Life abroad characterized by gratitude and diligence
Name: Alison Beale Title: Director, University of Oxford Japan Office URL: https://oxfordujapan.org/ Hometown: Eastbourne, United Kingdom Years in Japan: 22 Alison Beale's way of speaking may be described as soft and slow, perhaps giving the ...
Taku Sekine: Paris, liberty and cocktails
Shifting from a background in political science to studying languages and then training as a chef, Sekine says he only serves a menu degustation at his Paris restaurant Dersou because, "I want to be free, actually ... from everything."
Newest post met with open-minded enthusiasm
Name: Hartmut Schick Title: President and CEO, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. and Head of Daimler Trucks Asia URL: http://www.daimler.com/ DoB: Oct. 5, 1961 Hometown: Black Forest, Germany Years in Japan: 1 Electric vehicles (EVs) have a number of advantages over those that rely on conventional fuels. Not only ...
Leaving the urban jungle for northern wilds
Having traded city life in Tokyo for the nature of Chena, Alaska, Masako Tokida says she can't imagine returning to an urban existence in Japan any more.
Hide Yamamoto: 'Magic is absolutely real'
Magician Hide Yamamoto on why he loves ABBA music, what it was like to perform for David Copperfield and how he'd use his last wish from a magic lamp.
Enduring lessons on the importance of community
Throughout his career spanning close to 22 years in the technology business — the last year and a half at Adobe — James McCready has adhered firmly to lessons he learned at home, as well as during a six-year stint playing professional baseball.
Popra Nakayama: Diversity works in the U.S.
Not satisfied with just one genre of performance, Popra Nakayama finds the U.S. a great place to branch out into singing, dancing and even martial-arts action film acting.
Stand-up plans: Trading caricatures for awareness
A half-hour into chatting with Patrick Harlan over coffee at a Yotsuya bakery, two women grab seats nearby.
Kazuko Hohki: A 'frank chicken' in London
For Kazuko Hohki — member of performance group Frank Chickens as well as theater director and writer, '80s London —squats and all — provided the right community to foster artistic liberation.
Yuki Hirose: Exploring the cognitive basis of language
Psycholinguistics professor Yuki Hirose on why she can't read your mind, getting children to sit still for academic studies and the qualities she looks for in a mentor.
A lifelong commitment to cross-cultural appreciation
Malaysian Ambassador Dato' Kennedy Jawan is an experienced man of the open road with wisdom and practical advice for any aspiring or current world travelers.
Natsuyo Nobumoto Lipschutz: Getting the word out in the United States
Public speaking coach Lipschutz has a plenty to say about taking command of language in a foreign country.
