Title: Why I Lasted 50 Years in Tokyo
Date: 18 February, Wednesday
Time: 14:00 to 15:30 JST – Doors open at 13:30
Format: Hybrid – Afternoon coffee & tea and Online via Zoom
Venue: Stellar Works Restaurant and Bar, Aoyama Building 2F
Direct Access from Aoyama itchome Station – Follow signage for Aoyama Building, Stellar Works Restaurant and Bar 2F
https://stellarco.jp/company-data/#access
Guest Speaker: Peter Barakan, Broadcaster
Title: Why I Lasted 50 Years in Tokyo
Fee: ¥3,500 for members in person and ¥4,000 for non-members in person.Free via zoom
Registration Link: https://cw3saoj.wildapricot.org/event-6497198
*Note that seating is limited to 50 on a first-come first-serve basis
Join us in a relaxed setting to hear Mr, Barakan talk about his experiences in the media business in Japan and what have been his secrets for success the past 50 years.
Profile:
Born in London in 1951. Graduated Japanese department of School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in 1973, and has been living in Tokyo since 1974. Has worked in broadcasting since 1980, with particular emphasis on introducing a wide variety of music from different parts of the world to a public that is often force-fed only what is commercially convenient for large corporations. He currently hosts a Saturday morning free-form radio program on nationwide station NHK-FM, and a Sunday evening program for Tokyo area commercial station Inter FM.
On television he is known for the ground-breaking music video program “The Popper’s MTV” from the mid-80s, and also for his hosting of the Japanese broadcast of the US news magazine show “60 Minutes,” which ran in Japan from 1988 to 2014. He now hosts “Japanology Plus” in English for public broadcaster NHK’s foreign satellite service NHK World, introducing different aspects of Japanese culture to an international audience.
He has written several books including a beginner’s guide to soul music, a book explaining some of the subtleties of rock lyrics for Japanese readers, a guide to English pronunciation for Japanese readers, and a memoir of his forty-plus years working in radio.
He served as Executive Director of InterFM, responsible for programming, from 2012 to 2014, and since returning to his freelance broadcasting status is involved with a variety of projects including Peter Barakan’s Music Film Festival (https://pbmff.jp/) since 2021.
General Meeting Team
Director: Shigeko Nagaoka
Program Coordinator: Ko Iwata
Meeting Managers: Joan Rodgers Doi and Rina Jiang
General Meeting Support Staff: Rina Jiang and Monami Mogi
Contact: generalmeetingmanagers@cwaj.org
