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Oxford Circus Crossing
The BBC reports that while I’ve been away in Sheffield, the crossing at Oxford Circus with Regents Street has been redeveloped with a very Japanese influence. It goes without saying that inspiration...
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China’s Unknown Mega City
A short documentary by the BBC about a city relatively unknown outside of China, I find these sorts of things really fascinating. You can watch it on iPlayer or below if you live outside of the United...
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Japanese Manhole Covers
I came across an article on Wired about the trend of Japanese municipalities to decorate their manhole covers. Photographer, Remo Camerota has compiled his collection of these covers into a book. I...
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Guardian Travel Awards 2010
Last month the readers of the Guardian newspaper voted on their favourite travel destinations, winner of overseas city was none other than Tokyo. Read Pico Iyer’s account of why Tokyo is top and while...
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Justin Lee Collins
Five recently showcased a travelogue presented by Justin Lee Collins in his quest to get to grips with Japanese Culture. Although the show missteps at times and falls victim for the obvious cultural...
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Tokyo Rising
Last night I watched a short documentary called Tokyo Rising exploring some of the creative output by Japan following the devastating earthquake in March. It’s presented by Pharrell Williams and is...
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Super Potato
In hindsight my love for Japan definitely stems from my love for video games, so what could be more awesome than this short film about Super Potato the most awesome retro game shop in all of Japan!...
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All Eyes On Korea
The latest newsletter from Terracotta mentioned that during the London 2012 Olympics the Southbank will be playing host to a hundred day festival called ‘All Eyes On Korea‘ starting 1st June running...
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Tokyu Hands
When I visited Tokyo many moons ago, I came across the ‘Creative Life Store’ known as Tokyu Hands. Monocle have put together a great little short about it.
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Shanghai
These aerial photos of Shanghai taken by Wei Gensheng a crane operator are just phenomenal! (Via, Bored Panda)
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