Bangkok / Paris / Tokyo / Washington / D.C. / Amsterdam / Milan / Mexico City / New York / Davos / Seoul / Los Angeles / Frankfurt / London / /
Company
Lipless X Sister / Furukawa / FOREIGN POLICY / Asahi Shimbun / Nintendo / Groovisions / Adidas / Giant Robot / Gross National Cool Japan / the New York Times / Nike / BT / Sanrio / Mandarake Incorporated / Louis Vuitton / Sony electronics / Shimizu / MTV / Starbucks / /
Continent
Europe / Asia / /
Country
France / Japan / Botswana / Taiwan / United States / /
Currency
USD / JPY / /
EntertainmentAwardEvent
Berlin Film Festival / /
Event
Employment Change / Person Travel / /
Facility
Hachiko Square / Chubu University / Getty Center / McDonald’s camp / They mill / Hakuhodo Institute of Life / gallery P.S.1 / /
IndustryTerm
media fellow / Web browsing / steel high-rise / television networks / food / luxury car show / Gross domestic product / pop culture magazine / consumer electronics / finance ministry / cultural media / so many products / record producers / art magazine / vintage sports lettering / design / consumer products / concept / electronics / official fan magazine / pop culture creators / /
MarketIndex
Nikkei 225 / /
Movie
Spirited Away / The Matrix / /
MusicGroup
Parliament / Lipless X Sister / /
Organization
Japan Society / International Monetary Fund / Seattle Mariners / U.S. National Basketball Association / U.N. Security Council / Buzz Club / Harbard University / Chubu University / Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living / Harvard / Getty Center in Los Angeles / Moody’s Investors Service / G-8 / Tokyo Imperial University / Japanese Sumo Association / /
Person
Namie Amuro / Toshiya Ueno / Joseph S. Nye Jr. / Mariko Kuno Fujiwara / Jesse Kuhaulua / Jewel / Grandmaster Flash / Kitty White / Yuko Yamaguchi / Takeshi Kitano / Takashi Murakami / Shunji Onishi / James Cameron / Michael Frank / Kurt Singer / Chappie / Douglas McGray / Ichiro Suzuki / Madonna / Curtis Mayfield / Mark Dytham / Azumazeki / Chad Rowan / /
Position
spokesman / president / architect / industrial designer / Graphic designer / contributing writer / producer / style editor / painter / designer / native speaker / economist / minidisc player / Director and actor / company spokesman / sociology professor / powerful coach / culture columnist / Singer / wrestler / director / head of marketing for Asia / longtime designer / Kitty’s longtime designer / /
Product
Sony Playstation / /
ProvinceOrState
Hawaii / New York / Shibuya / Delaware / /
PublishedMedium
the New York Times / Asahi Shimbun / FOREIGN POLICY magazine / /
SportsEvent
NBA / the NBA / /
SportsLeague
Japanese baseball / National Basketball Association / /
TVShow
Dark Angel / /
Technology
CAT / YEN FOR TECHNOLOGY / MP3 / Cable TV / cellular telephone / animation / /
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