Telecom giant NTT, Hitachi and the country's biggest travel agency have joined up to promote Akihabara as a global tourist destination. Tokyo's electronic district is well known for its maid cafes, capsule toy machines and used video game shops. Say bye-bye to everything that makes Akihabara interesting and get ready for a sanitized Disney version. Times Square, anyone?

Kyodo News [Official Site]

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