Bill Hersey’s Partyline Column

We’re about to head into September which means the return from holidays for many, the end of school vacations for many more…

Thursday  the 20th . . . if you’ve lived in Japan any length of time at all, you know this year’s rainy…

Impossible as it seems, I was traveling almost a full month. I tell you, time does fly. My original plan was to…

Knocking this out late afternoon in April. It’s turned out to be a beautiful day but unfortunately started out damp enough that…

I know the Capitol Tokyo gets its share of celebrity hut surprised when I went in there one day recently and saw…

I’ve been putting this week’s column together on the go and, believe me, Tokyo’s party scene seems a million miles I started…

If and that’s a big word the way my schedule’s been lately-things go as planned I should be in good ol’ New…

As much as I dig the ol’ sun, Tokyo’s summer weather’s a bit too much as far as I’m concerned. I’ve been…

For once, decided I should do a bit of planning before taking off on another trip. In doing this, found out many…

Al a party one evening a year or so ago, another journa. list who drops names he/she doesnst even know, said: “Oh,…

“Ran” is making big news this week ….and “run” is the word if you’re trying to cover Tokyo’s very busy social scene….

As you all know, Tokyo has always been a pretty busy city and seems to be getting busier all the time. This…

There’s been so much happening the last few weeks its hard to know where to start. Anyway, impossible as it seems, last…

February has never been one of my favorite months in Tokyo. It tends to be just a bit too gloomy and cold…

Hey, it’s 1985 and here we go again. I sort of laid low. on the resolutions this year but, like just about…

Sitting here scribbling this offering of “Party Line” in the restaurant in the San Francisco airport waiting for my connecting flight to…

July … the rainy season should be over in about a week and it will really warm up. This is also the…

If you haven’t noticed in the dailies, there’s a big crackdown on the use of and trafficking in drugs here. I don’t…

Sunday the 8th . . . what a beautiful day! I started out the morning at the antique market at Nogizaka ….

Just about everyone who was here for the Tokyo Music Festival has left. Happy to report it was a big success in…

I’ve been running the last few weeks …not just around Tokyo, but out of the country as well. First there were three…