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Champuru posts 25th Okinawan Festival vlog
Donna over at champuru.net has a vlog of highlights from the past weekend’s 25th Okinawan Festival in Waikiki, Hawaii. She also has a bunch of photos up of the festival up on Flickr: 2007 Okinawan Festival (photoset).
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Kenshin Uesugi the Rock Star
This clip of Gackt as Kenshin Uesugi in a modern setting is way cool. (Gackt is playing the role of Kenshin Uesugi in the NHK Taiga Drama “Fuurin Kazan”.)
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Desktops: Takako Uehara for Sokenbicha
While not as high quality as the previous kabegami (Japanese for wallpaper), it’s still something new from Takako Uehara (ex-SPEED). Enjoy! [Via 壁紙fan!]
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Highly Recommended: Sanshin’s Matsuda (e-34ya.com)
I mentioned in my “In The Works…” post that I was in the final stages of procuring a few CDs direct from Okinawa and today, I received my shipment. 😀 The best (or only) way to get your hands on Okinawan music is on the web and although there are very, very good online stores…
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Desktop: Meisa Kuroki for Asahi’s Collagen Water
Meisa Kuroki looks great in this new kabegami (desktop) for Asahi’s Collagen Water drink (but still not enough to make me want to drink, collagen 😛 ). There’s also a new CM (commercial) so check it out! [Via 壁紙fan!]
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Found on YouTube: ‘Shiisaa no Gokigenyousa’
One of the funniest skits I’ve seen by Garage Sale from the FujiTV show “Wannai R&R” (One Night Rock ‘n Roll). Garage Sale — watchers of the NHK series “Chura-san” will be familiar with the comedic duo — Okinawan-ize a well-established variety show called “RAION no Gokigenyou” (see clips from the original on YouTube) complete…
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Cocco’s ‘No Music, No Life’ T-shirt
Tower Records Japan has a pretty cool Cocco inspired “No Music, No Life” t-shirt available for pre-sale. I’m also looking forward to the July 25, 2007, release of her forthcoming album, “Kirara”, which was recorded with an “Okinawa” concept.
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Aya Ueto Desktop for Oronamin C Drink
Aya Ueto is the new image girl for the Oronamin C vitamin drink so let’s help her out by advertising the drink on our Mac/PC desktops. Be sure to check out the CM (commercial) too, it’s hilarious. [Via 壁紙fan!]
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HUOA.org Website Renewal and Okinawan Festival Website
The Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA.org) website has undergone a major overhaul. Gone is the splash page and although they’re still using frames, navigating the site is a lot easier now. Also of note, is the addition of a special website dedicated to the annual Okinawan Festival which will take place from August 30th to…
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