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  • MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST Gets a Taste of Japanese Culture With Masao & Yuki

    MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST Gets a Taste of Japanese Culture With Masao & Yuki

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    updated: Dec 26, 2019


    LOS ANGELES, December 26, 2019 (Newswire.com)
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    ​​Scientology Network’s MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST, the weekly series spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists from around the world and all walks of life, announces an episode featuring green tea entrepreneurs Masao Oyaizu and Yuki Mori.

    MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.

    Masao Oyaizu and Yuki Mori are on a mission to preserve and share a cherished part of Japanese culture — the tradition of green tea. The history of this venerated beverage dates back to 13th-century Japan. Blending heritage with modern innovation, Masao and Yuki brewed up an international company, ensuring the sun will always rise on Japan’s beloved green tea.

    ABOUT MASAO & YUKI

    Masao Oyaizu was born in the shadow of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka City — an area known for producing the highest-quality green tea leaves in Japan. Raised in the family business, Masao learned to grow green tea leaves the old-fashioned way. As the tradition of the tea ceremony was replaced by the convenience of bottled green tea, Masao blended his talents with Yuki Mori. Together, they infused an ancient tradition with modern flair. Out of this unique pairing grew their 17-layer green tea cake and signature gold leaf green tea gelato, popular with tourists and a social media sensation. Today, their company Oyaizu Seicha International Japanese Tea is recognized the world over as a purveyor of green tea and mouthwatering green tea desserts — with distribution across England, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States. And so the sun rises on Masao and Yuki, who have preserved a bit of old Japan by building a modern empire.

    The Scientology Network debuted March 12, 2018. Since launching, the Scientology Network has been viewed in 240 countries and territories in 17 languages. Satisfying the curiosity of people about Scientology, the network takes viewers across six continents, spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists, showing the church as a global organization and presenting its social betterment programs that have touched the lives of millions worldwide. The network also showcases documentaries by independent filmmakers who represent a cross-section of cultures and faiths but share a common purpose of uplifting communities.

    Broadcast from Scientology Media Productions, the church’s global media center in Los Angeles, the Scientology Network can be streamed at Scientology.tv and is available through satellite television on DIRECTV Channel 320, mobile apps and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.

    CONTACT:
    Media Relations
    (323) 960-3500
    mediarelations@churchofscientology.net ​

    Source: Scientology Network

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  • Live in an Actual Movie Theater? Social Apartments Make Wishes Come True in Tokyo, Japan.

    Live in an Actual Movie Theater? Social Apartments Make Wishes Come True in Tokyo, Japan.

    Japanese developer Global Agents opened the first cinema-themed property in Japan.

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    updated: Nov 8, 2018


    TOKYO, November 8, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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    ​Japanese real estate developer Global Agents opened FILMS WAKO, a new shared apartment that features a fully functional movie theater in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on October 20. The company has been rapidly expanding across Japan to respond to the growing demand for their new lifestyle accommodations, and FILMS WAKO is the first co-living apartment in Japan to feature an authentic home-experience on par in scale and design with an actual movie theater.

    Global Agents endeavored to create a unique property that could connect all 123 residents through a central theme. Interaction is a core ideal that serves as the foundation for each of the company’s properties, but they ultimately decided on cinema for FILMS WAKO because of its near-universal appeal and ability to connect people on an emotional and artistic level. The result is perhaps their most focused and grand offering yet.

    This was certainly our most ambitious and challenging project yet. We wanted to push the market forward and offer a truly new and unique experience to our tenants.

    Takeshi Yamasaki, CEO of Global Agents

    They have made the dream of having an actual cinema at home a conceptual reality. The centerpiece of the property is a 40-square-meter theater space with 16 industry standard movie seats, the same ones found in new high-end movie theaters. Also, sporting an enormous 150-inch screen coupled with an industrial grade 4K EPSON projector and a 7.1 channel JBL surround sound system, the experience has never been more real. Residents also have access to 4K Apple TV, a PS4 Pro and are able to connect their own electronic devices to watch any film they like or use the space for gaming as well. In the digital age where people enjoy films and videos in the comfort of their own home, they created a new way to watch films in privacy while maintaining a real cinema experience.

    In addition, the main lounge space is a staggering 120 square meters and showcases a kitchen counter modeled after a cinema ticket booth while the walls feature artworks with quotes from famous movies. Residents can also socialize around the billiard table or one of the many video game consoles available. Other shared facilities include a spacious Working Lounge with free Wi-Fi for studying or working at home, and a Fitness Studio, ideal for yoga enthusiasts, dancers, or just anyone trying to fit a workout into their busy schedule. Another new and unique feature available in the property is the Photo Studio. With studio lights and a white backdrop free to use, this is the perfect place for the many artists and creators living at Social Apartment to unleash their creativity.

    FILMS WAKO is Global Agents’ second and biggest property in Wako with 123 available rooms. Wako itself is an up-and-coming area in Tokyo-adjacent Saitama Prefecture that offers convenient and direct access to the popular inner suburbs of Tokyo. It only takes 13 minutes to get to Ikebukuro and 24 minutes to Shibuya from Wakoshi station.

    Global Agents CEO Takeshi Yamasaki notes, “This was certainly our most ambitious and challenging project. Not only finding a theme that could appeal to everybody, but we also wanted to push the market forward and offer a truly new and unique experience to our tenants. Well, we’ve made it! We are the first in Japan to do it. We’ll always keep pushing forward boundaries of social lifestyle accommodations. We strive to create unique spaces that facilitate dialogue and exchange among our residents. We are not just looking to fill rooms, but to create genuine communities inside of our properties. That’s what separates us from the rest.”

    Global Agents’ Social Apartment brand is the leading lifestyle accommodation in Tokyo. They currently have plans to open several new properties and hotels across Japan in 2019, and currently planning to expand overseas in a very close future.

    Source: Global Agents

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  • Revolutionary Lifestyle Accommodation ‘Social Apartment’ Brings Its Upscale Shared House Concept to Osaka!

    Revolutionary Lifestyle Accommodation ‘Social Apartment’ Brings Its Upscale Shared House Concept to Osaka!

    Tokyo’s leading lifestyle accommodation company is set to revolutionize the Kansai market… Soon to expand nationwide!

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    updated: Jul 26, 2018


    OSAKA, Japan, July 26, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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    Global Agents has just announced the Grand Opening of their first Social Apartment in Osaka, ‘TERMINALS‘ scheduled for October 2018. The company has been rapidly expanding across Japan to respond to the growing demand for new lifestyle accommodations and will finally be bringing its flagship brand, Social Apartment, to Osaka’s dynamic Takatsuki neighbourhood. ‘TERMINALS‘ is Global Agents’ second property in the Kansai region, having opened OTOWA Kobe Motomachi in 2015. Global Agents collaborated with the West Japan Railway Company to turn ‘TERMINALS‘ into a new standard for shared living spaces in Japan. The property was designed around the theme of “intersection” and will serve as a metaphorical terminal between different stations in the residents’ lives. The stylish lounge and wide variety of on-site amenities are all provided for residents to experience more fulfilling social interactions.

    PLAY/WORK. ON/OFF. PRIVATE/SHARED. LOCAL/GLOBAL. TERMINALS plays with contradictions and oppositions to maintain the perfect environment for social interaction. The main lounge, designed with free-flowing lines that all lead to one central point, acts as a space where residents, who may have different kinds of lifestyles, can engage and “intersect” with one another. Every common space in ‘TERMINALS‘ has been conceived to enrich residents’ life with interactions and “intersections.”

    Gathering spaces are critical to our design philosophy. We always strive to create spaces that facilitate dialogue and exchange and nurture microcosms of community within bustling urban environments.

    Takeshi Yamasaki, CEO of Global Agents

    The lounge combines chic modern elements with designs that express Osaka’s unique energy to provide a lively yet comfortable space. It is easy to imagine residents cooking at one of the many island kitchen stations, playing pool, or eating at one of the adjacent booths or tall countertop tables located towards the back of the spacious 150m² lounge while chatting with other residents who have just returned home from work.

    In addition to the main lounge, residents will have a 40m² working lounge with free Wi-Fi and power where they can hunker down and concentrate on work. There will also be a Theater Room with an enormous 120″ screen where they can escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and just enjoy a movie.

    ‘TERMINALS‘ has 55 private rooms each around 14m² in size. Residents will be able to decide how social they want to be at any given time because they can access their private room without passing through common areas.

    The property is located a convenient 5-minute walk from the Takatsuki station on the JR Tokaido Line and a 15-minute walk from the Takatsuki-shi station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. It takes only 15 minutes to get to Osaka and 13 minutes to Kyoto from JR Takatsuki station. The area around Takatsuki station is vibrant and features a shopping street full of restaurants that are open around the clock.

    ‘TERMINALS‘ is the latest project by Japanese property developer Global Agents. CEO Takeshi Yamasaki notes, “Gathering spaces are critical to our design philosophy. We always strive to create spaces that facilitate dialogue and exchange and nurture microcosms of community within bustling urban environments.” Global Agents’ Social Apartment brand is currently the leading lifestyle accommodation in Tokyo, and they have plans to open several new Social Apartments and hotels all across Japan this year-and even more in 2019!

    For more information, contact:
    Zacharie Coskun
    z-coskun@global-agents.co.jp
    +81-3-6433-5792

    Source: Global Agents

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