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  • Apple Japan to open store in Shinjuku Tokyo

    Apple Japan to open store in Shinjuku Tokyo

    Apple will launch a new store in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo on Saturday, April 7. It will be the company’s eighth retail outlet in the country.

    Shinjuku is a special ward that’s a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the Northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. As of 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 337,556.

    With the opening of its Shinjuki establishment, Apple will  have 504 retail stores in 24 countries and an online store available in 39 countries.

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  • Permanent Pokemon Center opens at Nihonbashi Takashimaya Tokyo

    Permanent Pokemon Center opens at Nihonbashi Takashimaya Tokyo

    Japanese fans can step into a whole world of Pokemon in a new experiential store in Tokyo.

    The Pokemon Center brings the game franchise to life with a range of Pokemon merchandise on sale. This is the Japanese franchise’s third Pokemon Center, and by far its largest with 1300sqm of floor space. It is also the first to include a cafe, which offers a range of foods including themed curries and pancakes in the shape of the Pokemon character Pikachu.

    Located inside the Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department store, it serves as another example of how traditional department stores are embracing new experiential concepts to make up for declining sales in traditional categories.

    The store opened yesterday and a special promotion will run until April 22 offering shoppers giveaways, including assets to use in the smartphone-based Pokemon game.

    Merchandise on sale at the Pokemon Center include soft toys and accessories.

    Earlier stores are in Sapporo, which was recently upgraded, and at the Tokyo Skytree complex, which opened in July 2016.

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  • 8 best citie to live on this side of the world

    8 best citie to live on this side of the world

    Time Out’s City Life Index, a survey of 15,000 people in 32 global cities, has been released, and it shows which ones promise the most fun and excitement in 2018. Eight of them are on this side of the world.

    The survey, conducted by Tapestry Research, questioned residents on a variety of aspects of city life.

    It ranked cities in categories across food, drink, culture, friendliness, affordability, happiness, and liveability.

    It also “found the key factors that make residents find their city exciting,” from dining out often to feeling proud of where they are from.

    Here, their ranking in ascending order along with their overall scores:

    31. Singapore (98.7) — Those from Singapore may not rate its culture scene highly, but they do value the city’s safety and are perfectly comfortable walking around at night.

    28. Sydney (106.1) — While they may think the city is lacking in things to do and good restaurants, Sydney residents live a healthy life, with 66% having exercised in the past week and 38% never having taken drugs. They know how to party, though, and are the world’s No. 1 vodka drinkers.

    26. Hong Kong (109.6) — Seventy-five percent of residents said the public transport in Hong Kong was great, contributing to the city’s overall score. They’re also among the biggest restaurant-goers in the world.

    24. Bangkok (111.0) — The survey revealed Bangkok as the world’s street-food capital, with more people eating on their feet than anywhere else — 42 times a year, on average. They’re also the biggest restaurant-goers, with 94% of respondents having visited a restaurant in the past week.

    22. Beijing (113.0) — The city may be exciting, but the commute is long, with 6% of Beijing residents even commuting for two to three hours a day.

    19. Tokyo (117.7) — Tokyo residents love their food — they visit restaurants more than most other cities on the list.

    16. Shanghai (119.5) — It may not come cheap, but there’s plenty to do in Shanghai, where residents say that while it is tough to find love, 79% believe it is easy to find a more casual encounter.

    4. Melbourne (132.3) — This Australian city came out above all others in terms of happiness, with nine in 10 residents saying they felt happy within the past 24 hours. They also find it easy to make friends and think the food-and-drink scene is one of the city’s best features.

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  • Mori Building and teamLab to launch “MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM teamLab Borderless” in Odaiba, Tokyo this summer

    Mori Building and teamLab to launch “MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM teamLab Borderless” in Odaiba, Tokyo this summer

    Mori Building, a leading urban developer in Tokyo, and the art collective teamLab today announced that they will jointly open “MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM teamLab Borderless,” a full-scale digital art museum in the Palette Town complex of Odaiba, Tokyo in the summer of 2018. The all-new museum concept is a collaborative initiative between Mori Building, a noted supporter of culture and art, and teamLab, an interdisciplinary creative group that utilizes the digital technologies to express art.

    The museum, teamLab’s first permanent exhibition and flagship facility in Tokyo, will boast a massive 10,000 square meters of labyrinthine floor space. The word “Borderless” expresses the museum’s aim to tear down the borders between “one art and another,” “art and visitors” and “oneself and others” by allowing visitors to melt into the art and become part of it. Mori Building and teamLab hope that their groundbreaking museum will inspire people to create enlightened new values and innovative new social frameworks.

    Mori Building actively works to integrate art in cities, including by staging important cultural activities. In the view of the company, cities vitally need culture and art to expand their magnetic power to attract creative people and enterprises from throughout the world.

    teamLab aims to explore a new relationship between humans and the world through art. The collective’s collaborative practice seeks to liberate art from physical constrictions and transcend boundaries in contemporary society, where the border between technologies and creativity is coming fuzzy.

    Through their collaboration, Mori Building and teamLab aim to create a unique destination that enhances the magnetic power of Tokyo toward 2020 and beyond.

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  • Hansa Heavy Lift Develops Tailored Solutions For Floating Unit Customers Globally

    Hansa Heavy Lift Develops Tailored Solutions For Floating Unit Customers Globally

    HANSA HEAVY LIFT has strengthened its position in the floating unit market after successfully completing a series of projects in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

     

    The moves included the transportation of 45 yachts in one consignment, as well as the safe delivery of two oversized barges and three tugs.

     

    “We see much potential in the floating unit market. Our very adaptable heavy lift ships and engineering know-how ensures we are able to meet our customers’ bespoke requirements globally, no matter the challenges,” said Emek Ersin Takmaz, Head of Projects, Engineering Department, HANSA HEAVY LIFT.

     

    The consignment of 45 yachts was recorded as the largest number of yachts shipped on a single vessel for Peters & May, and took place aboard HHL New York, with the journeys originating in the USA and the Caribbean and concluding in the UK and Germany, coordinated by bespoke logistics provider Peters & May.

     

    HANSA HEAVY LIFT crews worked with Peters & May’s expert loadmasters to load the yachts with their masts up at Port Everglades in Florida, USA, St Thomas, and Antigua, and delivered them to the ports of Southampton, UK, and Bremerhaven, Germany.

     

    “Working with a trusted partner, such as HANSA HEAVY LIFT on key projects such as this, means all stages of the operation – from planning to execution – are flawlessly executed. Both teams’ high attention to detail allowed us to provide the optimum service our clients expect. We look forward to working with HANSA HEAVY LIFT on exciting projects in the future,” said Simon Judson, Global Operations Director, Peters & May Group.

     

    HANSA HEAVY LIFT also transported a bunker barge from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Mazatlán, Mexico, and a petroleum barge from Antwerp, Belgium to Banana, Democratic Republic of Congo.

     

    HHL Tokyo delivered the bunker barge, which measured 53.37m long by 12.49m wide by 14m high, and weighed 516 metric tonnes, whilst HHL Venice transported the petroleum barge, measuring 71.65m long by 12.30m wide by 6.90m high, and weighed 410 metric tonnes.

     

    The heavy lift specialist also transported three tugs from Singapore to Russia on board HHL New York. The heaviest tug measured 33.7m long by 10.6m wide by 22.3m high and weighed 467 metric tonnes.

     

    “This project was a race against time, which required us to find an efficient and cost-effective solution to be able to lift the tugs and transport them safely on our vessel,” said Takmaz.

     

    “Tailor-made steel structures were designed and suitable lifting solutions developed for each tug by our in-house engineers.”

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  • Tokyo plan its permanent Pokemon cafe

    Tokyo plan its permanent Pokemon cafe

    While themed restaurants are usually temporary affairs in Japan, Tokyo is about to have its first permanent Pokemon diner.

    Opening in the Takashimaya department store in Nihonbashi, the cafe will feature food, drinks, and décor that draws on decades of Pokemon anime and videogame aesthetics.

    Scheduled to arrive at Takashimaya Nihonbashi at the same time is a Pokemon specialty shop, Pokemon Center Tokyo DX. Like similar Pokemon shops, it will offer exclusive merchandise related to the game character.

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  • Kit Kat Japan and Tokyo Banana launch banana chocolate

    Kit Kat Japan and Tokyo Banana launch banana chocolate

    Kit Kat and Tokyo Banana have released a limited-edition chocolate wafer only at Tokyo Okashi Land, Tokyo Station.

    The products combine milk chocolate and banana cream, recreating the flavour of Tokyo Banana. Chocolate boxes are also stamped with the distinctive Tokyo Banana bow logo.

    The local market-only release saw customers queuing outside the store to buy a box of the confectionery.

    The kiosk houses large screens showing the product and multi-lingual signage explaining the story behind it.

    Despite being limited edition, Nestle assures fans the Tokyo Banana Kit Kat is supplied in sufficient quantity to meet the huge demand.

    The product comes in two sizes, with packs of eight sold at ¥702 (US$6.24), and packs of 15 at ¥1296. The wrapped package includes a pair of chocolate wafer bars with a tiny banana mark, the words “Tokyo Banana” and bow logo on top.

    The product will be Introduced later at stores including airports, train stations and highway rest areas around the Kanto region.

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  • Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ pop-up travels to Asia

    Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ pop-up travels to Asia

    After hitting 17 cities across North America, Kendrick Lamar‘s DAMN. pop-up tour heads to Asia. First stop: Tokyo, Japan, at monkey time‘s flagship store in Harajuku.

    Monkey time’s clean neutral interior was filled with vibrantly-hued DAMN. merch pieces such as lime green and yellow T-shirts, burgundy hoodies, and a range of streetwear staples in essential black, white and grey colorways.

    The product designer Jide Osifeso joined the opening of the pop-up  and shared bit more about the DAMN. collection.

    The DAMN. Tokyo pop-up took place at monkey time’s Harajuku location from 18 TO 19 November 2017, and it will travel to monkey time’s Osaka store on 26 November  2017.

    The product designer explained how this pop-up is aimed to bring the damn stuff to the fans who were not able to see the shows, especially people in Asia with the first one being in Tokyo. The pop-up will travel to Korea next and China afterwards.

    The graphics are all inspired by the music. The album has so many layers and textures.

    It is easy to draw inspiration from Kendrick and there is so much depth to everything he does.  What the merch was going to look like and how it would be represented is the result of a close collaboration. It is an easy process when you have the kind of music that Kendrick makes.

    Jide Osifeso’s favourite piece is the “Pray For Me” t-shirt, more specifically,  the “Nobody Pray For Me” verbiage throughout the album and how it was done.

    “At the live show”, Jide explains, “it really translates because there’s this echo of different people saying “Nobody Pray For Me” between two songs in the set. That’s just really gripping and amazing”.

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  • Valentino Is Opening Sport-Themed Pop-Up Shops Around The World

    Valentino Is Opening Sport-Themed Pop-Up Shops Around The World

    Athleisure cannot stop, will not stop, and probably will never, ever stop, the proof is on the runway.

    More specifically the Valentino Resort 2018 runway, which saw a parade of athletic-inspired looks featuring everything from silk tracksuits to fuzzy slides to cheerleader-inspired midiskirts.

    Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Resort 2018 collection puts a luxurious spin on streetwear and the combination does not feel forced.

    The show, which took place in New York’s Bond Street, drew inspiration from one of the best American exports – hip hop.

    Sporty zip-up hoodies and tracksuits were given a Valentino touch, with the brand’s signature midi-dress silhouette with pleated details.

    Embroidered varsity jackets were paired with feminine calf-length skirts.

    Piccioli worked with graphic designer Zandra Rhodes again on special prints for dresses and jackets in the resort collection.

    Models carried micro versions of Valentino’s iconic “Matelasse” bags as clutches. We also love the heart-shaped novelty bags with iconic Rockstud straps.

    The collection also elevated flip-flops to runway chic, applying duo-tone fur trims on the thongs of the flip flops for a luxury touch.

    The show was attended by celebrities the likes of Olivia Palermo, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Marisa Tomei.

    Needless to say, the collection was a must-see. And now, lucky for us, here’s our chance to finally buy.

    In a series of pop-up shops in Tokyo, New York, and Hong Kong, Valentino fans will be able to shop the resort 2018 collection  in retail spaces designed to resemble gyms. But, like, chic gyms.

    A release for the new pop-ups even mentions “imaginary metropolitan basketball nets.”

    Aside from the gymnasium aesthetics, expect to be able to shop the resort collection plus more.

    Limited-edition items such as basketballs, yoga mats, and sneakers round out the sport-themed aesthetic.

  • More Tokyo snack brands in Singapore

    More Tokyo snack brands in Singapore

    Two Tokyo snack brands are setting up shop in Singapore, one opening today and the other in eight days’ time.

    Established in 2013, The Maple Mania is ready to roll out the red carpet at Ion Orchard. It is known for its maple butter cookies, maple baumkuchen with a caramelised top, and maple financiers.

    With its iconic cow logo, Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory will follow with an outlet at Raffles City. The six-year-old brand is known for its cheese cookies – salt and camembert, honey and gorgonzola, and porcini and gouda. It also offers milk cheesecake, a strawberry milk roll plus its own Cow Cow Ice ice cream in two flavours and a sundae option.

    During the festive season, The Maple Mania will sell cookies from Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory as well. Both are sister brands of LeTao, which was brought to Ion Orchard last year by Alvin Ng, the founder of The Rosti Farm and Once Upon a Milkshake, both at Waterway Point in Punggol.

    From Hokkaido, LeTao is known for its double fromage, a two-layer cheesecake.

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  • NTT Com launches lowest latency Tokyo-Chicago link

    NTT Com launches lowest latency Tokyo-Chicago link

    Japan’s NTT Com has launched a new ultra-low latency connectivity service between the financial markets of Tokyo in Japan and Chicago in the United States.

    The operator said the JPX-Chicago Co-Location Direct service offers the industry’s lowest latency for connectivity between Japan Exchange Group’s (JPX) colocation centre and the Cermak data center used by Chicago’s financial market.

    A point of presence in the JPX colocation center links directly to NTT Com’s PC-1 subsea cable to support high frequency trading between the two markets.

    Customers will be able to seamlessly use cross connections in both centres to ensure trades are implemented as quickly as possible.

    NTT Com also delivers connectivity services between JPX and financial markets in Hong Kong and Singapore.

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  • Diesel Ginza re-opens after top-level redesign

    Diesel Ginza re-opens after top-level redesign

    Launched in 2008, the Diesel Ginza store in Tokyo has re-opened after being restyled by the brand’s own design team.

    A showcase for the Italian brand, the store covers three floors at the 12-storey Ginza Glasse shopping mall. The ground floor, which features a gate-shaped LED screen, matches contemporary elements with rustic-inspired props, such as steel fixtures paired with rugs, concrete flooring with wooden ceilings, and antique furniture.

    This floor and the second level offer the full range of men’s and women’s collections of denim, apparel, bags, shoes and accessories.

    On the third floor are areas dedicated to the Diesel Black Gold and Diesel Living collections, set against industrial furnishings and concrete flooring. The Black Gold section has wallpaper as a backdrop, while the Diesel Living features a boombox and wooden planks.

    The store features exclusive pieces such as leather jackets and denim.

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  • Concept store 10 Corso Como returns to Tokyo

    Concept store 10 Corso Como returns to Tokyo

    Milanese concept store 10 Corso Como is returning to Japan tomorrow, with two outlets.

    The two new retail outlets, 30 sqm each, will be located inside Seibu Ikebukuro and Seibu Shibuya department stores, and will each display 10 Corso Como-branded products.

    10 Corso Como also opens two pop-up stores this month at Seibu Shibuya from 12 to 18, and Seibu Yokohama from 26 to October 10.

    10 Corso Como was founded in 1990 in Milan by Carla Sozzani, and made a first foray into Japan in 2002 under the name of 10 Corso Como/Comme des Garçons.

    In foreign markets, the brand has two stores in Seoul and one in Shanghai, plus a cafe-restaurant in Beijing.

    The brand’s next new store will be opened in New York.

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  • A Bathing Ape launches online store

    A Bathing Ape launches online store

    Established in Tokyo in 1993, street-fashion brand A Bathing Ape has launched a global online store.

    Also known as Bape, the brand is known for its graphics, patterns and characters such as “Ape Head”, “Bape Camo”, “Bape Sta”, “Shark Hoodie” and “Baby Milo”. The  brand has expanded from being a men’s line to include women’s and children’s items.

    Bape has stores throughout Japan, in the UK and US, Hong Kong, China and other regions in Asia. BapeOnline is initially available for customers in Europe, with plans to expand to a more worldwide presence soon. To celebrate the launch, a special limited-edition t-shirt is being offered.

    A Bathing Ape was created by Nowhere Co, in the Tokyo suburb of Harajuku, and continues to expand with Bape Store, BapeExclusive, Bape Kids and A Bathing Ape Pirate Store.

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  • Kith Treats arrives in Tokyo

    Kith Treats arrives in Tokyo

    This week, founder/designer Ronnie Fieg opened the doors to Tokyo’s very first Kith Treats located in the world-famous shopping district of Shibuya.

    Fieg teased the newest location on Instagram earlier this month by sharing a sketch of the shop’s exterior with caption, “Kith Treats Tokyo. See you soon.”

    The new space upholds the clean, monochromatic aesthetic of the original Kith Treats in Brooklyn.

    Carrara marble panels and stainless steel millwork dominate the inside, while the storefront features stainless steel tiles—a contemporary take on the classic ice cream parlor floors—and a large metal gate with a graphic of pouring milk.
    “Kith Treats is a childhood dream of mine. It’s a space where we’re able to relive our youth over again,” Fieg told Hypebeast in 2015. “[…]

    I’ve always believed that the footwear/apparel/retail business would act as a stepping stone for me. I’m looking for Kith Treats to evolve into many things in the future.

    Our Specials menu is comprised of artists and athletes that are personally close to me because I honestly just wanted to know their favorite cereal—because that’s how I judge people.

    In addition to the original Brooklyn bar, Kith Treats is also located in Manhattan and Miami. Each shop offers an extensive menu of cereal-based treats, like cereal ice cream swirls and cereal milkshakes.

    Many Fans came early to queue to get their Treats.

    Kith Treats Tokyo is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8: 30 p.m. at 1-19- 14 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

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