Bill Hersey’s Partyline February 2015
PEOPLE I played couch potato quite a bit during the holidays, and thanks to the Uemura family (Tohoku Shinsha, National Supermarkets), I…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline January 2015
PEOPLE Many friends traveled over the holidays include Lilo Maruyama, her husband Mitsuo, and her sons Helge and Thomas. They celebrated Helge’s birthday in…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline December 2014
PEOPLE NICK MASEE’S ANNUAL CHARITY BARBECUE I’ve known Nick Masee, managing director of Asian Tigers Mobility Japan for a long time and…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline November 2014
PEOPLE The city’s fashion calendar has been lively. Vogue had their annual fashion night on Omotesando and Mercedes Benz had many events…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline October 2014
PEOPLE U.S. CULTURAL ATTACHE RICHARD MEPS SAYONARA AT THE CANADIAN EMBASSY As it was with Christian and Helene Masset, it’s never easy…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline September 2014
PEOPLE DR. EUGENE AKSENOFF, 1924-2014 I also wanted to say a sad farewell to a medical man who has done so much…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline August 2014
PEOPLE A big welcome to the new Brazilian Ambassador Andre Correa Do Lago and his dynamic wife Beatrice. They’re a very tall…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline July 2014
Thanks to the busy promoters at Kyodo Tokyo, whose artists include the Rolling Stones and Paul McCarthy, I met the rising star…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline June 2014
PEOPLE Years ago, I used to hang out with world-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, but I hadn’t seen him for a long time….
Bill Hersey’s Partyline May 2014
PEOPLE Moving on, I’d like to thank a lot of really good people for their hospital visits and support. These included a…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline April 2014
PEOPLE Nobody likes health problems, but let’s face it. They’re all a part of life. Needless to say, I’ve had my share…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline March 2014
PEOPLE Paramount brought in director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio to promote The Wolf of Wall Street and Warner Brothers had…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline February 2014
PEOPLE GRAND HYATT’S SAYONARA CHRISTOPHE, WELCOME ANTONIOThe most rewarding thing about writing this column is getting to meet and know so many…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline January 2014
PEOPLE Ran into Indonesian Ambassador Muhammad Lufti and his Austrian wife, Bianca, in the Ritz Carlton Hotel lobby recently and was really…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline December 2013
PEOPLE Min-On Brings Cuba to Japan “Oops They Did It Again.” As I mentioned before, Soka Gakkai’s Min-On concert association is a…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline November 2013
PEOPLE After 8 years in Japan, British Air’s Vishal Sinha and his family have relocated to New Delhi where he’ll continue as…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline October 2013
PEOPLE Infinity Memorial for Kazuo Ogawa On May 1st, 2011, so many of us lost a wonderful friend, world renowned jewelry designer…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline September 2013
PEOPLE It was really great seeing beautiful and dynamic Australian model Miranda Kerr, who took time out of her almost non-stop working…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline August 2013
PEOPLE Forum for Sarah Brightman’s “Dreamchaser” concert tour. Her ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber (Evita, Phantom of the Opera, etc.) is right on…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline July 2013
PEOPLE Paramount’s GI Joe PromotionKorean Superstar Byung-Hun Lee was in Japan with top Korean Director John M. Chu to promote the SF/Martial…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline June 2013
PEOPLE Toko Shinoda’s 100th birthday celebrations Toko Shinoda, Japan’s Grande Dame of beautiful Abstract Expressionism was honored with two gatherings last month…