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While mid-winter weather has again descended on the Kanto region of Japan, with some areas now covered in snow, cherry blossom spots are already reaching their peak just before the three-day weekend starting on February 23.

While mid-winter weather has again descended on the Kanto region of Japan, with some areas now covered in snow, cherry blossom spots are already reaching their peak just before the three-day weekend starting on February 23.

Tokyo police said they have arrested a gang of touts who pretended to be working for a well-known “izakaya” pub chain to lure customers to unrelated eateries that charged exorbitant prices.

Though it used to be largely stuck in Akihabara’s shadow, in recent years Tokyo’s Ikebukuro neighborhood has become an anime fan mecca in its own right, with a large number of otaku media specialty stores. Ikebukuro has also become one of Japan’s premier cosplay venues, with the neighborhood hosting multiple costuming even...