Tokyo Photo News December 2015

　On December 22, an evening candlelight display was held at the Mikawashima Water Reclamation Center. A magical atmosphere was created by 3000 candles which lit up the pumping station of the Old Mikawashima Sewage Treatment Plant, which is a designated national important cultural asset.

December 22, 2015

　On December 22, 2015, an award ceremony was held at Tokyo Metropolitan Government, presenting Professor Satoshi Omura of Kitasato University with a Tokyo Medal of Honor. The award was created in 2004 and is presented to those who make a remarkable achievement, are highly respected by the people, bring hope, aspirations and vitality to society through their work, and contribute to raising Tokyo’s profile. Omura received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 in recognition of his discovery of a class of compounds used in drugs to treat infections caused by roundworm parasites.

December 22, 2015

　On December 25, trial emergency service operations began at JR Tokyo Station. There are around 1500 emergency call-outs to the Tokyo Station area each year. Until now, emergency personnel were dispatched from the nearest fire station and took an average of four minutes to arrive. The aim is to reduce the time to around one to two minutes by posting personnel on site at the station.

December 25, 2015

　On December 30, the outer market next to the world famous Tsukiji fish market was bustling with people carrying out year-end shopping. Tsukiji fish market is scheduled to be relocated on November 6, 2016, but the outer market will remain in its current location. This was the last time it was possible to experience the markets next to each other at the end-of -year period before they become separated.

December 30, 2015