Posted on 05 March 2015. Tags: 19th, Century, early, Hokusai, purchase, Sumida, Tokyo’s, Ward, work Tokyo’s Sumida Ward to purchase early 19th century Hokusai work The office of Tokyo’s Sumida Ward said Wednesday it plans to purchase a painting depicting Tokyo in the 19th century by famed ukiyo-e woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai. The office […]
Posted on 21 February 2015. Tags: died, father, Sexwale’s, Tokyo Tokyo Sexwale’s father has died Frank Sexwale, who was a World War Two veteran and the father of former Cabinet minister Tokyo Sexwale, has died at the age of 97. It is not known when he died. He will be buried in Heroes Acre at […]
Posted on 15 February 2015. Tags: ‘Zero, hour, Japan, Last, Rose’s, Society, Tape’, Tokyo ‘Zero Hour: Tokyo Rose’s Last Tape’ at Japan Society The women are young, workplace-glamorous, nearly interchangeable. Beneath black cloche hats pulled so far down that we can’t see their eyes, their red-lipsticked mouths are uniform perfection. Which one do you suppose […]
Posted on 21 February 2015. Tags: African, Drive, Race, speedsters, Tokyo African speedsters set to drive Tokyo race The Yomiuri Shimbun With nine sub-2:07 runners in the field, Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon is shaping up to not only be a fast race, but likely the fastest ever on Japanese soil. “It’s a domestic race that [will […]
Posted on 17 February 2015. Tags: agents, closure, Hotel, landmark, Okura, presidents, Secret, Tokyo Hotel Okura closure will rob presidents and secret agents of a Tokyo landmark If Don Draper were going to drink Old Fashioneds in Tokyo, he would drink them in the Orchid Bar of the Hotel Okura. Wood panelled with lighting as […]
Posted on 20 February 2015. Tags: doesn’t, Lost, Menus, Tokyo, Translation, want Tokyo Doesn’t Want Its Menus Lost in Translation Well in advance of the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has launched a new online service that helps restaurateurs translate their offerings in up to 12 foreign languages, as well as a restaurant […]
Posted on 04 March 2015. Tags: Life, Miserable, salary, Tokyo, Week A Week In The Life Of A Tokyo Salary Man Is Miserable Japan is famous for a lot of things in the United States, and one of those is for having a serious workforce. It’s not uncommon for so-called ‘salary men’ to work 12 […]
Posted on 23 February 2015. Tags: address, arranging, Congress, spring, Tokyo, U.S., Washington Tokyo, Washington arranging for Abe to address U.S. Congress in spring Tokyo and Washington are in final preparations for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to address Congress during a visit to the United States this spring, a Japanese government official said Saturday. Arrangements […]
Posted on 18 February 2015. Tags: Australia, Company, deal, Japan, Post, Transport Japan Post to buy Australia transport company in B deal The acquisition comes ahead of Japan Post’s planned listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange later this year. The initial public offering is part of the ongoing privatization of the state-owned postal, banking and […]
Posted on 04 March 2015. Tags: 23person, arrest, bust, cops, Hotel, manager, orgy, Tokyo Tokyo cops bust 23-person hotel orgy, arrest manager On Sunday, officers raided a room inside a hotel in the Tokyo area and discovered two male customers engaged in sexual acts with female employees. Officers subsequently took Koji Kinoshita, the 45-year-old manager […]