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Bill’s Partyline February 6th, 2004
PEOPLE Going back over recent columns, I saw I didn’t give much-deserved credit to several individuals and companies who helped in making…
Bill’s Partyline Jan 16th, 2004
PEOPLE After seven years as Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Alexandre Panov and his wife Eugenija have returned to Moscow. There was,…
Bill’s Partyline December 5th, 2003
PEOPLE On the showbiz scene, Manila is starting to bring in some of the world’s top entertainers. Mariah Carey did her “Charm…
Bill’s Partyline November 21st, 2003
PEOPLE People-watching in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt can really be interesting. One recent evening I got to Roppongi Hills a…
Bill’s Partyline November 7th, 2003
PEOPLE On the movie scene, Gaga Communications went all-out on their promotion of Quentin Tarantino‘s fourth film, “Kill Bill:’ In addition to…
Bill’s Partyline October 17th, 2003
PEOPLE It was a full day of interviews, photo sessions and a huge press conference (700 people) at the Grand Hyatt Hotel…
Bill’s Partyline October 3rd, 2003
PEOPLE On Sept. 4, Greek First Secretary Thanos Kafopoulos hosted a reception to say good bye. At the same time, he introduced…
Bill’s Partyline September 19th, 2003
PEOPLE Tokyo’s most popular entertainer, Steve Haynes, is just back from several weeks in Peru. As did Shirley MacLaine, Steve fell in…
Message from Qatari Ambassador to Japan H.E. Mr. Reyad Al-Ansari [2003]
I seize this opportunity first to cordially extend my greetings to all the friendly people in Japan. I also would like to…
Bill’s Partyline September 5th, 2003
PEOPLE Thanks to outstanding Japanese drummer Naoki Ishikawa who is in the cast of “Blast;” I had a great seat at Bunkamura…