It’s been almost a month, but don’t forget — Japan still needs our help. And Japan Society, the 104-year-old nonprofit bringing together Japan and U.S. culture, art and issues together into one multidisciplinary hub, is putting on Concert for Japan, a day-long marathon concert on Saturday, April 9 to benefit disaster victims in Japan (including [...]

In 2009, an estimated 80,000 visitors gathered to peruse the goods of 30 vendors. More than 10,000 product samples and 450 food samples were sold within four to six hours. Approximately 200,000 people partook in the shopping and food eating festivities. What was going on? JapanTown was happening. Due to the enormous success it had [...]

I remember exactly what I was doing on March 11, 2010. I was sitting in a newsroom at UC Berkeley, furiously typing away on my MacBook trying to meet a deadline, and, of course, refreshing my Facebook news feed. And that’s how I found out about the deadly tsunami in Japan. After a frenzied search [...]

International singer/songwriter Emi Meyer and band performed recently at non-profit Shoes That Fit’s first Sneaker Ball, a 20th anniversary black-tie affair commemorating 1 million pairs of shoes donated to underprivileged school children in the U.S. The ball featured red carpet arrivals, a VIP cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, and silent auction showcasing limited edition shoes and [...]

The devastation in Japan is heartbreaking. We feel so helpless in light of the magnitude of the situation. But every little bit counts. Here, some brands (and a corporation) who are helping you to what you can to help our brothers and sisters across the Pacific. Juara Natural skincare line Juara co-founder Yoshiko Roth-Hidalgo has [...]