Feb. 12－15: Exhibiting at the American International Toy Fair 2012

Hello from Toji of WOODY PUDDY!
I have big news today!!
From February 12th to the 15th, WOODY PUDDY will exhibit at the American International Toy Fair in New York (booth no. 5655).
　　Yes, New York! 　　

Well, I’ll hand it over to our staff in charge of the Toy Fair, Yamada.
He has an excellent command of English!
Not only that…
he’s an artist obsessed in drawing pretty stuffed animals.
(Check his profile in the latter half of the entry)
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Hello!
I am Yamada of the WOODY PUDDY “Overseas Department”.
Have you never heard of a staff named Yamada or such department?
I happen to be the other administrator of our Facebook page, mainly managed by Toji-san.
(I sometimes translate her blog entries and tweets into English.)
Having been in charge of the preparation since last year, let me tell you a little bit about the show.
Starting next Sunday from February 12th, WOODY PUDDY will join the American International Toy Fair 2012, the biggest toy event in the US.
Why we came to exhibit at such an event is because…
Well, it has been 5 years since the birth of WOODY PUDDY.
Thanks to our precious customers, many people in Japan have come to know our brand.
Besides business in Japan, the number of inquiries from overseas has been increasing rapidly.
We have exhibited at the “Alibaba Trade Show” in Guangzhou last year, and in Shanghai in January this year to introduce the brand to Asia.
Check the blog entry about the events in China.
https://mywoodypuddy.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-81.html

Having exhibited in China, where should we go next…?
Naturally we chose the American Toy Fair in New York, where buyers and the media gather from all over the world.
We must show the toys of WOODY PUDDY, full of Japanese craftsmanship to kids worldwide!

↑　↑　our boss　↑　↑

How would Americans and people from all over the world react to the solid wood toys of WOODY PUDDY? We could hardly wait.
And we’re likely to get TV news coverage!
(Check 『国際ニュース(international news)』during February 12-15!)
The site, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a giant glass building complex, standing in the middle of Manhattan, New York, by the Hudson River. The famous convention facility is also called “The Marketplace for the World.”
Ground Zero,
the Empire State building,  
and Broadway are nearby.
It is exciting to imagine actually visiting these places I am so used to seeing in the news and movies (this is my first visit to NY).
(↓The Official Toy Fair Website) *English

In less than a week, on Feb 10th we’re leaving for the show! We’re ready!
Our boss, 2 general managers and I will depart this Friday☆
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That’s all from Yamada.
Thanks.
I’ll remind him to bring back some souvenirs!
Yamada should be appearing on this blog from time to time, so let me introduce him here…
He is a 28-year-old who loves English and drawing pictures.
He was born in Kobe, Japan.
He spent the majority of his elementary school years in the US but lost most of his English skills after returning to Japan before starting to learn it again in junior high. He studied hard and later became a master (?) of “textbook English.”
He used to teach a student of the famous N●da high school.
At work he is mainly engaged in translation from Japanese to English and vice versa.
His main hobbies are translating, drawing pictures and teaching English.
…reading this should make you feel he must be some sort of snobbish genius, right?
No way. He is actually a nice boy and a bit of a scatterbrain that brings good laughs to the working place lol
I will tell him to share one of his drawings next time.
What should we have him draw?
Any requests? Feel free to ask him!