Forty-five year old Hitoshi Matsumoto from the Japanese comedic duo “Downtown” has gotten married. The new bride is not in the entertainment industry. Not much has been reported about her except that she is currently pregnant. Many people in the entertainment industry had Matsumoto pegged as a lifelong bachelor, however in a press conference he […]
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toothpastefordinner.com Toothpaste for Dinner, predicting the future. You gotta love it when there’s something on the net about Japan and the person who wrote it seems to have a clue. This is one of my favorite online comics so I was especially pleased to see a mention of Japan. If you like things like this,
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I just read some tabloid news saying that Billy Blanks of Billy’s Boot Camp has married a 39 year old Osaka woman named Tomoko Sato who works as an interpreter. A ceremony is scheduled to be held in Osaka in June. The woman is also reported to have given birth to their child in November…
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Dave over at the Big in Japan has been following this story and reported today that Ai Ijima’s Death was due to pneumonia. Here’s the link to the Big in Japan post about it. “Ai Ijima Death – Police Confirm it was Pneumonia“
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In my previous post I showed the Mecha Ike Japanese Comedy Egashira 2:50 version of the Ponyo on a Cliff song. The song is big and was featured on the Red and White Song Battle this year. It features a little girl singing a bit out of tune and later an older guy in a
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If you watch wacky Japanese tv, you may have seen Egashira 2:50. Often voted as the most despised tv personality in Japan. He definitely stretches the line between what you can and can’t do on tv and leaves viewers (and I’m sure co-stars and producers) open mouthed. Egashira 2:50 often appears and is put down
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This is an interesting video that’s been going around. It was aired about three years ago on the popular tv show “Kin Suma” or “Kinyobi SMAP” which is hosted by Masahiro Nakai, leader of the uber-popular and ubiquitous SMAP. The show generally targets women and covers topics such as women with interesting jobs and some
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Today’s commentary is inspired by an article about use of Nintendo DS in eSchool News. The article talks about a Nintendo DS tie in to a textbook being used at Tokyo’s Joshi Gakuen (sic). Here is the story as presented by Reuters. Tokyo Joshi Gakuen should be commended for trying some new things, but the
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Sexy Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara has rebuilt a school in Cambodia through her charity organization. The school is large enough for 600 students and is made of concrete. She used the proceeds from her book of essays “Norika Spirit”. Here’s a link to her official homepage: Norika Fujiwara Official Website More importantly sh’s married to
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Poll done by the Oricon Life website. (Link destination is in Japanese). Overall Top 10 Anime 1. Dragon Ball 2. Gundam 3. Detective Conan 4. Neon Genesis Evangelion 5. Slam Dunk (tied) 5. One Piece (tied) 7. Doraemon 8. Sailor Moon 9. Fullmetal Alchemist 10. Lupin the Third The Top 5 for women were 1.
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