Tokyo is a state-of-the-art financial marketplace, where billions of dollars are whisked electronically around the globe every day in the blink of an eye. A city of astonishing beauty in small details, Tokyo also has some of the ugliest buildings on the planet and generates more than 20,000 tons …
Describing Tokyo to someone who has never been here is a formidable task. After all, how do you describe a city that -- as one of my friends visiting Tokyo for the first time put it -- seems like part of another planet? To be sure, Tokyo is very different from Western capitals, but what really sets it …
Tokyo is a densely packed, concrete metropolis, where crowded buildings and busy people generate a dramatic atmosphere of high energy and chaos. Yet it has one of the lowest crime rates in the world and the people are friendly, helpful and courteous. The streets are lined with bustling …