Balenciaga is blending history, modernity — and a dash of gastronomy — at its new flagship boutique in the Toraya Ginza building in Tokyo. The 6,700-square-foot unit, slated to open to the public on Saturday, is done up in the brand’s severe, industrial-tinged design concept, dubbed Raw Architecture and is heavy on concrete and brushed … Read more
Singapore’s Changi Airport has lost its pole position as the world’s best airport to Doha’s Hamad International Airport, according to air transport rating firm Skytrax. This is the third time Hamad International Airport clinched the top spot, after winning the title in 2021 and 2022. Travelers of more than 100 nationalities participated in the Skytrax … Read more
Japan’s health ministry statistics from 2019 indicate that 37.5 per cent of men and 40.6 per cent of women get less than six hours of sleep a night on average. A Japanese businessman has a nap on backs of chairs during a preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, suburban Tokyo. Photo: AFP A … Read more
The first day of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s state visit to the United States focused on expanding cooperation on critical and emerging technology as the long-time allies aim to counterbalance China’s growing military and tech heft. “Japan welcomes investments from the United States that push forward such cooperation in critical and emerging technology. The … Read more
Nonetheless, he sat down with the Post in Tokyo to discuss running a slow fashion brand in a world used to instant gratification. A look from Auralee’s autumn/winter 2024 collection. Photo: Auralee How would you describe your design process? What’s unique about our brand is that we make everything from scratch, so every collection starts … Read more
The United States seeks to modernise the command structure of its decades-old security alliance with Japan to deal with a “much more assertive China” including towards Taiwan, US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said on Friday as the two countries look to discuss the issue at a coming summit in Washington. Speaking ahead of Japanese … Read more
Tokyo’s Sézanne is the newly crowned winner of “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024” list. The two Michelin-starred neo-classical French restaurant, located on the 7th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, climbed from No. 2 on the 2023 list to secure the top spot. Japan had nine restaurants make this year’s list, as … Read more
Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after the last struggling attempt, led by a private company, was scrapped a year ago. The new public-private project aims to use “new environmental technologies” such as hydrogen or hybrid electrics,a statement from the ministry of economy, trade and industry … Read more
Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The coastal Fukui Prefecture is some 185 miles west of Tokyo. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town of Awara and other places guidebooks rarely mention, … Read more
A 70-year-old man revealed to cops on his deathbed that he was one of Japan’s most wanted fugitives before he died. The man claimed to be Satoshi Kirishima, a radical extremist behind bombings in the capital who had been on the run for 49 years. 4 Satoshi Kirishima, one of Japan’s most wanted fugitives, may … Read more
