• EVENT

    19th ANNUAL CROWN PICNIC Yokohama, JapanOh, to be a Toyopet Crown and living in Japan...This past weekend, the 19th Annual Crown Picnic was held in Yokohama Japan, at the Mooneyes "Area-1 Fairground." The Picnic was hosted by CROWN CLASSICS and MOONEYES. This gathering has become a very popular ev…
  • Pictures From Africa Mission Concert in Yokohama

    The concert was a huge success and all the photos from the show are on the link below. http://ent2.excite.co.jp/music/africamission2008/livereport.html?no=65#main_top
  • Backstage at Africa Mission Concert

    Blendz Hip Hop band from Japan and Jett Edwards work out a rap and harmony before the show. I shot this with my mobile phone sorry about the quality...ha lack of quality. Also working out arrangement with Junior the keyboard player before the show.
  • Africa Summit Production

    Here is the staff T-shirt design...the t-shrts for sale are more colorful... t-shirts will also be sold at over 1000 music stores throughout Japan. I will post some rehearsal video tonight...the African musicians sound fabulous! Jett Edwards is producing the music for the performances and he has d…
  • Production Notes, Africa Mission 2008

    Here is the stage layout for the Pacifico Arena in Yokohama...show starts in 6 days...phew cutting it close..I.will video tape rehearsals this Monday and post them. Dr. Kanbe Shunpei organizer of the Peace Boat (http://www.peaceboat.org) and pioneer in disease control in Africa will give the openi…
  • African Mission 2008, Yokohama, Japan

    May 30, 2008 Unicef will hold a great concert in the Pacifico Arena in Yokohama, Japan. The performances will feature artists combining African traditional music with Japanese pop, hip hop and classical musicians. Japanese famous artists include X-Japan Toshi, Blendzz, Sojiro and Murakami Ponta…
  • African Mission 2008 and the Power of Music

    Presidents from over 30 African Nations will come to Yokohama in May to discuss issues like hunger and Aids on the continent. On May 300 UNESCO will hold a charity concert to help raise money for the cause. Bono may come to speak as well...more details will follow. Two artists have tentatively agre…
  • TRAVEL / JAPAN

    MINICAR SHOPS IN JAPANHere is a list of the shops I visited during my 2007 trip to Japan. (updated on December 31 2008 - with shop closures or new location)I have included: The name of each shop, with a link to their website. The shop's address, phone and fax numbers (the number is written as it w…
  • TRAVEL / NEW STUFF

    TOYOTAGEEK'S Adventures in JAPAN 2007PART THREE Back to YOKOHAMA and TOKYO (conclusion) Day 15 - LUCKY BAYFORTToday would be my last full day in Japan, and we decided to take things easy and just take in some of the sights of Yokohama. I don't remember exactly how, but somehow or another we had foun…
  • TRAVEL / NEW STUFF

    TOYOTAGEEK'S Adventures in JAPAN 2007PART THREE Back to YOKOHAMA and TOKYO Day 10 - Rest, Relaxation and BBQ JP-style!After our busy time in Nagoya, it was time to relax and just hang out. We had been invited to have a BBQ with some friends in the afternoon, and so we had time to do some leisurely r…