multi-cultural society

INTERVIEWS

We believe that Japan is suited to multiculturalism.

August 14 2022

日本語 Interview by Isao Tokuhashi Edited by Jennifer A. Hoff (My Eyes Tokyo) info@myeyestokyo.com   Menikaru Rakugo pair Does everybody remember the Swedish rakugo storyteller who My Eyes Tokyo interviewed in the past? At the time, he was performing amateur rakugo by the name “Borubotei Ikeya (Volvo-tei Ikea).” But in July 2016, Johan Nilsson Björk became an apprentice of Sanyutei Koraku, a well-known performer on the Japanese TV comedy program “Shoten” (笑点; English: “punchline”), and entered the professional entertainment world as “Sanyutei Juubee”. After about four years of training, he was promoted from zenza (前座, the lowest rank of performer)

INTERVIEWS

Let’s be part of the team of the Multicultural One Family Festival!

August 06 2022

日本語 Interviews by Isao Tokuhashi and Jennifer A. Hoff (My Eyes Tokyo) Edited by Jennifer A. Hoff info@myeyestokyo.com   Held on November 23, 2022   What we at My Eyes Tokyo have been aiming for through our activities is to convey “what people of various backgrounds universally possess”. By doing so, we aim to eliminate prejudice against various countries, not only among Japanese people but also among people living abroad. Last year, we came across an international peace organization – Global Peace Foundation Japan, the Japanese branch of the Global Peace Foundation (GPF), which is headquartered in the United States.