Topic: Tokyo

Bears Make Their Case for Climate Change in Japan

Wild-eyed bears have been roving the streets of Japan, with attacks on the rise. One Japanese official blames climate change, though shifting land use also plays a role.READ»

Tokyo Eco-Startup Fullcircle Innovations Is Announced as a Finalist in Red Herring 100 Asia Prize

Solving climate change is a big challenge that will require cooperation and innovation on a global scale. Tokyo startup Fullcircle Innovations is taking on this challenge with its offerings at GreenITers.com and EcoAppsFree.com.READ»

Japan's Intervention Intentions

Shawn Baldwin from CMG discusses how the Bank of Japan's currency intervention will affect the Forex market.READ»

Making Over McDonald's

Inside the $2.4 billion plan to change the way you think about the most iconic restaurant on the planet.READ»

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• McDonald's Design Heritage
• Where's Ronald McDonald?

Coffee Break Survey: Executive Toys 2010

VIDEO: Gal at ComicCon, the place where toy lovers collideThank Buddha it's Friday. A playful day, when meetings should be light 'n' easy, decisions fully reversible Monday and it's okay to occasionally flip back and forth between ...READ»

American Malls Beat Japan in Race for Touchscreen Vending Machines [Updated]

The new technology debuts with a splash in Tokyo--but this time, slick Japan tech followed innovative mall machines in Michigan.READ»

City of Bangkok: Social Unrest, Poverty, Dazzling Nightlife

Can we ignore violence and forgive urban vice in the name of the cool factor?READ»

Tokyo Subway Sandwich Shop Grows Lettuce In-Store

A Subway Sandwich shop in Tokyo introduced a creative marketing ploy this week to bring in sustainability-minded customers: hydroponic lettuce grown on-site. The shop, located across the street from Tokyo Station, has a "vegetable ...READ»

A Dancing, Shifting Architecture Installation Opens in Queens

A profile of SO-IL, the lean, mean firm behind the P.S.1 courtyard installation, this summer's hottest architecture project.READ»

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime on Motion Controls, Piracy, and the 3DS

At this year's E3 I sat down with Nintendo of America President and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime. What is the strategy behind the Nintendo 3DS? And what does he think about Sony and Microsoft getting into motion controls?READ»

The Beauty of Fiber Optic Concrete, Yes, Fiber Optic Concrete

Architect Kengo Kuma experiments with a new type of concrete, with tantalizing possibilities and "Unknown Pleasures."READ»

Shadowy Design Mind Artemy Lebedev Speaks About His New Moscow Metro Map

Art. Lebedev Studio unveils a modern subway map for Moscow.READ»

Better Place Demonstrates Two-Minute Electric Vehicle Battery Swap System [Video]

There are two schools of thought about electric vehicle battery systems: one is that batteries should be bought along with the vehicle and kept as long as possible, and the other--supported by California-based EV services startup ...READ»

Dead in the Water: A Floating Cemetery for Hong Kong

A concept building gives a whole new meaning to burial at sea.READ»

Nendo's New Issey Miyake Store: Skewering Fashion

Ultra-thin, steel-rod displays are part menacing, part "prairie grass."READ»

David Byrne on New Urbanism, Burning Down of Houses at CNU 18

If you were in the market for an introduction to the New Urbanism -- what is it for? what is it against? what is it about, really? -- your choices on the opening day of the Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU 18) were either a ...READ»

From "Awww" to Awesome: "Babies" Doc Funds Incubators to Help Save 20M Infants

Thanks to "Babies" mom Susie Wise, who works at Stanford's d.school, an incubator for the developing world benefits from the film's buzz.READ»

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Erlend Olson The optimal approach is to get the blow-out preventer - an iron hydraulic device near the well on the ocean floor - "fully engaged" in sealing off the crude oil source, Rybarczyk said. "The other method being discussed is a relief well. We have those resources available but we have not deployed them." READ»

Volkswagen Taps Crowd to App Your Ride

Once upon a time, cars used to be all about mechanics. Now it's all about technology--oh, and clever, tech-based marketing. Volkswagen has seized on this fact and is using it as a way of improving its vehicles, hiring talent--oh, and ...READ»

Better Place Demonstrates First Switchable Battery Electric Taxi in Tokyo

Better Place is now one step closer to fulfilling its mission of making switchable batteries commonplace in electric vehicles. The California-based electric car services startup showed off the world’s first switchable-battery ...READ»

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A French Sidewalk Lets You Power the Streetlights With Your Feet

Piezoelectric power technology--using pressure generated by people walking to produce electricity--has been used in small applications before. Rotterdam has a human-powered dance club, English supermarket Sainsbury's features ...READ»

Lady Gaga Collaborates With Marc Jacobs, Jane Birkin, and a Sharpie on Signature It Bag

Last night it was reported that Lady Gaga arrived in Tokyo with a "defaced" Hermes Birkin bag tattooed with Japanese text. The more appropriate word is customized. Others might even say enhanced. I say Gaga took a hallowed and ...READ»

Dabbling With Electricity: Honda Introduces Lithium-Ion Powered Scooter

After shelving an early model of an all-electric motorcycle over a decade ago, Honda finally thinks that the market is ready for an electric motorbike. The EV-neo, unveiled this week in Tokyo, will be available for lease in Japan in ...READ»

The Tokyo Baby Cafe Is a Mommy-Baby Wonderland

Tokyo Baby Cafe--a mother-and-baby shop set to open in Japan--is somewhat redolent of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, with its pale blue-and-gray color scheme. Add the fact that it caters for both adults and children, and all ...READ»