Naoyuki Kawahara: Helping Sudan heal with medicine and more
Naoyuki Kawahara quit his job as a medical attache for the Embassy of Japan in Sudan to set up a non-profit organization, Rociantes, and provide much-needed medical care in Sudan.
Dyeing to keep Japanese textile crafts alive
Kimono artist Masanobu Ota on traditional Japanese customs, his design process and sneakers.
As HMI expands, sights set on drawing Indian visitors
Name: Ryuko Hira Title: Representative Director of Hotel Management International Co. (since June 2010) URL: www.hmi-hotel.co.jp DOB: May 30, 1948 Hometown: Jaipur, India Years in Japan: 52 When 24 million people visited Japan in 2016, it marked the first time the number surpassed 20 million, a figure that the government ...
Ryoko Hori: The art of massage and crafts
Born and raised in Osaka, Ryoko Hori, 37, moved to Tokyo to study fashion design at the age of 18. As a student she was lucky enough to work for the famous clothing brand Issey Miyake, but she wanted even more experiences in life. ...
Tak Tokumine: It's all about love and noodles
Founder of Japan Centre and Shoryu Ramen says the U.K. is now his home.
Artist Rob Judges: A boombox of creativity
Inspired by retro vibes, hip-hop, street slang and graffiti, artist Rob Judges says be unique and don't succumb to all the new tech of today.
Grass-roots involvement enhances 150-year relations
Name: Gonzalo de Benito Title: Ambassador of Spain (since January 2015) URL: www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/TOKIO DOB: Nov. 15, 1951 Hometown: Madrid Years in Japan: 3 At 66 years of age, Spain's Ambassador to Japan, Gonzalo de Benito, shows no signs of slowing down. He has official and other duties — like ...
Midori Sato and her 'only in America' dream
How a child of wartime Japan embraced the unknown and became a textile conservator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hands-on leadership, empathy buoy chairman
Name: Sachin N. Shah Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of MetLife Insurance K.K. (since August 2013) URL: www.metlife.co.jp/ DOB: Aug. 28, 1967 Hometown: North Bergen, New Jersey Years in Japan: 7 Sachin N. Shah's love for Japan began with a Toyota Tercel, his first car after he ...
Eiichi Sato peers through a gemologist's loupe and shines a lamp down onto the small pink-red stone that glistens against the black felt cloth below. "Take a look," he urges. "It's pretty cool." It's barely noticeable at first, but once the eyes adjust and the ...
Ben Tarquin wants everyone dancing in the streets
Making street dance and multimedia the voices of today's youth
Long journey on winding road leads back to Japan
The welcome that Brad Bennett, senior vice president, Chubb Group and regional president, Far East, received when he first visited Japan in 1979 was textbook rock and roll.
Miki Bartley: A guiding spirit for Japanese tourists
After 27 years in the United Kingdom, Blue Badge tourist guide Miki Bartley still loves to show visitors around.
