BY KIMBERLY HUGHES (Image to left: Kimberly Hughes, Members of Tokyo’s international lesbian community) It’s shaping up to be a pretty busy year for LGBT folk in the metropolis. Since my last piece highlighting lesbian happenings in Tokyo and beyond, which was written two years ago, so much has gone on that I hardly know [...]
The International School of the Sacred Heart invites friends and families to join them at their Family Festival on Thursday, April 20 from 10am–4pm. The 34th annual edition of the festival will highlight the many nationalities and cultures that make Tokyo the diverse and vibrant community it is. Enjoy food stalls offering traditional cuisine from [...]
During this hectic holiday season, it is often nice to take a step back and think about how we can help others. BAB founder Caroline Pover has come up with a lovely way to help some of the families affected by the Tohoku earthquake and is looking for support for her project: In late March [...]
BY CYNTHIA HOOF Cynthia is currently cast in the Tokyo International Players’ production of Alice, and is blogging about the experience. To read her first entry, click here and to read her second entry, click here. The third entry can be found here. We have now entered the madness of production week. Everyone is on [...]
BY CYNTHIA HOOF Cynthia is currently cast in the Tokyo International Players’ production of Alice, and is blogging about the experience. To read her first entry, click here and to read her second entry, click here. I moved to Tokyo in 2010 and have found living here to be an emotional struggle. I am a [...]
BY CYNTHIA HOOF Cynthia is currently cast in the Tokyo International Players’ production of Alice, and is blogging about the experience. To read her first entry, click here. In early August I opened my email to find an invitation to a second audition for Alice. This was unexpected, as director Liam Shea had initially stated [...]
With the US elections set place to occur on November 6, and some pundits calling the race a virtual dead heat, it’s important that all Americans overseas understand how to vote from abroad. If you already have your ballot, the nonpartisan Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) has partnered with FedEx to allow you to ship your [...]
March 10, 2012, is publication day for Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction—An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories (Stone Bridge Press). One year after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, this collection of short fiction brings teens worldwide closer to Japan and contributes to long-term relief efforts in Tohoku. Join SCBWI for this Tokyo Tomo [...]
(Image to left: Sleepy Chan) Share Your Christmas, a campaign to share a present with someone in Tohoku from all those received on Christmas Day last year, is still open to receive gifts for one more week. We are planning our first trip up North to start distributing them in the middle of February. It [...]
BY LEIGH WELLSVIEW Many throughout Japan will be familiar with the Tyler Foundation, an NPO that was founded in 2006 by Kimberly Forsythe along with her husband, Mark Ferris. The couple drew inspiration for the Foundation from the tragic death of their son, Tyler, which was caused by complications of infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia when [...]
