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INTERVIEWS

I want to promote organic agricultural methods in the developing countries.

July 27 2009

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Donald Nordeng (USA) Organic certification organization president (He’s been in Japan since ’88) These days our interest in organic products is increasing here in Japan. Japanese people are said to be those who have been enjoying the beauty of nature since the dawn of time. And especially women have a desire to maintain their healthy and beautiful skin. My Eyes Tokyo believe these are the reasons we’ve accepted human-friendly and green organic products. We’ve met Donald Nordeng, who runs an organic certification organization, when we interviewed his wife, Elok Halimah, a

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I’ll never give up my dream for the rest of my life.

May 09 2009

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Mohammed Khairul Islam (Bangladesh) Trading company CEO (He’s been in Japan since 2001) We introduce you to a hot-blooded man from Bangladesh. Mohammed Khairul Islam is running various kinds of businesses such as exporting used cars. When we talked to him over the phone for the first time, we felt that he would be a gentle guy. But when we met him in person, he talked passionately, often flinging up his arms. He is like a ball of energy or of intellectual curiosity. However he is far from a big

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I experienced both more happy things and more hard things after starting this business. So my challenge enhanced my life.

May 16 2008

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi & Hisa Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Eriko Yamaguchi Part2 Bag designer/CEO We are bringing you the interview with Eriko Yamaguchi, a young entrepreneur who manages her own bag brand called “Motherhouse”. In this part, we tell you about her present state and future vision. *You can go to the first part from here! *Eriko Yamaguchi (1981-) Born in Saitama, Japan. She endured fierce bullying as a grade school girl. She started practicing judo in junior high school and then joined a “men’s” judo club in high school. She placed 7th in the national competition of judo. Educated

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I wouldn’t trust other people at all for the rest of my life if I gave it up.

May 16 2008

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi & Hisa Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Eriko Yamaguchi Part1 Bag designer/CEO We bring you the interview with Eriko Yamaguchi, a young Japanese entrepreneur who manages her own bag brand called “Motherhouse“. Her bags are made in Bangladesh and made from jute, a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber. Jute bags are sold at other shops, too, in Japan but the features that differentiate her bags from others are cute, fancy and functional quality. Motherhouse declares on their brochures proudly: “We want to show to people that there are wonderful resources and possibilities in the places lumped together

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I was looking through some apartments and one had “No foreigners allowed”.

November 03 2006

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Lyle Warren (Australia) Manager of homestay company (He’s been in Japan since 2002)   A wonderful guy from Australia. He has been in Japan for four years and works every day very hard. He is the manager of a home-stay company, an English teacher for Japanese business persons and a science teacher for kids. He doesn’t stay at one place. He always moves around Tokyo. Now he might be in your town! *Interview in Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku     I don’t even know what the “Japanese way of life” is I

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I was very surprised at how much Japanese dedicated themselves to their assignments, how hard they worked and how responsible they were.

October 31 2006

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Eduard Talman (Holland) CEO of online hotel booking company *At that time (He’s been in Japan since 2002) Eduard Talman is from Holland and he came to Japan to start his own business. He says that nobody else in Europe wanted to have the business in Japan so he tried to do that. Now he is successful in the online-booking field but used to have a tough time. *Interview in Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku *Edited by Daniel Penso 校正協力：ダニエル・ペンソ 日本語   Launching business in Japan I came here for the first time