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Tokyo’s 50-year itch: why is Sony knocking down its flagship building? — The Guardian

By TechTaffy Desk

Consumer electronics giant Sony is demolishing its flagship building in the upmarket Ginza district in Tokyo to create a temporary park. The Guardian’s Richard Smart writes from Tokyo. Here is the link – https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jun/28/tokyo-sony-flagship-building-olympics-park?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1.

Read the press release from Sony announcing the park here – http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201606/16-061E/.

[Image courtesy: Sony]

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