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February 26, 2016January 20, 2017

TV package: If You’re Looking For Authentic Japanese Goods And Culture Try…Columbus?

If you’re a fan of authentic Japanese products and cuisine, Northeast Ohio is not overflowing with options. Some Asian grocery stores carry the essentials, and there are various restaurants, but for some people that’s not enough. And they’re willing to travel for the good stuff. ideastream’s Tony Ganzer reports from Central Ohio and a hub of Japanese fare.

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Swiss Canine Rescuers in Japan

March 27, 2011January 20, 2017

Travel to Baselworld

Baselworld is very much like another planet, rather than the biggest watch, jewelry and gem trade show in the world. I consider myself very much an “everyman.” Despite interviewing the occasional CEO, or having access to industries or decision-makers, I am and likely always will be firmly in the middle-class. “Middle class” at Baselworld probably amounts to being able to afford a watch worth chf 20,000. (Read: not me)

In the first minutes of my first excursion to Baselworld I held a wrist watch backed in Titanium worth chf 87,000 before tax. I was nervous to hold it, until a salesman ran toward me with his newest gimmick–an analog watch with intricate mechanics to allow blackjack and roulette. The price? “About chf 160,000,” he said coolly. Not my middle class, I thought.

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