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Why do Japanese teens take so many selfies? – Tell me, Japanese people! Vol.4

2016-06-06

Produced by Isao Tokuhashi Edited by Daniel Penso Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Meiji Jingu Shrine The Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji (明治天皇) and his wife, Empress Shoken (昭憲皇后). Founded on November 1, 1920. *Meiji Shrine. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved June 6, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Shrine 日本語 Women from US and Israel Woman from New York: I’m Sheri from New York (*Shown at far left in the photo above) and both of them are Naomi from New York and Israel. We’ve been friends for many years. Naomi from Israel has been here several times

Ceremony of the 9th International MANGA Award

2016-03-31

Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Do you know the “Nobel Prize for Manga”? The International MANGA Award was set up in 2007 with a desire of Mr. Taro Aso, then Foreign Minister. Mr. Aso thought, “We want to give the ‘Nobel Prize for Manga’ as people from its birthplace to the young standard-bearers of Manga abroad” In 2016, they marked the 9th anniversary of the award. 259 works were submitted from 46 countries. The ceremony, which was held at Iikura Guest House on February 26, honored 14 best works, 3 nominees awarded the Silver Award and 1 nominee

Let’s talk over Israeli startups!

2013-10-10

Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Today we introduce you to the meetup which Japanese people who are attracted by “Startups in Israel” got together. Its panelists were those who’ve been getting engaged the business in Israel or with Israeli companies and they discussed “The reason we do business with Israel”. Also there were many big fans of Israeli innovative techniques or Israeli startup scene even though the venue is thousands of kilometers away from the country. My Eyes Tokyo has interviewed a man from Israel before (*Click here to read his story!), but we don’t know very much

There’re many Israelis and Palestinians who overcome religious and racial differences and make friends with each other.

2011-05-11

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi & Mai Namiki Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Kazuya Ogawa (Part3) Filmmaker We are bringing you the interview with Kazuya Ogawa, a film director who made a movie called “Pink Subaru”. The last part is the unique standpoint and ideas of a filmmaker who filmed a comedy movie in a conflict-affected region. *Interview in Omote-sando, Shibuya-ku *Edited by Daniel Penso 校正協力：ダニエル・ペンソ日本語 *Pink Subaru official website (Japanese): Click here! *You can go to the previous parts here; Part1　Part2 Tokuhashi: I’ve heard that you studied film in New York before you went to Italy.

People lead regular lives exist even in extraordinary circumstances.

2011-05-11

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi & Mai Namiki Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Kazuya Ogawa (Part2) Filmmaker Kazuya Ogawa, a young auteur or film director who made a movie called “Pink Subaru”, which is set in a town on the Israeli-Palestinian border. In this part, we tell you about the true aspects of the Middle East which Ogawa and his staff saw. *You can go to the first part from here! *Interview in Omote-sando, Shibuya-ku *Edited by Daniel Penso 校正協力：ダニエル・ペンソ *Pink Subaru official website (Japanese): Click here! Tokuhashi: When did you step into Palestine for the first time? The

I felt something strangely familiar about Palestine when I got there.

2011-05-11

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi & Mai Namiki Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Kazuya Ogawa (Part1) Filmmaker Today we’re introducing you to Kazuya Ogawa, a young auteur or film director who made a movie called “Pink Subaru”. The movie is set in Tayibe, a town on the Israeli-Parestinian border. A man fulfilled his heart’s desire and got a new Subaru Legacy, but he was robbed of his treasure on the following day. The story opens from that moment. Some of you may think that the movie depicts a war or is political. If so, it’s totally different from what

They are not working as Jews, not working as Palestinians. They are tackling conflicts just as “human beings”.

2010-01-27

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Kenji Sekine (Part 2) Social entrepreneur My Eyes Tokyo is bringing you the interview with Kenji Sekine, a young social entrepreneur who manages the click-to-donate website called “ekokoro!” (It means “Good heart). In this part, we tell you about his method of balancing social action work and profit-making business, and the vision of his ideal world. *You can go to the first part from here! *Kenji Sekine (1976-) Born in Kanagawa, Japan. After graduating Beloit Collage, USA, he worked for several IT companies. He established his own company in 2002 and launched “ekokoro!” in May 2003. He changed

What I’m working on as a BUSINESS is to solve conflicts, poverty, a ban on land mines and so on.

2010-01-27

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Kenji Sekine (Part1) Social entrepreneur We bring you the story of a young Japanese social entrepreneur today. Kenji Sekine, who manages the click-to-donate website called “ekokoro!“, a Japanese counterpart of Care2. The words “ekokoro” significants “Good heart” (the pronunciation of “E” is the same as the one of “ii”, which means “good” in Japanese). At ekokoro!, you donate automatically as soon as you buy something. You don’t need to give any donation because its sponsor companies pay that. Also the companies who sell goods or services can widen their range of

Japan is very safe. But you have to sacrifice yourself to be in a safe society.

2007-09-02

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Dan Zuckerman (Israel) Israeli restaurant “David’s Deli” manager *At that time Today’s talk is with Dan Zuckerman, a manager of “David’s Deli”. Dan is from Tel Aviv, Israel and he is enjoying his daily life in Japan now. But he has faced difficulties, especially in communication with Japanese. He says Japanese has a unique way of communication. *Interview at David’s Deli (Shirokane-takanawa) Click here and get to know more about his restaurant! I fell in love with Japan. I came here for the first time in 1985. I was traveling India,

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