Misako Rocks!

I hope all of you have great holidays and a new year!!

In 2010 I’ll attend more events at cons, libraries and school.

I bet I’ll see you there–

On Dec 7th, I talked about my comic life in US/background at an Internet Radio show : Gyokai Jiji Hodan

I had a great time and studied a lot about Japanese Manga/Anime business too!

My part will be played on Dec 17th and Dec 24th. So just click the link above and enjoy!!

I’m back’n NYC! Oh my God.. It’s super cold. I thought Tokyo was getting colder. But it was nothing compared to this!

While I was staying in Tokyo, I didn’t have a lot of time to update my blog. So I gotta catch up right now–!

Today I introduce my favorite Macrobiotic food restaurant “Noka no Daidokoro” in Tokyo. This kind of restaurant/cafe is getting popular there. I just hope it won’t be just TRENDY spots! As for vegetarians including me, they’re important places for us. I remember that I always had a hard time to find good vegetarian restaurants in Japan. Hopefully it will change in near future.

Look at these beautiful veggies! It’s their famous salad bar. I think depend on seasons, they set up various kinds of veggies.  I ate fresh egg plants. They are unbelievably sweet!

I’m so happy!

Noka no Daidokoro has three branches in Tokyo. One of them in Ebisu is pretty big. If you’re in Tokyo or are going to visit there soon, please check out this restaurant!

Hello my friend! I have a big news to tell you.
I received an award: Woman of the year 2010 by NIKKEI Woman magazine! This magazine pick top 15 Japanese women who accomplished something big and could be a role model for young people.
Besides me, a governor, mayor and presidents of companies won awards. So I was very shocked to hear that I was one of them.

The ceremony was in Roppongi. A lot of medias came. And a Minister Mizuho Fukushima came to give a speech for us! I gave my business card to her…. I still can’t believe that I introduced myself to her in person!

It showed up on a big screen.

Can you find me

After I received an award, I gave a quick speech in Japanese which was my first time! I got so used to talk in English at events. I felt nervous!

In the end we took photos together. Past winners came too. It was a great party!

You can always read Nikkei Woman Magazine online. This month there are articles of winners including me.

Now I’m motivated to work on my books!

The other day my best friend Wallaby took me to her art show in Shimokitazawa whcih is a pretty hip place!

When we used to work at Tokyo Disneyland(10 years ago) she gave me her drawings which I really loved. I think she should design some stationary.

Then finally finally! I visited my Muse Michael Jackson’s shop in Shibuya. We wanted to get some T-shirts. But they are almost 100 dollars per shirt! Ha! for T-shirt?! So we gave up… at least I got a Thriller Pin…… sigh.