, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands.
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A Japanese startup has ambitious plans for on-demand meteor showers
A Tokyo-based startup is hard at work developing a system that would deliver "shooting stars on demand." According to a report by Japan Times, the world's first artificial meteor shower could take place over Hiroshima as early as 2020. ALE Co., is reportedly in the final stages ...
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Facial recognition is Tokyo’s secret weapon to beat the heat at the 2020 Olympics
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics plans to introduce facial recognition software at security checkpoints -- both to cut down on unauthorized ...
