Bill’s Partyline April 15th, 2011
I have been knocking out this column for over 40 years—and believe me, I can’t remember ever having so much difficulty in…
Bill’s Partyline March 11th, 2011
PEOPLE Recently I had a rude awakening when I saw on BBC that actress Jane Russell has passed away. She was 89….
Bill’s Partyline February 11th, 2011
PEOPLE Former Boxing Champ Onizuka’s Art Exhibition in Roppongi Katsuya Onizuka former WBA super flyweight champion who created a boxing boom in…
Bill’s Partyline January 14th, 2011
PEOPLE One of many sayonara parties for Regina Doi. It’s never easy saying sayonara to longtime friends, and I really found it…
Bill’s Partyline December 3rd, 2010
PEOPLE Happy to see that friends in showbiz promotion are doing well. Kyodo’s Al Arashida really gave the two days of full-house…
Bill’s Partyline November 5th, 2010
On the showbiz scene, friends at Kyodo Tokyo and Udo Artists International were super satisfied with the sold-out concerts for Sarah Brightman…
Bill’s Partyline October 1st, 2010
PEOPLE It’s always nice to have one of the world’s top actors, Leonardo DiCaprio back in town, and I always enjoy talking…
Bill’s Partyline September 6th, 2010
PEOPLE Another of Tokyo’s popular diplomatic couples will be leaving soon after four years in Japan. Indian Ambassador Hemant Singh and his…
Bill’s Partyline August 6th, 2010
PEOPLE Sex and the City 2 Premiere It was glamour galore at the Roppongi Hills Arena when limo after limo unloaded some…
Bill’s Partyline July 6th, 2010
PEOPLE Kazuo Ogawa ’s Birthday Blast Noted jewelry designer, event planner and producer Kazuo Ogawa and his business partner Atul Parekh of…
Bill’s Partyline June 4th, 2010
PEOPLE I did take a break and go down to Yokohama Arena for Lady Gaga’s concert. That was really a packed, colorful,…
Bill’s Partyline May 7th, 2010
PEOPLE My big blues experience in Japan came when I set up two club concerts for actor, singer and harmonica player Bruce…
Bill’s Partyline April 5th, 2010
PEOPLE As most of you know, the movie scene here in old Edo has really been busy. Japan is a favorite destination…
Bill’s Partyline March 5th, 2010
I enjoyed the Maruyamas’s annual Chinese dinner at Hilton Tokyo’s Dynasty Restaurant, as well as several other intimate get-togethers with Chinese friends…
Bill’s Partyline February 5th, 2010
PEOPLE New York-based psychic Ron Bard was in town to do a TV program for TBS, and it was great getting together…
Bill’s Partyline January 6th, 2010
PEOPLE My sincerest thanks to Sony Pictures’ Dick Sano for the invitation to the VIP reception for the 2012 premiere. This gave…
Bill’s Partyline December 6th, 2009
PEOPLE It’s that time of the year when there are so many worthwhile charity events, as well as our Weekender special on…
Bill’s Partyline November 5th, 2009
PEOPLE F1 Drivers Party in Tokyo. This was the third year in a row that Ceremony Corp. president Tsukasa Shiga sponsored several…
Bill’s Partyline October 4th, 2009
PEOPLE In keeping with our special issue on Germany, I’d like to talk a bit about the beautiful country, the great people,…
Bill’s Partyline September 18th, 2009
PEOPLE Last month in Roppongi the family of one of Japan’s best-known actors, the late Toshiro Mifune, opened a fashionable new Japanesestyle…
Bill’s Partyline August 5th, 2009
PEOPLE I was driving through Roppongi one evening recently and saw that the lights in the International Clinic were all on. It…