Author: Hersey Shiga

PEOPLE One of my favorite things is introducing good friends and nice people to each other. When I heard Egyptian Ambassador Mahmoud…

PEOPLE I recently got a nice letter from Ros, thanking me for the photos I had sent during their posting here and…

PEOPLE United International Pictures (UIP) brought in actor Matt Damon to promote the remake of the action film, “The Bourne Identity.” He…

PEOPLE It was a star-studded evening at the Budokan for the premiere of the super box office hit, “Harry Potter and the…

PEOPLE There are times we all have difficulty in truly expressing with words how we feel, both spoken and written. This is…

PEOPLE Twentieth Century Fox brought in actor Richard Gere to promote the film “Unfaithful.” I recall years ago partying at the Lex…

PEOPLE Christina Aguilera was here to promote her album for BMG. The controversial video “Dirty” has been banned in Thailand. I know…

PEOPLE I had lunch at the Okura with Bill Ireton and Michael G. Harper, the outgoing assistant to U.S. Ambassador Howard Baker,…

PEOPLE It was “Scooby Doo” night all the way at the Lex when Warner Brothers hosted a party for the people visiting…

PEOPLE It was nice seeing former Tokyoite Chris Walker who used to head HMV‘s operations here. Chris and his wife Lynn have…

PEOPLE Congratulations to actor and friend Hiroyuki Sanada who recently received an honorary MBE (Member of the British Empire) at the British…

PEOPLE On the 28th, renowned Indian dancer Leela Samson will perform at the Tokyo International Forum. Nilima Seth wife of the Indian…

PEOPLE I just read Andrew Morton’s book titled Madonna. He’s the man who wrote the best sellers on Princess Diana and Monica…

PEOPLE The Hussains are a very popular couple and, as expected, there was a big turnout that evening. Guests included top-ranking Japanese…

PEOPLE Once again my timing was right as a good friend, top producer Bill Kong (Hero, Windstmck) was in Shanghai shooting a…

PEOPLE Richard Branson was in Japan for the opening of the new Virgin Cineplex in the city of Ebina, about 30 minutes…

PEOPLE Adolf Ogi, special adviser on Sport for Development and Peace to the United Nations Sec­retary General, and former presi­dent of the…

PEOPLE Seems like everyone every­where in the travel biz (and lots of other businesses) knows Romano Mazzucco has retired after 14 years…

PEOPLE On Saturday, Apr. 20, Colombian singer Shakira and her band partied at the Lex and, from what I heard, the petite…

PEOPLE Mariana Sevilla, wife of the Honduran Ambassador, told me they’ll be leaving Japan in a few months. Her husband, Edgardo, is…

PEOPLE Barry Bergmann of United Airlines brought his 18-year-old son Brett, a senior at the American School in Japan who has been…