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SPEED’s Takako Uehara finds new love – Tokyograph
Takako Uehara (27), a member of the female pop group SPEED, is reportedly in a new relationship. This week’s issue of Josei Seven contains pictures of Uehara with AKIHIRO (27), a dancer and a designer for a hip-hop fashion brand. AKIHIRO was seen late last month spending the night at Uehara’s home. He was also…
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Yukie Nakama to star in the TBS’s “Japanese Americans”
This autumn, TBS plans to broadcast a five-episode drama series titled “Japanese Americans.” The drama, an original work by veteran screenwriter Sugako Hashida, focuses on a Japanese family who emigrated to the United States a century ago and lived through World War II. […] Yukie Nakama (30) plays the heroine as Ichiro’s love interest Shinobu.…
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Okinawa on a plate – The Japan Times Online
Makabe Chinaa had a lucky escape: you can still see bullet holes in some of the beams. Then in the immediate postwar period, the house served as a town office and a clinic before becoming what it is today — a much-loved tea shop and restaurant that serves up a large portion of history along…
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Meisa Kuroki becomes newest L’Oreal spokesperson – Tokyograph
Rising star Meisa Kuroki (21) is all set to become a bigger name worldwide, with the help of a major commercial contract. She has just signed on as a spokesperson for cosmetics brand L’Oréal Paris, whose beauty products are popular in more than 150 countries. Kuroki has been building her career in Japan since 2004,…
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Meisa Kuroki in Yajima Biyoshitsu movie
[…] The parody group consists of the Yajima family, which is a 37-year-old mother named Margaret (played by Tunnels’ Noritake Kinashi), plus her 12-year-old daughter Strawberry (played by Tunnels’ Takaaki Ishibashi) and 18-year-old daughter Naomi (played by DJ OZMA). So far, the only known detail of the group’s history is that they came from Nevada…
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Sadao China has a big 2009
2009 has turned out to be a big year for the utasaa great, Sadao China. Perhaps the biggest was the King Records limited edition 6-CD box set “Shimauta Hyakkei” released back in October. (The box set can be purchased at our favorite online retailer, CDJapan.) Yeah, a CD box set release may not be the…
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DCT’s Nakamura and H&MC’s Maki celebrate first child – Tokyograph
Dreams Come True member Masato Nakamura (51) and ex-HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR vocalist Maki (22) are now parents. Maki gave birth to their first child on October 10 at a hospital in Okinawa. Nakamura announced the good news in his blog on Sunday. However, he did not say whether the child is a boy or…
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Aya Ueto looks lovely in kimono, wins award
On Tuesday, the 7th annual Kimono Award was presented at the Yokohama Arena. This year’s winner was actress Aya Ueto (24), following in the footsteps of previous winners such as Reiko Takashima in 2008 and Rina Uchiyama in 2007. […] (Via Tokyograph.) (From Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Yeah, I’m finally catching up on news from…
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Manami Higa to be in the movie version “Saru Lock”
It has been known for some time that the NTV drama series “Saru Lock” is getting a movie version. The film now has an official release date: February 27, 2010. An announcement on Thursday also revealed some of the new cast members, including actress Manami Higa (23). […] (Via Tokyograph.) Have I mentioned that I’m…
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Vogue’s Women of the Year and Decade – Tokyograph
On Monday, Vogue Nippon presented its annual Women of the Year awards, which started in 2005. The magazine also gave out several Women of the Decade awards, in honor of the magazine’s 10th anniversary this year. A total of ten women were honored. The 2009 Women of the Year were Aya Ueto (24), Yu Aoi…
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