Support for Beirut from Japan – Traditional Noh for a good purpose
On October 4th, a grand charity event “Support for Beirut from Japan” was held at the Cerulean Hotel in Tokyo. Over US$100,000…
Celebrating 40 years of Rubik’s Cube in Japan
Celebrating 40 years of Rubik’s Cube in Japan the Embassy of Hungary and MegaHouse Japan (Part of Bandai Group) invited guests and…
Metsä Pavilion, sustainable Wooden Architecture from Finland
On September 29th, the Finnish Embassy in Tokyo invited selected guests and the media to a press conference in a Livestream connected…
The Prince Takamado Memorial Price 2020
The annual ‘Japan through Diplomats’ Eyes Photo Exhibition 2020 saw some worthy winners. Under the patronage of Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado,…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline February 2018
PEOPLE A SAD FAREWELL I lost another wonderful friend, Nejat Shanino, a young refugee from Eritrea who had settled here in Tokyo….
Bill Hersey’s Partyline December 2017
PEOPLE THE MERICS RETURN TO TURKEY After three and a half years in Japan, Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Bulent Meric and his Japanese…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline November 2017
PEOPLE MIN-ON SPONSORS SOUTH AFRICAN BOYS CHOIR Over the years, Soka Gakkai, through its music subsidiary the Min-On Concert Association, has given…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline October 2017
PEOPLE WARNER BROTHERS PRESS CONFERENCE FOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN The big Academy Hills room on the 49th floor of the Mori Tower was wall-to-wall with enthusiastic…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline August 2017
PEOPLE ROTARY CLUB MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR GRACE SAITO I enjoyed a superb Japanese lunch at the Peninsula recently with Saitama business tycoon…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline July 2017
PAKISTAN’S NATIONAL DAY AND AMBASSADOR AMIL’S SAYONARA The National Day event was at the Okura Hotel and his sayonara was at his sixth…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline June 2017
PEOPLE RIP, WAYNE GRACZYK Our condolences to the friends and family of Wayne Graczyk, a long-time member of the Tokyo Weekender family,…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline May 2017
THE ESCALAS SAY SAYONARA There was a long line waiting outside the Peruvian embassy to say sayonara to the popular Peruvian Ambassador…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline April 2017
The multi-talented — and super nice — Steven Hayes will release his latest CD, titled High Heels, on May 24. The music’s…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline March 2017
PEOPLE I’m a good customer of the Natural Lawson Store in Tomigaya. During my stay at the Saiseikai Hospital a few years ago, Takeshi…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline February 2017
PEOPLE 2016 was a tough year with the loss of a lot of people I had the privilege of knowing. These included superstars…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline January 2017
PEOPLE CHRISTMAS TREE CHARITY Some of the highlights of my end-of-year activities included working with the Weekender, Hilton Tokyo, Coca Cola, Mercedes…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline December 2016
PEOPLE REST IN PEACE MY FRIENDS Thailand’s highly respected, much loved King, H. M. Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away. The very special man…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline November 2016
PEOPLE STEVE HAYNES & PAULA JOHNSONS SANNO BRUNCH It was a very special group of very special people at Steve and Paula’s…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline October 2016
PEOPLE HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NORMAN Still putting on the ritz, but this time high in the sky, while noted art dealer Norman Tolman‘s…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline September 2016
PEOPLE Showbiz luminaries Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell, and Cyndi Lauper, along with the international cast of the award-winning musical “Kinky Boots” will be…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline August 2016
PEOPLE My thanks to Lilo Maruyama who picked me and Kyoko Spector up at the Grand Hyatt and had her driver take…