These folks are taking their cues from New York, LA, Tokyo and London, but reinventing them with a Middle Eastern twist.

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The 200-room Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo crowns the top 11 floors of the 37-storey Marunouchi Trust Tower next to Tokyo Station.

BBC: Business trip: Tokyo

And coworking facilities are spreading their wings internationally too- Moboff in Tokyo, La Cantine in Paris, France, and THE CUBE (all caps) in London.

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