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December 21, 2017

Dec 20, 2017

Qatar Ambassador Yousef Mohamed Bilal (right) welcomes Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa during a reception to celebrate the Qatar's national day at Imperial Hotel on Dec. 13. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Kenyan Ambassador Solomon Karanja Maina (left) poses for a photo with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura during a reception to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Kenya's independence at Tokyo Marriott Hotel on Dec. 12. | EDLEEN OTHMAN

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The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.

At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?

By Joel Tansey

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.

Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell

By Alex K.T. Martin

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