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| | Arakawa, Tokyo - encyclopedia article about Arakawa, Tokyo. |
 | | They are classified as one of a kind in Japan, existing only in Tokyo. | | | The total area is 11.64 km², of which the Imperial Palace takes up 12 percent. | | | On 3 May 1962 there was a multiple train crash between two freight trains and a passenger train which resulted in the deaths of 160 people and injuries to another 296. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Arakawa,+Tokyo
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| | Metroblogging Tokyo |
| | They will be performing several songs that are recorded in their upcoming album. | | | On the April 14th, they have their biggest performance at one of the most popular clubbing spots in Tokyo, at Milk.. | | | With their strong ambition and effort, `Split Works` made many Japanese friends and gained their respect that it has made possible to the next big upcoming performance at Milk.. |
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http://tokyo.metblogs.com
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| | KeynotePro : Keynote Themes : Tokyo RPG for Keynote |
| | Building on a foundation of a soft electric glow, we've juxtaposed a shifting, modular framework against classical, grid-based layouts and type to create a highly stylized, structured framework that's well suited for a wide variety of high-tech, corporate and finance or general-purpose presentations or topics. | | | The Tokyo RPG themes, like their namesake metropolis, are a balance of the modern and the traditional. | | | The Tokyo RPG chart palettes are subtle, tonal blends - customized to each of the three colors - that are both understated and eye-catching. |
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http://www.keynotepro.com/themes/TokyoRPG.html
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| | Tokyo Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | The sheer level of energy is the most striking aspect of Japan's capital city. | | | Tokyo is a place where the urgent rhythms of consumer culture collide with the quieter moments that linger from older traditions. | | | Tokyo has more vending machines than any other city in the world, with over 2.5 million selling drinks, and hundreds of thousands more selling cigarettes, batteries, rice, eggs, fishing equipment, and of course, pornography. |
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/japan/tokyo
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| | Tokyo |
| | They form an odd couple, "Amager vs. Tokyo". | | | Instead, he suggests, people who live in a rural as well as an urban setting should rather be generically perceived as subject to a "modern mode of living", which if not generally then certainly in the Japanese case, is a mode of living highly dominated by urban spaces. | | | The Tokyo Teleport Town is now in the process of concrete place-making. |
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http://www.gotzespace.dk/phd/tokyo.html
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| | 1945 Tokyo Firebombing Left Legacy of Terror, Pain |
| | Then, three years ago, he slowly began releasing his demons in oil and watercolor. | | | Survivors say Japan has been slow to come to terms with the bombing's place in history, in part because of the reticence of survivors. | | | Like other survivors, Nihei, who escaped the fire with her family intact, said the bombing showed that war is never justifiable. |
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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0310-08.htm
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| | MoCo Tokyo - Modern contemporary design & architecture |
| | It's now time to break this trend, and we do so with the Snapazoo. | | | Since we've got Salone del Mobile 2006 fever here at MoCo Tokyo HQ, let us finish off today's postings with another Japanese participant, this time the launch of a new speaker for Modal by Osaka-based designer Kunihiro Tsuji (through his company, Kunihiro Tsuji Scientific). | | | We're big fans of the works of Kyouei, or rather Kouichi Okamoto, and we're quite saddened by the fact that we couldn't make it to Shizuoka for his "Two Days & Four Products" exhibition at the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art earlier this month. |
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http://mocoloco.com/tokyo
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| | Tokyo Food Page |
| | Old articles and stuff from the back of the fridge | | | Thanks to Nokia Japan and Riedel Japan for their generous support in the production of the Tokyo Food Page. | | | With great recipes, tours of Japanese markets, and tips on the best places to eat in Tokyo and Yokohama. |
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http://www.bento.com/tokyofood.html
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| | Tokyo Tourism Info/www.kanko.metro.tokyo.jp |
| | From singing to dancing, the whole city of Tachikawa is filled with only music | | | From April 1st, Toei Transport Information and Tokyo Metro cooperate to start the transferring route search system called "Tokyo Transport Information", utilizing the Station Numbering System. | | | Two events held at the same time at a “Tenjin shrine of downtown Tokyo” |
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http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english
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| | MSN Encarta - Tokyo |
| | Tokyo is also the origin of most television and radio programming in Japan. | | | Tokyo Dome, a modern sports and concerts facility, is to the north of Jimbocho in Bunkyo Ward. | | | Tokyo has been the capital of Japan since 1868, after the Tokugawa dynasty (1603-1867), which ruled from Kyōto, was overthrown. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559711/Tokyo.html
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| | Tokyo Travel Guide Fodor's Online |
| | Tokyo is a state-of-the-art financial marketplace, where billions of dollars are whisked electronically around the globe every day in the blink of an eye. | | | The firebombings of 1945 left Tokyo, for the most part, in rubble. | | | Ieyasu had fought his way to the shogunate, and he had a warrior's concern for the geography of his capital. |
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http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=tokyo@156
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| | Tokyo - |
| | Tokyo has been hit by powerful earthquakes in 1703, 1782, 1812, 1855 and 1923. | | | After the war, Tokyo was rebuilt with excellent train and subway systems, which were showcased to the world during the city's 1964 Summer Olympics. | | | Rail is the primary mode of transportation in Tokyo, which has the most extensive urban railway network in the world and an equally extensive network of surface lines. |
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http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Tokyo
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| | Tokyo - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tokyo |
| | Tokyo has its own seaport, Yokohama, 30 km/19 mi away, and airports. | | | The Shinkansen railway network had to build wide-gauge tracks to carry the bullet trains; the standard width being unsuited to their design. | | | The subsequent rebuilding has made it into one of the world's most modern cities. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Tokyo
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| | TOKYO DOME CITY WEB SITE Tokyo Dome |
| | Tokyo Dome is the biggest concert venue in Japan. | | | Superstars like Madonna, Michael Jackson and the Backstreet Boys are just a few of those who have held their concerts in the dome so far. | | | It is also one of the leading stadiums in the world, having hosted Japanese-American baseball games, and the first MLB opening match held outside America (Mets vs Cubs) in the year 2000. |
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http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/dome
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| | Tokyo - Wikitravel |
| | Tokyo brings the most modern wonders of technology, commerce and architecture side by side with the old, and has something for everyone. | | | JR's lines are color-coded, and the Yamanote is green. | | | Learning katakana is not difficult and most words written with it can be understood by english speakers so it can be useful even for people with no japanese vocabulary. |
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http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo
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| | Tokyo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | Archaeological evidence indicates that the site of Tokyo was inhabited by Stone Age tribes. | | | Frequent rebuilding in the wake of disasters has made Tokyo one of the most modern cities on the globe. | | | Yokohama is its seaport, but there is a large man-made port at the mouth of the Sumida, through which such items as electrical products, cameras, and automobiles are exported. |
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http://www.bartleby.com/65/to/Tokyo.html
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| | International Series - Tokyo |
| | Jiri Novak claimed his first hard court title in eight years when he rallied from a set down to defeat big-serving American Taylor Dent 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the AIG Open in Tokyo on Sunday. | | | Novak, who defeated Paradorn Srichaphan and top seed Lleyton Hewitt en route to the final, clinched his first title of the season and the sixth of his career. | | | Check out the list of players that are competing in Tokyo this year. |
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http://www.atptennis.com/tokyo
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| | Tokyo - City Guide |
| | Tokyo is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, but is called a metropolis (to) rather than a prefecture (ken). | | | Guided tour to see a kabuki play, including dinner. | | | Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945. |
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| | Museum Recalls US Firebombing of Tokyo Which Killed 100,000 |
| | Published on Sunday, March 10, 2002 by the Associated Press | | | All around him people were on fire, some of them his neighbors. | | | TOKYO - When hundreds of American B-29 bombers sent waves of fire racing through Tokyo 57 years ago today, Katsumoto Saotome ran for his life, stumbling over burned corpses. |
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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0310-01.htm
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| | Tokyo Skyscrapers, Architecture, Buildings, Real Estate, and Construction News |
| | Read news and headlines about Tokyo and keep track of recent additions to this city. | | | Tokyo is not actually a city, but a special type of prefecture called a "to." The Meiji Restoration in the mid 19th century sparked the reorganization of Japan's provinces, and the city of Edo in the province of Musashi became the prefecture of Tokyo in 1871. | | | Engineering is a key feature of Tokyo's skyscrapers, taking precedence over height and beauty. |
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http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=100297
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| | Bombing of Tokyo in World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The bombs were dropped from around 30,000 feet (10,000 m) and it is estimated that only around 10% of the bombs hit designated targets. | | | Despite limited early success, LeMay was determined to use such bombing tactics against the vulnerable Japanese cities. | | | The U.S. bombing of Tokyo during World War II took place between 1942 and 1945. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo_in_World_War_II
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| | OVERVIEW OF TOKYO |
| | Commercial and business facilities are heavily concentrated in this part of Tokyo. | | | The Greater Tokyo Area is made up of Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba. | | | The "central" region is divided into 23 special wards (ku in Japanese), and the western Tama Area is made up of 26 cities (shi), 3 towns (cho) and one village (son). |
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http://www.chijihon.metro.tokyo.jp/english/PROFILE/OVERVIEW/overview2.htm
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| | TOKYO HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE |
| | Itinerary for a hectic one day whirlwind tour of Tokyo. | | | It all depends on what you want from your trip to Tokyo, but this is what I think are the best place to visit. | | | The trendy part of Tokyo, where you can see the latest and often outrageous fashion. |
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http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/tokyo
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| | USATODAY.com - Travel City Guides - What is worth doing in Tokyo |
| | You'll find an amazing hodgepodge of old and modern architecture, often side by side, and a maze of streets where even taxi drivers lose their way. | | | Neighborhood strolls — Take some time to explore the distinctions between various areas of the city. | | | Because of the expense and the language barrier, most travelers to Tokyo have gone there for business. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/travel/extraday/tokyo/worth.htm
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| | Tokyo Tidbits |
| | You see, posting in Tokyo really was a natural part of my daily life. | | | I really liked them, but I also wanted a Japanese title since the Tokyo one had been English. | | | So, I won't be posting on TokyoTidbits, unless I go back to Tokyo (just writing that brings sniffles...) My new chapter will be documented at kokochi.com. |
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| | Jobs at Intel, Japan, Working and Living in Tokyo |
| | Marunouchi is one of the most famous business districts in Tokyo. | | | There are tours of the palace's surroundings most any time of year, and on special holidays, one can gain much closer access. | | | Tokyo is a huge city with an intense energy all its own, though it also offers areas of peaceful tradition. |
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http://www.intel.com/jobs/japan/sites/Tokyo.htm
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| | Mobile Monday Tokyo |
| | We’ve started collecting names and urls of companies and organizations working in the mobile space in and around the Vancouver area - if you know of (or work with) other Vancouver mobile related companies be sure to get in touch. | | | Early versions of the service system are still in use several test networks, including Helsinki. | | | The year is sure to be a greyhound as new 3G licensees, new networks, IP telephones and convergence all take off down the track and force massive change in Japan& mobile market. |
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http://www.mobilemonday.jp
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| | INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES |
| | The Japanese expressed their successful reconstruction after World War II by choosing as the final torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai, who was born in Hiroshima the day that that city was destroyed by an atomic bomb. | | | The 1964 Tokyo Games were the first to be held in Asia. |
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http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1964
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| | Planet Tokyo - A Traveler's Guide to Japan |
| | Our 100% cotton JBall Jersey is a sporty hit with both men and women whether you’re in the game or just looking the part in great run-around casual-wear. | | | Because your first trip to Japan can be like going to another planet. | | | While we've written extensively about how Japan leads the world in the field of robotics, we haven't offered much in the way of visual evidence. |
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http://www.planettokyo.com
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| | David Crawford - SMS-Tokyo |
| | This process plays a significant role in shaping both the character of a city as well as our individual identities. | | | All imagery was shot in Tokyo, Japan on the morning of October 28, 2003. | | | It is said that 90% of human communication is non-verbal. |
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http://www.turbulence.org/Works/sms
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| | Tokyo Hostels Listings - Hostels in Tokyo at Hostels.com |
| | Featured Tokyo hostels are listed at the top of this page. | | | This page shows a listing of ALL hostels in Tokyo regardless of availability. | | | Come meet people from all over the world in tokyo biggest multi cultural lounge where backpackers and travellers from all over world meet up to explore and experience the real adventures of Japan. |
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http://www.hostels.com/en/jp.to.html
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| | Tokyo city guide, Japan - Time Out Travel |
| | The third edition of the Time Out Tokyo Guide has been compiled and researched by a team with over 200 years' combined experience of life in the Japanese capital. | | | Tokyo is not one of the world’s great sightseeing cities. | | | Yet despite this, Tokyo still has the power to make you go ‘Wow!’ The sense that nothing here is permanent has produced a city that renews... |
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| | Tokyo on 43 Places |
| | This was the first Japanese wedding that I’ve attended and really was amazed at how much fun we had. | | | I am in tokyo for the next two weeks, when and where is a good place to see cherry blossoms, also some places to see around from Ginza 2 answers | | | If you want to ask a question, first add this place to your list. |
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http://www.43places.com/places/view/103095
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| | Panorama TOKYO |
| | There is another scenery of Tokyo you have never known. | | | But you notice it is rather rich in | | | in Tokyo, cramped with the buildings and crowded with too many people. |
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| | Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - B-movies, Godzilla, and more! |
| | The list of cheesy flicks analyzed on the site is disturbingly long." | | | Celebrating nine years of B-movies, Godzilla, and video cheese! | | | Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - B-movies, Godzilla, and more! |
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http://www.stomptokyo.com
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| | Tokyo Journey |
| | This Home Page is a Guide to help your heartful Tokyo Tour. | | | AS the Japanese always say to a traveler starting out,wishing them a safe journey, | | | I strogly recommend you explore the streets of Tokyo. |
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| | Tokyo Calling |
| | This weblog is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | | | A format for these Tokyo Calling vblog entries seems to have been stumbled upon. | | | I will try to introduce and briefly explain recent "notable" video clips that I've captured. |
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http://tokyocalling.org
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| | Tokyo |
| | Our Tokyo office, which opened in 1987, is staffed by two partners and eight associates. | | | We play a central role in the flow of major cross-border transactions involving many sectors of the Japanese economy, focusing on the technology and financial institutions sectors. | | | Davis Polk has been active in Japan since we advised J.P. Morgan on sovereign financings in the wake of the Tokyo earthquake in 1923. |
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http://www.dpw.com/offices/tokyo.htm
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| | Tokyo Port Terminal Corporation |
| | @The Port of Tokyo, the Marine Gateway to Tokyo, is one of the Japan's leading international trade ports equipped with large-scale Container terminals and plays an important role as a distribution base not only for the immediate vicinity but also more broadly serving the entire greater Tokyo metropolitan area. | | | @Thus, the Port of Tokyo is not only promoting the development of facilities and an environment for the funcitons of the Port as a distribution base but also those designed for public use in the Port and surrounding areas and operations relating to these activities are steadily gaining in importance. | | | @We at the Tokyo Port Terminal Corporation will continue to cooperate with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in the management of the Port and will remain committed to making contributions to the further development and advancement of Port of Tokyo in order to poen the way for anticipated future growth. |
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| | TFD-TOKYO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | Amid the speedy sophistication of city structure and life patterns, disasters in Tokyo are more overwhelming than ever before. | | | Additionally, natural calamities, like chokka-gata earthquakes with their focuses directly below cities, may occur at any moment now. | | | The 18,000 Department personnel continue to direct utmost efforts toward greater safety, going hand in hand with Tokyo residents |
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| | Volcanic Ash Advisories - Tokyo VAAC |
| | The following Volcanic Ash Advisories (VAA) were issued by the Tokyo VAAC. | | | For More information, please see the Tokyo VAAC |
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| | Old Tokyo - Vintage Tinted Images of the Japanese Capital City |
| | Old Tokyo is a web site devoted to vintage hand-tinted postcard images (ehagaki) of Tokyo, Japan, from around the turn of the 20th century (1903-1923). | | | Site content includes displays of Tokyo districts and neighborhoods as they appeared 100 years ago with historical descriptions and referential information, plus reproductions of old Tokyo maps. | | | Old Tokyo - Vintage Tinted Images of the Japanese Capital City |
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