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17 Oct

Josie Natori, Yayoi Kusama Are Amongst Asia Society’s Game

Josie Natori shall be among the many honorees on the Asia Society’s Game Changer Awards Thursday night in Latest York. The humanities-minded clothier shall be celebrated on the tenth annual event with other standouts, including artist Yayoi Kusama, Yahoo’s cofounder Jerry Yang and his fellow philanthropist wife Akiko Yamazaki, the School of Leadership Afghanistan’s cofounder Shabana Basij-Rasikh, actress and producer Yao Chen, and the Philadelphia Orchestra and OUE Ltd.’s Stephen Riady. After starting the primary and only boarding school for women in Afghanistan in 2016, Basij-Rasikh led the evacuation of the varsity community in the summertime of 2021 following the Taliban’s return to power. She then reestablished the varsity in Rwanda, where students resumed classes. As the primary Chinese celebrity to...
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23 Jun

Josie Natori Named Chairman of Asian Cultural Council’s Board

PULLING UP A CHAIR: Never one with a shortage of things to do, Josie Natori is taking over one other hefty responsibility. The Asian Cultural Council’s board of trustees has elected the dressmaker as its latest chairman. Removed from a newcomer to the organization, Natori, who was born within the Philippines, has served on ACC’s board since 1995. Five years later she helped establish its Philippines Foundation and ACC’s affiliate office in Manila. That location is considered one of the organization’s five international offices. Having began her namesake company 46 years ago, Natori, chief executive officer and chief creative officer, is as tireless as ever. She routinely flies forwards and backwards between her homeland and her home base in Recent York. After...
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