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Yuri Chinen (Hey! Say! JUMP) to star in April’s “Sensei wa Erai!”
Although Yuri Chinen has had a string of appearances in several J-drama, “Sensei wa Erai!” will be his first recurring role in a drama since 2004’s “Nanako to Nanao.” The drama stars Hey! Say! JUMP members Yuto Nakajima, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen, and Daiki Arioka as middle schoolers who try to turn a dull teacher…
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Desktop: Gori in “Utatama”
Here’s a desktop for your Mac/PC of Gori’s new film, “Utatama,” which opens in theaters nationwide in Japan on April 5, 2008. “Utatama” also stars Kaho as a chorus student who doubts the “coolness” of it after being told that she looks like a salmon when she sings (you’ll have to check out the trailer…
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Spring Kick Off Coupon Offer – CDJapan Blog
Our favorite online music store for both music and for videos from Japan and Okinawa is CDJapan and they have a ¥500 coupon offer for this spring. (In the past, if I’m not mistaken, these coupons were only available to returning customers who already have an account with the store.) What do you have to…
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Comedian Yoshio Kojima to make film debut – oppappii!
Popular comedian Yoshio Kojima (Kumejima, Okinawa) will be making his film debut in the SF love/comedy flick “Kami-sama no Pazuru (Puzzle)” which will hit theaters in Japan on June 7, 2008. The film will be directed by Takashi Miike and stars Hayato Ichihara (“Check It Out Yo!!“) and Mitsuki Tanimura. Not sure where Kojima’s going…
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Sanshin kit – Yukkuriko
mein Sanshin Originally uploaded by Yukkuriko Found this on Flickr’s Okinawa lovers pool. It’s a photo of a sanshin that’s sold in Okinawa as a kit that you assemble on your own.
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Tokyograph On Another Award For Aragaki Yui – International Wota
Sorry, I’ve been out of the loop for much of the week as music duties have kept me busier than usual. Our most-talked about actress for 2007 (and it looks the same for 2008), Yui Aragaki, has added yet another award to her mansion-sized trophy room. Her prize this time? I guess it can’t get…
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YouTube: ORANGE RANGE’s ‘Kimi Station’ (PV)
ORANGE RANGE’s latest single “Kimi Station” — which is fantastic — was released less than a week ago and here’s the PV of it. I admire that they remain true to their roots in Okinawa and you’ll find that they often shoot their PVs on location there.
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Desktop: The One Pound Gospel (Final)
The drama just wrapped-up and as promised, the official website for “1 Pound no Fukuin” has the last of the show’s wallpapers available for download. As mentioned in our previous post, you may or may not be disappointed by the fact that Meisa Kuroki (or Kazuya Kamenashi from KAT-TUN) is not in any of these…
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Yui Aragaki leads ouendan in next film – Tokyograph
Rising actress Yui Aragaki, who recently picked up several film awards, has been cast in her next project. She will star in Kensaku Watanabe’s ‘Fure Fure Shojo,’ which is scheduled to open this September. Aragaki plays Momoko, a high school bookworm who longs for the type of romance found in the novels she reads. One…
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Seminar: Okinawan Language Revitalization
Professor Shinsho Miyara of the University of the Ryukyus will be giving a free talk on Okinawan Language Revitalization (PDF link) Monday, March 17, 2008. The talk will take place from 2:30 PM to 4 PM at the Center for Korean Studies Auditorium, University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus. (Nifee to Char for the info.)
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