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Maki Goto and Others Play Concert for Cancer Research

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It seems that a lot of people come to this site after searching for Maki Goto, so I thought I’d mention some recent news about her. She recently performed at the HelloSmile Live 2010 along with Hitomi, alan, moumoon, and Tokyo Joshiryu a.k.a. Tokyo Girls’ Style. The concert is designed to support research into cancer of the uterus. At a news conference for the concert, Goto talked about how scared she was when she was 20 and went to the hospital to be checked for cancer.

She has a mini-album due out in January of 2011.

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New Coca Cola Japan Etsushi Toyokawa Vampire Commercial Coming Soon

Byjay

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