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Tokyo Rising

Excited to be back in Tokyo, Pharrell heads to Ambush Design where he reconnects with Verbal and Yoon as they recount their own experiences on 3/11.

Excited to be back in Tokyo, Pharrell heads to Ambush Design where he reconnects with Verbal and Yoon as they recount their own experiences on 3/11. They depict a scene of rolling blackouts, barren grocery store shelves, and a mass exodus of frightened foreigners from Tokyo. They reflect on the media blackout that followed the Fukushima meltdown and the role nuclear power plays in Japanese society.

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From there he travels an hour outside of Tokyo to meet up with Yuka Uchida from Trippple Nippples. They head below ground to explore the hidden G-Cans Project. Also known as the “underground temple,” it is a massive structure made up of 6 kilometers of tunnels that protect Tokyo from the rains during monsoon season.