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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Japan, in east-central Honshu on Tokyo Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Founded in the 1100s as Edo, the city was renamed Tokyo when it became the imperial capital in 1868. Much of the city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1923 and by bombing raids during World War II.
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- proper noun Capital of
Japan .
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- noun the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
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KYUNG LAH, CNN TOKYO CORRESPONDENT: John and Kiran, there is a typhoon approaching Tokyo but that pales in comparison to the financial typhoon in the market.
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At "LOGIS-TECH TOKYO 2010", Asia's largest material handling & logistics exhibition, to be held between September 14 (Tue.) and September 17 (Fri.) at Tokyo Big Sight, Hitachi Plant
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At "LOGIS-TECH TOKYO 2010", Asia's largest material handling & logistics exhibition, to be held between September 14 (Tue.) and September 17 (Fri.) at Tokyo Big Sight, Hitachi Plant
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At "LOGIS-TECH TOKYO 2010", Asia's largest material handling & logistics exhibition, to be held between September 14 (Tue.) and September 17 (Fri.) at Tokyo Big Sight, Hitachi Plant
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January 19th, 2009 TOKYO - Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as investor sentiment remain jittery about global economic outlook.
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May 20th, 2009 TOKYO - The Japanese economy shrank in the January-March quarter an an annualised rate of 15.2 percent, the sharpest annualised drop ever recorded in what remains the world's second-largest economy, the Tokyo government announced Wednesday.
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January 6th, 2009 TOKYO - Japanese emperor Akihito Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of ascension to Japan's throne by visiting his father's grave in Tokyo.
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March 11th, 2009 TOKYO - Tokyo stocks gained Wednesday morning in the wake of the strong overnight gains on Wall Street.
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The decision was announced at a joint press conference by the Foreign M.nisters of the two countries-Hirofumi Nakasone and S.M. July 3rd, 2009 TOKYO/NEW DELHI - India and Japan Friday held their third annual strategic dialogue in Tokyo and decided to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
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June 1st, 2009 TOKYO - Tokyo stocks rose Monday following Wall Street's week-ending rally.
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