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…

PEOPLE 2016 was a tough year with the loss of a lot of people I had the privilege of knowing. These included superstars…

PEOPLE CHRISTMAS TREE CHARITY Some of the highlights of my end-of-year activities included working with the Weekender, Hilton Tokyo, Coca Cola, Mercedes…

PEOPLE       REST IN PEACE MY FRIENDS Thailand’s highly respected, much loved King, H. M. Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away. The very special man…

PEOPLE STEVE HAYNES & PAULA JOHNSONS SANNO  BRUNCH It was a very special group of very special people at Steve and Paula’s…

PEOPLE HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NORMAN  Still putting on the ritz, but this time high in the sky, while noted art dealer Norman Tolman‘s…

PEOPLE Showbiz luminaries Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell, and Cyndi Lauper, along with the international cast of the award-winning musical “Kinky Boots” will be…

PEOPLE My thanks to Lilo Maruyama who picked me and Kyoko Spector up at the Grand Hyatt and had her driver take…

PEOPLE Seijoro Udo and his staff at Udo Artists are celebrating the company’s 50th year of bringing top international music to Japan,…

PEOPLE I really felt down over the loss of superstar Prince. I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting him every time Udo…