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Business Movie Reviews ESTABLISHED 1970 BY CORKY ALEXANDER VOL. 39 NO. 15 AUG 01 – 14 2008 FREE KIDS’ OLYMPICS LEARNING SPORTSMANSHIP THIS SUMMER FIRST TIME FITNESS? TRY THE FLEXBAND BUSINESS IAN DE STAINS TALKS OLYMPICS MOVIE REVIEWS HOW DID SEX AND THE CITY DO WITH OUR REVIEWER? ATHLETIC INSPIRATION FROM OLYMPIC HOOPS TO HULA HOOPS— GETTING ACTIVE IN TOKYO ALSO ONLINE AT WWW.WEEKENDERJAPAN.COM 42$8.41/.2(3(.- VOLVO XC90 5.+5." 12$TL=P=J@@ELHKI=P2 +$2/1(5(+$&$#3.2$15$8.4 Call Steven Wanchap at: (03) 3585-2627 E-Mail: [email protected] expat.volvocars.com MAKE MORE OF YOUR STAY IN JAPAN. FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN PURCHASE A FACTORY-NEW VOLVO ON VERY SPECIAL TERMS. VOLVO V70 VOLVO C70 VOLVO S80 VOLVO C30 LOCAL DELIVERY US/UK DELIVERY EUROPEAN DELIVERY } Full English Service Order 3–4 months before repatriation Learn how you can purchase a brand } + English NAVI + Highway pass (ETC) and enjoy benefits: new Volvo Tax Free! 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In our feature on pages 8-9, you’ll find a complete lowdown of activities and sports that you can participate in, from the fun (try hula-hooping in Yoyogi Park) to the conventional. On page 20, Ian de Stains looks forward to the 2016 Tokyo Olympic bid and on page 25, there’s an Olympics for kids to take part in this summer. It’s all about sporting inspiration! Enjoy! Caroline Pover, Publisher ••• ON THE COVER: Deanne Tonking shows us a fun and alternative method to get fit. For a totol abdomen workout try out her weekend class in Yoyogi Park, and see pages eight and nine for other sporting activities in Tokyo. Photo by Stephen Lebovits. Stephen by Photo The Walsh Family n 1995, Jonathon, who was living in New Zealand, relationships Jon says, that, “Every day we are teach- WEEKENDER—JAPAN’S QUALITY ENGLISH MAGAZINE Iand Harumi, in Japan, became pen-pals after a mu- ers and students…we learn and teach each other PUBLISHER Caroline Pover ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Rajiv Trehan, George Taylor, Emily Downey EDITOR & DESIGNER Marie Teather tual friend introduced them to each other. For four about our respective cultures, countries, and lan- ADVERTISEMENT DESIGNER Chris May TRAVEL & SOCIETY EDITOR Bill years they corresponded, first on paper and then by guages—it is incredibly stimulating.” HerseyARTS EDITOR OwenSchaeferEVENTS EDITORDanielleTate-Stratton DISTRIBUTION MANAGERStephenYoungMARKETING CONSULTANTAmy email, before meeting for the first time face-to-face in On February 6 of this year their daughter Serena Dose CONTRIBUTORS Owen Schaefer, Benjamin Freeland, Robert Forrest, 1999. By that time, their emails had already taken on was born. Serena was born five weeks earlier than Ian de Stains, Phil Gibb, William Casper, Ulara Nakamura, Joseph Smith, Norman Munroe, Rob Goss, Elise Mori, Jeffrey Libengood, Maria Young. a more romantic tone and meeting in Japan, where expected and arrived just two and a half hours after OFFICES at Caroline Pover, Inc., 5th floor, Chuo Iikura Building, 3-4-11 Jonathon was stopping as part of an Asian backpack- the initial contraction! Both parents were indeed Azabudai,Minato-ku,Tokyo106-0041Tel.03-5549-2038Fax:03-5549-2039 Email:[email protected] ing tour, only concluded that they were in love with in a state of shock but both mother and child (and contributorsarenotnecessarilythoseofthePublisher. each other. Two weeks after meeting, Harumi intro- father!) are happy and healthy. Serena is now six duced Jonathon to her parents as her boyfriend, and months old and the whole family has just recently for the next two years they committed to a long dis- started going out together. tance relationship, visiting each other whenever they Jonathon adds that they have had a sleepless but AnswersfromCrossword#31(WeekenderJul18) could. wonderful first few months with Serena, and so that Three years of very expensive phone bills later (one he can spend more time with his daughter, he has 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 J E T S E T R O P P O N G I month Harumi’s phone bill was more than the cost recently quit his morning job and now works from U H X P E O D of a flight to Auckland) and the couple decided that home during that time. When not changing nap- 9 10 R E E L I N T E R R I F I C something had to change. Jonathan moved to Japan pies, he runs his company, Business Grow, a rapidly 11 Y B T S N K E A in 2002 and in April 2003 they got married. growing company specializing in providing editorial 12 13 14 D U L L T O P A Z P A I R Life has been good since they have been living content and advertising services to Japanese and 15 16 together here in Tokyo. Talking on international foreign businesses. U U L L L F R D 17 T E E T O T A L L E R S 18 19 Y S C R H E D S 20 T A K E Y O U R P I C K 21 22 Are you happy with the medical services available in Japan? To register your opinion on the F J L C U E P Y 23 24 25 medical services available to foreigners here, go to www.weekenderjapan.com and take part in our R E E F G L O R Y G L A D survey. The survey will be online for an extended period of time and the results of the 2008 Weekender Medical 26 27 I K T I S U O I Services Survey will be published in depth later this year. 28 29 D A Y T R I P S A S I M O V A L I S E A E 30 31 Y E L L O W E D G R A T I S Aug 01–14 2008 Vol. 39 No. 15 5 COMMUNITY CALENDAR, by Danielle Tate-Stratton Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo is a comedic ballet by men in toe shoes and tutus. This award winning ballet company was founded in 1974 with the goal of providing a playful parody of traditional ballet. These dance enthusiasts are known around the world and perform pieces such as Giselle and Paquita. Now, the troupe is coming to Tokyo, August 2, 5pm, and August 3, 4pm at Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Shinjuku. ¥6,000–¥8,000, tel. 03-3409-8205, www.trockadero.org. SAT 2 AUG Share the spirit of Hawaii at a special Aloha Night celebration at Roy’s Tokyo Bar Suji’s Restaurant & Bar and Grill in Roppongi. From 7pm, ¥12,600. Offering All Your Today is the highlight of the August 1–3 Hachioji Matsuri, where 1,500 partici- Favorites from Home pants carrying six four-ton portable shrines begin to start battling (also known as OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK buttsuke, or literally, hitting). The festival is near Hachioji station on the Chuo line. www.hachiojimatsuri.jp. MON–FRI 11AM TO 11PM SUN 3 AUG SAT & SUN 9AM TO 11PM ACCJ members and their guests are invited to a discussion on the success of the HOLIDAYS 10AM TO 10PM Yokoso! Japan campaign on increasing foreign tourism to Japan. 3–4pm, for more information: http://tinyurl.com/5vxhm7. Brunch R&B funk legend Charlie Wilson from the Gap Band plays tonight and tomorrow at the Billboard Live club in Tokyo MidTown. 7 and 9:30pm, ¥10,500. Tel. 03-3405- B 1133 or visit www.billboard-live.com/club/t_index_e.htmlforinfo. MON 4 AUG The fireworks season continues with the Enoshima Fireworks at Katase Enoshima sta- tion on the Odakyu Line (or Shonan Enoshima on the Shonan Monorail). The boom factor is 5,000 and the show is on from 7:15–8:15. Tel. 04-6624-4141 for more information. Happy Hour Special Seven-member Japanese dance group the Diamond Dogs perform Fantastic Musical’s All drinks half price! A Midsummer’s Night Dream through August 6 at Ginga Gekijo on Tennouzu-Isle. The show is a reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s play with both classical and original music. Monday thru Friday TUE 5 AUG Tel. 03-3498-9999 for tickets, ¥7,000–¥8,500.
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