Palestine

INTERVIEWS

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.

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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

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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

INTERVIEWS

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

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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

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I have to scare even yakuzas in this town in order to survive.

2009-08-25

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Iyad Mansour (Palestine) Managing chef of a Palestinian restautant (He’s been in Japan since 1997) Nishi-kawaguchi – It is located near the river which forms a boundary between Tokyo and outskirts. We introduce you to Iyad Mansour, who’s been running his own Palestinian restaurant in that town. He is a “man in a million” guy. His heart is direct and pure so he hates anything crooked. But he is not only stubborn but also mischievous. He holds belly dance shows on Fridays and Saturdays at his restaurant. He starts dancing