countries in the world. Cars, computers, TV sets, and other items manufactured in Tokyo can be found in every corner of the globe. Tokyo has been one of...
Adopted in June 1989, Tokyo's official symbol has three arcs forming the letter T for Tokyo in the shape of a vivid green ginkgo leaf. It symbolizes Tokyo's future growth, prosperity, charm, and...
A tiny French bistro on a cobbled backstreet rings with the clinks of wine glasses . A nightclub heaves with caipirinha-fuelled Brazilian dance beats. A tearoom serves English scones and Earl Grey tea in bone china. Scratch the surface of Japan's capital and a...
In Tokyo, eternal home of the deceased getting cramped Graveyards are running out of space; what's left costs $13,000 and more By GARY SCHAEFER Associated Press Sunday, August 20, 2000 Tokyo -- Every August, Japan's cemeteries and graveyards come...
Media: Crackpot 9/11 conspiracy theories are usually deemed beneath the dignity of network television. With Rosie O'Donnell now promoting the fringe, how embarrassed are ABC and Barbara Walters willing to be?Since joining ABC's all-female talk show "The View" last year, comedienne and film star O'Donnell...
The London and Tokyo stock exchanges announced plans Friday to develop jointly traded products and share technology, marking the latest cross-border deal between stock market operators as international competition heats up.The London Stock Exchange PLC, which has fended off several takeover attempts in the past...