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【ジョージ・フロイドさん暴行死】数千人が参加した人種差別の撲滅を訴える抗議デモ行進＝東京都渋谷区

A Black Lives Matter protest took place with thousands of participants in Tokyo on Sunday, June 14. The event was called by international and Japanese students via SNS. Protesters marched for about 3 km through central Tokyo including the Shibuya crossing and the Harajuku station. (Original Title: Japan: Thousands March For Black Lives Matter Protest In Tokyo 2)

日付：2020年6月14日

人物：ジョージ・フロイド

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Japan protests against police brutality, embraces 'Black Lives Matter' movement

Date:JUNE 6, 2020 EDITOR'S NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITY The case of a Kurdish man who says he was stopped and shoved to the ground by Tokyo police became a rallying cry for protesters marching in solidarity with Black Lives Matter on Saturday (June 6). Several hundred people, cursing the police and chanting "I can't breathe" to invoke the death of George Floyd in the United States, marched through the trendy Shibuya district, saying that police abuse - particularly against foreigners - was a problem at home as well. The 33-year-old Turkish man of Kurdish origin, who asked not to be named, told Reuters this week that he was stopped by police driving in downtown Tokyo on May 22 - three days before George Floyd died in Minneapolis when a police office knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. When the man would not allow police to search his car, two officers shouted at him and shoved him to the ground, the man said. A friend in his car filmed part of the incident. Police declined to comment, saying they have not made anything public about the incident. (Production: Issei Kato, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:6010AS-MINNEAPOLIS-POLICE_PROTESTS_JAPAN)

日付：2020年6月6日

人物：ジョージ・フロイド

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JR渋谷駅　埼京線新ホームが供用開始　山手線の隣に

JR埼京線渋谷駅のホームが移転し、1日から利用できるようになった。これまでより350メートル北へ移り、山手線のホームと並び合う。山手線との乗り換えがスムーズになり、渋谷のメインゲートであるハチ公改札にも近くなった。

日付：2020年6月1日

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新型コロナ： 緊急事態宣言解除後初の週末　各地の様子

新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴う緊急事態宣言が全面解除されて初の週末となった30日、各地の観光地に人出が戻り始めた。

日付：2020年5月30日

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Tokyo streets scenes after Japan lifts coronavirus emergency

Images show Tokyo street scenes the day after Japan lifted the state of emergency in the capital. While some streets in the commercial district of Shibuya seem bustling with people,many shops still remain shut in the city's tourist district Asakusa. IMAGES

日付：2020年5月26日

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【新型コロナウィルス感染症】人通りもまばらな渋谷駅前のスクランブル交差点

Shibuya's famous scramble crossing is quieter than usual in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2020, amid the state of emergency due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. 海外からの旅行者が必ず訪れたい場所としても有名な渋谷駅前のスクランブル交差点は、緊急事態宣言下で人通りも少ない。

日付：2020年5月3日

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人出が減った繁華街で光る警察官の目　狙われる休業店舗　新型コロナ

新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大で人通りが減った繁華街で、警察が休業中の店舗を狙った窃盗などの警戒を強めている。政府が外出自粛を呼びかけ始めたころのパトロールでは、歩行者らに要請を周知するよう声を掛けることが多かったが、時間が経過するとともに警戒するポイントも変わりつつある。東京都内の見回りを強化する警視庁の警察官の活動を追った。

日付：2020年4月28日

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【緊急事態宣言発令】渋谷 ハチ公前

ハチ公前 改札 アングル違い 2カット（SB_cut07）

日付：2020年4月25日

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【新型コロナウィルス感染症】緊急事態宣言発令の東京渋谷駅前_Japanese give views on coronavirus state of emergency

"It's so scary","It is depressing"... two weeks into a state of emergency in Tokyo due to the coronavirus,people in the city's central Shibuya neighbourhood give their views. The number of cases passed 10,000 in Japan on Monday despite the restrictions. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shinma Yano,restaurant worker - Yuka Matsuda,cooking teacher

日付：2020年4月21日

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JR渋谷駅 ハチ公改札

中ロング FIX

日付：2020年4月14日

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緊急事態宣言発令から1週間

安倍晋三首相が新型インフルエンザ等対策特別措置法に基づく「緊急事態宣言」を発令して１週間がたった。

日付：2020年4月14日

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【新型コロナウィルス感染症】緊急事態宣言が発令された東京,渋谷駅周辺_Empty streets in Tokyo's famous Shibuya district under state of emergency

Shops are closed and the streets are quieter in Tokyo's famous commercial and business district Shibuya after Japan declared a state of emergency over coronavirus. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike says the city will request business operators of entertainment and sports facilities,cultural venues and shopping complexes to close temporarily. IMAGES

日付：2020年4月10日

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【緊急事態宣言発令】空撮：「緊急事態宣言」から一夜明け　閑散とした都内

新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、東京をはじめ７都府県を対象に発令された「緊急事態宣言」。都内の繁華街は閑散としていた。

日付：2020年4月8日

RM 125153477

Japan declares state of emergency over fears of COVID-19

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for seven prefectures in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Apart from Tokyo and Osaka, the state of emergency also covers Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Hyogo and Fukuoka. The declaration, effective through May 6, will enable prefectural governors to take stronger preventive measures. Abe made the declaration at a meeting of the government's coronavirus task force at the prime minister's office. People in the seven prefectures will be requested to refrain from unnecessary outings. Grocery shopping, visits to hospital, and commuting are excluded. Abe also said there will be no lockdown like in other countries and the government does not plan to ask train operators to reduce services. The government asked people to stay at home in order to reduce 70 to 80 percent of people-to-people contact in one-month period, Abe said in a press conference. According to the declaration, the prefectures will have more power in taking actions such as instructing citizens to stay at home, and restricting the operation of schools and other facilities. However, there are no legal penalties for non-compliance. Residents said they are worrying about the current situation. "What I worried about most is the spreading invisible infection. It is very terrible that the disease is spreading without people's awareness. Some patients are without symptoms and some even don't know they are infected, which is very frightening," said a resident. "Everyone should try not to go out. But there are people still going out, including me. I'm worried about whether I would be infected and whether the disease is going to spread," said another resident. Abe said due to the COVID-19, Japan is facing its biggest economic crisis since world war II. The government on Tuesday finalized a stimulus package to the tune of 108 trillion yen (989 billion U.S. dollars), to cushion the downside economic effects of any restriction of people's movements or business activities as a result of the declaration issued Tuesday. "The economic activities were interrupted and some of my friends could not get salaries, which also made me worried," said another resident. The Japanese leader said it was now of paramount importance to protect and support medical workers and ensure the requisite facilities are available including hospital beds which are fast becoming full. Experts said they hope the government could make more efforts to provide protective materials for the medical workers. "In Japan's current medical system, except for the infectious disease hospitals that can conduct the nucleic acid test, general medical institutions have difficulties in running the test, and we must make a change. Meanwhile, countries around the world are in shortage of protective materials, which are also insufficient in Japan. I hope the government can make more efforts to provide protective supplies for medical workers so that they can focus on their work," said Norio Ohmagari, section chief of the comprehensive infectious disease department at National Center for Global Health and Medicine. Abe said he plans to renovate the Olympics-related facilities in Tokyo this month to treat about 800 patients with mild symptoms. Abe expressed gratitude to related medical facilities and said in order to maintain the operation of hospitals and strengthen medical supply, about 10,000 hotel rooms in Kanto area and 3,000 rooms in Kansai area will be provided for infected people with mild symptoms. The number of infections in Japan has topped 4,800, including about 700 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The death toll stands at 108. (Original Title: Japan declares state of emergency over fears of COVID-19)

日付：2020年4月8日

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【緊急事態宣言発令】安倍首相が緊急事態を宣言

Date:APRIL 7, 2020 Reducing the flow of people in the Japanese capital is the first step in reducing the spread of coronavirus, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday (April 7). Her comments came on the same day Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency to fight new coronavirus infections in major population centers and unveiled a stimulus package he described as among the world's biggest to soften the economic blow. Abe announced the state of emergency targeting the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures - accounting for about 44% of Japan's population - for a period of about one month. Tokyo residents who spoke to Reuters on Tuesday said they supported the decision, even though it could cause disruption. "Japan has to make effort in its own way (to tackle the virus)," said Yoshinobu Uchimura, 35, a real estate agent who can partially work from home but still must show homes to prospective buyers. The emergency will give governors the authority to call on people to stay at home and businesses to close. With no penalties for ignoring the requests in most cases, enforcement will rely more on peer pressure and respect for authority. Tokyo has seen coronavirus infections more than double to 1,116 in the past week, accounting for the highest number in the country. Nationwide, cases have climbed past 4,000 with 93 deaths as of Monday. (Production: Jack Tarrant, Hideto Sakai, Yu Takito) (Caption:2030AS-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_JAPAN_REAX)

日付：2020年4月7日

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【外出自粛要請】都内で感染者1000人超　週末外出自粛要請の都市部空撮　渋谷駅周辺、原宿・竹下通り、銀座、千鳥ヶ淵、横浜中華街、山下公園、ユニバーサルスタジオジャパン、

東京都内で5日、新型コロナウイルスの感染者が新たに143人確認されたことが、都への取材で判明した。100人超えは2日連続。都内の感染者数は累計で1000人を超えることになる。週末の外出自粛要請が呼び掛けられている東京や横浜、大阪市内の様子を空撮した。

日付：2020年4月5日

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【外出自粛要請】空撮：東京都の感染者が新たに118人 初の3桁　新型コロナ　渋谷駅周辺、新宿駅、目黒川周辺

東京都内で4日に確認された新型コロナウイルスの感染者数が118人になったことが、都関係者への取材で分かった。1日あたりの感染者数が100人を超えたのは初めて。

日付：2020年4月4日

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【外出自粛要請】Weekend movement restrictions empty Tokyo streets

Date:MARCH 28, 2020 The streets of usually-busy of Tokyo were largely empty on Saturday (March 28) and shops remained shuttered as people stayed home after officials urged them to stay indoors to prevent coronavirus from spreading. But some were carrying on as usual. "I'm going out to eat lunch. I have a meeting so I'll be out until night time," said Yuta Kimura, 24, a company employee. Earlier in the week Governor Yuriko Koike asked the tens of millions of people in the capital and surrounding regions to avoid non-essential, non-urgent outings until April 12, and particularly this weekend, following a surge in coronavirus infections this week, which she said puts Tokyo on the brink of a state of emergency. On Saturday, Tokyo confirmed more than 50 new cases, a record daily increase, national broadcaster NHK reported. Infections in Japan have climbed to more than 1,400, with 47 deaths, excluding those from a cruise ship quarantined last month. Hit early by the coronavirus in its initial spread from China, Japan had seen a more gradual rise than the recent surge in much of Europe and the United States. (Production: Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:6006AS-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_TOKYO)

日付：2020年3月28日

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新型コロナウィルスの影響でオリンピックが延期になる中、夜の街に繰り出す日本の若者たち

Date:MARCH 25, 2020 Bright neon lights... mass crowds... and youngsters mingling... Despite the IOC and the Japanese government's decision to delay the 2020 Tokyo Games one year due to the coronavirus lockdown in many parts of the world, young people in Tokyo were seen going about their normal night life in Shibuya, in the central part of town, on Wednesday (March 25). More and more people, especially university students who are out of school due to school closures, arrived in the major shopping district to meet up with friends, go shopping, and dine at restaurants and cafes. "I've been shopping for clothes and cruising around town all day," said 18-year-old Genki Akino who was visiting Tokyo from Osaka with his friend Mitsuki Takada. Takada said he feels safe, just by keeping himself cleaner...a little more than usual. "I don't really avoid anything because of the coronavirus. Basically, my life has not changed," he said. 18-year-old company Rina Yoshioka said nothing in her life has changed. She wakes up, goes to work, and hangs out with her friends after work. Yoshioka was in Shibuya to go window shopping when Reuters spoke to her. "I do feel like it's (coronavirus) other people's problem. So it's hard to imagine myself being infected with it," she said. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:3010SP-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_OLYMPICS_NIGHTLIFE) (original title: Young people still enjoy Tokyo city nightlife despite Olympics postponement due to coronavirus threat)

日付：2020年3月25日

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渋谷駅前　スクランブル交差点

スクランブル交差点から青ガエル観光案内所、パン、青ガエル、緑の電車、

日付：2019年9月25日

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渋谷駅　ハチ公前広場　青ガエル観光案内所

青ガエル、緑の電車、青ガエル観光案内所、引き、ハチ公前広場

日付：2019年9月25日

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渋谷駅　ハチ公前　青ガエル観光案内所

青ガエル、緑の電車、青ガエル観光案内所、アップ、ズームイン

日付：2019年9月25日

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渋谷駅　ハチ公前広場　青ガエル観光案内所

青ガエル、緑の電車、青ガエル観光案内所、引き、ハチ公前広場

日付：2019年9月25日

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渋谷駅　青ガエル観光案内所

青ガエル、緑の電車、青ガエル観光案内所、引き、ハチ公前広場

日付：2019年9月25日

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渋谷駅　忠犬ハチ公像

忠犬ハチ公、猫、観光客

日付：2019年9月25日

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JR 渋谷駅　スクランブル交差点

スクランブル交差点、パン

日付：2019年9月25日

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「令和」カウントダウン　渋谷で若者集まり歓声

東京・渋谷では30日深夜から、JR渋谷駅前のスクランブル交差点などに若者らが集まり、歓声を上げて新時代の到来を祝った。

日付：2019年4月30日

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ロシアＷ杯：「絶対勝つ」サムライブルーで渋谷も燃える

サッカーのワールドカップ（Ｗ杯）で日本代表は２８日午後１１時から世界ランキング８位のポーランドと対戦。日本代表の試合のたびに多くの若者が繰り出し、熱気に包まれる東京・渋谷駅周辺。試合前からサムライブルーのユニホームを着たサポーターが次々と姿を見せ「絶対勝って」と声を上げた。

日付：2018年6月28日

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Japan's Akita dogs melt foreign hearts

In recent years,foreign ownership of one of Japan's most famous indigenous breeds has skyrocketed,outstripping domestic demand for the fluffy,perky-eared pooches. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES+REFILES TO CORRECT SOUNDBITE 1. PREVIOUS VERSION INCORRECTLY STATED "...THE OTHER HALF WAS FRENCH." THE CORRECT VERSION IS : "...THE OTHER HALF WAS FROM OVERSEAS"+ -Osamu Yamaguchi,Akita dog breeder -Kosuke Kawakita,president,association for the preservation of Akita dogs in Tokyo

日付：2018年4月9日

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多くの発車メロディを手掛ける作曲家・向谷実氏_Jingle bells: Japan's unusual station music

Minoru Mukaiya is one of the world's most played musicians,with millions of people across Japan listening to his songs every day but most of them don't even notice. Mukaiya is a composer of "Hassha Merodie" or "train departure melodies",short jingles that whisk commuters on their way at some of the world's busiest stations. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES -Minoru Mukaiya,train jingle composer -Motoki Yoshida,spokesman of Tokyo Metro Co.

日付：2018年4月3日

人物：向谷 実

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JR渋谷駅前の工事現場で鉄骨倒れる 東京 （2017年６月18日）

NHKによると18日、東京・渋谷駅の再開発事業の工事現場で鉄骨が倒れ、歩道との間を区切るフェンスの上に寄りかかる形で止まった。現場は駅の東口で、人通りが非常に多いところだが、警視庁によると、これまでにけが人の情報はない。

日付：2017年6月18日

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Bah humbug: Japan 'Losers with Women' stage anti-Christmas demo

Anti-Christmas protesters calling themselves "Losers with Women" march through Tokyo's streets,bashing the upcoming holiday as a capitalist ploy that also discriminates against singletons. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES Anti-Christmas protesters calling themselves "Losers with Women" march through Tokyo's streets,bashing the upcoming holiday as a capitalist ploy that also discriminates against singletons. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES "Markwater",leading demonstratorVoxpop x1

日付：2015年12月19日

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【パリ同時多発テロ】 都内でも犠牲者を追悼

Tokyo shows solidarity with victims of Paris terrorist attacks French residents sing the Marseillaise to show the respect for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris on last Friday, near to the Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo, Japan on November 15, 2015. In a gesture of condolence and solidarity with the French people the Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe and local Japanese and French attended a special ceremony at the Embassy of France in Tokyo. After the event a small group met outside Shibuya station to sing the Marseillaise. Tokyo also paid respect by illuminating Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree in blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag. (Video by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Nippon News)

日付：2015年11月15日

人物：舛添 要一

RM 31547291

ハロウィン大盛り上がり 仮装姿の若者溢れる

Tokyo Metropolitan Police restrains pedestrians access to Shibuya's famous scramble crossing to avoid the risk of traffic accidents and other serious incidents during the Halloween celebration on October 31, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. Every year thousands of young Japanese gather in Shibuya and Roppongi for Halloween. This year the Tokyo Metropolitan Government called on the partygoers to keep the streets clean with the slogan the ''cleanest Halloween in the world'' and by distributing 300,000 special garbage bags for free as part of the Halloween&Tokyo promotion. Video by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Nippon News)

日付：2015年10月31日

RM 96175123

渋谷駅南口、四谷双葉乳児園（1972年）

東京レポート「この子らを守るものは」7-1

日付：1972年12月

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JAPAN: PARTY LEADERS LAUNCH GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Date:7 DECEMBER 1969 MORE THAN 900 CANDIDATES FOR 486 SEATS IN THE JAPANESE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STARTED CAMPAIGNING YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) FOR VOTES IN THE DECEMBER 27 GENERAL ELECTION. PROMINENT AMONG THE CAMPAIGNERS WERE LEADERS OF ALL THE MAJOR PARTIES. SEVERAL OF THE LEADERS CHOSE TO LAUNCH THEIR CAMPAIGNS OUTSIDE TOKYO'S SHIBUYA STATION. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JAPAN SOCIALIST PARTY, TOMOMI NARITA, WAS THE FIRST TO ADDRESS A LARGE CROWD OUTSIDE THE STATION. HE WAS FOLLOWED BY PRIME MINISTER EISAKU SATO, PRESIDENT OF THE RULING LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, MAKING HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN A HEAVY CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME. HE AT ONCE BROACHED A MAJOR ELECTION ISSUE, EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS RECENT VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES, WHICH SECURED AGREEMENT FOR THE RETURN OF OKINAWA TO JAPAN. AMERICAN-JAPANESE RELATIONS WERE ATTACKED BY COMMUNIST PARTY FIRST SECRETARY KENJI MIYAMOTO - ALSO SPEAKING OUTSIDE SHIBUYA STATION. HE DENOUNCED PRIME MINISTER SATO'S ANNOUNCED INTENTION OF RENEWING THE U.S.-JAPANESE SECURITY TREATY, WHICH IS DUE FOR REVIEW NEXT YEAR. THE CHAIRMAN OF KOMEI-TO (CLEAN GOVERNMENT PARTY), YOSHIKATSU TAKEIRI, WAS MEANWHILE ADDRESSING ANOTHER CROWD OF ELECTORS OUTSIDE UENO STATION, TO THE NORTH OF TOKYO. ABOUT 70 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN JAPAN'S ELEVENTH POST-WAR ELECTION - CALLED BY PRIME MINISTER SATO TO SECURE APPROVAL FOR PROJECTED GOVERNMENT POLICIES FOR THE 1970S. OTHER MAJOR ELECTION ISSUES INCLUDE UNIVERSITY UNREST, RISING PRICES, AND THE GOVERNMENT CUT IN RICE PRODUCTION. (Caption:JAPAN: PARTY LEADERS LAUNCH GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN)

日付：1969年12月7日

RM 95654977

交通整理渋谷ハチ公前（1969年）

東京レポート「ラプソディ・イン東京1969」19-

日付：1969年8月

RM 61053773

東名高速に高速バス登場＝東京都、愛知県（1969年6月）

全線開通した東名高速に高速バスがお目見えした。「東名急行バス」は日に５０本運行。

日付：1969年6月10日

RM 89416870

渋谷駅俯瞰=東京都（1965年）

東京レポート　【東京の新しい顔】18-1　※タイトルには新橋・有楽町とありますが、映像は渋谷です。

日付：1965年5月

RM 94763047

渋谷駅前（1964年）

東京レポート「新東京の顔」23-11

日付：1964年4月

RM 95268021

渋谷駅周辺1949年頃と1963年頃の比較（1963年）

東京カメラある記「区画整理」11-6

日付：1963年4月

RM 95267603

渋谷駅(1962年）

東京カメラある記「ぐれん隊防止条例」13-12

日付：1962年11月

RM 95267593

国鉄渋谷駅(1962年）

東京カメラある記「ぐれん隊防止条例」13-2

日付：1962年11月

RM 25195974

いつまで続く通勤地獄（1961年）

朝のラッシュアワーは定員の３倍以上の混雑ぶり。サラリーマン泣かせの通勤地獄。

日付：1961年2月1日

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渋谷駅前=東京都（1960年）

東京都TVだより　変わる街の姿　区画整理　17-3

日付：1960年5月

RM 88757352

渋谷ハチ公口=東京都（1960年）

東京都TVだより　変わる街の姿　区画整理　17-15

日付：1960年5月

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Experts warn that Tokyo is unprepared for massive floods

Date:RECENT, FILE Eikyu Nakagawa, 82, lived on the roof of his one-storey house with his father for three weeks when Typhoon Kathleen hit Japan in 1947, breaching river banks, inundating large swaths of Tokyo and surrounding regions, and killing more than 1,000 people. Now, 71 years later, Nakagawa, as well as weather and disaster experts, believe Tokyo is facing a growing risk of major floods again as the frequency of intense rainfall sharply rises in Japan amid global warming. During the 10-year period through 2017, Japan had more than 80 millimetres of rain per hour, 18 times a year on average. That was up by 64 percent, compared to an average of 11 times a year during 1976-85. The looming threat has prompted the government to seek a bigger flood control budget, as businesses draw contingency plans for flooding, and senior ruling party politicians propose a new ministry to oversee disaster prevention. Tokyo's flood risks warrant attention as more than a million people live in areas below sea level, and the size of the capital's economy exceeds the whole of Turkey's or the Netherlands'. Also, it will host the 2020 Olympic Games. Flood experts such as Nobuyuki Tsuchiya says Tokyo has only been lucky not to be hit by a major typhoon such as typhoon Kathleen. If dikes do burst, he says, one fourth of Tokyo risks flooding through the main subway systems as well as in low-lying lands. Torrential rains across western Japan in July triggered floods and landslides that killed more than 200 people in the nation's worst weather disaster in 36 years, have raised worries about what damage similar rainfalls could do to the capital. At a tour of the world's largest underground flood water diversion facility, according to Guinness World Records, some residents of the capital said they were concerned especially after the recent floods in western Japan. The huge flood control underground reservoir made up of tunnels at the north of Tokyo stretches 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles), and can be filled up at the speed of one Olympic size swimming pool per second, but it is not enough to fully stop floodings. Massive flooding of the Arakawa River, which runs through Tokyo, will likely cause 62 trillion yen ($56.5 billion) in damage and claim 2,100 lives, according to estimates published in June by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. To prepare for such a scenario, Tokyo's five low-lying wards jointly unveiled hazard maps last week, outlining areas at high risk of flooding, and said up to 2.5 million people will be asked to evacuate in case of impending disaster. But many experts said that a great sense of self-awareness is necessary to prevent deaths from floods. One professor of Aichi University of Technology, Tomoki Itamiya, has built an app that works with smartphones and creates an augment reality simulation of what the streets around you would look if flooded. He hopes that by introducing this technology in classrooms and disaster prevention courses throughout Japan it will help people realise the potential hazards of living near flood-prone rivers. (Caption:3011EV-WEATHER-JAPAN_FLOODS_TOKYO)

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JAPAN: Monkey eludes net-wielding police at a Tokyo train station

A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday (August 20) before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and screaming passersby. "I don't know how the monkey got here, but I saw the monkey hopping around instead of crawling on the ground," said 26 year-old station worker Chihiro Suzuki, who witnessed the monkey. The monkey was spotted hopping around by the automatic ticket gates at a train line in Shibuya Station in central Tokyo at about 9:40 a.m. (0040 GMT). It then ran downstairs to the entrance to another line, climbed up and down a pillar and ran around the ticketing machines before taking refuge on top of a train information board for two hours, a spokeswoman for railway operator Tokyu Corp said. "The monkey was relatively calm staring at his surroundings. A lot of people were taking pictures, but the monkey didn't get excited," said Norihiro Masui, spokesman for the rail operator. "When the police tried to capture it, the monkey stood up, but it was sitting down calmly until then," he added. Television footage showed the 60-cm-tall brown monkey sitting calmly on top of the board, blinking and looking down at the crowd as it was surrounded by police and press. Around 30 police officers and other officials cleared the area and surrounded the animal with green netting, but at noon it jumped off the information board and escaped through the crowd and into the bustle and hustle of Tokyo. Japanese media reported that a monkey, presumably the same one, had been witnessed in several locations in the city suburbs over the past week and may have travelled in from the mountains several more kilometers away where Japanese monkeys roam wild. (Caption:JAPAN: Monkey eludes net-wielding police at a Tokyo train station)

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JAPAN: SOCCER/FOOTBALL: Japan fans celebrate as their team qualify for 2014 World Cup finals

Asian champions Japan became the first side to qualify for the World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday (June 4) with a 1-1 draw with Australia giving them the point they needed. The game was held at Japan's Saitama stadium, but more than 10,000 fans gathered in Yoyogi Stadium in central Tokyo to support the Blue Samurai on the big screen. Japan dominated long spells of the match and shot at goal time after time but Australia were first to score a goal with Tommy Oar's high looping cross catching goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima unprepared in the 81st minute. But salvation for Japan came in stoppage time when Australia's Matt McKay was judged to have handled a cross from Honda in the penalty area and the bleach blond CSKA Moscow attacker stepped up to place the spot kick straight down the middle. Afterwards the fans celebrated their qualification with a triumphant march through the streets of Tokyo. "I was really worried but thankfully Honda sorted it all out for us right at the end. To be honest I didn't actually watch his penalty kick I was so scared," soccer fan Takuya Hara told Reuters after the game. "I thought we'd definitely lose, which was really annoying because I didn't want us to lose at home. But then Honda saved the day - what a relief," 23-year-old Ruri Hasebe said. Tokyo's police force also deployed officers to Shibuya crossing in an attempt to put a stop to raucous post-match revelry which tradionally descends on the area after Japan's sporting successes. But hundreds were gathered around the central Tokyo location late on Tuesday, despite a heavy police presence. The draw now leaves leaders Japan on 14 points from seven matches in Asian qualifying Group B, meaning they are assured of reaching the 2014 finals as one of the top two. Japan lead Asia's group B with 14 points and Oman is now second with nine, having beaten Iraq 1-0 on Tuesday. Australia drop to third, level with Jordan, on seven points with Iraq last in the group with five. However Australia, Jordan and Iraq have a game in hand. (Caption:JAPAN: SOCCER/FOOTBALL: Japan fans celebrate as their team qualify for 2014 World Cup finals)

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JAPAN: Typhoon-strength storm stuns Tokyo commuters

Strong winds and rain with near typhoon force hit Tokyo on Tuesday (April 3) after causing havoc and transport chaos across Japan throughout the day. The gusts were at a force of up to 140 kilometres (84 miles) per hour in western Tokyo according to national broadcaster NHK, and are caused by an extremely low pressure system moving across the country. The storm was on par with a category one typhoon, categorised by a sustained wind speed of over 118 kilometres (78 miles) per hour. Many people in the streets of Tokyo struggled with the strong winds. "I cannot move at all... as you see," said motorcycle courier Koji Nakade, as he fought to prop up his motorcycle on the side of street. A tornado warning in the greater Tokyo area was issued as a result of the wind. Nearly 10,000 houses could lose power according to NHK. "This is something I've never experienced. I haven't seen anything like this in Tokyo," said 27-year-old businessman Rio Ogawa with his broken umbrella in hand. Tokyo's transportation system was also thrown into chaos by the wind storm with many train lines either running on reduced schedules or completely closed. Earlier in the day the same storm had stopped parts of Japan's bullet train system for over 3 hours, stranding nearly 28,000 people according to local media. Highway bridges were also shut due to high winds. One commuter at Shibuya station said he had waited for hours at his office hoping the train services would resume. "I've been waiting in my office quite a while hoping the train service will resume," 60-year-old mechanical engineer Koji Miyazima said. Another commuter, Kano Miyazima said she could not return home that night because of the wind and would have to find an alternative place to stay. "I just saw my train is suspended. I may stay around here tonight because my place is too far to go by taxi," said 19-year-old clothes shop employee Kano, who lives in Saitama, an hour drive from Tokyo. Japan's meteorological agency warned of strong waves in coastal areas and landslides from the storm, which is expected to pass over northern Japan on Wednesday (April 4). (Caption:JAPAN: Typhoon-strength storm stuns Tokyo commuters)

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MIDEAST-CRISIS/JAPAN-VIGIL People commemorate the life of slain journalist Kenji Goto

Several dozens gathered in Tokyo to remember slain Japanese hostages Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa on Sunday (February 8). Holding signs, people gathered at the busy crossing of Shibuya station to express their condolences. "I feel anger about this war but I have decided not to bring that anger here today and I hope they can rest in peace," said 53-year-old Miho Takeuchi who writes music for a living. Islamic State militants beheaded journalist Kenji Goto last month, a week after the group released footage appearing to show the beheaded body of another Japanese hostage, Haruna Yukawa. Prime Minister's Shinzo Abe's government had put high priority on seeking the release of Goto, a veteran war correspondent captured by the militants in late October when he went to Syria seeking Yukawa's release. Yukawa was seized by militants in August after going to Syria to launch a security company. "I think Goto wanted to tell us that we cannot solve the problem of terrorism through force. To get rid of terrorism, we have to get rid of poverty and inequality and to take care of the life of each and every child and I think that was Goto's wish," said Yumiko Koike who was crying for the loss. Some people in the crowd felt the Japanese government did not do all that it could to save the lives of Goto and Yukawa. "It is obvious that the Japanese government should help the Japanese who are in trouble overseas and that is why the government is around. It really pains me to listen to the same reply that the government has to no choice but to repeat: "We are extremely sorry". This reflects the current state of our society," said Rika Murahashi. But polls published this week showed the Japanese government scored higher public approval ratings for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's handling of the hostage crisis. Japan's biggest daily Yomiuri found that support for Abe's government had risen to 58 percent from 53 percent in January. Abe has vowed to step up humanitarian aid to the militant group's opponents in the Middle East and bring the killers to justice. The gruesome killings of the hostages have fanned calls to allow Japan's long-constrained military to conduct overseas rescue missions as part of Abe's push for a more muscular security posture. (Caption:MIDEAST-CRISIS/JAPAN-VIGIL People commemorate the life of slain journalist Kenji Goto)

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JAPAN-SAME SEX/BILL Tokyo ward submits bill to recognise same-sex couples

A Tokyo ward submitted to its local assembly on Monday (March 2) a bill that if passed would be the nation's first official recognition of same-sex couples. While the plan by Tokyo's Shibuya ward to recognise same-sex partnerships may seem like nothing compared to the United States, where gay marriage is now legal in all but 13 states, it has sparked a debate on the national level, with at least one city and another two wards coming out in favor of introducing similar bills soon. "I just purely wanted to do something about those in the LGBT community who are suffering. I had no ambition to do something just because the metropolitan government wasn't doing it or the national government wasn't doing it," Shibuya mayor Toshitake Kuwahara told Reuters a few days before he presented the bill at the start of the ward's ordinary assembly on Monday. Tales of LGBT young people playing truant due to bullying or committing suicide had captured his attention. The mayor also felt his bill was a natural next step in his efforts to promote diversity in his ward, home to a trendy youth district as well as many foreign embassies. In Japan, marriage and legally-binding civil unions remain a distant dream for the LGBT community, with same-sex partners often unable to even rent apartments together. Being openly 'out' remains taboo for many, with some sporting fake wedding rings or entering marriages of convenience. So the announcement last month by Shibuya, one of Tokyo's 23 wards, that they would table a statute recognising same-sex partnerships to come into effect in April, took many in this socially conservative nation - where husbands and wives using different surnames is not legally allowed - by surprise. Same-sex couples in Japan are keenly awaiting the result of debate in one local Tokyo assembly that may give them something their cohorts in much of the West have long had: the chance to step out of the shadows. U.S. national Bob Tobin who, with his partner of his 25 years Hitoshi Ohashi, runs a gallery out of a Tokyo apartment, told Reuters how he felt same-sex couples had been invisible for so long. The move, for Tobin and Hoyashi, was promising. "We need the same rights and protections as everyone. And for that to happen, we need people to know about us first. For a long time nothing's been done because nobody knew anything. Because they didn't know, they did do anything, and also because they didn't know, they could even approve of us. So this time, the fact that this helps get people to know something about us, that is a very big step forward," added Ohashi, who's marriage to Bob in California last year has no legal standing in Japan. The debate went national when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was asked about it in parliament on February 18th - a first in Japanese politics. "The current constitution does not envisage marriage between same-sex couples. For that to happen, we need to be very careful when considering whether or not to change the constitution to accept same-sex marriage as this issue touches upon the fundamentals of how we live," Abe responded. Like in many other large western metropolises, younger men and women on the streets of Tokyo were much more accepting of same-sex unions than the older generation. "There are other countries that recognise it. I think Japan should too. It would be good if it became a easier place for such people to live here," said 21-year old hairdresser, Asami Tanaka. Seventy-year-old Junji Sato, on the other hand, reflected the opinions of many others of his generation. "It's common sense that people of opposite sex attract each other so for someone like me who's be around for some time, I can't accept same-sex people being together," Sato said. The statute might be a step in the right direction for supporters, but whether the national government will "open their eyes", in Kuwahara's words, and take the issue up from the metropolitan or ward level, remains an open question in a country where same-sex couples remain overshadowed by social stigma. (Caption:JAPAN-SAME SEX/BILL Tokyo ward submits bill to recognise same-sex couples)

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JAPAN: Tokyo worries about nuclear leakage and supply shortages

As airlines scrambled on Thursday (March 17) to fly thousands of passengers out of Tokyo amid mounting fears about Japan's nuclear crisis, residents in the Japanese capital were contemplating the uncertain times ahead. At its worst, radiation in Tokyo has reached 0.809 microsieverts per hour this week, 10 times below what a patient would receive if exposed to a dental x-ray. Early on Thursday radiation levels were barely above average. Tokyo is 240 kilometres (150 miles) south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where operators of the site were fighting an increasingly desperate battle to cool overheating reactors In the Shibuya district many were seen wearing face masks but the concerns of some were more about the economy and shortages of basic essentials affecting survivors of the areas hit by last Friday's mega-quake and tsunami. "We have offices in the disaster-stricken area and the damage was huge, so I am concerned about the economy," said one man. "There are many places where supplies haven't arrived yet. So it's hard watching tv," said a young woman. Many Tokyo residents have stayed indoors, usually busy streets were nearly deserted and many shops and offices were closed. The crippling disaster has cut supply routes to stores and fuel for vehicles is being heavily rationed to conserve stocks. Japan's trade minister warned on Thursday that a large-scale power outage was possible in Tokyo during the evening if demand for electricity exceeded that of the morning. Banri Kaieda said the morning level of demand had almost reached the Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s available capacity. (Caption:JAPAN: Tokyo worries about nuclear leakage and supply shortages)

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