NY's Grand Central and Tokyo Station To Become Sister Stations

Above, commuters at Tokyo Station.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Tokyo Station and New York's Grand Central Terminal will become "sister stations" to help promote tourism.

According to Kyodo News:

Tokyo Station will become a sister station of New York's Grand Central Terminal in what will be the first such partnership involving Japanese and American stations aimed at boosting tourism, the Tokyo station operator said Friday. 

The move will commemorate the 100th anniversaries of the New York station in 2013 and Tokyo Station in 2014, East Japan Railway Co. said, adding a signing ceremony will be held at Grand Central on March 19.

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