[Tokyo Flashback] Ben & Casey Affleck in Japan
I first met Ben Affleck when he just drifted into the Lexington Queen in Tokyo all by himself and hung out at…
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[Tokyo Flashback] The Golden Boy Mel Gibson in Tokyo
Mel Gibson visited Tokyo many times. However, the Once and Future Golden Boy from Down Under has had his share of controversies….
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[Tokyo Flashback] Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in Tokyo for Raging Bull
During Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro’s short stay in Tokyo (he was here to promote his latest film, “Raging Bull” for United…
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[Tokyo Flashback] Halston, NY Fashion and Tokyo
I didn’t plan it that way, but was in NYC for Market Week and was lucky to be able to get into…
[Tokyo Flashback] Mark Hamill in Japan for Star Wars: A New Hope
Bill Hersey was one of the few chosen ones in Japan to meet the original Star Wars crew when they visited Japan,…
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[Tokyo Flashback] Rudolf Nureyev visiting Tokyo to perform with Ballerina Yoko Marishita
Tokyo, March 1983, I’d like to start out with some notes on Rudolf Nureyev, the man who many consider the world’s greatest…
[Tokyo Flashback] Joan Shepherd’s 10th wedding anniversary celebrating with Hibari Misora
On June, 26th 1980 we drove to the New Japan Hotel where I met Akira and Olivia and we headed for The…
Farewell Bill, Farewell Partyline
Photographs of celebrities, politicians, and dancers. Statues, masks, and handcrafts brought back from decades of travel. And cards and letters from friends…
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…