In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster a year ago, the attitude toward food safety has become a matter of personal preference for many Tokyo residents.
March 11 marks the one-year anniversary of the largest Japanese catastrophe since World War II. The unforgettable triple disaster was triggered by the 9.0-magnitude Great East Japan earthquake, resulting in a devastating tsunami and subsequent nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the effects of which are still being felt today.
Japanese scientists believes the chances of a mega-quake hitting Tokyo have risen. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Investors were unable to trade shares in scores of companies listed in Tokyo for several hours Thursday after a computer problem at the city's stock exchange.
Tokyo faces the possibility of being hit by a massive earthquake within the next four years, according to Japanese researchers.
Debris from an earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan is making its way across the Pacific Ocean.
A former member of a Japanese doomsday cult wanted for the murder of a notary official surrendered after nearly 17 years on the run, authorities said Sunday.
Tokyo Stock Exchange, operator of Japan's largest share-trading platform, will merge with the Osaka Securities Exchange, its domestic rival, creating Japan's largest exchange group and bolstering the TSE's position as the third largest in the world by market capitalisation of company listings.
An extraordinarily high level of radiation was detected in one spot in a central Tokyo residential district Thursday, prompting the local government to cordon off the small area, local officials said.
European stocks closed sharply lower Monday, as action to bolster faltering eurozone nations couldn't overcome concerns about Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt. Asian markets also finished the session lower.
Tokyo on Saturday formally announced its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, despite setbacks in earlier tries.
In the cavernous lobby of the Tokyu Hotel in Tokyo, executives sip $14 coffees, crisply dressed waiters hover with English-language menus and bilingual reception clerks wait patiently for incoming guests.
In ordinary times, Minamisoma ("south" Minami) is a bustling little city of about 71,000 that sits along the Pacific coast line in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, about 150 miles north of Tokyo.
The bodies of two nuclear power plant workers missing since the epic March 11 earthquake have been found, an official with the plant's owner said Sunday.
New tests Thursday showed that radioactive iodine in Tokyo's tap water has dropped to levels considered safe for babies -- just hours after authorities announced plans to distribute bottled water to tens of thousands of parents around the Japanese metropolis.
Crew members on the USS Ronald Reagan scrub and water down surfaces to decontaminate from radiation exposure.
Embassies from more than two dozen countries have either closed down or moved operations to cities south of Tokyo since the March 11 earthquake and the resulting nuclear crisis in northern Japan, the country's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
Stocks in Japan finished lower Thursday amid fears of a nuclear crisis following the nation's catastrophic natural disaster.
Mid-March is not a high travel season for Japan, but as the nuclear emergency at Fukushima nuclear plant persists, the airports are growing clogged with passengers.
Panic overtook investors in Japan on Tuesday, with stocks plunging more than 10%, as the nation's nuclear crisis deepened in the aftermath of last week's earthquake.
As American investors slept last night, the latest `Black Swan' event may have fluttered into their lives. It was birthed in the city of Fukushima, 140 miles north of Tokyo, where workers for Tokyo Electric Power Co., the embattled operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, desperately tried to contain an escalating crisis.
As I try to write this essay, there is another aftershock -- a mere magnitude 6.2 event near the coast of Ibaragi, about 100 miles north of Tokyo. This was the third one I felt this morning in my office in a 12-story building on the campus of University of Tokyo.
Fortune: Tokyo in mourningupdated: Mon Mar 14 2011 15:43:00
Once you get off the plane in Tokyo and past customs and immigration, the wreckage is everywhere to be seen -- on television, at least. In the arrivals hall of Narita airport, on a huge flat screen high definition television, I watched scenes of the extraordinary devastation from coastal towns and villages as I waited for my bus ticket. My ordinary little TV screen in Shanghai, where I live, didn't do it justice. The stunning images from NHK, Japan's national broadcaster, of the northeastern coastal towns completely destroyed by the tsunami that devastated them, had everyone's attention. People -- Japanese and foreigners alike -- were quiet, watching.
CNN's Reggie Aqui talks with a woman in Japan about the struggle to find food and water in the wake of the earthquake.
Tokyo and other parts of Japan faced blackouts on Monday as the country tried to return to work and a sense of normality.
A mud slide from a massive tsunami sweeps across large regions of northern Japan following a massive quake.
The everyman made waves at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday: Yuki Kawauchi, who works at a high school in Saitama, Japan, grabbed a surprise third place behind the men's winner, Ethiopia's Hailu Mekonnen.
The ancient Egyptians, who brought us paper, locks, clocks and eye makeup, were also ahead of the curve in earwax removal, creating concoctions that included Cypress tree oil, pig fat, cat blood and male bat's head.
Sip a latte, flip through a manga, surf the Internet -- or have a cuddle with a feline friend at one of Tokyo's many cat cafés.
It is not one of life's greatest questions, but it's one any frequent flier will ask themselves at some point -- how far am I prepared to go to earn extra miles?
This could amount to some pretty pricey sushi.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the coast of Japan early Wednesday triggered a tsunami warning for a group of remote islands and an advisory for the southern region of the country, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.
Police in Japan arrest a 27 year-old man after he stabbed and slashed commuters on a Tokyo bus. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
CNN's Pauline Chiou talks to ING's Pranay Gupta about the impact of the G-20 meeting on global investors.
You can't beat Japan for variety and quality of native cuisine. Here are some of my favorite types of restaurants, followed by a few recommended Tokyo spots.
It's hard to believe it's been more than a year since I stood before the audience at one of my favorite forums, TED. But a year later, our vision for an oil-free world where electric cars are more convenient and affordable than gasoline-powered cars remains the same.
My mountain bike hasn't seen a mountain in about two years. But it has seen a lot of Tokyo's jammed roadway, which I would argue on some days provides as much of a perilous track as any rugged, unpaved trail.
CNN's Kyung Lah reports on the pros and cons of biking to work in Tokyo.
Japan is often called a land of contradictions, and that's why CNN correspondent Kyung Lah loves working in Tokyo.
Tokyo's 2016 bid
updated: Thu Sep 03 2009 11:43:00
The chairman and CEO of Tokyo's Olympic bid talks with CNN's Kate Giles about his hopes and expectations.
Japan's embattled Prime Minister, Taro Aso, will call a general election for 30 August, after his party lost a key vote in Tokyo on Sunday.
Tokyo is a fantastic city at any time of year, but there are some annual events you won't want to miss. Here are some of the city's seasonal highlights.
From luxury hotels in colossal tower blocks to traditional "ryokan" and functional capsule hotels, there's plenty of variety in Tokyo's hotel scene.
Japanese films dominated the 2009 Asian Film Awards, as Kiyoshi Kurosawa won Best Film and Best Screenwriter for "Tokyo Sonata."
Tokyo is a huge and often confusing city for travelers, but with these tips you needn't be daunted by the Japanese capital.
Yume-Hotaru's first novel was a best-seller in Japanese bookstores, and he wrote it entirely with his thumbs.
CNNMoney: Asian markets slumpupdated: Tue Jan 20 2009 03:57:00
Asian and Pacific stocks slid Tuesday, with Tokyo's benchmark index ending down more than 2% and Hong Kong dropping 3%.
CNN's Kyung Lah reports on the human toll of the global economic slowdown in Tokyo.
Tokyo's Nikkei tumbled more than 4 percent by the midday break Tuesday amid a string of negative economic news showing massive job cuts and sagging industrial production.
Canadian Jean Snow moved to Asia to study Chinese in Tianjin, China, but departed for Tokyo after falling for a Japanese woman, who is now his wife. Since 2002, Jean's excellent blog Jeansnow.net has been keeping tabs on design and pop culture in Tokyo. Here he writes for CNN about life in the Japanese capital.
For a world-class shopping experience you should head to glitzy Ginza. As well as flagship fashion outlets, the area boasts one of the city's best department stores, Mitsukoshi (4-6-16 Chuo Dori). The real treat here, as at many Tokyo department stores, is the fantastic basement-level food hall ("depachika"). For the complete Mitsukoshi experience, there's an ever bigger store in Nihombashi.
Last year, the Michelin guide's first foray into Tokyo left the city with some 190 Michelin stars, compared with 95 in Paris and 50 in London and New York. Of course, that's partly down to the sheer number of eateries in Tokyo -- estimated at more than 180,000 establishments -- but it's also testimony to the reverence Tokyoites have for fresh ingredients prepared with the utmost care.
Tokyo has a dynamic and varied nightlife, although, as with the city's restaurants, many of the best bars are tucked away off the beaten track.
Tokyo may not be traditionally beautiful and it has few historic sights, but it is undeniably spectacular. You'll want to walk around the city, feeding off the incredible energy, rubbernecking at the skyscrapers and marveling at the sheer "Tokyoness" of it all.
Tokyo was known as Edo until 1868, but it's hard to imagine that this high-rise, high-tech metropolis could possibly have existed in a time before electricity and concrete. Tokyo isn't just a futuristic city; it's the place that has shaped our vision of what the future will look like.
Most Asian stocks were lower on Tuesday, a day after record-breaking lows that also saw U.S. main indices down, while Europe reined in earlier losses to contain the damage.
Asian stocks tumbled Thursday, with Tokyo's market plunging more than 11 percent, after another dive on Wall Street as worse-than-expected data about the U.S. economy heightened fears of a global recession.
Most Asian markets bounced back Wednesday on hopes that a $700 billion bailout for the U.S. financial system will soon win legislative approval in Washington, although doubts persisted about the long-term outlook for the global economy.
H&M has arrived in Japan, seeking to woo a notoriously expensive consumer market with the same cheap prices for fashionable items that have made the Swedish retailer a hit in the U.S. and Europe
A monkey stopped morning commuters in their tracks at one of Tokyo's busiest subway stations this week, as it curiously peered down at them from its perch atop the departures and arrivals board.
Stabbing spreeupdated: Tue Jun 10 2008 12:09:00
A man goes on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo, killing at least seven. CNN's Kyung Lah reports from Tokyo.
A man ran over a group of people with his truck and then stabbed 18, killing at least 7, in a video game district of downtown Tokyo Sunday afternoon, according to a Tokyo fire official.
A man allegedly drives a truck into a crowd and then attacks people with a knife. CNN's Kyung Lah report.
A passenger who landed at Tokyo's Narita airport over the weekend has ended up with a surprise souvenir courtesy of customs officials -- a package of cannabis.
Hundreds of pro-Tibet demonstrators protested in Tokyo on Tuesday as Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived for the first state visit by a Chinese president in nearly a decade.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger: That should be the motto for anyone doing PR for a car company these days. Luckily for Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan, he has the ultimate spin doctor at his side. Simon Sproule, a Brit based in Japan, traverses the globe ensuring that the world pays proper attention to Nissan's ongoing revival.
This month CNN Business Traveller checks out one of Tokyo's most recent tourist attractions, samples lunch from a vending machine and takes a futuristic boat for the best views of Japan's capital.
CNN's Richard Quest visits Tokyo to look at the new gadgets and ideas that may make traveling life much easier.
The edo-ko, the natives of Tokyo, have a special gift: an ability to push the envelope, to innovate, to pioneer. That was certainly true of Shu Uemura, who went from being the only man in his Tokyo beauty school class to Hollywood makeup legend to international entrepreneur. In convention-worshiping Japan, he defied convention -- and made his name and fortune by doing so.
Tokyo's treatsupdated: Wed Dec 12 2007 15:12:00
This month CNN Business Traveller checks out one of Tokyo's most recent tourist attractions, samples lunch from a vending machine and takes a futuristic boat for the best views of Japan's capital.
Video courtesy APWill Smith made a dramatic entrance to his Japanese promotional tour for I Am Legend, but went for laughs once inside.
Michelin guide rates Tokyo the world's top city for gourmet food. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
The fashion icon talks to TIME's Kate Betts about his new fashion emporium in the Japanese capital
For nearly two decades the Tokyo Motor Show reigned as one of the world's two or three elite auto expositions, drawing daringly original concept cars and spectacular new production vehicles. Top auto executives from three continents prowled the floors to see what their competitors were up to.
Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Tokyo on Friday as a typhoon-turned-tropical storm headed north after killing one person, injuring more than 40, and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes. At least three people were missing.
An embarrassed Japanese government has cut the subsidy, but a Tokyo TV company said on Friday it would carry on making a striptease news show with sign language for hearing-impaired viewers.
The global concert series was a target for cynics, but it should be measured by its political impact, not its carbon footprint
A congressional resolution on women forced into prostitution by theJapanese military highlights Tokyo's evasion
TOKYO -- The last time two heroes from Japan clashed in a much-anticipated head-to-head match-up in the major leagues, Hideo Nomo plunked Ichiro Suzuki in the back. The Seattle Mariners right-fielder fell to his knees in pain, and Tokyo gasped.
Looming 60 miles from Tokyo, Japan's immense, symmetrical, 12,388-foot peak all but taunts even mild adventurers to conquer it. Plenty accept the challenge: On just about every day during the July-August climbing season, thousands of mainly greenhorn hikers hit the trails, cheering each other on with cries of "Gambatte!" ("Hang in there!")
Fortune: Tuna Troubleupdated: Mon Mar 05 2007 00:01:00
THE CARPET OF SUSHI-GRADE TUNA lining the floor of Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market offers a tempting display of the day's catch for wholesalers willing to bid tens of thousands of dollars for a specime...
Martina Hingis began her quest for a record fifth Pan Pacific Open title with a crushing 6-1 7-5 win over Australia's Nicole Pratt in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Kenyan Sammy Korir, the holder of the world's second fastest time, will spearhead a group of invited runners at next month's Tokyo men's marathon, organizers said on Wednesday.
Tokyo is the place where the rest of the world goes to imagine how the future might look -- a megalopolis of some 30 million consumer-citizens that renders most science fiction redundant. The electronic and economic brain of the world's most technologically advanced society, the Japanese capital glows in a neon haze that blurs the boundaries between hyper reality and virtual reality. For the first time visitor, arriving in Tokyo can feel like you're tripping on LCD screens. Bombarded by information, advertising and commerce, Tokyo fulfils the maxim that capitalism abhors a vacuum. There's a reason Tokyo has embraced modernity with such dedication. The city was destroyed twice during the 20th century, first by earthquake and then by firebombs. Tokyoites await the next "big one," aware that they will probably have to rebuild parts of their city once again in the near future -- a factor that perhaps explains Tokyo architects's post-war preference for brutalist concrete. Visit the city's shrines and temples t
World number one Roger Federer has been playing to large crowds even before he has struck a ball in anger at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Japanese shares gained ground Monday as clothing chain operator Fast Retailing and tire-maker Bridgestone scored large gains. Morning blackouts in Tokyo followed by a shutdown of the benchmark Nikkei stock index failed to dampen sentiment.
Tokyo' s main electric utility may sue construction companies whose equipment knocked out power lines Monday morning and caused a blackout that affected more than a million homes and companies, according to reports.
The mayors of Tokyo and the southern city of Fukuoka have submitted rival bids to host the 2016 Olympics to the Japan Olympic Committee.
Tokyo Forumupdated: Thu Apr 27 2006 11:36:00
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Tokyo City Guideupdated: Thu Apr 27 2006 10:24:00
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Fortune: Scene Cuisineupdated: Tue Feb 28 2006 15:59:00
The Midtown Manhattan branch of Megu, set to open in April on the ground floor of the new 90-story Trump World Tower, will feature much of what you've come to expect from a celebrity chef's latest ...
TOKYO, (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.13 percent on Monday morning, paring earlier gains as some exporters, such as Sony Corp., were sold after the yen rallied to a one-month high against the dollar.
For the first time in nearly a generation, Tokyo no longer ranks as the world's most expensive city, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Economist Group.
Share markets were mixed to lower across Asia Friday , with Tokyo dragging the region down as traders booked profits during a holiday- shortened session ahead of an extended New Year's break.
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