PEOPLE Holy Week was very busy as well. Friends who went to Ash  Wednesday services at the popular Franciscan Chapel were pleas- …

PEOPLE My Cinderella Lesson by Steve Haynes, one of Japan’s most talented and popular foreigners. For his new book, Steve worked with…

PEOPLE STANDING OVATIONS FOR TAO DRUMMERS lt was standing room only at Bunkamura’s Orchard Hall for the Drum TAO Group’s latest show “33…

PEOPLE I played couch potato quite a bit during the holidays, and thanks to the Uemura family (Tohoku Shinsha, National Supermarkets), I…

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…

PEOPLE NICK MASEE’S ANNUAL CHARITY BARBECUE I’ve known Nick Masee, managing director of Asian Tigers Mobility Japan for a long time and…

PEOPLE The city’s fashion calendar has been lively. Vogue had their annual fashion night on Omotesando and Mercedes Benz had many events…

PEOPLE U.S. CULTURAL ATTACHE RICHARD MEPS SAYONARA AT THE CANADIAN EMBASSY As it was with Christian and Helene Masset, it’s never easy…

PEOPLE DR. EUGENE AKSENOFF, 1924-2014 I also wanted to say a sad farewell to a medical man who has done so much…

PEOPLE A big welcome to the new Brazilian Ambassador Andre Correa Do Lago and his dynamic wife Beatrice. They’re a very tall…