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Gakky to become next blog queen? – Tokyograph
Popular teen idol/actress Yui Aragaki opened her official blog just over a week ago, but it has already jumped to 2nd in the popularity rankings of celebrity blogs hosted by blogging site Ameblo. Aragaki is outranked only by Chinatsu Wakatsuki, who has long been at the top of the Ameblo rankings. Other celebrities on the…
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Champuru posts a clip of Rinken Band
Sorry, kinda late on this one (and I’ll get around to answering everyone’s emails soon). Donna has a clip up of Rinken Band performing at this year’s Okinawan Festival in Waikiki, Hawaii.
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[Updated] ‘Hair change!’ – Yu Yamada
[Update] We’ve been had by Yu who was preparing for her first live event for the Shibuya Girls Collection. Yu Yamada (23) posted a pic (above) on her blog today showing off her new “hair change.” Although I believe Yu’s long hair was one of her trademarks, I think she looks cuter with short hair…
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Three new videos from the 25th Okinawan Festival up at Champuru.net!
If you enjoyed the 25th Okinawan Festival vlog Donna posted to Champuru.net a few days ago, you’re going to love that she has three, count ’em three new videos up. Ryusei Daiko Hanayakara Naha Daiko Enjoy! And be sure to leave a comment for Donna too. 🙂
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Hawaiian meets Okinawan: Churamana
If you’re a fan of Hawaiian and Okinawan music you may be interested in the duo Churamana (チュラマナ, roughly translated as “Beautiful [chura, Okinawan] Energy [mana, Hawaiian]”) with Tokyo-born Maki Uehara on vocals/hula and Ishigakijima-born Makiko Miyara (formerly of the O-pop group Donann) on vocals. If you’re familiar with the group TINGARA (Okinawan healing music)…
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Champuru.net Book Review: Snakeskin Shamisen
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara The familiarity of situations, foods, phrases, and of course, the Okinawan culture appeal to me, making this a fun, quick read. Read the rest of Donna’s review over here. According to the author’s website, Snakeskin Shamisen (which is the third book in her Mas Arai series) has been nominated for…
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WordPress.com’s #2 BotD (Japanese Language) is from Okinawa
So I’m about to shut down (gotta go practice sanshin yo) but I decide to surf around WordPress.com a bit and came across the daily Top Blogs listing. Clicked 日本語 (Nihongo) under “Language Filters” and lo and behold, sitting at the number two spot for the Blogs of the Day (BotD) is the Okinawa Basketball…
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