Posted on 30 October 2014. Tags: actor, AwardWinning, Complete, Japanese, Seeks Award-winning Japanese actor seeks complete art TOKYO — In person, Shota Sometani is still and quiet, speaking in a soft, almost lackadaisical voice. His ideal acting role, he says, would be one in which he couldn’t rely on facial expressions, such as a character […]
Posted on 29 October 2014. Tags: ‘Bwaya’, 15th, compete, Filmex, Tokyo ‘Bwaya’ set to compete in 15th Tokyo FILMeX “Bwaya,” which bagged the Best Picture and other top prizes when it was first shown this year at the 10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, is set to compete in the 15th Tokyo FILMeX on November 22 […]
Posted on 28 October 2014. Tags: 2016, Appearance, capital, Design, Designers, Taipei, Tokyo, Week, world World Design Capital Taipei 2016 to Make Appearance at Tokyo Designers Week TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Taiwan’s four great tea varietals, calligraphy works from Master Dong Yang-zi, and works by famous illustrator Jimmy Liao are combined for an eclectic, whimsical style steeped in […]
Posted on 25 October 2014. Tags: Browne, Frida, Giannini, Italo, Thom, Tokyo, Zucchelli Thom Browne, Frida Giannini and Italo Zucchelli Hit Tokyo HERD MENTALITY: A trio of international designers hit Tokyo Friday, providing a fresh burst of activity a week after the city’s own fashion week. Thom Browne, Gucci creative director Frida Giannini and Calvin […]
Posted on 23 October 2014. Tags: counts, down, Olympics, redeveloping, Tokyo Tokyo redeveloping as it counts down to Olympics TOKYO — What do you get when you take a busload of American, European and Asian investors on a tour of Tokyo? Their attention. Merrill Lynch Japan Securities did just that on a weekend in September. […]
Posted on 25 September 2015. Tags: Asia, Kuala, Last, Lumpur, Singapore, startups, stops, Tech, Tokyo, Tour Last stops on the Tech in Asia tour: Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo – startups … The Tech in Asia tour is making its last stops in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo. These stops have traditionally produced some great competition […]
Posted on 25 September 2015. Tags: Benihana, Control, Hawaii, Hotel, keeps, lucrative, Restaurant, Tokyo, Waikiki Benihana of Tokyo keeps control of lucrative Hawaii restaurant at Waikiki hotel An arbitration panel decided last week that Benihana of Tokyo CEO Keiko Ono Aoki, the third wife of late Benihana founder Rocky H. Aoki, can continue operating the […]
Posted on 25 September 2015. Tags: backseat, game, Gaming, Mobile, Show, Takes, Tokyo, traditional Traditional gaming takes a backseat to mobile at Tokyo Game Show Japan has brought us some of the highest-caliber gaming experiences ever created. It’s the birthplace of Mario, Mega Man, and Metal Gear Solid. So as I roamed the convention center […]
Posted on 24 September 2015. Tags: Angeles, from, Minutes, Tokyo, We’ll How We’ll Fly From Los Angeles To Tokyo In 30 Minutes The Wright brothers aren’t the only siblings to push the limits of flight: In 1986, pilot Dick Rutan flew nonstop around the world, spending nine days in the air on a single tank […]
Posted on 23 September 2015. Tags: ‘Bubbilicious’, offer, riffy, slice, Taboo, technicolour, Tokyo, Video VIDEO: Tokyo Taboo offer up a slice of riffy technicolour pop in ‘Bubbilicious’ Brash-as-you-like meets catchy bubblegum punk in this latest video from Tokyo Taboo. If The White Stripes hung out with Aqua, that’s where we’re going here – and it’s […]