INTOUCH Magazine

A Plate in Time

On a mission to put a modern twist on traditional cuisine, Iron Chef champion Kimio Nonaga brings a special menu to the Nihonbashi Club this month.

In the heart of Nihonbashi—the former political center and arguably still the financial center of Japan—something new is simmering, a new type of washoku.

INDEPTH | COMMUNITY

Summer Smiles

Young Members and their parents find fun, friendship and growth in the Club’s Camp Discovery program.

When Erin Lovelace’s son Maverick was 2, she made the decision not to send him to preschool.

INDEPTH | BOURBON

Distilled Wisdom

This month’s TAC Talk features marketing insights—and a taste of bourbon.

It was an exchange program nearly 30 years ago that brought Ed Thompson on his first trip abroad from Dallas to Katsuura, in Chiba Prefecture, for a year at International Budo University.

Indepth | Toastmasters

Toast of the Town

Member Monica Akabane aims to build bridges between Japan and the world—one word at a time.

Flashing her megawatt smile, Member Monica Akabane speaks confidently on all manner of topics, from traditional Japanese culture to her ambitions for a career in mergers and acquisitions.

ADVERTORIAL

The Allure of British Boarding Schools

Why institutions such as Rugby School Japan still matter.

In 1859—the year Yokohama opened to British trade—an estimated 50 to 70 percent of senior British and colonial leaders were alumni of British boarding schools.