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Celebs Love Japan Schools Away Who Has Jetted In? Boarding Schools Around the World ESTABLISHED 1970 BY CORKY ALEXANDER VOL. 39 NO. 14 JUL 18 – 31 2008 FREE CELEBS LOVE JAPAN SCHOOLS AWAY WHO HAS JETTED IN? BOARDING SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD JET–SET TOKYO THE ALLURE OF A TICKET TO JAPAN ALSO ONLINE AT WWW.WEEKENDERJAPAN.COM Abe BMW International Sheer Program Driving Pleasure 335 Convertible The new BMW 335 Convertible Test Driving Available Abe BMW. Abe BMW. Benefits for our Customers. Showroom. The Abe BMW International Sales Program is an unique service Abe BMW Corp. designed especially for our international clientele. Our goal is to 1-10-11, Higashiazabu, Minato-ku make your BMW experience rewarding, convenient, and trouble- Tokyo 106-0044 free. Here is a short summary of your benefits Phone: 03-3582-3281 Showroom located directly in the heart of downtown Tokyo Fax: 03-3582-8079 Professional sales consultation in English, including Email: [email protected] Japan-specific purchase related information Web: http://www.bmw.co.jp/english Showroom hours: Handling of all administrative steps in the process of registering your car in Japan Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cooperation with your company’s corporate car program Closed on Mondays Professional after sales hospitality by English-speaking Customer parking behind the showroom sales consultants Please contact our international sales team for details. English-speaking navigation system and on-board computer Individual appointments are possible upon request, Special financial packages and systems, created to meet the even at your home or at your office. needs of international clientele in Japan Maintainance program Abe BMW Premium Service available. Abe BMW International Sheer Program Driving Pleasure 335 Convertible The new BMW 335 Convertible Test Driving Available Abe BMW. Abe BMW. Abe BMW Benefits for our Customers. Showroom. The X6 Debut The Abe BMW International Sales Program is an unique service International Sheer Abe BMW Corp. Program Driving Pleasure designed especially for our international clientele. Our goal is to 1-10-11, Higashiazabu, Minato-ku Test Driving Available make your BMW experience rewarding, convenient, and trouble- Tokyo 106-0044 free. Here is a short summary of your benefits Phone: 03-3582-3281 Showroom located directly in the heart of downtown Tokyo Fax: 03-3582-8079 Professional sales consultation in English, including Email: [email protected] Japan-specific purchase related information Web: http://www.bmw.co.jp/english Showroom hours: Handling of all administrative steps in the process of registering your car in Japan Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cooperation with your company’s corporate car program Closed on Mondays Professional after sales hospitality by English-speaking Customer parking behind the showroom sales consultants Please contact our international sales team for details. English-speaking navigation system and on-board computer Individual appointments are possible upon request, Special financial packages and systems, created to meet the even at your home or at your office. needs of international clientele in Japan Maintainance program Abe BMW Premium Service available. 4 | Weekender—Tokyo Jet-Setters Issue FAMILY FOCUS ESTABLISHED 1970 BY CORKY ALEXANDER VOL. 39 NO. 14 JUL 18 – 31 2008 FREE 06 Community Calendar The city events to be seen at 08 Feature Destination Tokyo 10 Movie Reviews Latest movie releases 11 Movie Plus Indiana Jones premiere 12 Fine Dining Trattoria II Boccalone 13 Dining Brunch at Ekki Bar and Grill 16 Travel Celebs who’ve jetted in to Tokyo 20 Business/Investments Regular business advice 21 Business Profile Cathay Pacific 23 Ongoings Eisa Festival 24 School’s In Boarding schools abroad 25 School’s Out Hands on Tokyo 27 Bill’s Partyline 29 Arts Giles John ••• Tokyo has long been considered one of the world’s most exotic global cities and those who fly in here are often considered to part of the world’s ‘jet-setters.’ In our feature on page eight, we look at what has made Tokyo such a cool destination in the eyes of the world and on page 16, we look at just some of the celebrities that have jetted in over the years. For those young jet-setters to be, we look at some boarding schools where kids to gain their education abroad (page 24) and in Fine Dining on page 12, you can jet over to Italy without ever having to leave the country. Enjoy! Caroline Pover, Publisher Photography. Wong Irwin by Photos ••• The Bailey–Fall family taking time out in their garden. The Bailey–Fall Family icole Fall came to Tokyo in June 1998 and so has works. Most of her clients are people in the creative ON THE COVER: Images supplied by British Airways, who are celebrating 60 years of flights to Japan. Cover designed by Chris May. Njust celebrated her tenth anniversary of living and financial industries, plus the odd celebrity (no in Japan. She met her husband Marc Bailey here in names mentioned!). Japan and the British couple now have two children, The two children have both been attending a Eden who is six years old and Raffy, who is four. Japanese kindergarten in Hiroo and are both fluent Marc has been living in Japan on and off for 13 in Japanese. Eden graduated in March and now is years, after originally arriving as a student to help attending a Japanese elementary school. Nicole adds his brother run a bar in Roppongi. After a period of that thanks to their understanding of the Japanese traveling he came back to live in Japan as a broker. language, both children are able to access the com- These days, when not working, he can be found on munity easily. the other side of the same bars in which he once Both children are extremely busy and for Nicole worked. and Marc, the weekends are spent running around Nicole set up her own company, Bespoke Tokyo, making sure that the kids are entertained and happy. two years ago (www.bespoketokyo.jp). Bespoke is Saturday mornings will see Raffy playing a form of a high-end destination consultancy that specializes South American soccer while Eden goes to Japanese in designing urban safaris and intelligent guiding Girl Scouts. Recently she has been learning first-aid, for people who want to understand how Tokyo camping, and cooking. WEEKENDER—JAPAN’S QUALITY ENGLISH MAGAZINE PUBLISHER CarolinePoverASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS RajivTrehan,George Taylor,EmilyDowney EDITOR & DESIGNER MarieTeatherADVERTISEMENT DESIGNER ChrisMay TRAVEL & SOCIETY EDITOR BillHerseyARTS EDITOR Owen Schaefer EVENTS EDITOR Danielle Tate-Stratton DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Stephen Young MARKETING CONSULTANT Amy Dose CONTRIBUTORS Owen Schaefer, Benjamin Freeland, Robert Forrest, Ian de Stains, Phil Gibb, William Casper, Ulara Nakamura, Miki S. Noguchi. OFFICES at Caroline Pover, Inc., 5th floor, Chuo Iikura Building, 3-4-11 Azabudai,Minato-ku,Tokyo106-0041Tel.03-5549-2038Fax:03-5549-2039 Email:[email protected] contributorsarenotnecessarilythoseofthePublisher. FOUNDED IN 1970 BY MILLARD H. “CORKY” ALEXANDER AnswersfromCrossword#30(WeekenderJul04) 1 2 3 4 5 6 S S P A R T Y F I 7 8 S U M M E R O O L O N G N I O G O L 9 10 11 B L M O C H A W O 12 13 14 F E T E S U O R E E V E 15 D S E P T E M B E R E T L E P 16 17 Eden, 7, and Raffy, 4. I C E D T E A M A T S U R I L S O I 18 19 20 21 Are you happy with the medical services available in Japan? To register your opinion on the S F E S T I V A L S A 22 23 medical services available to foreigners here, go to www.weekenderjapan.com and take part in our H U M I D E I E A G L E survey. The survey will be online for an extended period of time and the results of the 2008 Weekender Medical 24 25 N E A D I E U L M Services Survey will be published in depth later this year. H S M R A O 26 27 L A P T O P G E M I N I 28 T A S H O R E I D Jul 18–31 2008 Vol. 39 No. 14 5 COMMUNITY CALENDAR The New York Symphonic Ensemble returns to Marunouchi in collaboration with the Marunouchi Special Orchestra today from 4–6pm. Over 100 musicians will perform works such as Corelli’s La folia Op.5 No.12 at the MARUCUBE building. Admission is free. The first Indonesian Festival takes place today and tomorrow in Yoyogi Park and includes Indonesian dance and music groups, traditional food and drink, and information on com- Face-to-face counseling in English, panies and NGOs working with and in Indonesia. For more information (in Japanese) see Japanese and other languages by SAT 19 JULY www.cpi-mate.gr.jp/indonesia-fes.html. professional, qualified therapists Celebrate Colombia’s National Day from 10am–5pm at Hibiya Park. The event will also on a flexible-fee basis. help celebrate 100 years of bilateral relations between Japan and Colombia and features traditional foods and performances. 03-3498-0231 Take in a variety of experimental films and images today and tomorrow at the Experimental Film and Video Competition, featuring Japanese and international artists. Yokohama Art Museum, ¥1,000–¥4,500, www.imageforum.co.jp/festival. SUN 20 JULY Enjoy spending this holiday afternoon at an acrobatic performance by Circus Marui at the Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Hall in Shibuya today at 2pm (doors open at 1:30pm).
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