As the two of us go zipping and cackling through the packed public streets of Tokyo on 50cc go karts, I have to admit that the hours and weeks of practice are finally paying off. Driving a go kart on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Last year’s tournament was more of a national one, and it pitted ...

There’s no view, not even a window, no telly and you make your own bed. As far as I can tell, only two people work here – the day-shift lady and the night bloke. But this is no comically ...

Explore Tokyo's ambitious skyscraper proposals, including the X-Seed 4000, Sky Mile Tower, and the grand Tokyo Tower of Babel. Discover why this city is known for hosting some of the most ...

In Rie Qudan’s Sympathy Tower Tokyo, the protagonist turns to a chatbot dubbed “AI-built” to ask questions about the origin of new Japanese words borrowed from foreign languages. She then gripes about ...

“Sympathy Tower Tokyo,” which was a best seller in Japan, is a social novel for the age of A.I. By Randy Rosenthal Randy Rosenthal teaches writing at Harvard University and is the author of “The ...

All but the most vainglorious architects imagine that their buildings will change in some small way after completion. Few declare from the outset that the majority of their structures can and should ...

The iconic SkyTree tower in Tokyo was lit up in the hues of the Indian Tricolour on Friday evening to mark the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan. The illumination of SkyTree in saffron, ...

A book trailed by controversy for its use of AI, “Sympathy Tower Tokyo” by Rie Qudan is a fun and quick read — but it shouldn’t be mistaken for easy or breezy. This speculative work, translated by ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jun Matsumoto (born August 30, 1983) was born in Toshima, Tokyo, is known for his acting achievements in many Japanese dramas. Also widely known as "MatsuJun", is ...

One of Kurokawa's most recognized works, and among the few realized projects of the Metabolist movement, the Nakagin Capsule Tower stands as a radical experiment in urban living. Japanese Metabolism, ...