Tokyo Essentials http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog Find out what's going on in Tokyo right here. If you would like an account to post Tokyo related info please send us an email to: info@tokyoessentials.com Thu, 31 May 2007 06:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 en Tokyo station to get a face lift http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/05/31/tokyo-station-to-get-a-face-lift/ http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/05/31/tokyo-station-to-get-a-face-lift/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 06:03:20 +0000 Mike Tokyo News http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/05/31/tokyo-station-to-get-a-face-lift/ Tokyo station is due to get a 50-billion-yen face lift. The project is due to be completed in March 2012.

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The media excitedly attempts to predict when the cherry blossoms wil bloom and Japanese argue just when are blossoms in “perfect bloom”.

]]> http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/03/14/cherry-blossoms-to-start-this-week-in-tokyo/feed/ Michael Jackson arrives in Tokyo http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/03/05/michael-jackson-arrives-in-tokyo/ http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/03/05/michael-jackson-arrives-in-tokyo/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:30:42 +0000 Mike Tokyo News http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/03/05/michael-jackson-arrives-in-tokyo/ Michael Jackson arrived in Tokyo today to screaming fans. Fans are spending 400,000 yen a ticket just to spend 40 seconds with the once popular performer.

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The fesitval promises to be an very exciting event featuring the best of Irish/Japanese musicians and dancers from all over the world coming together for a celebration of Irish music and dance.

See their website for further details: www.irishmusicpromotions.com

]]> http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/21/tokyo-irish-music-fesitval-2007/feed/ Japan based Kenyan wins Tokyo marathon http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/19/japan-based-kenyan-wins-tokyo-marathon/ http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/19/japan-based-kenyan-wins-tokyo-marathon/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:25:40 +0000 Mike Tokyo News http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/19/japan-based-kenyan-wins-tokyo-marathon/ Daniel Njenga pushed through the rain to win the 2007 Tokyo marathon. He won it in just 2 hours 9 minutes 45 seconds.

Japan’s Tomoyuki Sato came in second.

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]]> http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/12/no-snow-in-tokyo/feed/ Madonna to appear in Tokyo bay development commercial http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/04/madonna-to-appear-in-tokyo-bay-development-commercial/ http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/04/madonna-to-appear-in-tokyo-bay-development-commercial/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:02:58 +0000 Mike Tokyo News http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/04/madonna-to-appear-in-tokyo-bay-development-commercial/ Madonna has just finished a commercial to promote a new high rise development in Tokyo.

The commercial was filmed in London.

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]]> http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/02/04/madonna-to-appear-in-tokyo-bay-development-commercial/feed/ Win a free trip to Tokyo http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/01/25/win-a-free-trip-to-tokyo/ http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/01/25/win-a-free-trip-to-tokyo/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:37:33 +0000 Mike Tokyo News http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/01/25/win-a-free-trip-to-tokyo/ Kotako.com is sending two lucky people to see the Tokyo Game Show.

Click here for entry details.

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Here are the details of the new gallery.

]]> http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/01/23/national-art-center-opens/feed/ Medical care exhibition at the future museum http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/01/09/medical-care-exhibition-at-the-future-museum/ http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/01/09/medical-care-exhibition-at-the-future-museum/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:52:40 +0000 Mike Tokyo News http://www.tokyoessentials.com/blog/2007/01/09/medical-care-exhibition-at-the-future-museum/ A futuristic exhibition has opened at Miraikan or the the Future museum in Tokyo.  It is the first time a non-Japanese exhibitor has worked at the museum.

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