An interview with one such man, Takenaka Heizo, appeared in the April 2 Weekly Toyo Keizai magazine.

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Others already experiencing the effect of Chinese boycotts include Kamatsu, Panasonic, Sharp, Mitsubishi Heavy, Sumitomo, and Toyo Tire.

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The only visible sign of its tie-up with Toyo Trust, for instance, is a single joint branch, opened with great fanfare last November.

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" In the case of Kiesler Prize recipient Toyo Ito, the influence has been aesthetic in the broadest sense, motivating his "desire to pursue spaces of simplicity and transparent nature.

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Since returning to London in 1986, Lovegrove has worked with a wide range of clients including Airbus Industries, Peugeot, Apple Computers, Issey Miyake, Olympus Cameras, Tag Heuer, Herman Miller, Japan Airlines and Toyo Ito Architects in Japan, as well as a host of top design brands.

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