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Sakaguchi stars in Okinawan police drama – Tokyograph
Kenji Sakaguchi will be playing the lead in a police drama series titled ‘Honjitsu mo Hare. Ijou Nashi,’ set to air on TBS this winter. Sakaguchi stars as a cop assigned to a fictional remote island in the Okinawa prefecture, modeled after the real island of Hateruma. Nao Matsushita appears as the heroine, the only…
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“Code Blue” SP to air on January 10 – Tokyograph
Fuji TV has announced a broadcast date for its ‘Code Blue’ drama special. The episode is scheduled to air on January 10 at 9:00pm. The special is a continuation of the ‘Code Blue’ drama series from this past summer, which starred Tomohisa Yamashita, Erika Toda, Yui Aragaki, and Yosuke Asari as four young doctors training…
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Yukie Nakama to once again co-host NHK’s Kohaku
On Monday, NHK officially announced that Masahiro Nakai and Yukie Nakama will be this year’s hosts. The full list of performers are expected to be revealed soon. (Link: Mr.Children to make first appearance on Kohaku – Tokyograph.) This will be Yukie’s 3rd appearance (2005, 2006, 2008) as host of the music program and pairs her…
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto for Aoki
Our favorite wallpaper idol is out with a new one for us to adorn our Mac/PC desktop with. This time Aya Ueto is the image girl for Aoki, a Japanese clothing company that specializes in suits. The wallpaper, a 4-month calendar one, is available over here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Wallpaper: ORANGE RANGE’s “Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce”
Yeah, sure. It looks like anyone could’ve made this wallpaper but it’s official—as in from the record label kind of official. There are two different versions to choose from if you’re so inclined to put anything related to ORANGE RANGE as your Mac/PC’s wallpaper. (Via 壁紙fan!.)
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Wallpaper: ANA’s Mattariina-Hokkoriina-Okinawa
A new wallpaper calendar for your Mac/PC from ANA featuring beautiful sites found around Ishigakijima. (Via 壁紙fan!.)
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Beni Arashiro drops last name for new single – Tokyograph
Singer Beni Arashiro is reinventing herself under a new name: BENI. She will once again be focusing on her music career, after months of silence, starting with a new single next month. Arashiro left her previous management agency, Oscar Promotion, at the end of August, and her contract with Avex expired at the end of…
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Kiroro announces another hiatus – Tokyograph
The female duo Kiroro held a short concert in Okinawa on Sunday. During the show, vocalist Chiharu Tamashiro announced that the group will go on hiatus by the end of the year. The news has been expected since August, when keyboardist Ayano Kinjo revealed that she was pregnant with her second child. Kiroro previously went…
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Fuji TV producing documentary drama on Kamiji – Tokyograph
Popular talento Yusuke Kamiji, part of the trio Shuchishin, will be featured in a special program on Fuji TV next year. The show is part documentary, part drama, and is based on his autobiographical essay ‘Kamiji Yusuke Monogatari’ that was published in August. The majority of the program will focus on Kamiji’s days in middle…
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MINA to rejoin MAX!
After leaving MAX in 2002, original member MINA has returned to the group filling in the spot left by the exit of AKI back in August of this year (who ironically took her place). In 2002, MINA left the group to raise her child (she now has two children) and since last year has been…
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