Shinjuku is home to one of the world’s busiest stations with over 3.5 million people passing through every day. With 200 exits from the station and countless winding streets through this dense commercial district, it is as much a place to lose someone as it is to meet someone. The entire area exudes potential for…

Superstitions…. A few months after my colleagues and I had settled into our new office, a fashionable residence to the north of Shibuya, I stretched back in my chair and sighed contentedly. “I love the feel of this place!” I said absent-mindedly. Two colleagues – both Japanese – froze and looked at each other.  “Really?”…

Tokyo is well-known for being one of the world’s safest cities – if not the safest. Violent crime and thefts are exceptionally low. People leave their brand new MacBooks on the tables in Starbucks to reserve their seats. An efficient transport system, clean facilities and a genuine willingness among locals to help out with directions…