Tomica, the die-cast metal toy cars made by Japan’s Tomy Co., lead a parallel life to their American counterpart, Mattel Co.’s Hot Wheels. Hot Wheels exploded into the toy market in the late 1960’s and Tomica followed in Japan in 1970. Small and relatively inexpensive, Tomica are collected and traded by boys of all ages…
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Toyota Mega Web
Toyota dominates the automobile industry in Japan, and there is no place to experience that dominance first hand than the Mega Web. Located in Odaiba (Tokyo), Mega Web is both a huge showroom displaying nearly every production model Toyota has to offer and a tests track, where many models are available for consumers to test…
Log Road Daikanyama
Singapore talent and model Esther Leong enjoys a cup of coffee from Log Road, a boutique shopping center in the trendy Daikanyama area of Tokyo. Log Road opened last year to much fanfare though it really only houses a few shops and cafes. But each is unique to Tokyo and many to Japan: LA clothier…
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