Roland Kelts's Blog, page 62
December 9, 2011
Japanamerica returns to NYC w/PEN & WNYC, Jan 19
The Global Salon: Cities in Japan
In collaboration with PEN World Voices Festival
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
at 7:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Tickets: $25.00
Buy Tickets
The Global Salon: JAPAN presents compelling stories of courage and
resiliency, while the country continues to face unprecedented hardships
of increased suicidal rates and unemployment, before and after the
Tsunami of 2011. Host Eddie Robinson will engage the audience and
esteemed guests through captivating dialogue and enchanting musical
themes about the country's economic future, advances in technology, and
the preservation of its remarkable culture.
Conversation and Performance with
Keiko Matsui An icon of contemporary jazz. With
nearly 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. alone and packed concert
halls, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her
elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have enormous appeal.
Akiko Yano, Japanese pop singer, has recorded with
Pat Metheny, Thomas Dolby, The Chieftains, and The Yellow Magic
Orchestra. Her singing style has been compared to contemporary English
singer, Kate Bush. Akiko will collaborate with jazz icon, Keiko Matsui
in an exclusive duet, together for the first time!
Ian Buruma, British-Dutch writer and academic
who worked as a journalist, and spent much of his early writing
career travelling and reporting from all over Asia. He has written such
books as "God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey," "Behind the Mask" and
"The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan."
Roland Kelts, half-Japanese American writer, editor and
lecturer, lives half of each year in Tokyo and New York. He is the
author of
writes about contemporary Japan for several publications in the US and
Japan, and is a frequent commentator on Japan for National Public Radio
and the BBC.
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The Global Salon: Cities in Japan
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
at 7:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Tickets: $25.00
Buy Tickets
The Global Salon: JAPAN presents compelling stories of courage and
resiliency, while the country continues to face unprecedented hardships
of increased suicidal rates and unemployment, before and after the
Tsunami of 2011. Host Eddie Robinson will engage the audience and
esteemed guests through captivating dialogue and enchanting musical
themes about the country's economic future, advances in technology, and
the preservation of its remarkable culture.
Conversation and Performance with
Keiko Matsui An icon of contemporary jazz. With
nearly 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. alone and packed concert
halls, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her
elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have enormous appeal.
Akiko Yano, Japanese pop singer, has recorded with
Pat Metheny, Thomas Dolby, The Chieftains, and The Yellow Magic
Orchestra. Her singing style has been compared to contemporary English
singer, Kate Bush. Akiko will collaborate with jazz icon, Keiko Matsui
in an exclusive duet, together for the first time!
Ian Buruma, British-Dutch writer and academic
who worked as a journalist, and spent much of his early writing
career travelling and reporting from all over Asia. He has written such
books as "God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey," "Behind the Mask" and
"The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan."
Roland Kelts, half-Japanese American writer, editor
and lecturer, lives half of each year in Tokyo and New York. He is the
author of "Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US,"
writes about contemporary Japan for several publications in the US and
Japan, and is a frequent commentator on Japan for National Public Radio
and the BBC.
.
Hosted by:
Eddie Robinson
Evening includes a complimentary glass of wine or beer and snacks that honor the country of exploration.
In collaboration with PEN World Voices Festival
Buy Passport to all Global Salon Events
Enlarge
Thursday, January 19, 2012
at 7:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Tickets: $25.00
Buy Tickets
The Global Salon: JAPAN presents compelling stories of courage and
resiliency, while the country continues to face unprecedented hardships
of increased suicidal rates and unemployment, before and after the
Tsunami of 2011. Host Eddie Robinson will engage the audience and
esteemed guests through captivating dialogue and enchanting musical
themes about the country's economic future, advances in technology, and
the preservation of its remarkable culture.
Conversation and Performance with
Keiko Matsui An icon of contemporary jazz. With
nearly 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. alone and packed concert
halls, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her
elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have enormous appeal.
Akiko Yano, Japanese pop singer, has recorded with
Pat Metheny, Thomas Dolby, The Chieftains, and The Yellow Magic
Orchestra. Her singing style has been compared to contemporary English
singer, Kate Bush. Akiko will collaborate with jazz icon, Keiko Matsui
in an exclusive duet, together for the first time!
Ian Buruma, British-Dutch writer and academic
who worked as a journalist, and spent much of his early writing
career travelling and reporting from all over Asia. He has written such
books as "God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey," "Behind the Mask" and
"The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan."
Roland Kelts, half-Japanese American writer, editor and
lecturer, lives half of each year in Tokyo and New York. He is the
author of
writes about contemporary Japan for several publications in the US and
Japan, and is a frequent commentator on Japan for National Public Radio
and the BBC.
thegreenespace.org
Home
Events Calendar
Ticket Info
Donate
About Us
Visit Us
Get Involved
Our Partners
Conversation
The Global Salon: Cities in Japan
In collaboration with PEN World Voices Festival
Buy Passport to all Global Salon Events
Enlarge
Thursday, January 19, 2012
at 7:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Tickets: $25.00
Buy Tickets
The Global Salon: JAPAN presents compelling stories of courage and
resiliency, while the country continues to face unprecedented hardships
of increased suicidal rates and unemployment, before and after the
Tsunami of 2011. Host Eddie Robinson will engage the audience and
esteemed guests through captivating dialogue and enchanting musical
themes about the country's economic future, advances in technology, and
the preservation of its remarkable culture.
Conversation and Performance with
Keiko Matsui An icon of contemporary jazz. With
nearly 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. alone and packed concert
halls, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her
elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have enormous appeal.
Akiko Yano, Japanese pop singer, has recorded with
Pat Metheny, Thomas Dolby, The Chieftains, and The Yellow Magic
Orchestra. Her singing style has been compared to contemporary English
singer, Kate Bush. Akiko will collaborate with jazz icon, Keiko Matsui
in an exclusive duet, together for the first time!
Ian Buruma, British-Dutch writer and academic
who worked as a journalist, and spent much of his early writing
career travelling and reporting from all over Asia. He has written such
books as "God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey," "Behind the Mask" and
"The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan."
Roland Kelts, half-Japanese American writer, editor
and lecturer, lives half of each year in Tokyo and New York. He is the
author of "Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US,"
writes about contemporary Japan for several publications in the US and
Japan, and is a frequent commentator on Japan for National Public Radio
and the BBC.
.
Hosted by:
Eddie Robinson
Evening includes a complimentary glass of wine or beer and snacks that honor the country of exploration.
December 7, 2011
London w/Mum for Paper Sky (JP)
My travel column for Japan's
Paper Sky
magazine on trekking back home to London with my mother, Kaori, who hadn't been in 40 years.
December 6, 2011
"Redline" screening now in LA; NYC in Jan.
Wrote about Madhouse's phantasmagoric Redline and interviewed creators Koike and Ishii two years ago for stories in the US (here), Japan and Malaysia (here). Now it's finally screening in the US ahead of DVD and Blu Ray releases next month.
via crunchyroll news :
"Redline" Anime Film to Screen in LA and New York
Scott Green
In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, Manga Entertainment is set to release Takeshi Koike's much praised Redline and Studio 4ºC/Russian co-production First Squad: The Moment Of Truth on Blu-ray and DVD January 17th. Ahead of this video release, Redline will also have a limited theatrical run in Los Angeles starting December 2nd and in NYC starting on January 6th.
Redline—created by studio Madhouse (Paprika, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars)—is
about the biggest and most deadly racing tournament in the universe.
Only held once every five years, everyone wants to stake their claim to
fame, including JP, a reckless dare-devil driver oblivious to speed
limits with his ultra-customized car—all the while, organized crime and
militaristic governments want to leverage the race to their own ends.
Amongst the other elite rival drivers in the tournament, JP falls for
the alluring Sonoshee—but will she prove his undoing, or can a high
speed romance survive a mass destruction race?
via crunchyroll news :
"Redline" Anime Film to Screen in LA and New York
Scott Green
In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, Manga Entertainment is set to release Takeshi Koike's much praised Redline and Studio 4ºC/Russian co-production First Squad: The Moment Of Truth on Blu-ray and DVD January 17th. Ahead of this video release, Redline will also have a limited theatrical run in Los Angeles starting December 2nd and in NYC starting on January 6th.
Redline—created by studio Madhouse (Paprika, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars)—is
about the biggest and most deadly racing tournament in the universe.
Only held once every five years, everyone wants to stake their claim to
fame, including JP, a reckless dare-devil driver oblivious to speed
limits with his ultra-customized car—all the while, organized crime and
militaristic governments want to leverage the race to their own ends.
Amongst the other elite rival drivers in the tournament, JP falls for
the alluring Sonoshee—but will she prove his undoing, or can a high
speed romance survive a mass destruction race?
December 5, 2011
December 4, 2011
December 2, 2011
November 30, 2011
Want to help Japan cheap? Buy the Cosplay Calendar
Online
HERE
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Cosplay for a Cause 2012 Cosplay Calendar is a must have for any fan of cosplay. Rarely has something been done before with such a wide assortment of cosplayers, and who knows when you will see all these beautiful cosplayers together again. This calendar is full of high quality, never before seen photos, specifically done for this project. Each month will also come with a small illustration done by one of the 4 professional comic book artists involved in the project.
At full size the calendar will open to 11x22, allowing each beautiful image to be displayed at 11x17. The staples in the middle can be easily removed when the year is done so you can save your favorite photo!
So, here is your chance to help raise money and awareness for disaster relief in Japan while supporting your love of Cosplay! Do your part and help get the word out! And get your calendar while supplies last.
Thank you to everyone who has donated their time and energy to aiding the country that has brought us so much joy and inspiration over the years. Domo arigatou gozaimasu!
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Cosplay for a Cause 2012 Cosplay Calendar is a must have for any fan of cosplay. Rarely has something been done before with such a wide assortment of cosplayers, and who knows when you will see all these beautiful cosplayers together again. This calendar is full of high quality, never before seen photos, specifically done for this project. Each month will also come with a small illustration done by one of the 4 professional comic book artists involved in the project.
At full size the calendar will open to 11x22, allowing each beautiful image to be displayed at 11x17. The staples in the middle can be easily removed when the year is done so you can save your favorite photo!
So, here is your chance to help raise money and awareness for disaster relief in Japan while supporting your love of Cosplay! Do your part and help get the word out! And get your calendar while supplies last.
Thank you to everyone who has donated their time and energy to aiding the country that has brought us so much joy and inspiration over the years. Domo arigatou gozaimasu!
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Tokyo's back--says New York mag
The Urbanist's Tokyo
A city that has turned itself back on again.
Add Comment
By Daniel Krieger
Published Nov 20, 2011
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
(Photo: Iwan Baan)
This spring, the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest broadcast tower (with restaurant, of course; this is Tokyo), is set to open: an apt symbol of the capital getting back on its feet after the gravity-altering March earthquake. But following two decades of economic malaise and a revolving door of prime ministers—six in the past five years—it'll take a lot more than a 2,000-foot tower to set things right. Still, economic growth is up for the first time since the quake (alas, for visiting Americans, the yen is high too; at press time it was at 77 to the dollar), and there is a sense that things are finally starting to get back to normal—even as, notes one salaryman, TV network "NHK has been broadcasting a radiation map of Tokyo every day." (There are, according to monitors, no dangerous levels of airborne radiation.) Meanwhile, one of the most noticeable changes in daily life is a heightened awareness of energy use, which some Tokyoites feel was long overdue anyway. You can see this in more use of natural light, real-time display readings of power consumption, and spirited anti-nuke marches, unheard of in the pre-Fukushima era. Besides that, the mood in the city is a bit more subdued, which may not be such a bad thing, says Roland Kelts, author ofJapanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. "To some extent, a slightly calmer Tokyo is more pleasant."
Tokyo's back--sez New York
The Urbanist's Tokyo
A city that has turned itself back on again.
Add Comment
By Daniel Krieger
Published Nov 20, 2011
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
(Photo: Iwan Baan)
This spring, the Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest broadcast tower (with restaurant, of course; this is Tokyo), is set to open: an apt symbol of the capital getting back on its feet after the gravity-altering March earthquake. But following two decades of economic malaise and a revolving door of prime ministers—six in the past five years—it'll take a lot more than a 2,000-foot tower to set things right. Still, economic growth is up for the first time since the quake (alas, for visiting Americans, the yen is high too; at press time it was at 77 to the dollar), and there is a sense that things are finally starting to get back to normal—even as, notes one salaryman, TV network "NHK has been broadcasting a radiation map of Tokyo every day." (There are, according to monitors, no dangerous levels of airborne radiation.) Meanwhile, one of the most noticeable changes in daily life is a heightened awareness of energy use, which some Tokyoites feel was long overdue anyway. You can see this in more use of natural light, real-time display readings of power consumption, and spirited anti-nuke marches, unheard of in the pre-Fukushima era. Besides that, the mood in the city is a bit more subdued, which may not be such a bad thing, says Roland Kelts, author ofJapanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. "To some extent, a slightly calmer Tokyo is more pleasant."
