Born in Toronto, Canada, Katsura Sunshine is the first foreign-born professional 'rakugo' storyteller since the early 20th century. He appears regularly on television in Japan, and has performed in Singapore, the U.S. and Canada, the U.K., Australia, Paris, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong, as well as throughout Japan. He currently divides his time between London and Tokyo.
Lawson seeks to realize its Corporate Philosophy of "Creating Happiness and Harmony in Our Communities" by operating neighborhood stores centered on its chainstore development and operation in Japan. Since opening its first store 40 years ago in June 1975, Lawson has evolved in response to changes in lifestyles and the social environment, resolving inconveniences that arise in its communities.
Andrew Woolner is a founding member of the Yokohama Theatre Ensemble and is the current Artistic Director of the Yokohama Theatre Group (YTG). He also teaches the Ytheatre School core Acting classes.
Tech in Asia is the go-to media platform for Asia’s tech community, with annual conferences hosted in Singapore, Tokyo, and Jakarta. With an ever-growing team based all across Asia and the U.S., spanning editorial, events and database functions, we are fully dedicated to bringing Asia’s tech ecosystem closer together.
"In this world some people born are like keys that move the world and exist having no connection to the social hierarchy established by man."—Griffith (Berserk)
Tokyo based film & video-game screenwriter (Tokyo)
Managing Director at Aoi Taiyo (Kobe Based NPO)
I'm in love with nature, astronomy and Kyudo.
I admire my beautiful children: Soul and Ao-Ra Miki
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