http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/TokyoFind stories, videos, and photos about Tokyo from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:42:54 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/japan.pm/tztop.aso.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Tokyo14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Tokyo from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's embattled Prime Minister, Taro Aso, will call a general election for 30 August, after his party lost a key vote in Tokyo on Sunday.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.seasonal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.seasonal/index.html#cnnSTCTextTokyo is a fantastic city at any time of year, but there are some annual events you won't want to miss. Here are some of the city's seasonal highlights.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.stay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.stay/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom luxury hotels in colossal tower blocks to traditional "ryokan" and functional capsule hotels, there's plenty of variety in Tokyo's hotel scene.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/25/asianfilmawards/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/25/asianfilmawards/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese films dominated the 2009 Asian Film Awards, as Kiyoshi Kurosawa won Best Film and Best Screenwriter for "Tokyo Sonata."Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTextTokyo is a huge and often confusing city for travelers, but with these tips you needn't be daunted by the Japanese capital.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/25/japan.mobilenovels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/25/japan.mobilenovels/index.html#cnnSTCTextYume-Hotaru's first novel was a best-seller in Japanese bookstores, and he wrote it entirely with his thumbs.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/20/markets/world_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/20/markets/world_markets/index.htmAsian and Pacific stocks slid Tuesday, with Tokyo's benchmark index ending down more than 2% and Hong Kong dropping 3%.Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.localview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.localview/index.html#cnnSTCTextCanadian Jean Snow moved to Asia to study Chinese in Tianjin, China, but departed for Tokyo after falling for a Japanese woman, who is now his wife. Since 2002, Jean's excellent blog Jeansnow.net has been keeping tabs on design and pop culture in Tokyo. Here he writes for CNN about life in the Japanese capital.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.shop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.shop/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor a world-class shopping experience you should head to glitzy Ginza. As well as flagship fashion outlets, the area boasts one of the city's best department stores, Mitsukoshi (4-6-16 Chuo Dori). The real treat here, as at many Tokyo department stores, is the fantastic basement-level food hall ("depachika"). For the complete Mitsukoshi experience, there's an ever bigger store in Nihombashi.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.eat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.eat/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast year, the Michelin guide's first foray into Tokyo left the city with some 190 Michelin stars, compared with 95 in Paris and 50 in London and New York. Of course, that's partly down to the sheer number of eateries in Tokyo -- estimated at more than 180,000 establishments -- but it's also testimony to the reverence Tokyoites have for fresh ingredients prepared with the utmost care.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.seen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.seen/index.html#cnnSTCTextTokyo has a dynamic and varied nightlife, although, as with the city's restaurants, many of the best bars are tucked away off the beaten track.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.see/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/29/tokyo.see/index.html#cnnSTCTextTokyo may not be traditionally beautiful and it has few historic sights, but it is undeniably spectacular. You'll want to walk around the city, feeding off the incredible energy, rubbernecking at the skyscrapers and marveling at the sheer "Tokyoness" of it all.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/30/tokyo.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/30/tokyo.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTextTokyo was known as Edo until 1868, but it's hard to imagine that this high-rise, high-tech metropolis could possibly have existed in a time before electricity and concrete. Tokyo isn't just a futuristic city; it's the place that has shaped our vision of what the future will look like.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1850947,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1850947,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAsian stocks tumbled Thursday, with Tokyo's market plunging more than 11 percent, after another dive on Wall Street as worse-than-expected data about the U.S. economy heightened fears of a global recession.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1846037,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1846037,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMost Asian markets bounced back Wednesday on hopes that a $700 billion bailout for the U.S. financial system will soon win legislative approval in Washington, although doubts persisted about the long-term outlook for the global economy.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840798,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840798,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsH&M has arrived in Japan, seeking to woo a notoriously expensive consumer market with the same cheap prices for fashionable items that have made the Swedish retailer a hit in the U.S. and EuropeFri, 12 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/subway.monkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/subway.monkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextA monkey stopped morning commuters in their tracks at one of Tokyo's busiest subway stations this week, as it curiously peered down at them from its perch atop the departures and arrivals board.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/japan.stabbing.spree/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/japan.stabbing.spree/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man ran over a group of people with his truck and then stabbed 18, killing at least 7, in a video game district of downtown Tokyo Sunday afternoon, according to a Tokyo fire official.Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/tokyo.cannabis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/tokyo.cannabis/index.html#cnnSTCTextA passenger who landed at Tokyo's Narita airport over the weekend has ended up with a surprise souvenir courtesy of customs officials -- a package of cannabis.Mon, 26 May 2008 16:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/japan.tibet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/japan.tibet/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of pro-Tibet demonstrators protested in Tokyo on Tuesday as Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived for the first state visit by a Chinese president in nearly a decade.Tue, 06 May 2008 17:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/28/magazines/fortune/100258875.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/28/magazines/fortune/100258875.fortune/index.htmWhat doesn't kill you makes you stronger: That should be the motto for anyone doing PR for a car company these days. Luckily for Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan, he has the ultimate spin doctor at his side. Simon Sproule, a Brit based in Japan, traverses the globe ensuring that the world pays proper attention to Nissan's ongoing revival.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/business.travel/12/12/biz.trav.last.month.show/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/business.travel/12/12/biz.trav.last.month.show/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis month CNN Business Traveller checks out one of Tokyo's most recent tourist attractions, samples lunch from a vending machine and takes a futuristic boat for the best views of Japan's capital.Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:12:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1701376,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1701376,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe edo-ko, the natives of Tokyo, have a special gift: an ability to push the envelope, to innovate, to pioneer. That was certainly true of Shu Uemura, who went from being the only man in his Tokyo beauty school class to Hollywood makeup legend to international entrepreneur. In convention-worshiping Japan, he defied convention -- and made his name and fortune by doing so.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/12/sunrisesunset.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/12/sunrisesunset.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis month CNN Business Traveller checks out one of Tokyo's most recent tourist attractions, samples lunch from a vending machine and takes a futuristic boat for the best views of Japan's capital. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:12:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164177,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164177,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnVideo courtesy APWill Smith made a dramatic entrance to his Japanese promotional tour for I Am Legend, but went for laughs once inside.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1681058,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1681058,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe fashion icon talks to TIME's Kate Betts about his new fashion emporium in the Japanese capital 
Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/magazines/fortune/tokyo_show.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/magazines/fortune/tokyo_show.fortune/index.htmFor nearly two decades the Tokyo Motor Show reigned as one of the world's two or three elite auto expositions, drawing daringly original concept cars and spectacular new production vehicles. Top auto executives from three continents prowled the floors to see what their competitors were up to.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/japan.typhoon.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/japan.typhoon.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavy rains and strong winds lashed Tokyo on Friday as a typhoon-turned-tropical storm headed north after killing one person, injuring more than 40, and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes. At least three people were missing.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/japan.nakedtv.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/japan.nakedtv.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn embarrassed Japanese government has cut the subsidy, but a Tokyo TV company said on Friday it would carry on making a striptease news show with sign language for hearing-impaired viewers.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe global concert series was a target for cynics, but it should be measured by its political impact, not its carbon footprintTue, 10 Jul 2007 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1637191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1637191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA congressional resolution on women forced into prostitution by theJapanese military highlights Tokyo's evasionTue, 26 Jun 2007 21:25:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/04/13/matsuzaka.japan/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/04/13/matsuzaka.japan/index.htmlTOKYO -- The last time two heroes from Japan clashed in a much-anticipated head-to-head match-up in the major leagues, Hideo Nomo plunked Ichiro Suzuki in the back. The Seattle Mariners right-fielder fell to his knees in pain, and Tokyo gasped.Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/30/mt.fuji/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/30/mt.fuji/index.htmlLooming 60 miles from Tokyo, Japan's immense, symmetrical, 12,388-foot peak all but taunts even mild adventurers to conquer it. Plenty accept the challenge: On just about every day during the July-August climbing season, thousands of mainly greenhorn hikers hit the trails, cheering each other on with cries of "Gambatte!" ("Hang in there!")Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401342/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401342/index.htmTHE CARPET OF SUSHI-GRADE TUNA lining the floor of Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market offers a tempting display of the day's catch for wholesalers willing to bid tens of thousands of dollars for a specime... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/05/tokyo-cityoverview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/05/tokyo-cityoverview/index.htmlTokyo is the place where the rest of the world goes to imagine how the future might look -- a megalopolis of some 30 million consumer-citizens that renders most science fiction redundant. The electronic and economic brain of the world's most technologically advanced society, the Japanese capital glows in a neon haze that blurs the boundaries between hyper reality and virtual reality. For the first time visitor, arriving in Tokyo can feel like you're tripping on LCD screens. Bombarded by information, advertising and commerce, Tokyo fulfils the maxim that capitalism abhors a vacuum. There's a reason Tokyo has embraced modernity with such dedication. The city was destroyed twice during the 20th century, first by earthquake and then by firebombs. Tokyoites await the next "big one," aware that they will probably have to rebuild parts of their city once again in the near future -- a factor that perhaps explains Tokyo architects's post-war preference for brutalist concrete. Visit the city's shrines and temples tThu, 05 Oct 2006 10:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/14/markets/asia_markets.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/14/markets/asia_markets.dj/index.htmJapanese shares gained ground Monday as clothing chain operator Fast Retailing and tire-maker Bridgestone scored large gains. Morning blackouts in Tokyo followed by a shutdown of the benchmark Nikkei stock index failed to dampen sentiment.Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/14/news/international/tokyo.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/14/news/international/tokyo.dj/index.htmTokyo' s main electric utility may sue construction companies whose equipment knocked out power lines Monday morning and caused a blackout that affected more than a million homes and companies, according to reports.Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/27/tokyo.forum/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/27/tokyo.forum/index.htmlWhere can you find the best sushi in Tokyo? Which is your favorite piece of art by Takashi Murakami or Japanese manga/anime character? Send us your ideas and suggestions and we'll post your comments below.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/27/tokyo.insidertips/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/27/tokyo.insidertips/index.htmlDo you have an inside tip on life in the Japanese capital? Send us your own suggestions and comments below.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/27/tokyo.cityguide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/27/tokyo.cityguide/index.htmlCheck out The Scene's recommendations for the Japanese capital and send us your own suggestions and comments below.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/26/tokyo.qa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/26/tokyo.qa/index.htmlThe Scene: How does Tokyo inspire your work?Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370678/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370678/index.htmThe Midtown Manhattan branch of Megu, set to open in April on the ground floor of the new 90-story Trump World Tower, will feature much of what you've come to expect from a celebrity chef's latest ... Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:59:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/26/news/international/japan_reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/26/news/international/japan_reut/index.htmTOKYO, (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.13 percent on Monday morning, paring earlier gains as some exporters, such as Sony Corp., were sold after the yen rallied to a one-month high against the dollar.Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/31/real_estate/world_cities_most_expensive/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/31/real_estate/world_cities_most_expensive/index.htmFor the first time in nearly a generation, Tokyo no longer ranks as the world's most expensive city, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Economist Group.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/30/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/30/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmShare markets were mixed to lower across Asia Friday , with Tokyo dragging the region down as traders booked profits during a holiday- shortened session ahead of an extended New Year's break.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/10/26/bt.upcoming.show/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/10/26/bt.upcoming.show/index.htmlThe high performance, hectic schedules and late nights demanded of jet-lagged business travelers are a recipe for poor sleep.Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/Autos/future_clean_tech/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/Autos/future_clean_tech/index.htmThe debate over the best medium-term solution for cleaner cars looks set to lengthen as auto executives in Japan for the Tokyo auto show this week discussed more, not fewer, options for weaning cars off oil.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/19/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/19/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmAsian markets generally rose Monday as two of the largest exchanges, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng, were closed for holidays.Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/25/japan.typhoon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/25/japan.typhoon/index.htmlA powerful typhoon has made landfall near Chiba city, east of the Japanese capital Tokyo, on Friday morning, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/16/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/16/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmTokyo indices closed at four-year highs as crude-oil prices eased slightly and U.S. equities gained ground.Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/07/04/spark.farm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/07/04/spark.farm/index.htmlA farm in the middle of a busy financial district might seem like a strange concept, but that is exactly what you will find under one skyscraper in downtown Tokyo.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/china.japan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/china.japan/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for Beijing and Tokyo to calm their flare-up, even as plans are afoot for more anti-Japanese protests in China this weekend.Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/china.japan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/china.japan/index.htmlRelations between China and Japan continue to cool after Beijing attacked Tokyo's decision to issue drilling rights in a disputed area of the East China Sea.Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/china.japan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/china.japan/index.htmlJapan says it will allow companies to test drill in a disputed area of the East China Sea, a move likely to further anger Beijing at a time of strained ties.Wed, 13 Apr 2005 05:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/japan.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/japan.tsunami/index.htmlJapan's Meteorological Agency has cleared a tsunami warning it issued for the country's eastern coastline after a strong undersea earthquake.Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/japan.disaster/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/japan.disaster/index.htmlA major earthquake in Tokyo could cause up to 13,000 deaths, according to a new report by a government disaster management group.Thu, 16 Dec 2004 03:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191098/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191098/index.htmNew York City's epicurean elite flew into a tizzy when Masa, a restaurant at the new Time Warner Center, began charging $400 a head for a meal. But that's a pittance compared with what a Tokyo hote...Mon, 15 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/10/19/bt.e.airport.tech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/10/19/bt.e.airport.tech/index.htmlIf you are wondering how the latest technology, including biometric identification, could affect your Asian business travel experience, visit Tokyo's Narita airport.Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/08/01/377362/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/08/01/377362/index.htmAre costumed Chihuahuas the next Hello Kitty? If so, credit Loic Bizel with the prediction. Three years ago, Bizel, 32, quit his job as a fashion merchandise agent for a French company in Japan to ...Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/11/pf/costofliving/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/11/pf/costofliving/index.htmExpensive living is yours for the taking if you're an ex-pat living in Tokyo, London and Moscow.Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/24/353770/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/24/353770/index.htmThe biennial Tokyo Motor Show used to be a showplace for the wackiest automotive ideas seen since GM's Futurama exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair. But the most recent installment, which opened in Oc...Mon, 24 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291598/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291598/index.htmAN HOUR: From salaryman to soba slurper, everyone reads manga. And department store Mandarake (31-2 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku; 81-3-3477-0777) is the place to find these thick comic books, with selec...Mon, 13 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284670/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284670/index.htmImagine a corporate client charging Sanford Weill, CEO of Citigroup and one of the world's grand banking leaders, with fraud and conspiracy. You can easily envision a bunch of screaming headlines f...Mon, 24 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/08/01/246618/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/08/01/246618/index.htm$2,200 Absolute Asia's eight-day tour of Japan has dropped from $2,750 a year ago. This package includes standard hotel rooms (small and clean) in Tokyo and historic Kyoto. Round trip New York-Toky...Sat, 01 Aug 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241475/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241475/index.htmMarket reforms may be causing indigestion in Tokyo--but there's no need to go hungry closer to home. Sushi, soba noodles, or yakitori (meat and poultry marinated and grilled on skewers) from any of...Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/13/232528/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/13/232528/index.htmWHISKEY: HOW IT'S DONE IN TOKYO Mon, 13 Oct 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229205/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229205/index.htmJudging from newspaper headlines these days, there are at least two Japans, one ready for the obituaries and one readying to conquer the world. The Japan with the deathly pallor has reportedly been...Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/25/208752/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/25/208752/index.htmJAPAN: UP IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO Mon, 25 Dec 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/08/07/205151/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/08/07/205151/index.htmDEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS Mon, 07 Aug 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/02/06/221161/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/02/06/221161/index.htmJapanese pension funds have performed dismally, especially when compared with those in countries with greater competition among fund managers (see chart). But an agreement reached on January 10 bet...Mon, 06 Feb 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/01/01/88587/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/01/01/88587/index.htmAlthough the economy picked up steam in November, the seemingly good news spooked the stock and bond markets by raising the specter of higher interest rates. The average domestic-bond fund barely b...Sat, 01 Jan 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/07/01/88158/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/07/01/88158/index.htmTo international fund investors who hung on bravely while Japanese stocks plunged 57% over the past three calendar years, the 23% rally in Tokyo shares since January is at least some consolation. A...Thu, 01 Jul 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/08/77614/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/08/77614/index.htmWant to know how overcrowded Tokyo really is? At popular cemeteries, applicants outnumber grave sites by 40 to 1. Shohoji Temple, in downtown Tokyo, is doing its part by taking orders for space in ...Mon, 08 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76914/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76914/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA John Papanek Mon, 21 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/07/76825/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/07/76825/index.htmYour servant has long had a slightly subversive thought about the S word. Checking out the Nexis database the other day, he ascertained that thus far in 1992 it had added 5,068 articles containing ...Mon, 07 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76821/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76821/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA John Papanek Mon, 24 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76766/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76766/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA John Papanek Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/29/76613/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/29/76613/index.htm-- Hoping to capitalize on the box-office success of JFK in Tokyo, Japan Travel Bureau is planning to fly tourists direct to Dallas and bus them along the route of the assassinated President's last...Mon, 29 Jun 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/18/76460/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/18/76460/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 18 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/18/76433/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/18/76433/index.htmFOR THOSE who yearn to hear it, Japan's death knell seems to clang louder each day. Its economy is contracting, its towering stock market is collapsing, and its once mighty banks are buckling at th...Mon, 18 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76403/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76403/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 04 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/20/76339/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/20/76339/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 20 Apr 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/06/76291/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/06/76291/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 06 Apr 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/03/23/76239/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/03/23/76239/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 23 Mar 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/03/09/76184/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/03/09/76184/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 09 Mar 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/24/76133/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/24/76133/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 24 Feb 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/30/75914/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/30/75914/index.htmIF YOU TRAVEL A LOT, how can you possibly keep in touch with everybody you need to talk to? How do you avoid getting trapped in endless time-wasting games of telephone tag? Welcome to the world of ...Mon, 30 Dec 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/02/75839/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/02/75839/index.htmYou've got to, you know, really, like, feel bad for Mayu Omura, 12. There she was in suburban Richwood, New Jersey, living the totally awesome life of an affluent American preteen -- gossiping abou...Mon, 02 Dec 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/02/75816/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/02/75816/index.htmWELCOME TO the world's preeminent automobile exposition -- the biennial Tokyo Motor Show, recently playing at a vast new hotel and convention complex slightly to the east of Tokyo Disneyland. On pr...Mon, 02 Dec 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75510/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75510/index.htmTHE BOOM YEARS masked the squalor. From 1985 to 1989, Japan's stock market rose by 197%. Brokers and bankers were swimming in profits. To outsiders, at least, Japan's financial system seemed an exe...Mon, 23 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74949/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74949/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 22 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74888/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74888/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 08 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74838/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74838/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 25 Mar 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74791/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74791/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 11 Mar 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/25/74742/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/25/74742/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 25 Feb 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/11/74679/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/11/74679/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 11 Feb 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74633/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74633/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin Mon, 28 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74606/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74606/index.htmFOR A WHILE it seemed as if Japan's bull might run forever. But trouble was building. In the late Eighties a great swell of money lifted stocks to the heavens and pushed real estate to spectacular ...Mon, 28 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74605/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74605/index.htmIn Japan in the late 1980s, the archetypal TV-movie bad guy was the jiageya, or real estate gangster, who took on the string-up-the-grandmother s, incarnation-of-evil role usually assigned to drug ...Mon, 28 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74483/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74483/index.htmMeet Sadayo Yonezawa, a sociology major and recent subject of ''Look for a Tokyo Girl With a House,'' a hit series in Japan's trendsetting Spa! magazine. Each article -- there is one to an issue --...Mon, 17 Dec 1990 05:01:00 EST