CUTOUT, January 2010
(Malaysian design and pop culture magazine)
The Tokyo Where Everything Goes – Artistic free-for-all, Design Festa, celebrates its fifteenth year
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FUNWORLD, November 2009
(magazine of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions)
Regional Profile: Japan – A look at the people and places shaping the entertainment industry in Japan.
Tokyo Transplant – KidZania CEO Einosuke Sumitani discusses the success of the kid-focused franchise.
Relaxing on the main street – Urban attractions stand tall throughout Japan’s big cities.
When Crowdzilla Descends – How Japanese operators manage the ongoing struggle to control crowds.
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Kansai Time Out, August 2009
Horie’s Last Stand? – Just because the iconic venture capitalist was arrested for securities and exchange violations doesn’t mean he’ll go quietly.
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Tokyo Journal, Summer 2009
Japan’s True Brew – Delving into designer beers at Kiuchi Brewery in Ibaraki.
English and Japanese
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Metropolis, May 8, 2009
Japan Beat: My Way My Love – Post-punk band’s front man Yukio Murata on getting his start in the west and coming home again
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Tokyo Journal, Spring 2009
Filming Abroad – Interview with a Zainichi Korean travel filmmaker who found himself and a psychedelic paradise in China
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Tokyo Journal, Winter 2009
The Hay Man – Artist Yusuke Murakami on how he became perhaps Japan’s only rice-straw artist.
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Kansai Time Out, November 2008
The Wind In the Trees – An inside look at Nagano’s apple farms and a stay at the rustic Minshuku Ippu.
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Hiragana Times, October 2008
Your Smile Makes Me Smile – Interview with Hirai Keisuke, a Japanese photographer enthusiastic about Asia.
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Hiragana Times, September 2008
On a Mission – Feature on BEE Japan, a non-profit group on a 3-month cycling tour to promote sustainable living.
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