The kindly taxi-driver on the way here told me that this area is known as “Fashion Town” because of all the big brand fashion companies here, and looking around that sure seems to be the case. But that’s not all-alongside the building are rows of white tables and chairs like an elegant outdoor cafe (I never thought I’d be using those words in the pages of BEEP) which I’m told has even been used as the backdrop for fashion shoots.Ĭan this place really be Konami? Perhaps it’s a different company with the same name. In front of the entrance they’ve created a seating area placing benches and sculptures and planted trees. Konami has also chosen to convert their spacious grounds into an area for rest and relaxation. All the buildings on Port Island are set up in this way due to Kobe city planning laws, but when you’re used to the cramped streets of Tokyo it makes you feel a little strange. I’m not saying other companies’ buildings are ugly, but this is on another level, so modern and stylish.Īnd it’s not just the building itself-a 10-floor building with a basement and roof terrace-but the palatial grounds that surround it. My initial reaction is one of complete surprise! This building doesn’t look at all like it houses a company that makes computer software. This was taken in the late 80s, but the building looks mostly the same today (Konami vacated it after 2007, however). Well, that’s a fine question with a deeply profound answer… What are you doing in Kobe? I hear you ask.
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Sami: You know, she’s really good looking.Ĭajoled by his coworkers, Imo finds himself on the way to Konami… but just what will he discover during his visit? The Portopia Serial Journalism caseįast forward. Imo: Eh, send me? Can’t you just send Mohep? I mean, you sent him for the SEGA feature. T.S: We were just talking about sending you to do the interview. I remember I saw her once when I went to return a ROM. Imo: Oh, you mean the girl who was featured in that Famicom magazine. Sami: Akemi Kamio, that girl who works in marketing at Konami.
(At this point Imo enters, what impeccable timing!)īoss: Ah Imoyoshi, we were just talking about basing the Konami feature on Kamio-san. Sami: Yeah, I volunteer to help out with that, haha.īoss: But who shall we send to do the interview? T.S: You know, we could just do the entire feature on her. Sami: Great idea boss! We might even get to meet Kamio-san! Our story begins in the editorial room of the Tokyo BEEP headquarters.īoss: Okay, we’re going to do the March feature on Konami.
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