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Follow RT for news and updates on Tokyo, the capital and the most populous city in Japan. Tokyo is a hub for Japan’s most significant events - get breaking news and the latest political, economic and cultural news and stories about Tokyo on RT.com. Tokyo hosted events such as the 1964 Summer Olympics, a number of G-7 summits, and is set to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Find news and stories on RT about those events. Visit RT to get news on Japanese authorities, as Tokyo is home of the official residence of the prime minister and National Diet, which is Japan’s parliament. Find news on RT on the politics of Japan and its relations and meetings with other countries, including Russia. Russia and Japan still have disputes over the Kuril Islands – read news and articles on that matter. Tokyo is also an economic hub and is ranked first in the Global Economic Power Index and third in the Global Cities Index. Yet Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities as well. Additionally, RT published articles, including on earthquakes in Tokyo, as Japan is an island and highly exposed to periodic earthquakes.
- PICKAX-wielding man attacks car carrying Japanese director Takeshi Kitano in Tokyo
An assailant armed with a pickax and a knife has attacked a car carrying renowned Japanese filmmaker and actor Takeshi Kitano near a TV station in Tokyo. The suspect has been detained by police.Sep 5, 2021 09:26World News - Suspect in Tokyo train stabbing in which 10 were injured sought to kill ‘women who looked happy’ – mediaThe man who is suspected of stabbing 10 people on a high-speed train in Tokyo on Friday night has admitted to having dreamt of killing women and wanting to murder as many as possible, reports say.Aug 8, 2021 06:34World News
- Japan planned to withhold public announcement of ‘highly infectious’ Lambda Covid variant until after the Tokyo Olympics – mediaThe Japanese government covered up the detection of the highly infectious Lambda variant of the Covid-19 virus after finding it during an airport screening three days before the Tokyo Olympics began, according to the Daily Beast.Aug 6, 2021 15:19World News
- Japan to expand Covid emergency restrictions to 8 more regions, as Tokyo tallies record daily surgeJapanese officials have agreed to tighten Covid-19 measures in eight more prefectures, with six already under full states of emergency, including this year’s Olympic host, Tokyo, which posted a record number of daily infections.Aug 5, 2021 03:55World News
- 6.0 magnitude quake, multiple aftershocks shake Tokyo OlympicsA 6.0 magnitude earthquake erupted off Japan’s eastern coast, with shaking felt all the way in Tokyo, around 200 kilometers away from the epicenter, according to journalists visiting the city to cover the Olympics.Aug 4, 2021 02:55World News
- Olympics capital Tokyo sets record for daily Covid-19 infectionsWhile Olympic athletes have been breaking sporting records at the arenas in Tokyo, the Japanese capital has set a grim milestone of its own, reporting a record 4,058 coronavirus cases on Saturday.Jul 31, 2021 13:58World News
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