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UHM Women’s Studies Colloquium Series Spring 2010
The UHM Women’s Studies Program is pleased to continue our Spring 2010 Colloquium Series with a talk by Mire Koikari (Director, UHM Women’s Studies Program), “‘I only ask this splendid group of women not to become involved in politics’: Women, Domesticity, and the Cold War in US-occupied Okinawa.” This talk is co-sponsored by the UHM…
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Meisa Kuroki to star in TBS’s April 2010 drama “Shinzanmono”
Meisa Kuroki will be starring in the drama “Shinzanmono” which will begin airing on the TBS network from April 18, 2010. “Shinzanmono” will be Meisa’s first renzoku drama for 2010. Synopsis (from DramaWiki): Based on the popular novel by best-selling author Higashino Keigo, Kato Kyoichiro is a new detective who is assigned to solve the…
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto for Yahoo! BB Service
Here’s a new wallpaper featuring Aya Ueto (yeah, with this latest wallpaper offering we may actually consider changing our name to AyaUetoWallpapers.com :P) for Yahoo! BB Service. You’ll need to pass a quiz to download the wallpaper but it’s really quite simple since they show which you have correct at the end so you can…
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Wallpaper: Yui Aragaki for Tokyo Metro’s ‘Tokyo Heart’
Now here’s a person we don’t see that often on a wallpaper (i.e. official ad stuff as opposed to fan-made stuff): Yui “Gakky” Aragaki for Tokyo Metro’s “Tokyo Heart” ads. Also worth checking out the CM that’s on the website too. Download your wallpaper and check out the CM here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto April 2010 calendar for Oronamin C
Yup, we don’t call her the princess of wallpapers for nothing at Karakui. This here’s an April 2010 calendar for Otsuka’s Oronamin C drink. Grab your wallpaper here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto 3 month calendar for Kose
Two 3-month (April to June 2010) calendar wallpapers to choose from featuring Aya Ueto for Kose. You can grab both wallpapers here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Shuken Maekawa to release new album on 4/6/10
Shuken “Gen-chan” Maekawa’s upcoming album is titled “Korekara mo Kanasandoo” and will be released on April 6, 2010, from Campus Record. The album will contain a total of 18 tracks including his hits “Ashibinaa” and “Kanasandoo.” (Via Campus Staff Blog.)
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Seijin Noborikawa to release new album on 4/14/10
Seijin Noborikawa’s “Fountain of Songs” — his first original album in two years — will be released on April 14, 2010, from Respect Record. The album will have a total of 12 tracks including five written by the utasaa legend. Be sure to check out his albums that are already available at the iTunes Store…
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Links you may enjoy reading on your iPad (or anything else for the rest of us)
Looking for something good to read on your new iPad? Check out the links below and be sure to subscribe to them too. “Ohio Tomonokai Will Hold a Special Okinawan Dance Event on May 1st” – Okinawaology Blog “3rd Anniversary for China’s Shimauta” – Power of Okinawa “Hanauta Okinawan Izakaya in Akasaka” – Tokyo Dreaming…
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It’s baseball season so we’re playing catch (up)
Catching up on stuff I bookmarked from the ever awesome Tokyograph website and have finally gotten around to posting here. For the 1st Billboard Japan Music Awards, HY (an indie rock group from Okinawa) was awarded the Independent Artist of the Year 2009 and Yusuke (his grandfather is from Miyakojima) was awarded the New Artist…
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