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The original international TV blockbuster Shogun, starring Richard Chamberlain, won Emmys for outstanding limited series and showcased a true Japan.

Capsules from Nakagin Tower find new life at museums and accommodation venues Today 06:30 am JST Today | 07:17 am JST TOKYO Designed by celebrated Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa in 1972, the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building is a once-futuristic, now retro-and-deteriorating nod at the Metabolism Movement which started in Japan following the war. Inspired by the movement which fused architectural ideas with organic biological growth, the tower consists of two concrete shafts a...