PEOPLE A big domo arigato to Buena Vista International Vice President Dick Sano for including me in an intimate dinner party at…

PEOPLE Here in ol’ Edo, it was glamour galore at Sony Pictures’ entertainment star-studded party for “Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle” stars Drew…

PEOPLE “Charlie’s Angels” stars Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu were also in town for three days. And those huge illuminated…

PEOPLE the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, in collaboration with the U.S.-Japan Foundation, held a public forum titled “Living the Legacy of…

PEOPLE Our congratulations to Wolfgang, Soho, Nobu and Todd for making some of the best food in the world available here in…

PEOPLE I bumped into former sumo champ, now entertainment personality and good friend Konishiki in Roppongi Hills. He was headed for Tokyo…

PEOPLE Carole Yoshida who knows Kenji Ogiwara through the Yoshidas’ work for the International Olympic Committee, sat by the renown skier at…

PEOPLE Princess Takamado is not only busy with her many duties, but also carrying on many of the projects of her late…

PEOPLE It seems there’s been even more of an exodus than usual for diplomatic friends the last few months. Over at the…

PEOPLE One of the most difficult parts of my job is saying sayonara, auf wiedersehen, adios, goodbye or whatever to the many…