The third session on February 12th featured Toyohiro Akiyama, a former astronaut now farming in Fukushima Prefecture, and Maki Ohashi, a former Fuji TV announcer and now an aromatherapist. Their conversation, grounded in their real-life experiences living in nature, offered a discussion on sustainability.

The guest for the second session, held on February 5th, was film director Jin Katsumura and sound space composer Hiroaki Ide. They spoke about "sustainability," focusing on their respective fields of film and music.

BMW Studio ONE, which opened on January 30, 2010, in Jingumae, Tokyo, hosted a series of events for approximately one month until February 28th, centered on the theme of "Sustainable Ways of Living for the Future."
The guests for the first session on January 29th were architect Shigeru Ban and food director Yuri Nomura. Robert Harris served as moderator for a captivating dialogue.

Appearing in the fourth talk show on Friday, February 19th, were photographer Mitsuhiko Imimori and book director Mototaka Haba. Through the media of "photography" and "books," we learned hints for a new lifestyle.

The guests for the third talk show on Friday, February 12th, were Toyohiro Akiyama, who has been active as an astronaut and journalist and is now engaged in farming, and Maki Ohashi, a former Fuji TV announcer and aromatherapist. We heard about the wisdom of sustainable living gained from their lives in coexistence with nature.

Appearing in the second talk show on Friday, February 5th, were documentary film director Jin Katsumura and sound space composer Hiroaki Ide. What is their definition of sustainability, unique to these two expressive artists with rich sensibilities?

At "BMW Studio ONE," a talk show series on the theme of "sustainability" will be held every Friday for four weeks starting January 29th (Friday). The guests for the first session are architect Shigeru Ban and food director Yuri Nomura. An early interview with these specialists in "living" and "food" about their ideas on sustainable living.

On Saturday, January 30, 2010, the large greenhouse "BMW Studio ONE" opened in Jingumae, Tokyo. We present a comprehensive overview of the abundant events held for about a month in this space that proposes new lifestyles for the future.

The new BMW model, the "BMW Gran Turismo," makes its debut. This car, which embodies BMW's philosophy of "EfficientDynamics" with its numerous advanced technologies housed within a graceful body that fuses sedan, coupe, and SAV characteristics, reveals its charms.