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People | CLOSE-UP Jan 8, 2006

Shigeaki Hinohara: Doctor of reforms

by Tomoko Otake

Even at the age of 94, Shigeaki Hinohara's mind and memory are so clear as to put some of his medical students to shame. And even despite being Japan's best-known and most highly acclaimed physician -- and chairman of the board of trustees of ...

People | CLOSE-UP Dec 4, 2005

Shogo Kariyazaki: Flower power at his fingertips

by Tomoko Otake

Shogo Kariyazaki is one of Japan's most flamboyant and outspoken authorities on beauty. Since starting to study ikebana at age 24, the Tokyo native has risen to fame through his penchant for a sensitively decorative, yet often extravagant, approach to the traditional art of flower ...