Posts Tagged ‘Tokyo’

JFW TYO Japan Fashion Week 2009

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

January 27th: Snowflakes in the wind today may make you think the pain of winter will never go away! But I saw the hope of spring last night at the Japan Fashion Week in New York Spring 2009 fashion event. Sipping Jacob’s Creek Merlot and nibbling on tasty tidbits from Big Booty Bakery, located just a few blocks away from the Altman Building, where the fashion fest was held, truly gave me some pre-spring smiles. Jose Rojas, Big Booty’s brain, cooked goodies and hired an awesome wait staff that cruised their way through the jam-packed reception area with smiles, patience and good manners. Guest snatched up Jose’s rustic cheese bread stuffed with braised pork leg – my favorite. And for the non meat-eaters he served a fab herbed goat cheese on toast pointes, and other yummies. (more…)

N0435 for respectable writer of Japan

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

I had seen the old movie Rashomon directed by the famousJapanese director , Kurosawa Akira a few years ago.At that time,I was concerned about the art or technology of film photograpy. And thetheory was illustrated by this movie. From this,we can see the importantposition it held.

Simultaneously, We should know that the film was adaptedfrom the fiction of the same title written by Akira Kurosawa .The novel and his writer became more famous because of thegreat success of the film.For me,I got familiar with the writer throughthe movie too.

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The “Tokyo-Tokyo”

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

The ambience of Tokyo-Tokyo symbolizes peace and harmony, while the menu seamlessly blends global inspirations with Japanese traditions.

Tokyo-Tokyo at The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Hawaii selects the highest quality ingredients in their dishes such as ‘Koshihikari’ rice produced in Uonuma, Japan, natural unprocessed salt from Izu Oshima, organic soy sauce aged to perfection in special Japanese cedar barrels from Izu Oshima, organically grown garden fresh produce from Oahu, Hawaii, exquisite seafood air flown from the fish markets of Tsukiji, Fukuoka and Boston and Wagyu beef directly imported from Kagoshima prefecture and is the highest grade beef (A-5 grade) that Japan has to offer.  This delectable beef is perfectly marbled and only available in Hawaii at Tokyo Tokyo Restaurant. Please note, 24 hour advance reservation is required to enjoy this very special dining experience. (more…)

Japan Reaches Out By Hannah Beech

Friday, April 24th, 2009

By Hannah Beech / Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
When Kensuke Onishi decided to use his foreign university degree and fluent English to help internally displaced refugees in Kurdish Iraq, his Japanese mother’s friends told her they understood if she wanted to weep. After all, shouldn’t a dutiful Japanese son return home and work for a big company, like the droves of salarymen before him? But in 1996, Onishi founded one of Japan’s largest international NGOs, Peace Winds Japan, which operates everywhere from Sudan to East Timor. Today, the 41-year-old Osaka native has noticed that his countrymen no longer consider helping less fortunate foreigners a shameful occupation. Two former Peace Winds alumni now serve in the Diet, while Onishi recently has been fielding job queries from disillusioned investment bankers. “People in Japan live in such comfortable, peaceful conditions,” says Onishi. “I think more Japanese are realizing that it’s our duty to help out overseas and bring some of our values to the world.”
Is the world turning Japanese? Even as Japan’s domestic economy slips into recession and its politicians dither endlessly, the country’s overseas influence is reaching new heights. Limited by a postwar constitution from developing military power, Japan’s international clout relies on soft power, the term coined by Harvard professor Joseph S. Nye in 1990 to describe how countries “get what they want through attraction rather than coercion.” Today, a generation of idealistic Japanese is attempting to sway the world through cultural, social and economic means. Japan doesn’t tend to trumpet its efforts — understandable given the nation’s imperial past and historic disregard for national boundaries. When a Japanese real estate firm snapped up Rockefeller Center in the 1980s, the deal unleashed unease among some Americans, who feared that Japan was literally taking over America. But this time around, its campaign for global hearts and minds has been far more successful. According to a BBC poll this year, Japan ranks second in the world when it comes to a positive global image. (Germany barely edged out Japan for the No. 1 spot, while the U.S. was seventh.) “Soft power is a very strong force,” says Heizo Takenaka, Japan’s former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy. “If we have the right political leadership, it can be even more powerful.”

Japan’s charm offensive is taking shape on several fronts. Cash-flush Japanese banks, which have only just emerged from their own decade-long debt crisis, are infusing money into distressed companies such as Morgan Stanley. Japan Inc. is going on another of its famous investment sprees abroad, opening factories and representative offices across Africa and Asia. In October, the country’s central bank even offered part of its nearly $1 trillion in reserves to financially strapped nations like Iceland. In November, Japan also expressed willingness to lend up to $100 billion to the International Monetary Fund. But it isn’t just money that’s being spread around. “Because Japan’s financial system is the least tainted at the moment,” says Japanese parliamentarian Kotaro Tamura, “we have the opportunity to help save the world and spread a message of social responsibility.” (more…)

Win a signed poster and tickets to a screening of TOKYO! in Los Angeles!

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Enter for a chance to win a signed TOKYO! poster AND a pair of tickets to a screening of TOKYO! at the Nuart Theatre in west Los Angeles!

Email tokyothemovie@gmail.com with your full name to be entered in the drawing. Contest begins now and ends Wednesday night (March 19) at Midnight PDT. Winners will be contacted via email.
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