Originally, the area's name was read Takatanobaba and many Tokyo residents in their 50s or older pronounce it as such.

Last Sunday, three million Tokyo residents cast their ballots in gubernatorial elections.

As a Tokyo resident for the last two and a half years, I don't always find it a very attractive or interesting place to live.

It is still a staple among some Tokyo residents.

Other regulations do their bit; Tokyo residents have to commute huge distances because building restrictions limit the living space available in the capital.

And these dishes continue to delight modern Tokyo residents.

Tokyo residents are now urged not to put their garbage out until just before collection time so as not to attract the crows.

Partly because Tokyo residents have been taught to expect a earthquake, they are far more prepared than the citizens of Kobe were.

But many downtown Tokyo residents misunderstood the shrine.

Despite pronouncements from his physicians that they had discovered no malignancies, many Tokyo residents do not believe it.