Tokyo Journal Editorial
Inside this issue

China’s Biggest Fashion Show
Junko Koshino’s fashion in Beijing

Harajuku Fashion Walk
The kawaii catwalk

Chiaki
TV celeb talks about children’s app

Streetstyle Glamour
Some serious street thread

Akira Kurosawa’s Legacy
Exclusive interview with Hisao Kurosawa

Big Hero 6
Japan-influenced Oscar Winner

Nobel Physics Laureate
Shuji Nakamura on his blue LED

The Future of Education in Japan
Japan’s Minister of Education

Consul General of Japan, Los Angeles
Harry Horinouchi on China, Japan & US

Conductor Carl St.Clair
A quarter century with Pacific Symphony

Kyoto Prize Laureate
Fukumi Shimura, a living national treasure

Cosplay Conventions
Cosplayers in Tokyo & L.A.

Chicchai Ossan
Regional mascot boom

WagakkiBand
Fusing east and west with old and new

VAMPS
Japanese rock phenoms HYDE and K.A.Z

MIYAVI: The Samurai Guitarist
Making music and movie magic

Apocalyptica
Classical cello metal maestros

Blondie
Bob Gruen’s Debbie Harry photo retrospective

Whisky a Go Go & Rainbow Bar and Grill
L.A.’s legendary home of rock and roll

Underground Music Spotlight
3 By Design and Blackwater

Legendary Rock Photographer Bob Gruen
From John Lennon to Green Day

Rock Photographer Mick Rock
The Man Who Shot the Seventies

L.A.’s Entrepreneurial Photographer Brad Elterman
Introducing Western rock, pop and punk pics to Japan

Donald Richie’s Some Autumn Days
Japan expert shares his exciting encounters

Through the Eyes of Yankelovich
Challenging the economist worldview

Dr. Rod Ellis
World-acclaimed applied linguist helps pioneer online education

David Nunan’s Global Classroom
Instructor or educator: what’s the difference

Haitian Art
Fusing styles of art

Surviving Nepal
Photojournalist recounts horrific disaster

Tool for Needs
The drama of destruction and creation

Japanese National Tea Ceremony Treasures
Tea ceremony grandmaster visits L.A.

Mari’s Homemade Cooking Recipes
Inari zushi, shiitake tsukudani & chakin zushi

L.A.: Birthplace of the Nuevo Taco
Chef Ben Ford’s Korean-style taco recipe

Spaghetti with Pesto & Garlic Shrimp
Daniela Ingrosso’s Italian pasta recipe

Garrity’s Japan
Revising Roppongi

Where to Stay in Toronto
Toronto’s top hotels

Innovations and Inventions
Japan’s technological advances

Marie Kondo
Japanese organizing innovator

Parenting with Lorraine
It’s not fair: parenting children of different ages

Lifestyles
Red or green light: flirting boundaries

Yoga Lifestyle
Relaxation strategies