The Tokyo metropolitan government is establishing a larger subsidy and monetary incentive to address the shortage of people willing to serve as community and child welfare commissioners and the position's increasingly diverse responsibilities.
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TOKYO, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- An elevator at Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo's famous tourist attraction, stopped about 30 meters above ground, trapping 20 people inside for more than 5 hours on Sunday evening.