Golden Globe winner and Shōgun star Hiroyuki Sanada celebrated International Hairstyling Award honoree Mitsuyo Takasaki who traveled from Japan to receive her award at the 10th Hollywood Beauty Awards earlier this month Hiroyuki and Mitsuyo had worked on several films together over the decades before Shōgun The black-tie HBA dinner ceremony benefitted Helen Woodward Animal Center Mitsuyo’s work on FX’s acclaimed series Shōgun and Martin Scorsese’s Silence solidified her reputation in the global film industry Takasaki is a distinguished makeup artist and hair stylist renowned for her expertise in period drama styling She pursued her passion for makeup at the esteemed Shu Uemura Makeup School Her professional journey began with Yagi Katsura Inc. playing a key role in the makeup department at Shochiku Studio Takasaki had the privilege of working with some of Japan’s most legendary filmmakers as well as collaborating with renowned Kabuki actors and international film stars Under the guidance of her esteemed mentor Tsuneo Soga Takasaki developed a unique ability to capture the subtle nuances of traditional Japanese period hairstyles elevating the visual storytelling through her meticulous craftsmanship Takasaki’s impressive body of work includes notable TV series such as Onihei Hankacho and Kumokiri Nizaemon and more recently FX’s Shōgun series Her film credits include The Twilight Samurai (Directed by Yoji Yamada) Ballad: Namonaki koi no uta (Directed by Takashi Yamazaki) Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (Directed by Masato Harada) and Ikigai (Directed by Amon Miyamoto) among many others inspiring younger generations to pursue creative careers and preserving the rich heritage of Japanese film and theater Follow Mitsuyo on Instagram here just news.” The latest stories in entertainment and lifestyle Please make sure JavaScript is enabled in your browser We use cookies to improve your experience and our services. 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Otherwise Our Capabilities TOP Knowledge & Data TOP Sustainability TOP This marked the third time Takasaki has received the award we interview Takasaki to discuss his creative approach in the making of the film PERFECT DAYS and his insights into the current state of advertising creativity Takasaki: Looking back at these awards over the past few years I get the feeling that the advertising industry is looking for new possibilities People are excited because they know new things are still possible but there is also a sense of confusion and a desire to explore that may linger on for a while which is a wonderful aspect of advertising so the current state of affairs seems appropriate in a way now that I am older and have built up experience I can finally see the “broader picture.” I often think about how to proceed to the future I want to live my life conscientiously and with dedication It has been 10 years since I last won the prize so this time I feel I have a year to keep pounding away like Super Mario I have a responsibility to do even better work I’ve been asked about what I plan to do over the next year Takasaki: PERFECT DAYS was born from The Tokyo Toilet project which was the personal brainchild of Koji Yanai Group Senior Executive Officer at Fast Retailing Co. His concept for the project was to create public toilets that anyone would be comfortable using we didn’t really think about the particulars of advertising we decided to create a short movie portraying a public toilet cleaner This idea came from our appreciation and respect for cleaning staff we stopped thinking about PR and advertising; they did not seem to be the right approaches We were drawn to people who live their lives for the sake of others countless people live their lives for others Yanai wanted to put together an international team and make the production as big as possible in order to attract popular interest in the film I immediately proposed team members who I thought could handle the project But my ideas were not accepted and I found myself thrown into an entirely new environment Yanai put me in a situation I hadn’t imagined before As a result of working with him for a few years I learned how to find ways to get people excited even though I myself wasn’t initially fully on board Takasaki: Films and commercials are completely different Many techniques acceptable for making commercials are sometimes not acceptable for films I felt as though I had to switch operating systems in my head I’m not at all interested in techniques such as foreshadowing and so searched for aspects that do not involve those techniques The ideas I came up with then became the core of the film Takasaki: People who are truly remarkable have a wonderful sense of humor but they are very intelligent and generally fun to be with I feel this is true among most people at that level coming up with new ideas is as natural as breathing Wim Wenders taught me all about films over the past two years His methodology is very original; there’s nothing else like it that I know of “Filmmaking starts with the way you make the film.” I was really inspired by that because I learned so much at every stage of making the film: how to observe characters I have become very conscious of this over the past 30 years of making commercials Foreign films in other languages can also resonate with us We can understand a lot of things by watching movies I believe the divisions between people will continue to widen Generation gaps and lifestyle differences aside physical relationships are likely to grow more ambiguous culture may be a major factor in bringing people together again When people are impressed by the same thing they have a basis on which to connect with each other That’s how I feel these days; shared experiences are something to be treasured I met many people in the film industry from around the world I felt a close affinity with every one of them regardless of whether I really like them or my ideas differ from theirs After experiencing this connectedness in other countries Takasaki: When I joined the advertising industry television was the medium that everyone watched and I think it was obvious to everyone that the television commercials being produced were part of our culture Thanks to the brilliant work of our predecessors in the industry we have reached a point where we have to create the medium itself We must both conceive original ideas and invent ways to attract viewers because It’s really tough for everyone in the industry right now Takasaki: I’ve never produced things with the goal of expanding them I try whatever is possible and everything I can think of That’s the way I’ve approached and worked on things I always try to think of how to do more for them It’s easier to get approval for producing something based on previous work Where do people and companies come in contact with each other It’s really exciting to imagine such things I feel compelled to do whatever it takes to make it happen Takasaki: If you produce something solely for the purpose of advancing your career the lack of depth will ultimately be reflected in your work Your style of expression will lose its attraction Receiving awards and recognition feels wonderful and reassuring But it also gives you an opportunity to follow up with even better work now I feel as though I’m just talking to myself living for other people is really gratifying so I hope creators never forget that feeling Takasaki: I see in a creator someone who can make people excited through a project colleagues are happy to work on the project; clients feel satisfied with the work; and the advertisement brings pleasure to people who see it so it’s better to create an ad with that belief Whether or not an ad can be really successful depends on the idea It’s not a matter of whether or not they can create a successful ad—rather it’s a matter of whether or not they have the will to do so they will learn from their failure and try again in the next project Interview with 2023 Creator of the Year Award Winner Takuma Takasaki: the Creative Approach Behind the Film PERFECT DAYS and the Current State of Advertising Creativity (Japanese language only) service detail inquiries or requests for collaboration here 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Academy Award nominee Mike Marino for Outstanding Achievement in SFX Makeup 4x Emmy nominee Debi Young for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup and Emmy nominee Brian Badie for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling Gunma — A daruma doll is a traditional Japanese craft known as a good luck charm called “Engi daruma.” The eyes of a new daruma are blank You fill in the right side (the left eye of the daruma) while making a wish or setting a goal and fill in the other eye when the wish is fulfilled or the goal is achieved please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent By Akira Uchida / Special to Ryoko Yomiuri Publication Daruma are easily recognized by their typical round body and determined They were originally inspired by images of the seated Bodhidharma daruma are weighted at the bottom so they always quickly return to an upright position when tilted Thanks to this feature they are often described using the Japanese saying “Nanakorobi yaoki.” The encouraging phrase which literally translates to “seven times down eight times up,” is interpreted as “If you fail you can succeed in the end if you keep going” or “There are many ups and downs in our lives.” which is the birthplace and the largest production base in Japan of daruma I first checked out the Shorinzan Daruma-ji temple The famous temple belongs to the Obaku school of Zen Buddhism It is a 30-minute walk from Gunma-Yawata Station on the JR Shinetsu Line explained how good luck daruma dolls started carved a wooden model based on an image of Bodhidharma sitting in meditation how to make papier-mache daruma from the wooden model.” Hirose added that this is the origin of how daruma began to be sold at the temple’s annual Nanakusa Taisai festival on Jan The daruma have been made with prayers and other blessings for the well-being of their future owners and their families a priest at the temple will paint the first stroke for the left eye of the daruma a store that has been making and selling daruma for 100 years I saw many daruma displayed side by side in various sizes and colors we make daruma that convey Japanese culture and the four seasons along with daruma for foreign visitors such as those with Halloween designs,” said Sumikazu Nakata the fourth-generation head of the family business who currently serves as chairman “But their faces always have a crane representing the eyebrows and a turtle representing the beard It’s our traditional design,” Nakata added Cranes and turtles are considered auspicious animals While daruma are made by a team of craftspeople who is a designated Gunma prefectural traditional craftsman She designed and created the Amabie Daruma a yokai folklore creature that protects against diseases which became well-known during the COVID-19 pandemic she made Amabie Daruma only at the personal request from her Instagram followers and it has become a signature product of the store a popular ekiben train station bento of Takasaki Station which contained many healthy ingredients based on Daruma-ji temple’s fucha cuisine traditional vegetarian dishes brought from China Japan Tourism is presented in collaboration with Ryoko Yomiuri Publication, which publishes Ryoko Yomiuri, a monthly travel magazine. If you are interested in the original Japanese version of this story, click here.   Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable fomat. © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun Volume 8 - 2014 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2014.00029 This article is part of the Research TopicDendritic Spines: From Shape to FunctionView all 21 articles The structure of dendritic spines suggests a specialized function in compartmentalizing synaptic signals near active synapses theoretical and experimental analyses indicate that the diffusive resistance of the spine neck is sufficient to effectively compartmentalize some signaling molecules in a spine for the duration of their activated lifetime Here we describe the application of 2-photon microscopy combined with stimulated emission depletion (STED-2P) to the biophysical study of the relationship between synaptic signals and spine morphology demonstrating the utility of combining STED-2P with modern optical and electrophysiological techniques Morphological determinants of fluorescence recovery time were identified and evaluated within the context of a simple compartmental model describing diffusive transfer between spine and dendrite Correlations between the neck geometry and the amplitude of synaptic potentials and calcium transients evoked by 2-photon glutamate uncaging were also investigated A challenge in establishing an understanding of the structure-function relationship of dendritic spines has been an inability to obtain high-resolution structural information in an experimental context that permits functional analysis The diffraction limited resolution of 2-photon laser scanning microscopy (2PLSM) the standard method of imaging dendritic spines in living tissue is too coarse (~400 nm) to accurately measure the dimensions of the spine neck We and others have implemented in-tissue superresolution 2PLSM realized via stimulated emission depletion (STED) (Ding et al., 2009; Bethge et al., 2013; Takasaki et al., 2013) STED-2P permits fluorescence imaging of neurons in brain tissue to a resolution of ~50 nm sufficient for accurate reconstruction of spine morphology coupled with electrophysiological analysis fluorescence recovery after photo-bleaching (FRAP) to determine what features of synaptic signaling are predicted by the morphology of the spine To preserve the highest imaging resolution analysis was limited to spines near the surface of acute brain slices This analysis demonstrates a clear structure-function relationship for diffusional transfer of a small molecule such that the physical dimensions of each spine predict the time course of diffusional equilibration across the neck we find no correlation between morphology and the sizes of uncaging evoked synaptic potentials (uEPSPs) and associated Ca transients (ΔCauEPSP) given the previously established impact of spine neck resistance on synaptic signaling suggests the possibility of counter-balanced regulation of synaptically-activated ion channels such as glutamate receptors and voltage-gated ion channels that normalize synaptic signals in the face of variable spine morphology Laser pulses from a femtosecond-pulsed Ti-Sapph laser tuned to 810 nm for two-photon excitation (2PE) are synchronized by an electronic feedback circuit (Synchrolock) with those of a picosecond-pulsed Ti-Sapph laser (pSTED) tuned to 736 nm for stimulated emission The STED laser can be exchanged by a flip mirror (FM) with the beam from a femtosecond-pulsed Ti-Sapph laser tuned to 720 nm for two-photon laser-induced uncaging (2PLU) of caged compounds STED pulses are stretched to ~200 ps by dispersion through a 120 m single-mode polarization-maintaining fiber optic (FO) and phase patterned to achieve a helical wavefront by a vortex phase plate (VP) The 2PE and STED lasers are combined by a dichroic (D1) Fluorescence is separated from excitation and depletion light by a dichroic (D2) and collected by photomultiplier tubes (PMT) λ /2 and λ /4 are half- and quarter-waveplates used to adjust the polarization This method allows comparison of Ca transient amplitudes across microscopes and laboratories since it is independent of photon collection and detection efficiency The morphology of dendritic spines imposes geometric constraints on the diffusion of biochemical materials within the spine and between the spine and its parent dendrite. A simple model describing transfer of freely diffusing substances between the spine head and dendrite can be obtained by approximating the spine head and dendrite as compartments of homogeneous concentration separated by a passive barrier imposed by the spine neck (Svoboda et al., 1996) The only time varying quantity in this model is the concentration in the spine head while the constant parameters are the cytoplasmic diffusion coefficient which functions as a particle reservoir and can be set to 0 and the geometric resistance of the spine neck which relates the dimensions of the neck to a resistance to diffusive transfer across it The equation governing the time course of CH is then This behavior is directly analogous to capacitive discharge in an electrical RC circuit and there is an analogous correspondence of the geometry of a resistor and its resistance to the diffusive resistance of the spine neck equations (1) and (2) predict exponential relaxation with a recovery time given by (A) STED-2P image of a dendritic spine on the apical dendrite of a CA1 hippocampal neurons filled with Alexa Fluor 594 through a somatic whole-cell recording pipette (B) 2PLSM linescan taken through the spine and dendrite in (A) The photobleaching pulse was delivered on the spine head after a 100 ms delay (yellow arrow) (C) Fluorescence in the spine head over time quantified from (B) Recovery was fit with a decaying exponential (red line) to obtain the recovery time constant (D–F) Recovery time constants plotted against neck length (D) The data was also fit by the same function with the exponent fixed to −2 with a 1% increase in the residual sum of squares compared with the unconstrained fit To examine the validity of the simple model leading to equation (3) we compared recovery times against a parameter defined as a combination of morphological parameters rendering invalid the discretized capacitor and resistor model described above more complex geometric models that incorporate the non-zero volume of the neck which adds a non-zero transit time and introduces a significant reservoir of molecules Figure 3. Modeling of diffusive transfer across the spine neck. (A) Recovery times from Figure 2 plotted against ζ (B) STED-2P image of the spine producing the outlying point marked by the arrow in (A) Measurement of the subthreshold membrane potential within a dendritic spine is technically challenging due to poor electrophysiological access and the lack of optical voltage indicators with sufficient sensitivity to measure small depolarizations in individual spines Ca influx through endogenous voltage-dependent sources such as voltage-gated Ca channels (VGCCs) and the NMDA-type glutamate receptor (NMDAR) can be used as an indirect measurement of spine voltage As a first step toward exploring the relationship between spine morphology and electrical compartmentalization we combined two-photon photolysis of caged glutamate and Ca imaging with STED-2P for morphological imaging Functional analysis of STED-2P resolved dendritic spines MNI-glutamate was uncaged at a point located near a target spine (white arrowhead) while line scanning over the spine and dendrite (yellow dashed line) MNI-glutamate uncaging following a 100 ms delay (white arrowhead) produced a transient increase in green fluorescence (C) Somatic membrane potential recording of the uEPSP elicited from the synapse in (A) (D) Quantification of Fluo 5F fluorescence in the spine head (red) and in the dendrite (black) as imaged in (B) Lack of correlations between spine dimensions (A,B) uEPSP amplitude plotted against spine neck diameter (A) and length (B) (C,D) Amplitude of uncaging evoked Ca transient plotted against neck diameter (C) and length (D) as indirect measurements of spine neck geometry There is a small fraction of dendritic spines for which the simple biophysical model fails to predict diffusive behavior. Recent theoretical work has clarified the approximations and limits of the biophysical model underlying equation (3) (Holcman and Schuss, 2011) and has further explored the role that subtle morphological features might play in the regulation of biochemical compartmentalization and signaling in spines More sophisticated analysis is likely necessary to explain the diffusive properties of spines with non-canonical shapes Our data might support the lack of a functional impact of spine shape on electrical or Ca signaling it may indicate the existence of counter-balancing regulatory mechanisms that adjust synaptically activated ion channels to negate the effects of spine morphology The large variability present in the uEPSP and Ca measurements likely requires studies with very large N or more sensitive techniques to reveal significant interactions by correlative population approaches The experiments described here demonstrate the use of STED-2P for structure-function studies in combination with experimental methods such as FRAP Various theoretical and experimental findings have addressed the question of how spine morphology influences synaptic function and the ability to probe biochemical and electrical function at an individual spine with simultaneous high-resolution measurement of morphology enables quantitative studies of such biophysical questions The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest Anatomical and physiological plasticity of dendritic spines doi: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.30.051606.094222 Pubmed Abstract | Pubmed Full Text | CrossRef Full Text The spine neck filters membrane potentials Pubmed Abstract | Pubmed Full Text | CrossRef Full Text Two-photon excitation STED microscopy in two colors in acute brain slices Pubmed Abstract | Pubmed Full Text | CrossRef Full Text Biphasic synaptic Ca influx arising from compartmentalized electrical 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The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser That was my surprised reaction to learning what daruma dolls are made from By Shigeo Kida / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer a traditional Japanese craft known as a good luck charm It is said that most domestically produced daruma are made in the city There are convincing reasons why the city became the largest production area for daruma the Shimotoyooka-machi district of Takasaki is located on the Karasu River I visited Gunma Daruma Seizo Oroshi Hanbai a company that has been in business for over 150 years “I am the fifth-generation owner of this business,” said Norikazu Shimizu “I form the shape of the daruma dolls and ship them to producers specializing in painting The Gunma Daruma Doll Manufacturers’ Cooperative Union has 46 members and four of them focus on forming the shape of the daruma dolls Included in the materials for the daruma are egg transportation trays These materials are dissolved in water and then poured into a mold A fine wire mesh is attached to the inner side of the mold After the mold is filled with the dissolved materials the liquid is instantly drawn out of the mold with a pump fibers stick to the wire net and are formed into the shape of a daruma “The production method is called vacuum forming which was introduced by the third owner of the business about 50 years ago,” Shimizu said daruma had been made by sticking layers of washi paper onto a wooden mold and cutting the paper open to remove the mold after the paper dried out.” Shimizu tried the old production method with a person of the same profession “It was hard to stick the paper onto the wooden mold and remove the mold,” he said ‘We wouldn’t have taken over the business if the daruma had been made with this production method.’” A daruma doll taken out of the mold is dried outdoors for about five days Clay is then attached to the bottom of it as a weight and a base material is applied to the entire body the face and other patterns are painted on it The daruma is completed after being dried well The Yomiuri ShimbunDaruma are dried outdoors The Yomiuri ShimbunA base material is applied The Yomiuri ShimbunThe daruma is colored and a face is painted on it A large part of the process involves drying which is why Takasaki is suitable for producing daruma dolls “When daruma dolls were produced on the sidelines of agriculture they were produced in the agricultural offseason during winter “It is so dry that I always need to keep hand cream on me but the weather is perfect for making daruma.” According to the history of Takasaki compiled in 2004 by an editing committee of the Takasaki municipal government Takasaki daruma began to be made by farmers around the Shorinzan Darumaji temple in the then village of Hanadaka more than 200 years ago They got the idea from amulets with a drawing of daruma on them The temple is very old and still exists in the city and now about 900,000 daruma are produced annually Behind this development are clever business plans project professor at the Takasaki University of Commerce there is a system to sell daruma every year “Old daruma are ritually burned during the New Year period and people buy new and bigger daruma after their wishes are granted,” Kumakura said The second reason is the excellent design of the dolls “Their faces have a crane representing the eyebrow and a turtle representing the beard,” Kumakura explained “The design helped enhance their value as a good luck charm.” there was more enthusiasm for elections in Japan so ‘victory daruma’ have become popular,” the professor said they’ve been appearing at sporting events.” Daruma are reportedly popular among foreign tourists If people around the world understand the festive atmosphere of daruma they might appear in elections and festivals in foreign countries someday in the future Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting Share your travel photos with us by hashtagging your images with #visitjapanjp Takasaki Daruma dolls have over 200 years of history and are still a thriving tradition being bought and gifted to families and companies to invite good fortune and positivity into their homes and offices Records suggest that Daruma came from the unassuming city of Takasaki which today produces over 80% of the popular lucky charms These Daruma are painted papier-mâché dolls most commonly depicting the bearded face of Bodhidharma but a feature: its rounded face embodies the Japanese idiom “fall down seven times stand up eight,” harking back to the doll’s origins in Buddhism The Daruma is honored as a good-luck charm exchanged among family members and given to businesses as a conduit for good fortune and hope for the year to come Takasaki Daruma dollmaking took off 200–220 years ago and their creator was Yamagata Tomogoro of Toyooka village The art of Daruma dollmaking developed further in the Edo era in the city of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) when the city succumbed to a terrible smallpox pandemic Citizens believed the color red would ward off the disease the red dolls were often placed next to children's pillows But the Daruma is no mere trinket of good luck; it depicts the face of Bodhidharma Bodhidharma is a legendary figure—a monk who is said to have lived between the fifth and sixth century CE he became enraged with himself for his lack of discipline he punished himself by cutting off his eyelids so he would never blink or sleep again Nine years into his endeavor his arms and legs withered and fell from his body inspiring this likeness in his papier-mâché counterpart Shorinzan Daruma-Ji Temple is said to be the birthplace of the Daruma-making tradition the area is the focus of cultural tourism in Takasaki It features a range of Daruma in and around the temple varying in size from the tiny to the enormous The temple grounds house workshops where you can paint your own Daruma You can also buy Daruma-themed souvenirs in the several gift shops Each year on January 1–2 is the Takasaki Daruma Festival a public festival held in the Takasaki city center in honor of the Daruma Taking place outside of the west exit of Takasaki Station this public event is a chance to buy Daruma at one of the many specialist stalls lotteries and performances are also featured at the event Takasaki has fully embraced its reputation as Daruma country and is home to many independent workshops offering tourists and residents alike a chance to experience the art of Daruma painting. Shops like Imai Daruma Naya  offer great foreigner-friendly workshops where you can drop by and make a Daruma to take home with you The shops also offer their own unique styles of professionally painted Daruma for those who want to start a collection Even their characteristic facial hair holds great meaning while the beard represents the turtle—two animals that symbolize longevity and good fortune in Buddhism And don’t forget to choose your colors wisely: each color represents a different kind of luck so make sure you choose the right color for the job the dolls differ greatly depending on the shop and dollmaker beards and eyebrows unique to each artisan so make sure to look at what they symbolize before you buy If all this talk of Daruma has caught your interest, you may be interested to know that the representatives of Miss International shared their customized Daruma, inspired by their home country, in collaboration with JETRO Gunma. See their creations up-close over on their Instagram page Browse the JNTO site in one of multiple languages e-mail magazine NEWS Academy Awards® qualifying Asia’s one of the largest international film festivals Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024 is going to showcase branded movies produced by corporations and organizations as BRANEDS SHORTS 2024 at Akasaka Intercity Conference 　28 nominated branded movies are judged by the 5 jurors who are announced today  This year’s International category includes “Marty & Francesca Make a Website” directed by and starring Martin Scorsese (Squarespace) 11 (Tue) and 12 at Akasaka Intercity as well as SSFF & ASIA 2024 Online Grand Theater from June 1 Each award will be announced at the BRANDED SHORTS Ceremony on Wed URL：　https://www.shortshorts.org/2024/branded-ceremony/ Chief Jury：Takasaki Takuma（Creative Director） Part of Accenture Song Chief Creative Officer） International Chief Creative Officer and Corporate Officer Hakuhodo Kettle Chief Jury：Takuma Takasaki（Creative Director） Growth Officer/Executive Creative Director of Dentsu Inc. Has won many domestic and international advertising awards including his three time Creator of the Year award in 2023 and production for the movie “PERFECT DAYS” (directed by Wim Wenders),it has been released in 87 countries around the world and was nominated for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for International Feature His books include “Auto Reverse,” about young boys who are ardent fans of actress Kyoko Koizumi and the novel “Haruka Kakera.“ Other books include “Techniques of Expression” and the picture book “Makkuro.“ At J-WAVE radio he is the DJ for “BITS & BOBS TOKYO” every Friday night Problem-solving through creativity and innovation has always been the focus of Masaya’s career and passion His bi-cultural perspective–drawn from his roots in Japan and the US–has been praised and recognized internationally including Cannes Lions Grand Prix and Grand Clio he was featured on a “39 Designers who will change the world“ list by Forbes Magazine Japan in 2019 he appeared on the “40 under 40: Young Leaders in APAC“ list and in 2020 he was named  “Creative Person of the Year” by Campaign Asia she became involved in producing dramas and movies at LDS Co. and produced the film “Beautiful Dreamer” directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro has produced many original films including Netflix’s “Talk Survivor,” TX drama “Mass-Produced Rico,” “Traveling Sandwich,” “Japanese Style,” and “dependence” Last year was selected for the Japanese people who change the world “30 UNDER 30 JAPAN 2023” by Forbes magazine International Chief Creative Officer and Corporate Officer　Hakuhodo Kettle he developed a style that integrates everything from strategy to execution Producing innovative campaigns and branded content as Co-CEO and ECD he has been traveling around the world as Chief Creative Officer leading the global business of Hakuhodo Headquarters He has won more than 150 domestic and international advertising awards and has over 30 years of experience judging international advertising awards including Cannes he served as chairman of the jury for film at the London International Advertising Awards and chairman for branded content at the Asia-Pacific Advertising Festival Co-authored “Breakthrough Inspiration is Born from Logic.”In 2024 He serves as Jury President of Digital Craft Lion at Cannes Lions Worked on numerous commercials as a commercial director including Kubota’s “Kubota Supports’’ series Her feature film debut came in 2019 with “Blue Hour.” Also directed Netflix Series “He‘s Expecting”　and NHK night drama “Yumin Stories: End of Winter.’’ Awards include ’21 ACC Film Category Craft Award (Director) 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival Asian Newcomer Category Best Director Award Winner                      Time varies depends on the screening program / Seminar Contents：①Screening of nominated titles ： Mon 　　　　　　 the 1st part 2,000JPY　／the 2nd part 2,000JPY／ combination 3,000JPY https://shortshorts2024branded0612.peatix.com/ Committee for Short Shorts Harajuku Omotesando Keyakikai Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Japan Tourism Agency Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy Shibuya City AMUSE inc. 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Network systems. © 2024 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia Gunma — About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma The service was conducted by the prefecture’s Gunma Daruma Doll Manufacturers’ Cooperative Union The manufacturers collected the dolls from Takasaki residents during the Takasaki Darumaichi market the dolls were burned as priests chanted sutras and members of the cooperative union prayed for prosperity in business and world peace JR Shinetsu Line will have a new station in the city which has been named Toyooka Daruma Station “Sales of daruma dolls are growing higher and higher every year,” said Masahiro Yoshida “I hope people will continue to live with these dolls for a long time.” 12-year-old Mark Robberts represents South Africa in the Funakoshi Girchin Cup Karate World Championship in Takasaki It’s a massive opportunity for the tween who it’s also something that might never have come about if he hadn’t been encouraged to ditch his VR (virtual reality) headset Mark’s mom Marna tells Good Things Guy that her son’s karate journey all began as a way to “break his relationship with his VR Headset.” Then she didn’t even know that a knack for the martial arts ran in her son’s blood (his father is a brown belt) But all was soon to be revealed as the Robberts’ rekindled their karate roots What started as a way to break into a new hobby away from VR soon became far more Mark Snr was inspired to get back into karate while little Mark knuckled down to learn the basics Young Mark soon proved that the apple didn’t fall far from the tree (the father and son even share the same birthday) and went on to compete (and reign victorious) in different events including the Gauteng and SA Championships in his belt and age categories “His heart and soul is now Karate,” Marna shares he participated in the Elite division at the SA Championships—a serious feat considering his purple belt status in an arena typically designated for black and brown belts qualified for bigger leagues and even took home a medal It wasn’t long until it was all systems go in preparing for the Karate World Champs and already has his participation number: lucky 52 Team South Africa’s Junior squad are already hot on the scene in Japan with last push training underway before the big event A post shared by Mark Robberts (@karate_champ_mark) Marna explains that a lot of fundraising efforts went into getting Mark his moment, and they were able to raise around a third of the funds required. 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Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again 1952 to parents Jean and John Takasaki.  He grew up a talented hard-working and accomplished athlete excelling in school and keeping up with his 5 brothers and sisters.  He played basketball Bob attended the University of Lethbridge where he earned his education degree and began his lifelong calling of teaching.  He taught both junior high and high school for 36 years before retiring in June of 2013.  He was a devoted and influential teacher touching the lives of so many of the students who came through his classroom door not only through his teaching but in his coaching of football and volleyball teams.  He cared deeply for his students and their education he truly loved us kids and our dad never missed an awards ceremony Bob was also a great friend and enthusiastic golfer.  He spent summer after summer with close friends on the Land O’ Lakes Golf & Country Club and even while struggling with health issues in his last years he continued to rack up hours on the course doing what he loved.  He enjoyed his part time job at the casino and appreciated staying busy while meeting new people each day.  This year he developed a new interest in cooking and our family so enjoyed watching him try out new recipes and buy each and every new kitchen gadget to further his hobby.  Most of all his legacy is his great love for his kids and grand-kids.  They were his pride and joy and he surrounded himself with their pictures Bob is survived by his wife: Joanne Takasaki; his children: Christopher (Jalae) Steed Jayme (Brad) Pierringer; his grandchildren: Madison Pierringer Audrey Steed and Cash Steed; his sisters: Joy Jensen Gay (Jerry) Arnold and Vivian (Jim) Ragan; and his brothers: Leo (Doris) Takasaki and Alan (Shirley) Takasaki.  Many thanks for all the kind words and support that have poured in from so many plans for a memorial will be posted at a later date Image: dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The first dual exhibition by the artists Christian Rogers and Shohei Takasaki—both of whom have had solo exhibitions at Nationale previously—represents a study in duality, with the work of each artist alternately complementing and contradicting his counterpart. The collaborative effect in Curly Hair/Hot Metal is jarring in the most appealing of ways Walking through the show one inhabits two distinct worlds that become one when juxtaposed with Takasaki’s painterly incisions engaging in a meaningful conversation with Rogers’ disparate assemblages of skin but “multitudinous fleshscapes” is what I initially jotted down while staring at Rogers’ work in the show Equally interested in salaciousness and understated solemnity encompass what Rogers achieves in “Curly Hair/Hot Metal.” Works like Gay Cruise Line and By Invitation Only do feature both naked and thinly clothed male bodies and the untitled Rogers’ Polaroid photos in the show do luxuriate in the unadorned physical and natural worlds (According to the catalog for the show Rogers sourced all the collage-based imagery from vintage erotic magazines.) At the same time this prurient aspect of “Hair/Hot Metal” veers more towards sexual elegy rather than elation especially when buttressed by the Day-Glo figurations that overhang the collaged aspects of each work Although the shapes themselves—dense and expansive—exude a certain frivolity the more I studied each painting the more poignant Humans are acolytes of light and the brighter something is the more we’re inclined to think of it as happy As I stared intently at Rogers’ painting Heatwave certainly the painting’s coloration is one of openhanded agreement It asks for attention and immediately receives it the collaged men that make up a portion of the composition of Heatwave seem to also float a certain “lust as grief” trope one of the men stares at the viewer pensively He’s not bashful about his nakedness or sexuality so much as cognizant of his own mortality Heavy handed or fatalistic as it might seem and Heatwave encompasses this notion completely The fact that who we are now is not who (or where) we’ll be in one hundred years is not a cause for lamentation to live in the moment knowing that tomorrow is never promised to anyone The men in Rogers’ paintings and Polaroids in “Curly Hair/Hot Metal” know this; Rogers’ effusive colors and shapes know it too The cumulative effect is one of vivacious passion Shohei Takasaki’s work in “Curly Hair/Hot Metal” dovetails directly with Rogers’ in certain ways and in other respects skirts it Takasaki is concerned with embracing the present moment Every painting by the artist is identified as “Untitled” but each also contains a dated parenthetical: (June 17 2022) or  (Feb 28 2022) Although it’s unclear if Takasaki actually completed each painting on the given day—it seems doubtful—surely the inclusion of each date is a significant one speaking to the immediacy of inspiration and creation No matter how much we might plan or prepare and accepting that certainty is the only way to fully live in the (mortal) present Flesh and the body are also concerns of Takasaki’s in “Curly Hair/Hot Metal.” Written on the side of some of the paintings’ frames in thick black charcoal are various cryptic koan-like incitements: “Broken Windows Skin,” “Skin Communication” and “TV Haze Numbes Skin” Vis-à-vis the actual artwork on the canvas the viewer is left to decipher these messages for herself–there is no direct relationship between the two components–but what is clear is that Takasaki is invested in the daily intimacy of being alive in the world Takasaki’s line in paintings like Untitled (May 23 2022) and Untitled (June 17 2022) is raw and tangible It stymies rather than clarifies and is decidedly uninterested in didactic illumination Anything but 4.) The visible eyes in the shadowy figurations displayed in Untitled (June 22 2022) and Untitled (May 23 2022) are not vessels of sight so much as presence and with their placement on each canvas the viewer will naturally try to form a face around them or at least tempered by Takasaki’s refusal to engage in direct figuration “Corrosive suggestibility” is what I wrote in my notebook while studying Takasaki’s paintings in the show and I do think that phrase captures some of what the artist achieves in “Curly Hair/Hot Metal.” The word corrosion normally has a pejorative sense—something has been destroyed or distorted—but in this instance I use it positively The schisms that comprise Takasaki paintings in the show are teetering towards a rebirth of some kind but not there yet this is a rich and fertile place to be.     After doing an initial quick walkthrough of “Curly Hair/Hot Metal” I was hard-pressed to ascertain just what exactly connected the work of Christian Rogers and Shohei Takasaki it’s clear that the gestural energy of each artist hums at a similar frequency The works themselves vary in scope and tone but the underlying expressive ardor is the same It’s an ardor worth experiencing firsthand at Nationale “Curly Hair/Hot Metal” is on view at Nationale through August 28 The gallery is open for limited hours through August 18th: Friday – Sunday from 12 pm – 5 pm the gallery is open Monday 11 am – 6 pm Thursday through Saturday 11 am – 6 pm Email *Your email address will not be published Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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I initially struggled to see the connection between Christian Rogers and Shohei Takasaki’s work in “Curly Hair/Hot Metal.” However after spending more time with their pieces I began to notice a shared energy in their expressive gestures the intensity and passion in their art resonate similarly This exhibition at Nationale is definitely something worth experiencing in person for anyone who appreciates the nuanced vibrancy of contemporary art If you prefer to make a comment privately, fill out our feedback form The appearance by the poet and memoirist is part of the school's “Learning Across Boundaries” program which also includes a literary and visual art display The artists in the group show 'Infinite Possibilities' use paper as a medium to explore complex ideas around family The resulting works are as poignant as they are beautiful Sluts & Martyrs" on view at Adams and Ollman and juxtaposed text to explore creativity and art's social framing Exhibitions on view in May tackle everything from past selves to Taiwanese snack logos Whether you're in the mood for something contemplative or just plain mysterious - maybe all three The fleet-fingered virtuoso has collaborated with Dunlop on one of the wildest Cry Babys yet Dunlop has teamed up with Japanese guitar icon Akira Takasaki for a new Cry Baby wah pedal that features a built-in fuzz circuit Takasaki is best known as the guitarist for Japanese heavy metal outfit Loudness where he has dazzled audiences with his astonishing technical prowess and high-speed picking accuracy for over 40 years check out the time he swung by the Guitar World offices back in 2011 Takasaki – who is known for his somewhat extrovert ESP Random Star and Killer Guitars – has taken a similarly high-octane approach to his signature wah Dunlop has equipped his personal take with a custom low-frequency sweep and switchable fuzz circuit The latter feature allows players to inject molten fuzz-wah at just the right moment before the pedal stems the flow as soon as you take your foot off which in our eyes makes it one of the best-looking Cry Babys of recent years (Image credit: Jim Dunlop)(Image credit: Jim Dunlop)(Image credit: Jim Dunlop)(Image credit: Jim Dunlop)(Image credit: Jim Dunlop)The wah’s actual sweep is preset to that lower frequency range but there are controls to adjust the fuzz: an oversized knurled knob to adjust Fuzz Sensitivity and a kick-switch to turn the circuit on and off It can be powered by a nine-volt battery or power supply and features LED indicators to show when the fuzz and/or wah are on but renowned Japanese guitar magazine Young Guitar got their hands on one a couple of months back Takasaki’s wah offers a throatier performance than you’d get from your standard GCB95 while adding the fuzz adds almost square-wave synth-like textures at higher levels Takasaki is clearly overjoyed with the pedal “The best ROCK wah pedal for live performances” “From the moment you step on the pedal this badass effect simultaneously roars out fuzz along with the traditional Cry Baby Wah sound!" he adds This is the second fuzz-equipped wah pedal Dunlop has launched this year, following the DareDevil Fuzz Wah The Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah is available now for $229. For more information, head to JimDunlop.com Klon Centaur creator Bill Finnegan once said that the hype around his pedal was “ridiculous,” yet originals still fetch $10,000 or more on the secondhand market why does the Klon remain a holy grail pedal “It could be something you could bequeath to those you love”: Red Witch’s Apothecary pedals could outlast every other stompbox on your ’board – and even become family heirlooms “Smashing Pumpkins taught me that music doesn’t have to fit neatly into a box… it’s not as easy as pie It’s pie with a side of metal!” Billy Corgan asked Jenna Fournier to go back to bass Japanese version Japanese version DULUTH — Visitors to the Duluth Sport Show will have the chance to forget about the miserable ice fishing season and start dreaming about the open-water fishing soon to come And if they stop in for a seminar in the French River Room at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center they just might learn how to catch more and bigger fish has been one of the most prominent walleye anglers in North America for the past 35 years winning tournaments; helping shape and steer the fishing industry; and sharing his knowledge through articles he’s offering daily seminars on how to better use slip bobbers for all species and how to use paddle-tail plastics to catch more walleyes The seminars are included in the show’s price for admission Takasaki grew up in a town of 600 people in central Illinois He attended the University of Illinois-Champaign where he befriended a fraternity brother and future tournament fishing partner The duo mostly targeted crappie and bass on Illinois and Kentucky lakes in those days both men moved to the Chicago area in 1982 and took jobs with Hewlett-Packard The duo attended fishing seminars and even bought a boat together so they could fish more where Campbell's family owned a cabin and where Takasaki caught his first-ever walleye they had been bitten by the tournament fishing bug They entered their first Masters Walleye Circuit tournaments they earned the prestigious Masters Walleye Circuit Team of the Year title The boys went pro at that point and in 1998 Takasaki won the Professional Walleye Tour championship that came with a $100,000 purse Takasaki had always dreamed of making fishing his full-time career and that happened in 1999 when he moved to Brainerd to become president of the Lindy-Little Joe fishing tackle company which had been his first and biggest sponsor “I was selling computers for Hewlett-Packard; I could sell for sure And I got an interview for my dream job,’’ Takasaki told the News Tribune Takasaki oversaw huge growth at Lindy until the privately held company was sold to Pradco fishing tackle in 2008 and Takasaki moved to Sioux Falls The first day I was in Brainerd it was 25 below also noting that South Dakota doesn’t have as many mosquitoes in summer or an income tax Some of Takasaki’s major walleye wins include the 1993 Mercury National Tournament held on Lake Winnebago he set the all-time one-day Professional Walleye Tournament record with a limit of five walleyes that weighed 53.2 pounds on Lake Erie Takasaki was inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward noted for not just catching walleyes and winning tournaments but also his efforts to promote fishing That includes a longtime monthly column for the Midwest Outdoors newspaper and a regular stint on Midwest Outdoors TV He also produced a series of popular how-to fishing videos and he has continued a grueling circuit of seminars at various events and sport shows across the Midwest Takasaki has managed to hang on to a boatload of major sponsors over the years even as sporting goods manufacturers and retailers have consolidated and cut back on sponsoring anglers one reason many people have had to drop out of the business The News Tribune caught up with Takasaki recently between his fishing seminars to ask a few questions: Q: How would you describe your current job A: I’m a full-time professional fisherman who makes his living fishing tournaments and promoting the sport the seminars and teaching people more than the tournaments Q: Are you still doing a long winter seminar schedule at boat and sports shows and then it’s almost every weekend through March I've decided to fish the whole National Walleye Trail Red Wing (the Mississippi River) and Green Bay for sure Q: How did you get so good at tournament walleye fishing relatively quickly My dad first took me fishing when I was 4 years old But central Illinois doesn't have many walleyes … I didn’t catch a walleye until after college But we (Takasaki and his fishing partner John Campbell) kept at it and got pretty good we didn’t catch a single walleye in either one … But doing well at that Dubuque (Iowa) tournament on the Mississippi River (in 1989) we just missed first place by a few ounces — I think we finished fourth — was the spark When we pulled our fish out of the live well in front of 6,000 people in a stadium I dedicated myself to walleye fishing at that point Q: Have you figured out what makes you better than the average angler Learn where the fish like to eat and where they like to live … We took fishing classes from Spence Petros (Fishing Facts magazine founder) back in Illinois and he taught us about structure and cover Throw some minnows into an aquarium; watch where they go They either go to any cover that’s in there The minnows are in the corners of lakes and rivers and the walleyes trap them in those inside turns Don't fish the points; fish the inside turns A: They’re hesitant to change from their favorite lure or favorite technique Lindy rigging doesn’t work everywhere or every time I evaluate my skills every year — trolling crankbaits or throwing swimbaits or fishing live bait — and if I think I’m deficient in any of those Q: One of your Duluth seminars will be on slip bobbers A: Put the bait in the right spot and keep it there Find out where the fish are in the water column (what depth) and make sure that's where your bait is Just adjust your bait depth to where the fish are Q: Your other Duluth seminar subject is paddle tail lures What’s the big deal about paddle tails as opposed to other soft plastic lures A: I think the end of the tail creates all of the action A swirl (twister) tail doesn't really make the body move they are wobbling back and forth like crazy one of Takasaki’s sponsors) has a great new paddle tail swimbait … They can be better than live bait sometimes because they will trigger a strike Q: What’s your favorite lake or river for walleyes Q: Did we hear right that you are also a professional poker player Q: Are there similarities between tournament fishing and tournament poker You’ve got to have the patience to wait out the fish and you have to have the patience to wait out the right poker hand The Duluth Sport Show and the Northland Outdoors Duluth Deer Classic are set for Thursday at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center The event features hundreds of exhibitors focused on fishing Dealers and manufacturers will be on hand displaying their newest models and several seminars are scheduled on fishing Synopsis : Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books And he loves trees and takes photos of them A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us Q&A with Co-Writer/Producer Takuma Takasaki and Actor Koji Yakusho Q:This part was written especially for Koji Yakusho — how was your preparation for it KY: I’m just so grateful that Takuma and Wim Venders wrote such a wonderful script for me I’m extremely blessed and the most important thing in preparation was to learn how to clean the toilets properly [laughs] Q: It was a quite fast process of writing how was it to work with Wim Wenders and how was it working on the construction of the script TT: when I first spoke with them we had discussed doing a fictional character — a fictional existence in the form of a documentary there weren’t very many lines in the screenplay itself My daughter actually wondered — “Are you really working dad?” One thing that Wim and I took great care [to do] and put effort into was writing things that wouldn’t necessarily be seen on the screen; they might not be visible In order to create images for things that aren’t written in the screenplay it really had to be Koji Yakusho as the only person who could accomplish that you mentioned that you learned how to clean toilets but the character has a big dimension and a past Tell us about how you conceive the character not only in his actions but also in the emotional dimension as well KY: There were very few lines in this beautiful place A beautiful script but to get closer to the character I really just thought about how he cleans these toilets every day He goes to the forest and eats his sandwich He reads a book that he loves and he goes to sleep and so I was thinking about this man and just pondering who he really is During the shoot was where I did a majority of the work that you were asking me about We would just shoot and would go straight into shooting takes It was as if I was just living as him and as we were shooting I knew that every moment was not going to be repeated so I just cherished every moment and I think that’s what you see on screen Q: Is the routine a shelter for this character – shelter from pain but what I found is that it seems like in his repetition of everyday life he still sees and hears things differently every day So every day is really fresh for him and he feels that these things really reach him I think he’s moved on a daily basis by the really subtle changes that he experiences and that’s just who he is He’s a very happy person and especially when his past comes to greet him in the form of his family He’s moved profoundly and I think he’s even further cast into sort of the depths of who he is — he’s much freer at that time Q: It’s interesting that you both mentioned the idea of documentary because in a way it’s a document of Tokyo but at the same time the film has a fictional aspect even when it was shot as a documentary Could you comment on the dreams aspects of this TT: It wasn’t that he was forced to live that kind of existence; I believe that it was on his own that he positively chose to live that kind of life every day for him is fulfilling so I think that that feeling is reflected in the dream sequences that’s an expression of what he’s feeling Q: The music is there from beginning to end Were those inclusions written or were the specific songs decided on once you were editing TT: The [music] was actually part of it at the stage of the script writing I’m sure everyone here knows how Wim Wenders is in terms of his inclusion of music in his works I would say that he’s probably the world’s leading director in terms of that technique but what we actually discussed almost on a daily basis is what would Hirayama be listening to What kind of music would he be a fan of and based on that we together chose the songs that would be in the film we basically had a list of what music would be included Something that was probably the most surprising or incredible that I thought was there in terms of the list of music was that our director decided very clearly that we would not use any music that Hirayama Q: This music somehow belongs very much to all of us but to a certain generation most especially The film talks about a dialogue between two generations or a different way of approaching work and life observing nature having a different rhythm was there a certain idea of a melancholy of the past a certain criticism of the present or was there a way to find the tonality in the conception of the whole film TT: In terms of approaching the existence of Hirayama in the same way it wasn’t that we were trying to create a sort of story or create this portrait of him where he’s rejecting certain things or criticizing certain things It was more of a positive portrayal in terms of how he lived his life and his actual existence itself so it wasn’t that we were intending to create this agenda or anything like that We were very carefully following him almost as if you were an interview subject In looking at him as a person and what he would do again there was nothing intentional in trying to create this contrast or criticism nothing to go by his name but he goes to sleep every night extremely satisfied.” In Tokyo or New York or any big city you can basically buy anything that you want in terms of material possessions but it’s not where you find satisfaction Seeing Hirayama in this concrete city with no TV or internet he just sees and hears what naturally comes into his life It’s like he’s living in this very pleasant forest even though he’s living in the middle of a massive city I was just impressed and taken by how he lives and just felt myself fall into the thought of there’s a way to live this way in a city.” Q: It’s interesting that you mention this contrast between material life and the word “consumerism.” The spiritual aspect of the film shows that and maybe the most emblematic character for this is the homeless person played by Min Tanaka Could you comment on this character and this amazing actor KY: I would say that Hirayama sees this homeless man but maybe he actually doesn’t exist in reality Most people see homeless people but pretend not to see them and I think Hirayama is able  to see him He has this special connection with him because this man sort of expresses “Komorebi” — which means the light that trickles through the leaves of the trees and casts a shadow I think Min Tanaka is an absolutely incredible dancer and actor — someone that I really respect deeply Check out more of Nobuhiro’s articles.  Andrew Scott Guja Quaranta is an experienced producer of film who has taken part as associate producer in the limited Showtime/Netflix series Ripley directed and executive produced by Steven Zaillian The titular character of the show first was introduced by writer Patricia Highsmith in her 1955 novel… everyday high school student living in a rural village she escapes into her online persona as Belle @Courtesy of Neon Synopsis : Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his… ©Courtesy of Strand Releasing Songs of Earth : Experiencing Norway’s adventurous valley with Olin and his 85-year-old father; 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he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the… Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} TAKASAKI — Three Japanese fencing medalists at the Paris Games received bonus prize money of ¥250 million in total from the company they belong to on Monday an entertainment company based in Takasaki Shikine and Nagano who won gold in the men’s foil team at the Paris Olympics were given ¥100 million each silver medalist in the men’s epee team was given ¥50 million The amounts are extraordinary in comparison with the Japanese Olympic Committee’s ¥5 million for gold ¥2 million for silver and ¥1 million for bronze the three attended meetings at the Takasaki city hall and the Gunma prefectural office “I was surprised by the amount of the award money I want to eat something nice,” Nagano told reporters “I shouldn’t be too satisfied with the result [at the Games] I will do my best to win gold in both the individual and team events at the Los Angeles Games,” Shikine said “I was given this money while pursuing my dream,” Minobe said “I hope I can help motivate children who are starting to learn fencing.” The chief growth officer at Dentsu in Japan talks to us about the relationship between narrative film and advertising and his intuitive collaboration with Wim Wenders on his Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days In 2023, prolific photographer Daidō Moriyama released a book of images celebrating an overlooked constant in the built environment: public toilets “It may sound as though I am exaggerating but no other photographer has used public restrooms in Japan as much as I have,” he wrote in the book’s introduction referring to the pitstops he made over his many years spent making images around Japan but he has a fictional rival in Wim Wenders’ latest film Perfect Days: Hirayama who ritually photographs Tokyo’s urban plant life in between cleaning jobs for The Tokyo Toilet The Tokyo Toilet is a real initiative compromising 17 public restrooms scattered around Tokyo’s Shibuya district each one individually designed to transcend its practical function by doubling as an architectural point of interest Among them are Kazoo Sato’s igloo-like design and Shigeru Ban’s pastel-hued glass box that turns opaque upon locking The Tokyo Toilet was completed in time for the 2020 Olympic Games but with the occasion partly stalled by the pandemic these mini design marvels never quite had the celebratory launch they deserved leaving their appreciation outside of Tokyo largely confined to specialist architecture publications In the hands of Wim Wenders – the filmmaker behind Wings of Desire and Paris Texas – and Tokyo-based screenwriter Takuma Takasaki who is also a decorated advertising creative director The Tokyo Toilet initiative is finally getting its moment in the sun through the lens of film “We wanted to make four short stories,” explains Takasaki via an interpreter Yet after approaching Wenders to direct the project the German filmmaker suggested turning it into a feature-length film instead Porto Rocha has created a bright and confident brand for the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) that references its striking architecture The Paddington director has shot a trio of black and white shorts asking cinemagoers to put their phones on silent We talk to ad agency Joan about expanding the US shop into the UK and its focus on creating idea-first work that creates talkability moments on social Brands are treading a delicate path in an age of increasing protectionism where having a strong national identity can be a blessing or a curse Copyright © 2025 Centaur Media plc and / or its subsidiaries and licensors Built by Standfirst Prior to joining BMF, Takasaki spent three-and-a-half-years leading Google APAC’s production offering for its brand studio and nine years at Wieden+Kennedy Portland and Tokyo as a production and operation lead at the creative agency. In her new role, Takasaki will work across the agency and its portfolio of clients to drive efficiency and effectiveness throughout the production process to help the business continue to deliver world class work. In addition, she will help bolster the creative agency’s innovation offering, alongside Google APAC’s former head of creative and BMF’s chief innovation officer Tara McKenty. Says Stephen McArdle, CEO, BMF: “Simone is somewhat of a production unicorn. She has progressive tech and digital production skills as well as extensive experience leading production at a world-class creative agency. Simone’s skillset, ambition, and credibility makes her the perfect person to enhance the holistic agency process and further drive our innovation offering alongside our chief innovation officer Tara McKenty.” Says Takasaki: “BMF has an incredibly strong reputation for its creativity, culture, and craft. After four years working in big tech, I couldn’t be more excited to be joining an agency with such a strong reputation in not just its creativity but its effectiveness.” Congratulations Simone! All the best with the new role. Register for Free and receive the Campaign Brief Daily Bulletin. Type your email address in the space below. A professional South Dakota fisherman took first place at the international Winnipeg River Greenback Championship – home of the unique greenback walleye. Thirty mile an hour winds pair with pelting rain and near-freezing temperatures hardly make for ideal fishing conditions, but professional angler Ted Takasaki and his partner, Dave Randash, overcame these elements to reel in a prize catch on the Winnipeg River. Takasaki said there’s one thing bringing anglers from near and far to the Canadian prairie town of Pine Falls, Manitoba. “That system is the only system in the world that has green walleyes. They’re called Greenbacks, just like a dollar bill. If you looked at a dollar bill, and some of the holographic bright-green printing on the dollar bill, that’s exactly what these walleyes look like, and there’s nothing like it anywhere else.” Takasaki’s claim to the title was cemented with a 30-inch, 8.5 pound fish. “I would consider any thirty-inch walleye to be a trophy, because you just don’t catch that many 30-inchers," Takasaki said. "I’ve caught a lot of 27, 28, 29, a handful of 30's, and very very few 30-plus. They’re pretty rare. I mean, a true 30-inch, 10-pound walleye is tough to catch anywhere you go.” For the catch-and-release tournament, once the fish are officially weighed, they are returned to the water. “We weighed in, it was about 37.5 pounds, and the next closest team in second place was ~31," Takasaki said. "So, we actually won the tournament by about six pounds.” Takasaki – who lives in Sioux Falls - says despite his professional experience, he still believes the best hunting and fishing can be found in South Dakota. Although laparoscopic anatomical hepatectomy (LAH) is widely adopted today, laparoscopic anatomic mesohepatectomy (LAMH) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains technically challenging. Counterclockwise modular LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches takes the advantages of the two approaches, is a novel protocol for LAMH. It is thought to be technically feasible for patients with a centrally located solitary HCC. The oncologic feasibility of this technique needs to be investigated based on long-term follow-up. A multicenter, large-scale, more careful study is necessary. Volume 12 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.1046766 Background: Although laparoscopic anatomical hepatectomy (LAH) is widely adopted today laparoscopic anatomic mesohepatectomy (LAMH) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains technically challenging 6 patients suffering from solitary liver tumors located in the middle lobe of the liver underwent counterclockwise modular LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches the Glissonean pedicle approach (Takasaki approach) was first used to transect the liver pedicles of segment right anterior (G58) and segment 4 (G4) the hepatic vein-guided approach was performed along the umbilical fissure vein (UFV) to sever the liver parenchyma from the caudal to cranial direction and the middle hepatic vein (MHV) and anterior fissure vein (AFV) were then disconnected at the root the hepatic vein-guided approach was once more performed along the ventral side of the right hepatic vein (RHV) to transect the liver parenchyma from the cranial to anterior direction The entire process was applied in a counterclockwise fashion and the exposure or transection sequence was G58 the liver parenchyma along the ventral side of RHV Results: The counterclockwise modular LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches was feasible in all 6 cases The median duration of the operation was 275 ± 35.07 min and the mean estimated blood loss was 283.33 ml The Clavien-Dindo Grade I-II complications rate was up to 33.33% mainly characterized by postoperative pain and a small amount of ascites No Clavien-Dindo Grade III-V complications occurred and the mean postoperative hospital stay was 6.83 ± 1.47 days Follow-up results showed that the average disease-free survival (DFS) was 12.17 months DFS rate and tumor recurrent rate were 100% Conclusions: Counterclockwise modular LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches takes the advantages of the two approaches It is thought to be technically feasible for patients with a centrally located solitary HCC The oncologic feasibility of this technique needs to be investigated based on long-term follow-up and its indications are gradually expanding the optimum approach to complete LAH has not yet been identified The hepatic vein, a branch of the inferior vena cava running between hepatic segments or lobes and collecting blood from the liver parenchyma, is often used as an anatomical landmark and is continuously exposed on the plane of hepatic disconnection in OAH or LAH (7). Especially in LAH, the operator is often disoriented because of the visual field, so a path guided by the hepatic vein has become valuable (8) Due to the complex structure of the central region of the liver, which involves the Glissonean pedicles of segment right anterior (G58) and segment 4 (G4), umbilical fissure vein (UFV), middle hepatic vein (MHV), anterior fissure vein (AFV) and the right hepatic vein (RHV), laparoscopic anatomic mesohepatectomy (LAMH) remains technically challenging in the clinic (9) no standard surgical procedure for LAMH has been reported we introduce some recent cases of counterclockwise modular LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches which may offer a benefit for difficult procedures The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Binzhou Medical University Hospital All surgical procedures in the study were performed in accordance with the relevant regulations at our hospital Informed consent of patients for surgery or invasive treatment was obtained separately before the operation consecutive patients who underwent LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches for HCC from January 1 at Binzhou Medical University Hospital were included Patients with benign tumors or other types of malignant tumors and patients who underwent LNAH were excluded All patients received preoperative laboratory tests Child−Pugh classification and indocyanine green retention rate at 15 minutes (ICG-R15) were required as patients suffering from LAMH are at risk of acute liver failure (ALF) after major hepatectomy Only patients with a Child−Pugh grade A or B and ICG-R15 <25% were allowed to undergo the protocol A three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction model of the liver for each patient was also built by the IQQA-Liver system (EDDA Company USA) using the preoperative computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image which could vividly visualize the target Glissonean pedicle (G58 and G4) the system helps to measure the residual liver volume and the standard liver volume All patients received general anesthesia with a central venous pressure controlled at 2-5 cm H2O completed the operation together with or without indocyanine green fluorescence staining Postoperative management was relatively simple Chest and abdominal CTs were required to be reviewed to assess for the presence of reactive pleural effusion and peritoneal encapsulated effusion after the operation All LAMH procedures were performed by the same surgical team patients were placed in the supine position with legs apart under intravenous and inhalational anesthesia of which one main operator stood on the right side of the patient and another main operator stood on the left while the assistant holding the scope stood between the patient’s legs The pneumoperitoneum pressure was maintained at 10-14 mmHg and the central venous pressure was maintained at 2-5 cm H2O the liver was freed from the ligamentum teres hepatis and falciform ligament without hard compression or the gallbladder was suspended after disconnecting the gallbladder duct and artery if the bottom or body was invaded by HCC The Pringle maneuver was conducted extracorporeally and intermittently during the transection of the liver parenchyma with the “15-min clamping and 5-min release” principle Figure 1 Program diagram of counterclockwise modular LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches All data were collected from our clinical database and times of the Pringle maneuver; postoperative outcomes such as levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (AST) on the first day after the operation (POD1); postoperative length of hospital stay; and postoperative complications classified according to the Clavien–Dindo classification and intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) were also collected and times of Pringle maneuver data were obtained from the anesthesia records postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage data and IAI data were obtained from our clinical records Follow-up was standardized using telephone and outpatient follow-up and the MRI of upper abdomen was necessary in each outpatient follow-up to assess the tumor prognosis disease-free survival (DFS) rate and the average DFS were recorded respectively Continuous variables are expressed as the mean and standard deviation (SD) The continuous and categorical variables were compared using ANOVA and Chi-squared tests All analyses were performed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 software (IBM Co Survival was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the included patients All 6 counterclockwise modular LAMHs using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches went smoothly The overall postoperative recovery was relatively uneventful were 285.10 ± 95.36 U/L (Normal Range: 15 - 40 U/L) and 265.57 ± 66.74 U/L (Normal Range: 9 - 50 U/L) respectively on POD1 No Clavien-Dindo Grade III-V complications such as postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage Table 2 Details of surgical outcomes of the included patients Although the selection of appropriate patients and detailed preoperative evaluations such as 3D visual structure reconstruction help to ensure the success of the operation an increased number of vessels in the middle hepatic lobe multiple variations in the vessel course between the anterior and posterior regions and a relatively narrow operating space under the diaphragm are all unfavorable factors restricting the protocol Simplifying these complications is a critical topic faced by hepatobiliary surgeons although the Takasaki approach was possibly used restricted to the standing position of the surgeon only the caudal hepatic vein-guided approach could be used when completing the right plane meaning that the RHV would be isolation and exposure from the distal branches to the trunk which was prone to get lost in the disconnection and lacerate the target vein leading to massive bleeding or other serious consequences the protocol in our study takes advantage of both the Takasaki approach and the hepatic vein-guided approach Because squeezing liver tissue during the operation could release cancer cells the Glissonean pedicle was implemented as a priority strategy and ligature and transection were performed at the root of G58 and G4 first considering that the vasculature between the anterior and posterior regions of the liver varies greatly we were not in a hurry to transect the liver parenchyma between them but instead completed the left plane of the LAMH based on the characteristics of relatively fixed and less variable nature of G4 After the disconnection of the MHV and AFV Another main surgeon on the left side of the patient subsequently used a cranial approach along the ventral side of the RHV avoiding the limitation of narrow spaces under the diaphragm when using the caudal approach under conditions of which the RHV would be fully and safely exposed and protected the RHV-guided approach could effectively avoid the interference of vascular variation between the anterior and posterior regions of the liver and achieve true LAMH No significant elevations in ALT and/or AST levels occurred on the first day after the operation which also supported the changes after LAH there was still one patient relapsed at the 13th month after operation The recurrent tumors were located both in the left lobe and the right posterior lobe of the liver a TACE followed by target therapy and immunotherapy were performed the tumors had no further progress and the patient survived with tumor in the last follow-up Review the preoperative tumor staging of the patient this study remains subject to several limitations this is a single-center study with a small sample size and no comparative sequence it lacks long-term follow-up to verify whether the procedure has value this maneuver should continue to be explored counterclockwise modular LAMH using combined Glissonean pedicle (Takasaki approach) and hepatic vein-guided approaches is thought to be technically feasible for patients with a centrally located solitary HCC The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary material Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by Institutional Ethics Committee of Binzhou Medical University Hospital The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study Written informed consent was obtained from the individual(s) for the publication of any potentially identifiable images or data included in this article XC and ZZ contributed equally to this work They are the guarantors of the manuscript and contributed to 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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited *Correspondence: Xuefeng Cao, YnlmeWdkd2tfY3hmQDE2My5jb20= Charlotte Hofer Takasaki admiring the couple's new boat Charlotte Hofer Takasaki won the biggest fish award during a recent ice fishing trip with friends on Lake Winnipeg Charlotte Hofer Takasaki loves driving the boat on a beautiful day During my countless seminars over the past 30 years I have always urged anglers to take their kids or grandkids fishing There have been studies done where children who have been exposed to the sport of fishing before the age of 10 are more likely to take up fishing as adults I had the opportunity to reinforce this theory as my new wife was introduced to fishing by her father at the age of 9 years old go boating and enjoy the great outdoors along with me Ted: When was your first recollection of fishing as a child and who took you took me and Aaron’s daughter Deb camping at Platte Creek We were just little girls about 9 years old and we asked if we could go fishing with them our dads were thinking that they’d be spending all of their time detangling lines and consoling us because we wouldn’t catch any walleyes we ended up catching most of the fish and had our dads shaking their heads My father certainly encouraged and fostered my love of the outdoors and the water at an early age I didn’t really have any friends who fished and just unfortunately stopped fishing for a long time I then I started fishing again about two years ago coincidentally started when you and I went on our first fishing date Ted: What’s the biggest fish you’ve ever caught and where did you catch it Charlotte: I caught a 27-inch walleye on Leech Lake I caught it on a bottom bouncer and a spinner rig tipped with a nightcrawler I remember that it was a beautiful day – sparkling blue water and glorious sunshine – and when that rod bent halfway over That fish came up and just slammed the line I reeled it in and was just hoping I could get that big the biggest – and most beautiful fish I caught was last year - a 26-inch “Greenback” walleye while ice-fishing on Lake Winnipeg which is amazing in itself because you don’t even get cold in there It’s got a heater and you can drill the holes right in the vehicle It’s like a big enclosed icehouse that has snowmobile tracks I remember driving out onto the frozen Lake Winnipeg It’s magical during the winter -- a majestic snowy horizon that stretches on endlessly which far in the distance is dotted with trucks and four-wheelers There are ice formations from ice heaves rising up from the lake; they have an eerie The color of that fish was breathtaking -- a clear My husband said it wasn’t big enough to go on the wall I can pinpoint that as the precise moment when my passion for fishing was sparked once more Lake Winnipeg boasts not just beautiful walleyes I do have to say that having a Hall of Fame pro angler for a husband does give me an advantage when going out fishing Ted: How do you feel when you’re on the water boating Mostly it’s peaceful and calming and I feel inspired Some days the water is swirling and the wind is crazy Moonlight fishing in summer can be beautiful – and romantic Winter may be the season that best displays the incredible power the water holds; winter creates beautiful ice sculptures on the lake Ted: Would you encourage more women to try fishing I want to inspire and empower other women to get out on the water and get into boating and fishing It’s good for the soul and will energize your spirit Ted: You get very excited when you catch a fish it’s still relatively new for me since I haven’t fished much in my life you look at the rod bent over and you never know what you might pull up And when you set the hook and catch that monster I do shake a little when I pull a fish in and scream a little I’m still learning the basics – how to cast and even how natural factors influence fish and their patterns of movement I look forward to many more fishing adventures Ted: What improvements by fishing retailers do you think could be made to support female anglers Charlotte: They’re starting to make much cuter clothing for female anglers Now if they could just put a toilet on the boat Ted: Would you encourage more women to get into boating or fishing You can go solo out there and be just by yourself and relax and gives you time to reconnect and recharge It’s great for friends and families in order to build relationships They do say that a family that fishes together since only about 35% of anglers are female Ted Takasaki is a Hall of Fame professional angler who won the prestigious Professional Walleye Trail Championship in 1998 Ted and his partner recently won the Voyageur’s Walleye Classic on Lake Winnipeg in 2019 and he still holds the all-time tournament record for a one day limit of five walleyes which weighed 53.2 pounds He has been featured in many national outdoor magazines and has appeared on numerous fishing television shows Ted is considered one of America’s top walleye and multi-species anglers Super Successful Jigging Tactics for Walleye Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account The paper mache dolls are often bought to wish for good fortune on a particular endeavor and the eye is painted in when success is achieved.  more and more people are buying daruma dolls that are painted in the Ukrainian colors of yellow and blue to pray for peace.   Manufactured in Takasaki City, in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture by Daruma no Kouki (meaning Daruma’s blessing) the net proceeds of sales are donated for humanitarian relief through the Ukrainian Embassy in Japan the Daruma have been available for order online since May 12 the company only sold them in its stores because it could not catch up with the unexpected high demand "Takasaki Daruma are a lucky charms that binds people together and I hope that these daruma made to support Ukraine will bring people together even more," said Takemasa Asahi Find more information about these blue and yellow prayers for peace by contacting the Gunma Daruma Doll Manufacturers’ Cooperative Union on Twitter or through their website Find more hidden wonders of Japan on our website, here.Read the story in Japanese at this link You must be logged in to post a comment ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy For Shohei Takasaki art and fashion are cut from the same cloth Takasaki’s artwork investigates the illusionary power behind art and fashion The Japanese artist returns to his country of birth in a new solo exhibition at Tokyo’s Gallery COMMON. 3 HEARTS 9 BRAINS BLUE BLOOD presents a series of Takasaki’s signature “clothing collage” paintings. Inspired by the 1920s Automatism art movement which encouraged an almost automatic mode of art-making free from the constraints of intention Takasaki creates dialogues between image and material along with probing into the implied meaning we place into art and fashion as vehicles of expression If the South Dakota fishing scene had an annually recurring video game series à la Madden NFL ‒ or Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge ‒ you might find Ted Takasaki on the 2023 cover he did take home some major hardware at an international fishing tournament a Sioux Falls professional walleye fisherman a North Dakotan angler and Takasaki's fishing partner earned first place at the Winnipeg River Greenback Championship in Pine Falls according to a release from Takasaki's promotional company The anglers-in-arms reeled in eight walleyes ‒ just over 37 pounds of fish ‒ over the course of two days of grueling fishing conditions on the Winnipeg River windy and rainy all day Saturday and Sunday," Takasaki told Farm Forum Wednesday "It was pretty brutal conditions all things considered You had to struggle to keep up and not just give up The Takasaki-Randash team's biggest catch of the weekend was a 30-inch which largely contributed to the duo's win greenbacks are normal variety of walleye with an iridescent-green sheen that runs along the dorsal fin and sides of the fish he attributed the coloration to limestone deposits that are prominent in some of Canada's waters "We had a 30-incher the first day and a 27-incher the second day But then we had three really fat 21-and-a-half inchers," Takasaki said More:Wholestone court fight could go to trial after November election Takasaki attributed the team's first-place win to understanding the sport as a "game of probability" and knowing how to place the lure in front of the most amount of fish But he also said his 13 years of fishing in South Dakota which he said has the best fishing and hunting in the nation This is the team's second international win Takasaki has been a tournament angler for more than three decades and is a member of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame Nine members from the Japanese Karate Association (JKA) WF Malta National Team have traveled to Japan to compete in the 16th Funakoshi Gichin JKA World Championships This highly prestigious event will be taking place in Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture this coming weekend will gather over 1,500 athletes from around the globe at the Takasaki Arena and is set to unfold over three days The championship will kick off on Friday 25th October with Juniors categories featuring competitors as young as nine years old followed by Adult and Veteran Categories up to 75 years on Saturday 26th October The Maltese karatekas have been training with exceptional Japanese JKA instructors at the Tokyo Headquarters for the past week in preparation for this world-class competition and also participated at the International JKA Headquarters Autumn Camp last weekend “This experience is a testament to their hard work and dedication and serves as an incredible milestone for the entire JKA WF Malta karate community which takes great pride in this remarkable opportunity,” JKA WF Malta said Kindly check your inbox after sign-up to confirm subscription Six U-15 women’s softball national teams are ready to compete at the Utsugi Cup The nine-game tournament will run throughout the weekend at Takasaki City Softball Field Utsugi Stadium in Takasaki City and Tanzania for the first edition of the Utsugi Cup Mexico and Tanzania will compete in Group A three play-off games will be played for fifth place (third-place teams from both groups) the bronze medal (second-place teams from both groups) and gold medal (top teams from each group) China and Japan are preparing for the U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup Asia Qualifier to be staged from 13-17 June at the Fu-Hsing Softball Stadium in Puli Township The tournament will also serve as ideal preparation for the first edition of the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup which will take place from 21-29 October in Tokyo Sitemap Media Data Protection Contacts Avenue Général-Guisan, 45 CH-1009 Pully | Switzerland The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee architects had a rare opportunity not to limit their imagination and realize their wildest fantasies Astronomical growth in real estate prices (in the center of Tokyo a square meter cost 1 million yen - about $XNUMX million) provoked a paradigm shift in Japanese urbanism: a departure from extreme rationalism and monumentalism to experiments aimed at artistic study phenomenal During the period of "Baburu Keiki" - the Japanese economic bubble Takasaki managed to build a number of completely amazing which are tentatively classified as Japanese postmodernism The architect himself admits that the ideas and designs for his bizarre creations flying palaces and walking towers from anime culture or steampunk he draws from dreams and believes that only those who have an imagination can build the future The projects of Masaharu Takasaka are difficult to describe lacking support in the form of plans and a defined concept (most of them are equipped with only short poetic quotes) but rather because these houses do not have a clear logical connection between fragments and resemble huge three-dimensional collages-sculptures Takasaka's projects are like biomorphs born from the union of earthly organic architecture and an alien alien He himself describes his houses as "ecological creatures" the result of the concentration of inner human consciousness and natural energy he tries to solve the same set of problems again and again: with the help of architecture he will restore the lost connections of man with space And after the earthquake and man-made disaster of 2011 Takasaki immersed himself in the philosophy of the house as a refuge temporary but resistant to natural disasters and if we were to choose a word that would characterize all of his work we would choose "cosmos." The Takasaka Observatory in Kihoka is like a set of symbols that tell about the cosmos the birth of man and his place in the universe an egg-shaped dome - these details characteristic of Takasaka's cosmological concept are also found in his social projects - a commune house The architect never provides his chaotic projects with detailed explanations - taking the word as a basis Takasaki believes that now the visual impact of forms on an emotional observer is stronger and more convincing than verbal accompaniment Masaharu Takasaki emphasizes that for him architecture is a social art he came up with the name "Monobito Architecture" and Takasaki himself is a builder of connections and contacts Most of the houses built by Takasaka are concentrated in his family in Kagoshima — on the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu the Western world knew unforgivably little about Masahara Takasaka until the beginning of the 2000st century articles about the Japanese architect and his strange animated space design appeared in the English-language press Takasaki became the guest of honor at the Venice Biennale and wrote about the high appreciation of his works which had been criticized by his family for many years Takasaki has become a frequent guest in Europe and South America with exhibitions and lectures 1995 The dome-shaped building on a wooden frame has a deliberately zoomorphic appearance with chimneys-ears and windows-eyes is dictated by children's spontaneity and is designed to support and develop children's independence and individuality And the dome forms a "assembly point" in the main hall fostering a sense of community with other children The Nanohana-Kan amusement park in 1986 has a somewhat characteristic "cosmic" design - you can perceive this complex as a museum of Takasaka's architecture "This is a barrier-free space for the elderly I confirmed that architectural design is a very humanistic and spiritual work," says Takasaka about Nanohana-Kan +380 (44) 465 53 41 +380 (67) 638 76 00 hello@pragmatika.media https://pragmatika.media MAEBASHI — A recent accident in which a 9-year-old girl was struck and killed by a train at a railroad crossing in Takasaki calls attention to the many similar accidents that have occurred across the country and emphasizes the need for safer crossings By Shotaro Koga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer local governments in the prefecture have set a goal of replacing such crossings categorized as “Class 4,” with safer “Class 1” crossings was fatally struck by a train at a Class 4 crossing of the Joshin Electric Railway line that had no alarm or crossing gate “I hope that proper safety measures will be taken nationwide so that such a tragic accident will never happen again.” On a Saturday before the start of the new school year Kirara left the house with two relatives to walk their pet dog He looked out the window and saw one of the relatives shouting Shibusawa rushed out of the house and toward the train He saw his daughter lying limp on the tracks about 20 meters from the crossing “Please spare my daughter,” he prayed desperately his mind went blank when he overheard the emergency crew who had arrived on the scene say “No need for rescue operations” over a wireless communication system He later learned that his daughter had entered the crossing while chasing after the dog loved to dress up and never failed to apply makeup when she went out she sang the birthday song while playing the electronic keyboard During a family trip to Kyoto this past spring break she enjoyed eating candied strawberries and smiled for photos at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine It seemed like she was greatly looking forward to the start of the new school year “I’m going to be in the same class as my best friend,” she told her family “The sunshine of our family is gone forever,” Shibusawa said He has not been able to put away her school backpack and clothes that had been left in the living room has become unable to take the train she usually rode to school where a memorial portrait of her younger sister is placed the Takasaki municipal government announced that it would abolish all Class 4 railroad crossings at 21 locations in the city The city will subsidize the cost of converting the crossings to Class 1 with alarms and crossing gates from fiscal 2025 on behalf of Joshin Electric Railway There are currently 74 Class 4 crossings in Gunma Prefecture fatal accidents have also occurred at Class 4 crossings in Tomioka and Midori The prefectural government has announced a goal to abolish all Class 4 crossings by the end of fiscal 2029 and is surveying municipalities about their intentions The railway crossing where Kirara was killed was already scheduled to be upgraded to a Class 1 crossing in fiscal 2025 This is a serious matter,” Takasaki Mayor Kenji Tomioka said on May 2 “We will take the necessary measures as soon as possible as this situation may endanger the life of our citizens,” he continued stressing the importance of taking quick action “If only the railroad operator and the local government had acted earlier,” Shibusawa said in frustration He hopes that dangerous railroad crossings will be eliminated “I can’t turn the clock back [to before the accident] I hope other people will not have to go through what I have.” said: “It is difficult for railroad operators and residents to solve the problem by themselves It is important for local governments to get involved and act from a neutral position.” Tyson Takasaki is no stranger to disappointment Never miss an update from the CrossFit Games