Posted on 05 September 2015. Tags: planned, skyscraper, tallest, Tokyo New Tallest Skyscraper Planned for Tokyo Mitsubishi Estate said it will build a 1,279-foot skyscraper and three other structures just north of Tokyo’s main railway station, in the heart of the financial hub and among the city’s priciest real estate. The total cost will likely […]
Posted on 02 September 2015. Tags: campaign, Hadid, Launches, reinstate, stadium, Tokyo, Zaha Zaha Hadid launches campaign to reinstate Tokyo stadium Zaha Hadid Architects has released a new movie detailing its design for its scrapped Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, which it describes as “the only way to achieve value for money in the market” (+ […]
Posted on 01 September 2015. Tags: Natural, Tokyo, wine Natural wine is a natural fit in Tokyo The natural wine movement is spreading. Everywhere I look in Tokyo, neighborhood wine bars and small bistros are introducing all-natural wine lists. I’m starting to wonder, why does natural wine fit so organically into the city? Japanese consumers […]
Posted on 31 January 2013. Tags: designer, Fashion, MercedesBenz, participate, S.Ariunaa, Tokyo, Week Designer S.Ariunaa to participate in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Tokyo Designer S.Ariunaa to participate in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Tokyo. By B.ODONTUYA. Mongolian designer S.Ariunaa is going to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan from […]
Posted on 31 August 2015. Tags: Asahi, Cleanliness., Gloves., lockers., precision, Ramen, sashimi, Shoe Precision. Cleanliness. Shoe lockers. Sashimi. Ramen. Asahi. Gloves. And that … In Tokyo, Japanese taxi drivers WEAR GLOVES. They are lace (doily) head rests and seat covers and good drivers are charming and poised. Our inn — the affordable Mercure in […]
Posted on 31 August 2015. Tags: Critiques, department, embassy, State, Tokyo, watchdog US State Department Watchdog Critiques Tokyo Embassy In a report released Tuesday, the U.S. State Department’s internal watchdog rapped Caroline Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, for using a personal email account for official business. But it didn’t stop there. The inspector general also […]
Posted on 30 August 2015. Tags: &, "play, Kennedy, loud”, Nike, Tokyo, Wieden Nike “play loud” by Wieden & Kennedy Tokyo Wieden & Kennedy Tokyo created the ad, in which the retired Korean footballer Lee Young-pyo plays a variety of naysaying characters telling young footballers, basketball players and boxers that their efforts are a waste […]
Posted on 31 August 2015. Tags: carriages, good, I’d, Reason, Tokyo, train, used, womenonly I used the women-only train carriages in Tokyo, for good reason – and I’d … Go to Tokyo – where exhausted commuters routinely sleep standing up; where station guards on the underground work together in twos and threes to push people […]
Posted on 09 June 2015. Tags: animated, elevate, Manila, ties, Tokyo #AnimatED: Manila, Tokyo elevate ties For starters, Manila will buy a fleet of 10 patrol vessels for the Coast Guard, aided by a $ 150-million low-interest loan from Tokyo. This marks an important shift in Japan’s foreign aid dedicated to infrastructure to boost the […]
Posted on 08 June 2015. Tags: 94Game, Drought, Ends, Tokyo, University, Victory University of Tokyo Ends a 94-Game Victory Drought Sooner or later, one way or another, the University of Tokyo’s baseball team was bound to win a game. Any game. Just one. The university, the top one in Japan and colloquially known as Todai, […]