'austraLasia' # 36
JAPAN: THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD
Achille Loro Piana
FIRST THE BAD ...
TOKYO, 20th January 1998: On Monday 19 at 3:30 p.m. fire destroyed
the hostel that the FMA sisters run in Beppu (Oita Prefecture).
Fortunately none of the 31 girls living there were hurt. Probably a short circuit
was the cause of the fire which destroyed the old wooden building but
did not spread to the school.
THEN THE GOOD ...
On Thursday 20th the Japanese Imperial Household Agency has
announced that Princess Norinomya, daughter of Emperor
Akihito will honour with her presence the charity concert
organized by the DBVG (Don Bosco Overseas Young Volunteer
Group) on March 27 in the prestigious Orchard Hall of Shibuya
(Tokyo). Famous actor Tatsumi Takuro will M.C. the show
which will feature virtuoso violinist Iwao Furusawa and flautist
Hiroki Togi. Tenor Shigehiro Sano will come for the occasion
from Italy, where he is living, and top dancer Tetsuya Kumagawa, the
only japanese member of the London Royal Ballet will come from
England. The show will take place also on March 28 and almost all of
the 4500 tickets have been sold out in just three days. At the end, Don
Cimatti's Ave Maria will conclude the event. The profit will be used for
projects the DBVG ishelping in the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Cambodia.
Everybody invited.
