Tuesday, March 18, 2014
CATMAN REDUX - Before There Was A Kitty Mafia Art Worx
Before there ever was a Kitty Mafia Art Worx, there was the Kasahara Kitty Works and their first product - Saito & Sumie's Cat Spit grooming aid, which was never sold in the USA due to some problems with the Food and Drug Administration.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
A MESSAGE FROM SUPER SUMIE TO THE PEOPLE OF FUKUSHIMA:
A tsunami deprived people of their lives, homes, money, etc. But a tsunami cannot deprive a person of their inborn gifts, knowledge, or the ideas that they hold within their minds. Many people have had to relocate and take shelter in uncomfortable surroundings in the Fukushima region. Some people have been cut off from their subsidies by TEPCO ~ a senior citizen on a pension of only ¥40,000 a month cannot buy much food: not even a simple meal sometimes.
I made a cooking art group about 3 years ago in Japan. Now we have 12 members
Our purposes are:
1. To make something tasty by using chap foodstuffs and at the same time to make our families smile.
2. To have fun making food that is easy to prepare.
This year, I, who iz Super Sumie, made dolls for the Girl’s Festival on March 3 – of all things out of eggplants.
I hope someone who lives in Fukushima will see this note and these photos of my cooking, and that they will make that person smile, even if it is only just for a moment.
I made a cooking art group about 3 years ago in Japan. Now we have 12 members
Our purposes are:
1. To make something tasty by using chap foodstuffs and at the same time to make our families smile.
2. To have fun making food that is easy to prepare.
This year, I, who iz Super Sumie, made dolls for the Girl’s Festival on March 3 – of all things out of eggplants.
I hope someone who lives in Fukushima will see this note and these photos of my cooking, and that they will make that person smile, even if it is only just for a moment.
Copyright © 2014 by Aoi Tokugawa, Catman Comix (™),
and The Kitty Mafia Art Worx (™).
All rights reserved.
MY NEIGHBORS THE NEKOJINS by Aoi
A satirical social commentary on contemporary
middle-class life in suburban Japan titled "Not Fun!"
MY NEIGHBORS THE NEKOJINS: NOT FUN by Aoi
Tokugawa. Copyright © 2014 by Aoi Tokugawa, Catman Comix (™),
and The Kitty Mafia Art Worx (™).
All rights reserved.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
NHK GOVERNORS BACK ABE AGENDA- NO SURPRISE THERE!
From the Japan Times:
Minutes of a recent NHK board of governors meeting seem to back up suspicions that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, despite his denials, is trying to use Japan’s news giant to promote his nationalist agenda.
The minutes, posted on NHK’s website, show conservatives appointed to the board by Abe voicing their opinion on coverage at the Jan. 14 meeting.
One of the four new members favored by Abe proposed that NHK should do more to educate the public about Japan’s territorial claims on islands at the center of a dispute with China, its wartime history, as well as the problems with the post-World War II U.S.-led Allied tribunal that prosecuted Japanese war criminals.
“I think there should be room for programs that provide the most basic knowledge about history and the challenges Japan is faced with,” said one governor, Naoki Hyakuta, author of a bestselling book on a wartime suicide fighter pilot.
Another governor, Abe confidante Michiko Hasegawa, stressedthe need to promote “correct education” for the public.
It’s unclear whether their statements are affecting coverage, and NHK denied any political influence over its editorial decisions. The board members’ comments reflected their personal views, NHK said in a statement, responding to inquiries by AP.
Minutes of a recent NHK board of governors meeting seem to back up suspicions that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, despite his denials, is trying to use Japan’s news giant to promote his nationalist agenda.
The minutes, posted on NHK’s website, show conservatives appointed to the board by Abe voicing their opinion on coverage at the Jan. 14 meeting.
One of the four new members favored by Abe proposed that NHK should do more to educate the public about Japan’s territorial claims on islands at the center of a dispute with China, its wartime history, as well as the problems with the post-World War II U.S.-led Allied tribunal that prosecuted Japanese war criminals.
“I think there should be room for programs that provide the most basic knowledge about history and the challenges Japan is faced with,” said one governor, Naoki Hyakuta, author of a bestselling book on a wartime suicide fighter pilot.
Another governor, Abe confidante Michiko Hasegawa, stressedthe need to promote “correct education” for the public.
It’s unclear whether their statements are affecting coverage, and NHK denied any political influence over its editorial decisions. The board members’ comments reflected their personal views, NHK said in a statement, responding to inquiries by AP.
Friday, January 17, 2014
SUMIE'S IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
~ Just published by Shisei-Do Publications ~
Sumie's Impossible Dream by Aoi Tokugawa
A furry, roly-poly cat dancing ballet? Pretty improbable! In fact, it’s downright impossible! But don’t ever say that to Sumie. She is bound and determined to do exactly that no matter how much ridicule, mockery, or discouragement is thrown her way. She would love to be a superhero, but even more than that, she would love to dance in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake more than anything in the world and will give her all to make it happen.
http://www.amazon.com/Sumies-Impossible-Dream-Aoi-Tokugawa/dp/1494867168/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389999220&sr=1-1&keywords=sumie%27s+impossible+dream
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