2014年（平成26年）11月15日（土) 週刊NY生活　SHUKAN NEW YORK SEIKATSU ［English Edition］（12) NYクール日本 COOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ Viewpoints Sanomaru(middle left), mayor Masahide Okabe(middle right) Sanomaru Comes to NY Yoshiki Kono Kunihiko Suzuki The Hair Salon from Tokyo Sano City Sends Mission to the U.S. GARDEN Sano-Lancaster 20th anniversary as sister cities Will Open in December GARDEN, a Japanese company that operates hair salons based in Harajuku and Ginza in Tokyo, plans to open GARDEN NEW YORK in Greenwich Village (323 West 11th Street/ tel 212.647.9303). In Japan GARDEN has a reputation for serving several famous celebrities, with models from leading fashion magazines among their regular clientele. GARDEN NEW YORK will likely generate interest among trend-conscious men and women of both Japanese and American backgrounds. Six stylists will be working at the New York location. Yoshiki Kono (35), general manager of hair salon businesses in Japan and New York, said: “I’d like to demonstrate meticulous work with Japanese sincerity and thoughtfulness to overseas clients.” Kunihiko Suzuki (36), salon manager in New York, said: “I’d like to blend Japanese sensibility and skills with New York style and establish a high-quality hair salon as soon as we are able. I’d also like to broaden our appeal to other venues and events throughout the city.” Haircuts start from $70. Call 212.647.9303 for more information. (Ryoichi Miura/Translated by Mai Moore) Sano City of Tochigi Prefecture sent a mission, led by Mayor Masahide Okabe, to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to foster mutual understanding and friendship in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the cities’ sister-city relationship and Sano City’s tenth anniversary as a city. Sanomaru, the official mascot of Sano City and winner of the Yuru Kyara Grand Prix 2013, came to the United States as an ambassador of Sano City. Sanomaru stayed in New York for a day before going to Lancaster. When he walked out of the hotel, he was surrounded by tourists and New Yorkers eager to take photos with him. Sanomaru is a samurai from Sano City who wears a ramen-noodle-bowl hat. His hat is emblazoned with “SANO” to promote the city to the world. Sano City native Yoshio Terasawa, former chairman of Nomura Securities International in New York, former upper house member, and former executive vice president of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), worked as a bridgebuilder between Sano City and Lancaster. Twenty junior high school students from each city enjoy an international friendship exchange every year, and this year 23 people in different fields from Sano City came to the U.S. along with the students. Sanomaru came to New York in the middle of the ramen boom. Mayor Okabe said, “I want New Yorkers to try Sano ramen,” with a big smile. (Ryoichi Miura/Translated by Makiko Kinoto) The Samurai Who Helped Japanese Businesses in the U.S. Jiro Murase’s Life Celebrated at JAA A celebration honoring Jiro Murase was held at the Japanese American Association (JAA) of New York on November 3. Murase was a lawyer, former president of the JAA of New York, and a onetime member of a White House advisory panel on trade policies. Over 60 of his friends and associates attended the celebration. Murase passed away on August 5, only months after the death of his wife and life-long partner, Yoshie, on February 22. Murase’s son Satoru, daughter Miwa Bourbon, daughter-in-law Yuko, and grandson Shotaro greeted the v i s i t o r s . (Ryoichi Miura /Translated by Kenji Nakano) Masato Imai Yuki Kawauchi Running Strong Through Five Boroughs NYC Marathon A record-breaking 50,000-plus runners attended the 44th NYC Marathon on November 2. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) and Mary Keitany (Kenya) won with times of 2:10:59 and 2:25:07, respectively. On the Japanese team, Masato Imai (Toyota, Kyushu) finished in seventh place with a time of 2:14:36 and Yuki Kawauchi (Saitama prefectural government) came in at eleventh with a time of 2:16:41. Imai, who came in sixth last year, broke away from the top group at the 28-km mark but could not hold on to his lead during the last half of the race. Kawauchi ran in pace with the top group but fell behind after the halfway point. In the wheelchair division, Wakako Tsuchida (Yachiyo Industry) finished third in the women’s division and Masazumi Soejima (Soshio SOEJIMA) finished fourth in men’s. (Yukishige Takesue/Photo by Mari Maeda/Translated by Hiroko Makabe) NY COOL JAPAN is the English Edition of SHUKAN NY SEIKATSU NEW YORK SEIKATSU PRESS, INC., 71 W 47 St, Suite 307 New York NY 10036 USA Editor in chief: Ryoichi Miura, Associate Editor: Hebah Emara, Editor: Sayaka Murayama Advertise Here! Contact 212-213-6069 [email protected]