Tag Archives: Tokyo

January 5, 2017

First Tsukiji Market Auction of 2017: tuna price peaks at 74 Mio JPY!

By GBMC
Tsukiji Market - Fish Auction (picture by Lagardère Active Digital)

Tsukiji Market – Fish Auction (picture by Lagardère Active Digital)

 

In short:

First Fish Auction of the year at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, where the first red tuna (maguro)of the year 2017 (212 kg) was sold for as little as 74.2 Millions JPY (about 605.000 Euros), the second highest price since the record breaking price of 155.4 Millions JPY in 2013. For the sixth time, it is the restaurant chain “Sushizanmai”, headed by Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, who bought the giant tuna fish.

At this level of prices, it’s time to become a fisherman and to learn more about red tuna fishing!!

Read more from:

http://www.msn.com/fr-fr/actualite/photos/a-tokyo-un-thon-rouge-vendu-plus-de-600-000-euros/ss-BBxVhkt?ocid=spartanntp#image=1

 

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June 6, 2016

French Tech Tokyo : a bridge to the new “Start up Republic”?

By GBMC
La French Tech (source maddyness)

La French Tech (source – Maddyness)

“In recent years, the French startup ecosystem has enjoyed incredible momentum, driven by a new generation of entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, designers and many other talented individuals. France has been called a new “Startup Republic”, dotted with thriving hubs and talent that are vehicles for a robust entrepreneurial mindset. 

This domestic momentum has a name – “French Tech” – and French startups are rallying around this emblematic moniker. The ecosystem is developing very quickly and there is no doubt that France has now reached a tipping point. 

This can be easily seen in Paris with its numerous innovation stakeholders, and where a strong political will acts as a driving force. The city is quite simply bubbling with activity, with over 40 business incubators, 80 coworking spaces, 20 fab labs, close from 1,500 startups being set up annually, and a growing number of success stories. Today, there is an exceptionally strong impetus in Paris and this has been acknowledged and heralded by international rankings. 

For example, it is the world’s leading city for intellectual capital and innovation (PwC Cities of Opportunity, May 2014) and it is now the leader in Europe for the vibrancy of its innovation market as regards the amount of fundraising and number of transactions. Lastly, it appears in the top six world tech cities (CB Insights, “The Next Silicon Valley”, November 2014).”    (La French Tech Tokyo Hub)

Interested in investing or joining?

More details from: http://tokyo.lafrenchtech.com

 

 

 

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November 16, 2015

A Robotic Village in Tokyo by 2020?

By GBMC
Robotic Village Tokyo 2020 (Source - Japan Science and Technology Ministry).

Robotic Village Tokyo 2020 (Source – Japan Science and Technology Ministry).

 

“Japan will use the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to showcase its robotics technology and give visitors a sense of a futuristic society where humans are waited on hand and foot by robots.

A committee of the science and technology ministry that was formed Sept. 15 proposed setting up a robotic village in time for the Games as part of an initiative toward a “universal future society” where robots and information technologies that assist humans regardless of age, nationality or disabilities are commonplace.” (The Asahi Shimbun)

More details from:   A Robotic Village in Tokyo by 2020?

 

Will this cutting-edge Innovation be to the Tokyo Olympics 2020 what the “Tokaido Shinkansen” (Bullet Train) was to the first Tokyo Olympics in 1964? What can we expect to see? What do you think?

 

 

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February 23, 2015

EU Gourmet Cuisine in Tokyo

By GBMC

European cuisine in Japan. Haven’t you booked yet?

Read: “How Noma took Tokyo: What happened when the planet’s best restaurant moved to the gourmet capital of the world?”

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/how-noma-took-tokyo-what-happened-when-the-planets-best-restaurant-moved-to-the-gourmet-capital-of-the-world-10042324.html

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