Hamarikyu Gardens to get a guesthouse for Olympics
Akasaka area of Tokyo has the official guesthouse to welcome dignitaries and special guests including the ones from overseas. Tokyo Governor Yōichi Masuzoe made an interesting announcement today that the...
Hydrogen Town : Olympic Town in Harumi to be powered by Hydrogen!!!
Auto majors like Toyota announced the Mirai, hydrogen powered car which we covered a few weeks back. Hydrogen Powered Mirai. Yomiuri Shimbun is following up with a news that...
Tokyo Metropolitan Government site to undergo renewal for Olympics 2020
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government website has been available in English and other languages for a long time but it has been primarily for the long term residents in the...
Tokyo Hachioji wants to host part of cycling events in 2020
Hachioji Mayor Ishimori Takashi today announced a petition which has been submitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government expressing their desire to host part of the cycling events in Hachioji...
NO! : Tokyo Governor Masuzoe negative to co-hosting 2020 Olympics with South Korea
The IOC unanimously passed over 40 recommendations recently. Thomas Bach was quite positive on the progress made, but one of the recommendation seems set for controversy. Recommendation : Shared...
Lighting the Olympic flame, Back to the Future II style!?!?
The flame at the 1964 Tokyo Games was lit by Yoshinori Sakai a very symbolic selection of a person who was born the day of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on...
PLAN : Ariake – Shiodome Ropeway/Cable Car!?
Plans can be just grand imaginations or pioneering visions. Olympics in 2020 has kicked off multiple proposals in real estate and construction business with focus on infrastructure upheaval for the...
TOKYO 2020 : OSAKA to the rescue?
Olympics are hosted by cities rather than the whole country and 2020 was awarded to Tokyo. Events bring in real estate, facilities and sporting venue developments across cities which...
Haneda to Shin Kiba in 20 minutes!?!?
Shin Kiba, the station on the Rinkai Line in Tokyo, is relatively free from the jam packed scenes common on commuter trains in Tokyo. Connecting to the Odaiba side...
Wakasu Olympic Marina venue for Olympics sailing event
Tokyo, Koto Ward’s Wakasu Park a well known camping ground and golf course has been seeing a lot of activity in recent years with the Tokyo Gate Bridge construction in...