The Tokyo Journal, read and revered for over 32 years is one of the oldest English magazines sold in domestic and international bookstores. "Tokyo and Japan as seen through the eyes of those who know and live it" has been the Tokyo Journal approach for 3 decades. A quintessential user"s manual providing a unique and insightful perspective of Japan. Special, because it"s produced by and for a knowledgeable and worldly international community, the Tokyo Journal speaks to an educated and literate audience curious about the country and the way it works. It does not require Tokyo residence, but is teeming with resources and recommendations for those who live in or frequent the city. It introduces the real Japan and international issues to an audience that wants to know more about Tokyo, Japan, Asia, trends, society, travel, food, movies, music, entertainment, fashion, design, business, technology, art, culture, manga, anime, sports, leisure, sustainability, green living, language and education. With selected articles provided with Japanese translations, the Tokyo Journal is a respected passenger on major airlines, boasts a worldwide distribution network, and proudly reaches a large subscriber base in Japan and abroad. Issue 272 features interviews and columns with architects Tadao Ando and Michael Graves, Fashion Designer Junko Koshino, New York Times/CBS Poll Founder Daniel Yankelovich, Former Japan Prime Minister Strategic/Nuclear Advisor Dr. Hiroshi Tasaka, former Accenture Japan Chairman Masakatsu Mori, renowned Japanese Movie Subtitler/Celebrity Interpreter Natsuko Toda, Music Photographer Bob Gruen, Global Educator David Nunan, Noritoshi Kanai (the man who started the first Sushi Bar in the U.S), Production I.G Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, dancer Yusuke Onuki, actors Yuki Furukawa and Ryohei Suzuki, and J-Pop stars MAX. The feature story looks at Tokyo"s Olympic Bid for the 2020 Olympics.