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NYクール日本 COOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ Viewpoints NY COOL JAPAN is the English Edition of SHUKAN NY SEIKATSU NEW YORK SEIKATSU PRESS, INC., 71 W 47 St, Suite 307 New York NY 10036 USA Editor in chief: Ryoichi Miura, Associate Editor: Hebah Emara, Editor: Sayaka Murayama Advertise Here! Contact 212-213-6069 [email protected] （31) ［English Edition］ 週刊NY生活 SHUKAN NEW YORK SEIKATSU 2014年（平成26年）3月22日（土） Japanese rock fans have a special bond with the Winery Dogs, an American power trio consisting of music vets Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) on drums, Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) on bass, and Richie Kotzen (Poison) on guitar and lead vocals. Its members have been touring Japan for decades, and the Winery Dogs played their first-ever show last July at Japan Youth Hall Hikaru in Tokyo. Less than a month after that gig, the group made its U.S. debut in New York City at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Times Square, and returned again in October for a special celebration of “That Metal Show” host Eddie Trunk’s 30th anniversary in broadcasting. (Trunk was instru- mental in suggesting that Kotzen join the group). New York and Japan will cross paths again as the Winery Dogs return to B.B. King on March 25- 26 in support of a new special edi- tion of their self-titled debut album arriving April 15. It’s paired with the bonus disc Unleashed in Japan 2013, featur- ing even heavier takes on tunes performed throughout their careers. In an interview I conducted with Sheehan in 2011 about his experiences touring Japan with Mr. Big, he told me, “We push hard in our appreciation for what we have now as a result of the fans there. We don’t forget it for a minute. That’s pretty awesome.” For more information, visit www.thewinerydogs.com. (Justin has written about Japanese music and performing arts since 2005. For more of his stories, visit www.examiner.com/user/1861736 /articles.) THE NEW YORKERS VOICES From A Very Good Year for the Winery Dogs Justin Tedaldi Japan Week, hosted by Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), took place at Grand Central Terminal March 6-8. A Taisho-era style bar was erected for the event, along with booths run by several tourism- related organizations. Smart- phones equipped with an English- Japanese interpreter and watches featuring the latest technology were also on display. Visitors were glued to a video telling the lives of more than 6000 Jewish refugees who fled Nazi forces to Japan on transit visas issued by Chiune Sugihara, who was Japanese vice consul in Lithuania. Japan Travel Bureau (JTB) in New York, attempting to attract foreign tourists, received a call from a Jewish organization asking if they would assist the evacuation of Jewish refugees. JTB used liners between Vladivostok, Russia, and Japan weekly to transport thousands of people. JTB employee, Tatsuo Osako, worked as an escort. Osako later said in his essay, “Most certainly, we, the Bureau men, fulfilled our duty proudly and diligently.” Osako made 29 round trips across the rough Sea of Japan dur- ing the harsh winter of 1940 - 1941, transporting refugees. He is pictured to the left in the photo above. (Ryoichi Miura/Translated by Hiroko Makabe) Japan Society Gallery (333, E. 47th street between First and Second Avenue) opened the exhi- bition, “North, South, East and West: The Ultimate Treasures of Japanese Art” on March 7, running through June 8. Its goal is to redis- cover the diversity in Japanese art through a display of a collection from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The exhibition is structured by “North, South, East and West,” showing how Japan developed and departed from being a homoge- neous nation. As cultural techniques and styles migrated from China and Korea to Japan through its south- ern region and moved northwards, the exhibition showcases how the cultural influences spread from the south towards the west, east and eventually north. 71 works dating from prehistoric times to the pre- sent day are displayed, including not only well-known Japanese tra- ditional arts such as folding screens, ceramics, sculpture and ukiyo-e , but also Ainu coats woven with fibers of bark. Crafts and beaded ornaments that are rarely shown to the public are also on display. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. Free for members and youth 16 and under. Free for all on Fridays 6:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m.. A Japanese audio tour is held on Fridays from 6:00PM. Open on Tuesdays - Thursdays 11:00a.m - 6:00p.m., Fridays 11:00a.m. - 9:00p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 11:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., Closed on Mondays and Holidays. Visit www.japansociety.org for more information. (Ryoichi Miura/Translated by Mari Henmi) “The Ultimate Treasures of Japanese Art” Exhibition from Brooklyn Museum on Display at Japan Society Gallery Through June 8 Rescuing Jewish Refugees A Touching Legacy Introduced at Japan Week Kofun Haniwa style clay figures by Isamu Noguchi donated in 1962
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NYクール日本COOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ Viewpoints
NY COOL JAPAN is the English Edition of SHUKAN NY SEIKATSUNEW YORK SEIKATSU PRESS, INC., 71 W 47 St, Suite 307 New York NY 10036 USAEditor in chief: Ryoichi Miura, Associate Editor: Hebah Emara, Editor: Sayaka Murayama
Advertise Here! Contact 212-213-6069 [email protected]
（31) ［English Edition］ 週刊NY生活 SHUKAN NEW YORK SEIKATSU 2014年（平成26年）3月22日（土）
Japaneserock fanshave a specialbond with theWinery Dogs,an Americanpower trioconsisting ofmusic vetsMike Portnoy(Dream Theater) on drums, BillySheehan (Mr. Big) on bass, andRichie Kotzen (Poison) on guitarand lead vocals. Its members havebeen touring Japan for decades,and the Winery Dogs played theirfirst-ever show last July at JapanYouth Hall Hikaru in Tokyo.
Less than a month after thatgig, the group made its U.S. debutin New York City at B.B. KingBlues Club & Grill in TimesSquare, and returned again inOctober for a special celebrationof “That Metal Show” host EddieTrunk’s 30th anniversary inbroadcasting. (Trunk was instru-mental in suggesting that Kotzenjoin the group).
New York and Japan will crosspaths again as the Winery Dogsreturn to B.B. King on March 25-26 in support of a new special edi-tion of their self-titled debutalbum arriving April 15. It’spaired with the bonus discUnleashed in Japan 2013, featur-ing even heavier takes on tunesperformed throughout theircareers.
In an interview I conductedwith Sheehan in 2011 about hisexperiences touring Japan withMr. Big, he told me, “We pushhard in our appreciation for whatwe have now as a result of thefans there. We don’t forget it for aminute. That’s pretty awesome.”
For more information, visitwww.thewinerydogs.com.(Justin has written aboutJapanese music and performingarts since 2005. For more of hisstories, visitwww.examiner.com/user/1861736/articles.)
THE NEW YORKERSVOICES From
A Very Good Yearfor the Winery Dogs
Justin Tedaldi
Japan Week, hosted by JapanNational Tourism Organization(JNTO), took place at GrandCentral Terminal March 6-8.
A Taisho-era style bar waserected for the event, along withbooths run by several tourism-related organizations. Smart-phones equipped with an English-Japanese interpreter and watchesfeaturing the latest technologywere also on display.
Visitors were glued to a videotelling the lives of more than 6000Jewish refugees who fled Naziforces to Japan on transit visasissued by Chiune Sugihara, whowas Japanese vice consul inLithuania.
Japan Travel Bureau (JTB) inNew York, attempting to attractforeign tourists, received a callfrom a Jewish organization asking
if they would assist the evacuationof Jewish refugees.
JTB used liners betweenVladivostok, Russia, and Japanweekly to transport thousands ofpeople. JTB employee, TatsuoOsako, worked as an escort.
Osako later said in his essay,“Most certainly, we, the Bureaumen, fulfilled our duty proudlyand diligently.”
Osako made 29 round tripsacross the rough Sea of Japan dur-ing the harsh winter of 1940 -1941, transporting refugees. He ispictured to the left in the photoabove.(Ryoichi Miura/Translated byHiroko Makabe)
Japan Society Gallery (333, E.47th street between First andSecond Avenue) opened the exhi-bition, “North, South, East andWest: The Ultimate Treasures ofJapanese Art” on March 7, runningthrough June 8. Its goal is to redis-cover the diversity in Japanese artthrough a display of a collectionfrom the Brooklyn Museum ofArt.
The exhibition is structured by“North, South, East and West,”showing how Japan developed anddeparted from being a homoge-neous nation.
As cultural techniques andstyles migrated from China andKorea to Japan through its south-ern region and moved northwards,the exhibition showcases how thecultural influences spread from thesouth towards the west, east andeventually north. 71 works datingfrom prehistoric times to the pre-
sent day are displayed, includingnot only well-known Japanese tra-ditional arts such as foldingscreens, ceramics, sculpture andukiyo-e, but also Ainu coatswoven with fibers of bark. Craftsand beaded ornaments that arerarely shown to the public are alsoon display.
Admission is $12 for adults,
$10 for seniors and students. Freefor members and youth 16 andunder. Free for all on Fridays6:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m.. A Japaneseaudio tour is held on Fridays from6:00PM. Open on Tuesdays -
Thursdays 11:00a.m -6:00p.m., Fridays 11:00a.m. -9:00p.m., Saturdays andSundays 11:00a.m. -5:00p.m., Closed onMondays and Holidays. Visitwww.japansociety.org formore information.(Ryoichi Miura/Translated byMari Henmi)
“The Ultimate Treasuresof Japanese Art”Exhibition from BrooklynMuseum on Display atJapan Society GalleryThrough June 8
Rescuing Jewish RefugeesA Touching Legacy Introduced
at Japan Week
Kofun Haniwa style clay figures by Isamu Noguchi donated in 1962
