Press Conference

Media representatives (and their guests) are very cordially invited to:

• Join Consul General Kazuo Kodama at his residence for a pleasant evening event.
• Taste a wide variety of high-end Japanese sakes.
• Enjoy delicious Japanese cuisine samplers.
• Learn about the upcoming Japanese Sake Festival at the Le Meriden Hotel in Beverly Hills.
• Thoroughly enjoy themselves.

Japanese sake is experiencing a boom in popularity in the US and throughout the world -- we welcome you to come and experience why.

This special media reception will also feature a discussion by renowned sake expert, columnist and author, John Gauntner -- an American widely known in Japan as "The Sake Guy".

Place:	Official Resident of the Consulate General of Japan Hancock Park Neighborhood of Los Angeles (Details will follow RSVP)
Time:	February 13 2007, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Program:	Part 1 - Press Conference Part 2 - Lecture Part 3 - Press along with reception (tasting sake)

For more information and RSVP, please contact:

Ms. Junko Sekine
Consulate General of Japan, Economic Affairs
Phone: 213-617-6700 ext. 222
e-mail: J_Sekine@LA-CGJapan.org