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Workers Are Tearing Down Tokyo's Hotel Okura, And History's Going With It

The entrance to the main building of Japan's iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. An outcry from architectural preservationists couldn't stop the demolition to make way for a high-rise tower. (AFP/Getty Images)
The entrance to the main building of Japan's iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. An outcry from architectural preservationists couldn't stop the demolition to make way for a high-rise tower. (AFP/Getty Images)

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