BY JOANNE WONG This is part three in a four-part series of blogs written by Joanne Wong about the audition, rehearsal, and performance process involved in putting on a show with Tokyo International Players. To read her second blog, click here. The set: Forget the quaint Disney-esque land of Oz portrayed in the MGM movie, and [...]
BY HEATHER SHIDA One’s first experiences with a foreign country or culture almost revolve entirely around food. I love food, but my world of food was extremely limited before going to Japan for the first time with my to-be-husband. I had the successful meal at Ringer Hut and I felt bolstered by that positive outcome [...]
BY JOANNE WONG This is part two in a four-part series of blogs written by Joanne Wong about the audition, rehearsal, and performance process involved in putting on a show with Tokyo International Players. To read her first blog, click here. On the first day of rehearsals, the cast and crew of The Wizard of [...]
Love origami but not sure how to decode the complicated instructions found in books? Having trouble visualising just what a valley fold is as compared to a mountain fold? Thanks to Heather, an American woman who has been living in Japan for 14 years, origami can be entirely possible for all of us! She creates [...]
BY FRANKI WEBB Kanon Hewitt is a performer first. Whatever other aspects of her you may think of when you intitially meet her, this girl is a performer. For someone so young it might be rather difficult to fathom how she can be taken so seriously, but she’s not only a performer, she’s also a [...]
BY KIRSTEN ADACHI I have always liked granola but am not really satisfied with the granola I find in my local supermarket. Maybe it is the puffed rice crisps and cornflakes in the mix? Sometimes the import shops have good granola but living in Japan, and not having a big sweet tooth when it comes [...]
BY KRISTIN ORMISTON WITH MARY KING The first thing to arrive in the mail at my new apartment in Gotemba was a book. After a false start in Japan, and with my pneumonia trauma and drama in Tokyo behind me, I was ready for a second start. This time, instead of suffering the duress of [...]
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KERRY RAFTIS, WWW.KEYSHOTS.COM; MAKEUP BY ELENA OKADA Full name: Angela Salisbury Age: 30 Nationality: American Grew up in: Minneapolis, Minnesota Time in Japan: Almost two years Japanese level: Working on it… Works at: Saké Puppets, my small business where I design, create, and sell handmade goods and craft kits with a Japanese influence. [...]
Foreign women in Tokyo may be interested in joining Foreign Executive Women (FEW) at their regular meeting on Thursday, May 10 for a talk by Kathy Matsui on ‘Womenomics: Unlocking Japan’s Hidden Potential.’ Ms. Matsui is Managing Director, Chief Japan Equity Strategist, and Co-head of Economics, Commodities and Strategy (ECS) Research in Asia at Goldman [...]
BY JOANNE WONG This is part of a four-part series of blog entries leading up to TIP’s production of The Wizard of Oz. Follow Joanne as she prepares for the show and then looks back on how it all went. To pick up your tickets for the show or find out how to get involved [...]
