コミュニティー ライフスタイル ビジネス エンターテイメント VOL. 04 NO. 13 FREE JUL. 06 – JUL. 19 2007 ESTABLISHED 1970 BY CORKY ALEXANDER OUR FURRY FRIENDS THE ANIMAL ISSUE ANIMALS HEAD TO SCHOOL KEEPING PETS IN TOKYO BUYING INTO HORSERACING GO ON SAFARI AT HOME OR ABROAD Photo by Kerry Raftis/www.keyshots.com ALSO ONLINE AT WWW.WEEKENDERJAPAN.COM Twenty-two-year-old Lindsay Ann Hawker was teaching English in Japan when she was brutally murdered at the end of March this year. She was last seen with 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihashi and her body was discovered on the balcony of his flat in Tokyo. He remains the Japanese police's only suspect and as we go to print, has still not been found. In support of Lindsay’s family and the Japanese police in their hunt for this man, Being A Broad is launching a t-shirt campaign. We hope that enough people—men and women, Japanese and foreign—will wear this t-shirt so that this man’s face is seen by as many people as possible in Japan, on a daily basis. The Japanese words on the t-shirt roughly translate to “Until this man is caught, I won’t sleep at night”, which can be interpreted in many ways: perhaps you are that bit more nervous at night knowing this man has not been caught; perhaps you are a father and worried about your daughter; perhaps you are a husband and worried about your wife; perhaps you want to make a statement against all violent crime against women. For men and women, Japanese and foreign, this t-shirt can have many meanings. What wearing this t-shirt will definitely mean, however, is that you are playing a part in assisting Lindsay’s family in keeping this man’s face right where people can see it. Wear it at the gym, dropping the kids off at school, going shopping, on the train, and just walking around—wear it anywhere you will be seen by many people. Caroline Pover-Foulkes Founder, Being A Broad “The more people that wear the t- shirts, the more support that we will feel is being shown for us. Lindsay was a teacher who loved her life in Japan. She would have been first in the queue to buy and wear such a t-shirt for another victim. She had a strong sense of justice and would have done anything she could have to have helped others.” -The Hawker Family To order your t-shirt, or to give a donation to pay for the production of t-shirts for others, go to: www.being-a-broad.com THINGS TO DO VOL.04 NO.13 FREE JUL. 06 – JUL. 19 2007 04 Feature Saturday, Jul 7 Saturday, Jul 14 Keeping pets in Tokyo May all your wishes come Hail Japan! National pride is displayed through 06 Movie Plus true at the Tanabata (Star) traditional dancing, martial arts demonstrations, A look at movies to come Festival—hang your wish and a collection of Japan’s finest lanterns at the 07 Diversions on bamboo and then take country’s most controversial shrine at the Yasu- Upcoming events around town in the star-like illuminat- kuni Shrine Mitama Festival. 08 Fine Dining ed branches at Tokyo Daijingu. Subtle Italian dining at Il Teatro 09 Travel Sunday, Jul 8 Sunday, Jul 15 Going on Safari at Kruger National Park Visit the Hanamidori Cultural Center in Showa Take a bayside seat for 10 Investments Kinen Park for an art exhibit entitled blank, by hanabi with a view at the Buying in to horse racing four artists specializing in photography, video Yokohama International 11 Business animation, performance, painting, and poetry. Fireworks Festival. 7:30pm. Relocating with Crown www.b-blank.com 12 School’s In It’s a pet-filled day at school 13 School’s Out Monday, Jul 9 Monday, Jul 16 Kidding around with animals in Tokyo Head out to Narita and welcome in this year’s Get your elbows out for the last chance to grab 14 Sports summer at the Narita Gion Festival. Celebrating a bargain at the final day of the summer sale at Horsing around town the start of all things hot to come at Naritasan Omotesando Hills. www.omotesandohills.com 15 Partyline Shinshoji Temple. This promises to be one hot New Lex Opening, RIJ, and Thai Airways. and fiery festival. 17 Tokyo Flashback Rolling Stones Tuesday, Jul 10 Tuesday, Jul 17 18 Crossword ••• Release your creativity or show off your artistic Cheer on your favorite team in red at the Saita- abilities at Artsy Bugs, a monthly meeting of art- ma City Cup. Arguably the best team in British n this issue of Weekender we take a look at Ithe four-legged animal kingdom in Japan— ists, creators, and performers. Head to the Pink football head over to Saitama to take on argu- from the handbag-sized pets you can carry Cow to network, socialize, and share ideas. 7pm, ably the best in Japan—the Urawa Reds. Kick off around, to the lions and tigers of a nighttime ¥500. www.artsybugs.com 7pm at Saitama Stadium. Tel. 03-3498-9999. safari. Read about the regulations in Japan sur- rounding your pets, dine out with your dog, Wednesday, Jul 11 Wednesday, Jul 18 take a safari in South Africa or by the foot of Mount Fuji, put your dog on a treadmill, and Hear Cio-Cio’s broken heart Enjoy the soothing sounds of Canadian jazz learn about horses in Tokyo—surprisingly, and relive the tragedy that vocalist Elizabeth Shepherd and her trio in- they do exist! Whether you are an apartment is Madame Butterfly at the cluding Scott Kemp and Colin Kingsmore. Jul. dweller that has to be content with borrow- New National Theatre, Jul. 18–21, 7pm and 9:30pm, at the Cotton Club ing your friend’s dog on the odd occasion, or 9–14, tel. 03-5351-3011. ¥6,300. Tel. 03-3215-1555. manage to keep pets here in town, we hope www.nntt.jac.go.jp you find lots to enjoy this issue! Thursday, Jul 12 Thursday, Jul 19 Helen Bottomley, Be hit by an animal art Change your future and Managing Editor attack of award-winning consider a career in law ••• artist Atsuhiko Misawa’s at Temple University’s FOUNDED IN 1970 BY DIVERSIONS EDITOR vivid, lighthearted art at School of Law Information MILLARD H. “CORKY” Owen Schaefer ALEXANDER DESIGN and LAYOUT Nishimura Gallery, until Session tonight from 7pm. PUBLISHER Karin Ling Jul. 21. www.nishimura-gallery.com www.tuj.ac.jp Caroline Pover DISTRIBUTION MANAGER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Stephen Young Rajiv Trehan ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Friday, Jul 13 Friday, Jul 20 MANAGING EDITOR Kieron Cashell Helen Bottomley CONTRIBUTORS Potter on over to Ueno to Treat yourself and your EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Robert Estel, Carmen Roberts, see centuries-old pottery, dearest to dinner at ROTI Danielle Tate-Stratton, Phil Gibb, Mary Christie, S.Z. Marie Teather Cairney, M. Halliday, Kerry Raftis ceramics, and metal from in Roppongi. Enjoy superb TRAVEL & SOCIETY EDITOR Bill Hersey COVER IMAGE Cambodia’s historical Ang- Californian cuisine and, of Kerry Raftis FINE DINING EDITOR www.keyshots.com kor past at the Tokyo Na- course, don’t forget to pick Christine Cunanan-Miki tional Museum, www.tnm.go.jp. up the latest edition of Weekender. Answers from Crossword #6 (Weekender Jun 15) 1 21 4 2 5 Learn About East Asia and the Dollar at Temple University. By Danielle Tate-Stratton P A C I F I C C B C 3 30 A O B A M A F O 6 31 ead to Temple is now the Vice Chair of Tsukuba University’s MBA C A L E L M University in Program in International Business. In the interim, he 7 8 29 H C A R R A B E M 23 25 Mita on July 18 to worked in investment banking in Tokyo, New York, and R D M V T O O listen to R. Taggart London at Goldman Sachs, Chase Manhattan, and A.G. 9 22 10 12 L E W I S E D I O N Murphy (Tag) speak Becker. The event will take place from 6:30pm at Temple 11 27 13 O W H O R S E S N W about the US dollar’s University’s Mita Hall. There is free entrance, but please U 2 K P D E role as the world’s RSVP before the event to [email protected]. A buffet dinner, 14 ©www.istockphoto.com I I D A H O A I A premiere settlements ranging from ¥300 for dessert to ¥1,000–¥2,500 for the 15 S N N A L and reserve currency in an event entitled East Asia and complete meal (¥1,000 for students), is available. For 16 I I Q A L U I T G N T the Dollar. He will also speak about the crucial roles more information, visit www.tuj.ac.jp/icjs, email A C L A H played by Japan and China in perpetuating that role. [email protected], or tel. 03-5441-9800. 28 17 N K Y H A W A I I He has promised to suggest a new conceptual frame- 19 20 24 work that could help us explain some of the seeming A E O S T A T E 26 18 anomalies that arise from that role. Tag is a graduate L A W R A T H K H of Harvard College and Harvard Business School, and FEATURE The New Kid on the Block Now so popular they outnumber the kids—Danielle Tate-Stratton explains how to get in on the pet-ownership craze.