North America | My Eyes Tokyo

We hope to help other areas around the WORLD, not just in Japan.

2012-08-17

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Angela Ortiz (USA) Part2 Director of Administration of O.G.A. For AID Interview with Angela Ortiz, who’s been supporting people in the devastated area in the Northern part of Japan since 3.11 Earthquake occurred, still continues. In this part, we tell you about her team’s long-term projects for supporting residents in Tohoku. *Part1… click here! *Interview at Sea Side Center (Minami-sanriku, Miyagi Pref) 日本語 Photos by O.G.A. For AID Supporting evacuees by farming In June 2012, we applied for NPO / Ippan shadan houjin (general incorporated association) status. We used to

“Japan is home. we’ve been here for too long, to do anything other than stay.”

2012-08-17

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Angela Ortiz (USA) Part1 Director of Administration of O.G.A. For AID My Eyes Tokyo flew to Tohoku finally in the summer 2012. We wanted to see an American woman who’s been supporting the 3.11 earthquake evacuees and residents in a quake-stricken area since the disaster occurred. And we wanted to say thank you to her. Isao Tokuhashi, My Eyes Tokyo organizer, sent a friend request to Angela Ortiz on Facebook in 2011 because he was going to ask her to tell us what was going on in Tohoku at that

We are voices. We are just narrating the world.

2011-08-19

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi Written by Tomomi Tada & Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com John Matthews (USA) Radio anchor & reporter (He has been in Japan since 2006) John Matthews – a journalist who usually broadcasts news coverage about Japan via NPR (National Public Radio), America’s non-profit media organization. “Voices have power, voices give us imagination”. He loves reading news and producing his podcast “The Japan Show,” a weekly discussion on news and views in Japan with his Australian expat co-host. John loves radio more than anything. What we could see in him through the conversation is that he

I don’t want to have to change my lifestyles so much because of uncertainty, because of fear.

2011-04-03

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Kathy Bauer (USA) Educator (She’s been in Japan since 2001) A huge earthquake hit Eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. It had a magnitude of 9.0 and caused a massive tidal wave and nuclear accidents. It produced a large number of victims, and it’s also a fact that many foreigners left the country to avoid fear of radioactive fallout and aftershocks. However, we know there are many people from other countries who’ve decided to stay here. Kathy Bauer, an American woman, is one of them. She’s been teaching not only English

What people eat or what people drink is a window onto the culture.

2010-04-12

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Melinda Joe (USA) Sake/food journalist （She’s been in Japan for several years） Do you like sake, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice? If so, how much do you love it? We met an American woman who really loves it enough to work for that. Melinda Joe, a sake/food journalist. She is the drinks editor for Bento.com (a website which provides you information of restaurants and bars in Japan) and a frequent contributor to publications such as CNNGo and Japan Times (One of Japan’s English newspapers). Also she writes articles

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

2009-07-27

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

20 million tons of food was thrown away in Japan in one year.

2008-09-03

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

One rakugo performer is holding very simple tools and create anything by themselves. That’s the magic of rakugo.

2008-03-21

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Spence Zaorski (USA) Graduate student/Rakugo researcher (He’s been in Japan since 2006) My Eyes Tokyo went west to Osaka and Kyoto (cities in Kansai region, western Japan) then we had interviews with two foreigners. Both of them really loves one of the traditional Japanese art called “rakugo”（落語）. Rakugo is a Japanese verbal entertainment. Look at a picture above. A guy wearing kimono sits on a cushion and tell comedic stories to the audience. “Raku” means “fall”, “Go” means “Words” then “rakugo” means “punchline”. (see more → Click) . Rakugo has a very long history and people

My goal in Japan is to show people,”if you try hard enough, you can achieve anything”.

2008-01-28

Interviewed by Hisa Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Nelson Babin-Coy (USA) Singer-songwriter (He’s been in Japan since 2005) Nelson is an American singer-songwriter who writes songs in Japanese and sings in Japanese. He started studying Japanese and playing music kind of late, when he was mid-teen. But he speaks Japanese like a native Japanese speaker. Also he is making a bid for a debut in the major Japanese music scene this year instead of taking a big, big risk. *Interview in Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku Don’t touch my mustache! I came here about almost seven years ago when

I got shot twice. I faced countless holdups.

2007-10-11

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Tommy Tomita Representative of Harlem Connection Inc/Music producer/Organizer of Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir (He’s been in th US since ’85) My Eyes Tokyo bring you interviews with mainly Japanese people living and working in US. We’ve met four persons in New York and three in Los Angeles. Let’s explore their points of view on America. Now we introduce you to Tommy Tomita who has been in Harlem, the black people’s residencial area in Manhattan for about 20 years. He’s contributed to the community with donations and volunteer activities. Also he’s

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