Kant? Region

27 Feb 2008

Kotto Dori is better known for brand-name stores than restaurants, but even the most diehard shopper needs nourishment from time to time.

8:41PM

War orphan battles for justice

8 Feb 2007

Growing up in China after the war, Kunihiro Kanou was bullied by local people and not permitted to go to university as he was Japanese.

5:32PM

Lose yourself in thrilling Tokyo

21 May 2006

It's been done a thousand times before, but that doesn't matter if it's done well. The plot device of someone going missing for no apparent reason has been the opening ploy of many first-rate...

6:01PM

Toil of two cities

5 Mar 2006

HERE'S THE BRIEF: put together the first exhibition to cover the turbulent 120-year cultural history and development of two of the world's most transformative cities - a history marked by...

10:24AM

Preparations for alien invasion not to be sneezed at

7 Apr 2002

As Japan finalises its preparations to co-host the first World Cup of the 21st century, it finds itself in a deep quandary.

Although the country harbours a deep mistrust of foreigners...

9:06PM

Far East, Pacific Century in rush for Tokyo project

18 Sep 1996

Far East Consortium and Richard Li Tzar-kai's Pacific Century Group have joined the bidding for a central Tokyo site with an estimated value of HK$7 billion.

Sources said a number...

9:09PM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Capital idea gains momentum

Will tearing the heart out of Tokyo make Japan a better place? Some government legislators and businessmen seem to think so.

3:38AM

Sea-Land to call at Yokohama

SEA-LAND Service will change its Tokyo port-of-call to Yokohama in its Pacific Northwest (PNW) service between the west coast of North America, Alaska, Japan and other Far Eastern destinations and...

11:16AM

Tokyo property faces oversupply

TOKYO could topple as the world's most expensive commercial office property market with an impending massive oversupply of new space expected to push vacancy rates to unprecedented levels and...

12:07PM

Learn about Japan on five-week programme

THE JAL Scholarship, a programme that offers post-secondary students an opportunity to experience the fun of learning and living in Japan, is open to applications from now until May 7.

10:04AM

Capital plans

TOKYO: A site for a new capital replacing Tokyo should be determined within three years by the public, Home Affairs Minister Mr Keijiro Murata said.

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