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The bustling city of Tokyo is the capital of the world’s second largest economy.
Tokyo along with New York City and London is regarded to be a prominent financial
command center of the global economy as it is home to the Tokyo Stock Exchange which
is Japan’s largest stock exchange and the second largest stock exchange in the world
in terms of market capitalization that also has the fourth largest share turnover.
Tokyo which is located on the eastern side of the main Honshu island of Japan has
been the driving force of the Japanese economy after World War II. The city enjoyed
a major economic boom in the 1980’s when the Japanese economy was growing at a blistering
pace. During this time there was much real estate speculation and land prices in
and around Tokyo touched astronomical heights along with the Japanese yen. This
somewhat leveled off in the early 1990s but Tokyo’s real estate continues to remain
extremely expensive until today.
In spite of this factor, business has continued to boom in this city and its surrounding
region which functions as Japan’s leading industrial center that has a highly diversified
manufacturing base. The various industries located in and around Tokyo, include
the manufacture of electronic goods, transport equipment, automobiles, cameras and
optical goods, furniture, textiles, and a wide variety of consumer items, as well
as publishing and printing though the economy of Tokyo city is largely dominated
by the financial services, banking, insurance and media and advertising industries.
This buzzing and futuristic city is however a city of great diversity where the
old world and new and modern co-exist in relative harmony. Tokyo which is well known
for its cutting edge infrastructure and technological advance, and is renowned as
metropolis that embraces changing fashions and trends with great alacrity it also
at the same time, a city that continues to observe and respect time-honored Japanese
customs and traditions. It is for this reason that Tokyo, which has the largest
metropolitan economy in the world, is considered to be a great place to do business.
Consequently many of Japan’s leading companies have their head quarters in Tokyo
along with a slew of multinational companies like IBM Japan Ltd, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Inc., and Texas Instruments Japan Limited.
Tokyo is home to nearly 12 million people and it is well served by an excellent
public transport system which is made up of two airports, Narita and Haneda and
a variety of private line and municipal subways and trains. Narita airport receives
mostly international air carriers while Haneda plays host to much of the domestic
traffic. The best way to travel to the city center from Narita airport which is
located forty miles to the east of Tokyo is by express train or airport bus, as
taxi rides in Tokyo are prohibitively expensive.
The frenzied economic activity in Tokyo which features much foreign participation
has led several of world’s most prominent luxury hotel chains to set up shop in
the many fashionable areas of Tokyo like Ginza, Roppongi Hills, Shiodome, and Marunouchi.
Some of the popular business hotels in Tokyo include the Ritz Carlton which is located
at the Tokyo Mid-Town complex in Roppongi, The Grand Hyatt which is also located
in Roppongi, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel which is located in Nihonbashi adjacent
to Ginza and the Conrad which is situated in Shinbashi.
Tokyo also offers a wealth of entertainment options for the business traveler who
may want to relax and rejuvenate after a day of hectic business wheeling and dealing.
The city has a wide array of trendy shops, bars and restaurants that aim to cater
to all palates and budgets and range from high end establishments like the L’ Atelier
de Joël Robuchon brasserie which is located in the Roppongi Hill’s complex and the
Skybar at the Park Hyatt in Shinjuku to the far more modest eateries which are located
near Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market, that serve excellent freshly made sushi
and sashimi .
If you need to travel to Tokyo on business, your journey from the US will almost
always involve a long haul flight and the only way you can hope to cope with the
jet lag and the fatigue that results from such a journey is by traveling in the
business class cabin of your preferred carrier. Business class tickets from the
US to Japan can be extremely expensive as they can cost anywhere upwards of $4000
and if you need to travel to Tokyo often these costs can add up very quickly.
However you can easily manage to procure cheap business class deals for all your
business class travel to Tokyo by availing of the cost effective services of a business
class travel specialist like the New York City based travel management company Fare
Buzz. Fare Buzz is a leading supplier of cheap business class flights. Through its
contracts with over sixty domestic and international airlines it is able to procure
cheap business class air fares to almost all worldwide destinations. Booking business
class travel through Fare Buzz provides savings of over 70% as compared to tickets
booked through regular channels. Moreover the travel desk at Fare Buzz is manned
by knowledgeable and experienced personnel who are on hand seven days a week to
help you with all the travel planning necessary for your journey to this dynamic
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