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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 19, 2007
Suji's and Bills: Stateside menus go big in Tokyo
Spend too much time wandering down the main Roppongi drag and you start wondering what country you're in. Since Suji's threw open its doors earlier this year, close to the Iikura-Katamachi Crossing, that particular stretch of Gaien-Higashi-dori has started to feel more like Main Street, USA.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 24, 2004
Minato Mirai: Loading bay to pleasure haven
Originally home to a huge shipbuilding dock, Yokohama's Minato Mirai 21 area is today a great attraction for day and nighttime visitors alike. The "21" of Minato Mirai's name stands for the 21st century, but plans to redevelop the coastal area were underway by 1965, just as Japan's economy started soaring the year after the Tokyo Olympic Games. The area is studded with impressive structures, including the dramatic Yokohama Landmark Tower, just east of Yokohama Station, and the Red Brick Warehouse in the Shinko area.

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