OPENING SHOW BY JUERGEN TELLER REVEAL OF FULL EXHIBITION SCHEDULE AND ARTISTS PROGRAM FOR 2020

On November 9th, 2019 MCM and KÖNIG GALERIE celebrated the grand opening of the exhibition space KÖNIG TOKIO at the MCM Ginza Haus I in Tokyo. In the presence of photographer Juergen Teller, over 200 guests from the worlds of art, fashion and culture gathered for the inaugural exhibition. Hosted by MCM’s Global Creative Officer Dirk Schoenberger and gallerists Johann and Lena König notable guests included the German ambassador to Japan Ina Lepel, Shota Matsuda, Rila Fukushima, Mariya Nishiuchi among others. The solo exhibition Heimweh centers on the concept of homesickness, a re-evaluation of Teller’s German identity and his position as a European immigrant to the UK in the midst of the ongoing Brexit uncertainty. Set up as an interplay between large-scale formats and smaller pictures, the exhibition will run from November 9th, 2019 to January 11th, 2020. Many of the works are shown in public for the first time. Global luxury brand MCM and Berlin-based gallery KÖNIG GALERIE joined forces to establish a 3000 sqft. exhibition space for contemporary art at the MCM GINZA HAUS I, the brand’s Japanese flagship concept store. With a focus on showcasing a roster of key influential German, Austrian and Swiss artists in Japan, the temporary gallery KÖNIG TOKIO will run multiple exhibitions starting from November 2019 through to December 2020 – among them internationally renowned artists such as Katharina Grosse, Alicja Kwade, Erwin Wurm and more. The MCM Ginza HAUS I is MCM’s concept space celebrating the brand’s heritage of culture, craft and creativity. As an architectural landmark where art, fashion, culture converge and the experiential meet, it is the ideal venue for KÖNIG TOKIO.

MCM AND KÖNIG GALERIE CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF EXHIBITION SPACE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN JAPAN

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Not long to wait now to see the WEC stars at Fuji Speedway for the championship’s popular annual visit to Japan. Nakajima, Kobayashi, Alonso, Button, Lotterer...just some of the many stars from the 34 entries who will be ready to welcome fans from 12-14 October. Practice and qualifying takes place on 12/13 October, with the 6-hour race itself getting underway on Sunday 14 October.

Japanese tennis legend to wave off 6 Hours of Fuji Japanese tennis ace Kimiko Date has been named as Official Starter for the fourth round of the WEC Super Season, the 6 Hours of Fuji. Retired last year from the WTA Tour due to injury, Ms Date enjoyed top-level success in her tennis career, winning the Japan Open four times and tournaments in the USA, Australia and South Korea, and reaching the semi-finals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.  Kimiko Date, who is very familiar with motorsport, will wave off the 34 cars for the 6-hour odyssey in Japan at 11:00 am (local time) on Sunday 14 October.

24 Hours of Le Mans: Final results published The FIA International Court of Appeal has published its ruling concerning the appeal of G-Drive Racing and TDS Racing against a decision taken at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.  The official overall classification of the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans can be found HERE and HERE (CLASS) which confirms Signatech Alpine as the winner of the LMP2 category.

Meet the Japanese stars of the show There will be no fewer than six Japanese drivers competing in the 6 Hours of Fuji so plenty for local fans to cheer for!  Find out more about them by following the links below. Kazuki Nakajima Kamui Kobayashi Keita Sawa Motoaki Ishikawa Keiko Ihara Satoshi Hoshino

One week to go to the 6 Hours of Fuji

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For the eighth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the WEC family travels to the Pearl of the Orient and the impressive Shanghai International Circuit on the outskirts of the country's biggest city and its global financial hub.  Following the rain-drenched and weather-shortened last round in Japan, which shook up and tightened the championship positions in all classes, the 26 competitors will be keen to have a dry and uninterrupted 6 Hours of Shanghai as some title battles reach their final, exciting stages.   For others, every single point will count right to the end of the season and some may even wish to have another wet race! The 5.451km (3.387mile), 16 turn track is technically challenging and known to be hard on tyre wear so strategy will be more important than ever in the fight for success.  Porsche going for third consecutive World Manufacturers Championship  Toyota’s 1-2 result in Fuji slowed Porsche’s bid for a third successive FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship and reduced the gap between them to 58.5 points.  With two victories each in the last five years (and one to Audi), who will come out on top in Shanghai?   There will no changes to the driver line ups on either team, and the battle between all four hybrid-powered cars is likely to be fierce.    Victory for the No.8 Toyota TS050 HYBRID crew of Kazuki Nakajima, Sébastien Buemi and Anthony Davidson in Japan has closed the gap in the World Endurance Drivers’ Championship to 39 points to leaders Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard and there’s all to play for in China. The full entry list can be found HERE and the timetable for the weekend HERE. Retrouvez ICI tous les articles de notre site en version française

Home interest in LMP2 Vaillante Rebellion’s win in Fuji has closed the gap to long-time LMP2 class leaders to just 10 points, but all eyes in China will be on the two teams with a home interest – Jackie Chan DC Racing, which head the LMP2 FIA World Endurance Teams Trophy race, and CEFC Manor TRS Racing.  Team owner and global movie star Jackie Chan will be present in Shanghai to support local drivers David Cheng and Ho-Pin Tung and the whole team, and the No.38 ORECA 07 Gibson crew will be keen to stretch the gap to the chasing Vaillante Rebellion and Signatech Alpine Matmut teams behind them in the points’ battle.   CEFC Manor TRS Racing will undoubtedly be keen to entertain its many interested guests, Chinese sponsors and partners and hope for a less eventful race than in Fuji.    The only driver change in LMP2 since Fuji is the addition of Swiss DTM driver Nico Müller – making his WEC debut – alongside Roman Rusinov and Pierre Thiriet in the No.26 G-Drive Racing entry.  As the Russian driver and his team have enjoyed two LMP2 class wins in the last four years in Shanghai, don’t count them out.

LMGTE classes closer than ever Ferrari now holds a 47-point lead over Porsche in the GT FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship following its success in Fuji, but ironically it has never won in the LMGTE Pro class in Shanghai.  Aston Martin and Porsche have taken two wins each, and last year victory went to Ford.    There are no changes to the strong driver line ups in the LMGTE Pro category, and leaders of the GT Drivers’ Championship Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado of AF Corse Ferrari – who celebrated their third (and second consecutive) win of the season in Japan – will be looking to extend their lead over the Porsche GT pairing of Frederic Makowiecki and Richard Lietz who continue on their improving trajectory as the season progresses.  In LMGTE Am it is now even closer between the teams at the top and each race is as unpredictable as the next!  Just three points now separate the championship-leading Clearwater Racing team from Singapore – at what will be almost a home race – from Dempsey Proton Racing and Aston Martin Racing.  Will these three lead the way in Shanghai, or will Spirit of Race repeat its Japanese success?   Gulf Racing’s owner driver Mike Wainwright is forced to miss another round due to business commitments and his place will be taken in Shanghai by the very experienced WEC entrant from the United Arab Emirates, Khaled Al Qubaisi who makes a welcome return to the paddock.

6 Hours of Shanghai: Championships set to reach chequered flag in Pearl of the Orient

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Japan Now: Muses of Japanese Cinema 30th TIFF to Celebrate Four Iconic Actresses: Sakura ANDO, Yu AOI, Hikari MITSUSHIMA, Aoi MIYAZAKI Also: Artist and Director Mika NINAGAWA Creates 30th TIFF Visuals

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that we will be highlighting the work of four iconic actresses in this year’s Japan Now section. This is one of the special programs planned to celebrate our 30th anniversary. Sakura ANDO, Yu AOI, Hikari MITSUSHIMA and Aoi MIYAZAKI have been chosen as the Muses of Japanese Cinema in honor of the powerful sparks they generate on screen, their collaborations with renowned directors and their increasing international stature.

   

TIFF is also pleased to unveil striking anniversary visuals by creative director Hiroshi SASAKI and art director Akihiro HAMABE — who served as the creative supervisor and chief art director, respectively, of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics performance at the Rio closing ceremony — in collaboration with acclaimed photographer and film director Mika NINAGAWA, known for her brightly colored photographs.

 

The 30th TIFF will take place from October 25 - November 3, 2017 at Roppongi Hills and other venues in Tokyo.

Japan Now: Muses of Japanese Cinema/30th TIFF Visual

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OSAKA, JAPAN – The grand Midosuji Autumn Party 2016 (Midosuji Runway) event took over Midosuji Boulevard in central Osaka this Sunday.

With a theme of “A Journey Across Time,” Midosuji Runway presented a vision of Osaka’s past, present day, and future as surprise-filled, large-scale entertainment. Over 500 of Japan’s top fashionistas, athletes, kabuki performer and other talents paraded along a carpet runway stretching more than 400m in the center of Midosuji Boulevard.

At the launch of the event, Osaka Prefecture Governor Ichiro Matsui greeted the gathered crowd: “The Midosuji Autumn Party is a fall tradition in Osaka, and I’m very pleased that everyone can enjoy it once again this year. My sincere thanks to the planners and everyone involved with preparing this event. Thanks to all of you, almost 10 million people have visited Osaka this year. Today, I call on everyone’s cooperation to turn Midosuji into one big party and give all of Osaka a boost.”

After the greeting, the curtain rose on the “Past” stage with a performance from taiko drum troupe Dadadadan Tenko. This was followed by a Japanese puppet show from Rokkakuza and a kabuki performance by famed actor Kazutaro Nakamura based on Izumo no Okuni. Next came a fashion show exhibiting Japanese kimono designed by photographer and film director Mika Ninagawa. Looking very pleased, Ninagawa commented on the festivities: “This is the first time I’ve seen my kimono paraded on the streets like this. It’s a vivid and exciting thrill, if I do say so myself!” 

On the “Present Day” stage, much loved talent Yumi “Big Sis” Suenari of the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki theatre hit the runway for the “Osaka Designers Brand Show,” which featured an appearance from current Osaka City Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura, sporting mode designer fashion. According to Mayor Yoshimura, it was his first time walking a runway, but he comfortably strode along the red carpet, waving to spectators and striking poses.

A futuristic apparel exhibition unfolded on the “Future” stage, with stylist Tetsuro Nagase incorporating Segways and Poweriser stilts.

As the day’s events drew to a close, the national track and field team of Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and retired Olympic medalist Nobuharu Asahara thrilled crowds with a recreation of this summer’s Olympic silver medal-winning relay performance. Spectators cheered loudly as they streaked by and passed the very same baton they used in Rio de Janeiro. Looking ahead to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with enthusiasm, Yamagata addressed up-and-coming athletic hopefuls: “We’re going to go for gold at the next Olympic games. The whole Japan team has to come together and do its best. I want to show the kids watching this that they can excel at track and field in Japan, and do what we can to give them a dream.” Teammate Iizuka added “We’re training hard for four years from now, so we’re doing our best as role models for the kids watching us today who will be the next generation of athletes.” Yoshihide Kiryu echoed Iizuka’s thoughts: “I hope kids see us today and think track and field looks like fun and then give it a try. Even if they have a small thought of winning a medal like we did, that’d be great.” 2012 Olympic medal winner Nobuharu Asahara added final comments: “I’m retired now (laughs), but there are qualifying events in Osaka next year, so we’d love to see lots of people show up to the stadium. Cheers boost an athlete’s energy. My wish is for track and field to keep growing and the athletes to strive for the top.”

250,000 spectators attended Midosuji Autumn Party 2016. The event continues to gain prominence as entertainment and a facet of Osaka tourism, both in Japan and globally.

Organizers: Midosuji Autumn Party 2016 Organizing Committee

Osaka Prefecture / City of Osaka / Kansai Economic Federation / Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Kansai Association of Corporate Executives / Osaka Convention and Tourism Bureau / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kinki Regional Development Bureau

Miyuki Takamatsu and Momoko Nakamura,

International PR team for Midosuji Autumn Party 2016

Midosuji Autumn Party 2016 (Midosuji Runway)

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 Comité Blackie Books
 ¿Eres consciente de lo que gastas?
¿Sabes valorar las cosas más allá de su precio? ¿Realmente quieres ahorrar?
 ¡Llega por primera vez a México el Kakebo! La herramienta que millones de japoneses usan cada día para administrar su dinero. Decide cuánto quieres ahorrar cada mes. Anota todos tus gastos e ingresos. Organiza todas tus compras por categorías. Examina tus resultados semanalmente. Ahorra mes a mes. Sorpréndete de lo que eres capaz. Sencillo, divertido y muy práctico, el Kakebo Blackie Books será tu mejor aliado.   “Esta edición del Kakebo contó con la opinión de muchos usuarios a través de un concurso en las Redes Sociales en el que se les pidió que nos dieran trucos de ahorro y que nos dijeran aquello que les gustaba o no del anterior. Recogimos todas las opiniones y las plasmamos en el nuevo, totalmente adaptado a los principales gastos de los mexicanos. Por ejemplo, muchas personas propusieron más amplitud para los ingresos y menos para los gastos fijos.

También se ha equilibrado el espacio para superviviencia y vicio, que son las categorías en las que más solemos gastar y hemos reducido el espacio para cultura y extras, que son más minoritarias y repercuten menos en tu economía.”  Comité Blackie  Que son: Jan Martí, el editor; Raúl Sánchez Serrano, encargado de hacer los textos y la coordinación; el estudio de diseño Setanta y el ilustrador Cristóbal Fortúnez.

GRAN LANZAMIENTO   Kakebo 2016

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