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November 30, 1999
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The Center for Advancement
of Working Women


December 24, construction of the Center for Advancement of Working Women completed in Shiba, Tokyo. The project had been made by Japan's Ministry of Labor with the purpose of supporting women working in Japanese society, which is, even today, still largely male-oriented. A library, an exhibition space, a lecture theater and a convention hall compose the building. These facilities are expected to serve as a node of network, where men and women together discuss and act against dificulties that hinders women from taking part in the society.

Related articles January 21, 2000
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December 24, 1999
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Shin-Midosuji Boulevard, Osaka



December 17, landscape arrangement of Shin-Midosuji Boulevard, Osaka was partly completed. Stone objets installed in the median strip and concrete pillars supporting the overhead road are gently illuminated and compose a tranquil atmosphere.
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December 17, 1999
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Lecture at Waseda University

November 30, Reiko Chikada was invited to Waseda University, Tokyo and delivered a lecture titled "Linking Architecture to the City: City Environment and Illumination."
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November 30, 1999
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Christmas Illumination

Mikimoto Christmas Illumination 1999November 13, the first-light ceremony of Mikimoto Christmas Illumination 1999 was held at Mikimoto Plaza in Ginza, Tokyo. Reiko Chikada Lighting Design Inc. has been taking charge of this annual project since 1992.

The ten-meter-high crest tree is dressed up in red, blue and white lights. Looking forward the next millennium, the illumination features futuristic illusion. Glass figurines are modeled after tin toy robots, in their bodies are liquid-crystal displays, where visions flash over and over. There appears an image of children from every part of the world, or a vast command of outer space deeper in the sky.

The installation is until December 25 at the Mikimoto Plaza in Ginza, Tokyo.

Related articles November 11, 2000
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November 13, 1999
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Just Published

A book co-authored by Reiko Chikada has just been published this week. Tonchinkan Dogukan, Ting-ting Tools' Hall of Fame, is a collection of contributions that appeared weekly on Asahi Shimbun Sunday Edition from January 1998 to March 1999. Each article focuses on a tool or instrument that serves us everyday but is rarely paid attention. Chikada has contributed four articles including stories of flashlights and fluorescent lamps.

Tonchinkan DogukanAsahi Shimbun ed.
Tonchinkan Dogukan,
Tokyo: Asahi Shimbunsha,
November 5, 1999.

illustrated by
OHTAGAKI, Haruko.
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November 5, 1999
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