Archive for June, 2009

Shibuya Street Life at night and the story of Hachiko

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Shibuya never sleeps. Even after midnight  Shibuya bustles with life. The street vendors selling snacks to hungry shoppers never disappear, nor do the crowds of university and high school students, tourists, club hoppers, young restless businessmen and the like. The parties in the countless karaoke boxes continue into the wee hours of the morning.

The world famous intersection [...]

watch the videos from my trips to Japan and Singapore

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Just go to the page “Videos”:
http://www.whatmattersweblog.com/videos/

in memory of Michael Jackson

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

He was the King of Pop and will always be remembered as a legend.
R.I.P.Michael Jackson

Hachiko Crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

 
Watching this video you can get an impression of how packed Tokyo is and how exciting it is to walk around in this mega city.
Walking out of Hachiko exit at the Shibuya Station at dusk, you’ll see the Hachiko Crossing which is featured in both, Lost in Translation and Tokyo Drift. It’s very, very busy [...]

Chinese car makers catching up

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

As the German government  and General Motors are hammering out a deal to put GM’s European division (Opel and Vauxhall) on its own feet, a new bidder from China might change the game. While the German side has a preference for the Canadian partsmaker Magna, GM is likely to appreciate the new unexpected bid from [...]