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Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com   Ian Chun (USA) Tea Merchant Ian at the symbolic starting point of all roads in Japan at the Nihonbashi bridge in Tokyo.“We all have a starting point on the road to discovering Japanese culture.” My Eyes Tokyo welcomed the 2nd guest speaker for MET Morning Interview at the end of 2013. Ian Chun is the founder of Match Latte Media, and has introduced Japanese tea to people in about 50 countries around the world. We met him at a small entrepreneurial event in Tokyo in 2012. There were many entrepreneurs

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Charles E. McJilton (USA) CEO/Executive Director of food bank (He’s been in Japan since ’91) Do you know a “food bank”? It’s an organization which collects food items from food companies or individuals and distributes them to non-profit agencies involved in local emergency food programs. Then those programs provide immediate hunger relief to individuals and families in need. It originated in the United States and it’s prevalent in America. About 40 years after the first food bank in the world was formed in the US, Charles E. McJilton organized the

Interviewed by Kelly Sun Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com   James Collins (United States) Producer There are many idol groups in Japan. Male groups belonging to Johnny & Associates are popular, not only within Japan but also abroad, with other Asian countries making up the lion’s share of the market. Female groups too, such as AKB48 and their peers, receive widespread support across all age groups. Idol members are typically Japanese citizens. While there are some who have roots in foreign countries, they remain minorities. However, an American man is causing quite a stir in the supposedly “homogenous”