AKASHI YASUSHI
Observations from a Seasoned UN Diplomat (March 30, 2005)
"We need to make full use of the great potential of the United Nations." Former UN Under-Secretary-General Akashi Yasushi speaks about the world body's past, present, and future, and Japan's role as a key member of the UN organization.
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PATRICK HARLAN
Playing the Irreverent, Cynical American on Japanese TV (March 15, 2005)
"Starting at zero is a good place to be when a new opportunity comes around," says Colorado-born Patrick Harlan. That is precisely where he was when he stepped into the world of manzai, a two-person form of stand-up comedy that has entertained the Japanese for over a century.
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KOJIMA HIDEO
(March 9, 2005)
The games of the Metal Gear Solid series have established themselves worldwide as some of the leading titles of entertainment software for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game consoles. The director of the series is Kojima Hideo, a game producer for Konami Computer Entertainment Japan.
YUGE AKIKO
(March 2, 2005)
As director of the United Nations Development Programme's Tokyo Office, Yuge Akiko's job is to build and strengthen partnerships with Japanese government, businesses, academia, and NGOs with the aim of assisting developing countries in their nation-building efforts.
SØREN M. CHR. BISGAARD
(February 18, 2004)
Tea is enjoyed by people all over the world in many different
ways. "Nowhere, though," notes Søren
Bisgaard, a Danish-born tea master of the Urasenke school who now makes his home
in the city of Kyoto, "has the drinking of tea been elevated to such a high
artistic and cultural level as in Japan."
JEANIE FUJI
(January 26, 2004)
Trends in Japan is featuring interviews with notable foreign
residents of Japan. Our interviewee this time is Jeanie Fuji, who runs a traditional
Japanese inn amid the spectacular mountain scenery of Yamagata Prefecture.
ALEXANDER BENNETT
(August 11, 2003)
Trends in Japan is featuring interviews with
notable foreign residents of Japan. Our interviewee this time is the noted practitioner of kendo Alexander Bennett.
JACK T. MOYER
(July 2, 2003)
Trends in Japan is featuring interviews with
notable foreign residents of Japan. Our interviewee this time is the noted environmentalist and educator Jack T. Moyer.
AHN JUNG-HWAN
(April 25, 2003)
Trends in Japan is featuring interviews with
notable foreign residents of Japan. Our interviewee this time is South Korean
soccer star Ahn Jung-hwan. While relatively new to Japan, Ahn shot to worldwide
fame in 2002 thanks to his performance in the World Cup.
SARAH MARIE CUMMINGS
(April 10, 2003)
Trends in Japan interviewed the first Western
sake sommelier in Japan, Pennsylvania-born Sarah Marie Cummings. Among her other
achievements, Cummings is responsible for reintroducing sake brewing in traditional
barrels.
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