There are no shortage of startup accelerators, innovation spaces and startup community hubs, and sometimes it can be difficult to put your finger on what makes one a success and another a failure.

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posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment

In Tokyo, white button-down shirts are about as ubiquitous as the poorly concealed nipples underneath, and, according to a 2013 survey, most folks do not welcome the sight. One might suggest simply l…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment

Today marks the last day of the life-size Gundam in Tokyo, as it is now going to be dismantled. However, not only are there plans to create a life-size Gundam that walks by 2019 but we are also getti…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 2 comments

Whether you want to stay in the labyrinths of the station’s many internal streets or venture out into the business central of Marunouchi, you’ll have plenty to see in and around Tokyo Station. Althou…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment

The center of the complex, which is set to open on April 20th, will also host an exhibition space overseen by Mori Art Museum’s Fumio Nanjo. The debut exhibition will be an installation by Yayoi Kusa…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment

Although the TPP wasn’t an integral part of the US-Japan relationship, it certainly represented a cornerstone for its future. It’s no coincidence that as soon as Trump said he would be leaving the TP…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment

From ground level, it didn’t look like much. In fact, the scene looked like a lot of rural Japan: rice paddies with tender shoots in shades of green, rippling in the wind and stretching off into the …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 2 comments

I have seen that courier service workers are really busy these days, because of the increase of online shopping. Some of them stop the vehicles and then run with the packages, so that they can meet t…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment

Tokyo's city government is seeking to install universal-use toilets for all genders in Olympic and Paralympic venues, according to the Asahi Shimbun.

The city, which will host the upcoming 2020 Olym…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 1 comment

Autonomous trucks and drones should be handling deliveries in Japan by 2030, the government says, showing a path forward for an overburdened field as part of a timeline for a more fully automated soc…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago | 3 comments