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taught hair styling techniques, while
freelancer Hiro Yonemoto gave acrash course in makeup application.
“New York City is a place fullof diversity and cosmopolitan values,” explains Hata. “Stylists here
can teach Japanese hair technicians

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Study Abroad
Hair Style Trend in New York
30 hairstylists came from Japan
Thirty Japanese hairstylists cameto New York to train after thefounder of a famous Japanese-run
New York hair salon asked to boost
international cooperation.
“I want young people to go
abroad and come to know more about
international beauty trends,” explains
Sammy Miyamoto, who owns
Momotaro Hair Salon in New YorkCity.
Shin Hata of Max Blonde, abeauty salon based in Aoyama,
Tokyo, answered the call and came toNew York. As of last year, Hata hasbrought around 30 hairstylists andsalon owners from all over Japan toNew York.
On October 10, ten Americanmodels were used for hands-on training at Milbon USA in Manhattan.
Kazunori Ueda from Momotaro

new skills, and introduce them to amore international aesthetic sense.
The Japanese stylists can then bringthese things back to Japan, where
they are sorely needed right now. I
hope that this shakes up and re-energizes Japan’s beauty industry—andeventually, the industry as a wholeworldwide.”(Article and photograph by Imai
Kinue-Weinstein / Translated byMarie Calloway)

Seido Karate Celebrates
43 Years in the United States
The World Seido Karate
Organization held its 43rd
Anniversary Karate Tournament, celebrating the anniversary of its founding in the United States, at John JayCollege on October 12. Kata (routines) and kumite (scrimmages) wereheld, and were then followed by themain event. Winners from local tournaments played exciting matches
wearing protective gear.
The founder of the organization,
Tadashi Nakamura, was one of thebest practitioners of Kyokushinkai,lead by Masutatsu Oyama. Nakamuracame to the United States in 1966 inorder to establish a U.S. branch of
Kyokushinkai, then left the organization in 1975 to form his own organization, the World Seido Karate
Organization, in 1976. He continued
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with his son, Akira Nakamura, whom
he named his successor, and created
what is now known as “ Human
Karate,” or the practice of using Karate
to enrich oneself. The art of Human
Karate has helped Karate spreadthrough the United States.
During the demonstration of kata,
the crowd cheered as people with visual impairments determined the distance
between each other by using theirhands, showing a brilliant kata.
It has been said that Tadashi
Sawamura's, the renowned 70s kickboxing champion, stage name isinspired by Nakamura.
Kenju Murakami, the head of theinformation center of the Consulate
General of Japan in New York, cameto the event and delivered a speech.
The World Seido Karate Organizationis planning on moving to a new dojo
from its current 23rd Street location in
Manhattan this year.
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