THE TOKYO EYE

January: Taiwanese Presidential Election February: Yemen's Presidential Election March: Russian Presidential Election April: 100th Anniversary of the Titanic disaster. U.S. Military will withdraw from the Korean Peninsula. May: Tokyo Sky Tree Will Officially Open. July: The 30th Olympic Games for Summer Will Take Place in London. October: 50th Anniversary for Beatles' Record Debut  November: American Presidential Election Although exact date is uncertain, presidential elections will be held in France and South Korea as well. Source(s): http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E5%B9%B4 http://kpopnavi.com/111026_2012_kpop_calender.html

Plaza de Castilla Despite its debt crisis in per with Italy and Greece, Spanish capital, Madrid showed the city's intention that it will join in the Olympic bid for 2020 summer games for which Tokyo, Rome, Istanbul and other cities bid. Even though the city's mayor declared officially that eight-tenth of Olympic facilities have already been built, the city's exposure will reach 63.7billion Euros within this year. Having bid for Olympic games for a number of times in the past decade, the city, however, hasn't been gotten success. Source(s): http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2011122800005&m=rss http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plaza_de_Castilla_(Madrid)_06.jpg

The ArcelorMittal Orbit as known as "Space Age Effel Tower." Recently, the icon of the coming Olympics that will be held in London and the city as a whole is completed. With its unique design that reminds us of the new space age, the AcelorMittal Orbit gives us a glimpse into the heat of next years' biggest event.  Source(s): http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/londons-space-age-eiffel-tower-completed http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/01/arcelormittal-orbit-photo_n_520223.html http://heavyworld.com/theskinny/?p=993

South African government announced officially to abandon bidding for the Olympic Games 2020 due to the fact that the nation have to invest its all energy to poverty programs. Even though South Africa's current president, Zuma, already stated to give up holding another worldwide event than World-Cup games, which South Africa held in 2010, in May, secretary of sports's constant approach once changed Zuma's mindset. South Africa, however, gave up the bidding for the games again. For the future Olympic games, Tokyo, Madrid, Rome and Istanbul are bidding. According to a Olympic specialist, Madrid and Rome announced their candidacies from the same continent, Europe, so Tokyo still has some chances to win the competition despite the fact that Tokyo suffers from the harmful rumors rooted in the Fukushima nuclear disasters. Should Tokyo join the competition although there are a number of areas within the nation in need of financial aids? Source(s): http://news.goo.ne.jp/top...