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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Train suspensions caused by heavy rain affected more than 140,000 people in the Tokyo metropolitan area, railway operators said Monda

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has opened a new flight operations management facility in Hokkaido, designed to ensure continuity of operations in the event of a disaster in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This strategic move aims to enhance resilience and preparedness.

Multiple train lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area are scheduled for suspension from the first train on the 3rd due to the impact of Typhoon No. 6, with potential disruptions to the Tokaido Shinkansen.

For private university freshmen in the Tokyo metropolitan area who commute from outside their homes, the average household financial burden from examination to enrollment reached a record high of 2.35 million yen last year. Meanwhile, their daily living expenses were only 660 yen, prompting a faculty and staff union to state that "the burden of education costs has reached its limit due to rising prices."

The average price of new condominiums sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area (1 capital and 3 prefectures) in February rose by 38.8% year-on-year to 110.25 million yen. This marks the first time prices have exceeded 100 million yen since August last year, driven by high-priced properties in areas like Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture.

Tokyo Electric Power's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 6 has commenced full-scale power generation and transmission, supplying electricity to the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The average price of new condominiums in the Tokyo metropolitan area surged by 13.1% year-on-year, reaching a record high of ¥101.35 million in the first half of 2026.

The average price of new condominiums sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area in May surged by over 13% compared to the previous year, reaching 106.6 million yen, marking the third highest level on record.

The average price of new condominiums sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area in April reached 87.36 million yen, marking a significant increase of over 24% compared to the same month last year.

Parents of first-year students in the Tokyo metropolitan area are facing unprecedented financial burdens as the costs to attend private universities have hit a record high, leading to tough trade-offs and growing anxiety.

Major supermarket chain Daiei announced it will change its store names as part of a parent company reorganization, leading to the Daiei name disappearing from the Tokyo metropolitan area by fiscal 2030.

The average price of new condominiums sold in the Tokyo metropolitan area during the first half of the year surpassed 100 million yen for the first time, reaching 101.35 million yen.

The rainy season has commenced in Japan's Kanto-Koshin region, which includes the Tokyo metropolitan area, and central Japan. The timing is reported to be approximately the same as the average year.

Japan has reactivated the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world's largest with over 8,000 MW capacity, after a 14-year hiatus, to supply power to the Tokyo metropolitan area and eastern Shizuoka province.

The company that operates discount stores like Don Quijote has announced plans to acquire Olympic Group, a supermarket chain operating in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This move reflects ongoing consolidation in Japan's retail sector amid rising prices and labor costs.

Four individuals believed to be masterminds behind a series of 18 robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area, which used 'dark part-time job' recruits, have been re-arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, where a couple was assaulted and 10 million yen stolen. This marks their fourth arrest.