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Ebi-chan and Ilamari deny reports of a wedding
Entertainment › 10:07 AM JST - 23rd November
Popular model Yuri Ebihara, 30, and her boyfriend, Rip Slyme's Ilamari, denied a tabloid report Sunday that they were headed down the aisle next month.…
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Jackson's moonwalk glove sells for $350,000
Entertainment › 02:00 AM JST - 23rd November
The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 -- plus tax. Winning…
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Southeast Asia's biggest anime festival opens to rousing crowd
Entertainment › 03:58 AM JST - 22nd November
Anime fans from all over Southeast Asia gathered here Saturday for the region's biggest anime festival. Thousands thronged the two-day Anime Festival Asia, most of…
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Kumi Koda silent on who she will spend Christmas with
Entertainment › 03:40 AM JST - 22nd November
Singer Kumi Koda, 27, turned on the lights at Seibu Ikebukuro department store’s Christmas display this week, but lost her sparkle when asked about her…
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Actress, film producer Mizunoe dies at 94
Entertainment › 10:01 AM JST - 21st November
Actress-turned-film producer Takiko Mizunoe died of old age Monday in Kanagawa Prefecture, sources close to her said Saturday. She was 94. Born in Otaru, Hokkaido,…
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Ebizo Ichikawa, Mao Kobayashi heading down the aisle
Entertainment › 04:00 AM JST - 21st November
Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa, 31, and newscaster Mao Kobayashi, 27, revealed in a fax signed by both this week that they were heading down the…
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Japanese firm to produce film on Singapore botanic gardens
Entertainment › 12:05 AM JST - 21st November
Japanese publishing house and film producer, the Kadokawa Group, will produce a film based on a real story of how a group of Japanese and…
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Funeral held for actor Morishige
Entertainment › 11:37 AM JST - 20th November
Family members and mourners bid farewell Friday to renowned Japanese actor Hisaya Morishige, who died Nov 10 at 96, as his funeral was held in…
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'The Cove' shortlisted for Oscars
Entertainment › 06:17 AM JST - 20th November
Films about subjects as varied as dolphin-hunting and high fashion are among documentaries hoping to be nominated for an Oscar, according to a shortlist released…
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Ayumi Hamasaki’s 'You were…' chosen as Tinkerbell theme song
Entertainment › 04:00 AM JST - 20th November
Singer Ayumi Hamasaki, 31, had her wish come true when her new song “You were…” was chosen as the theme song for the Japanese language…
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Southeast Asia's biggest anime festival to be staged in Singapore
Entertainment › 03:04 AM JST - 20th November
Thousands of anime fans are expected to throng Southeast Asia's biggest anime festival that will be held in Singapore this weekend to cater to the…
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Noriko Sakai goes to university
Entertainment › 11:00 AM JST - 19th November
Noriko Sakai, who received a suspended sentence last week on charges of drug use and possession, visited Souzou Gakuen University (The University of Creation; Art,…
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Ebi-chan crowned calendar queen for fifth year in a row
Entertainment › 07:00 AM JST - 19th November
Model Yuri Ebihara, 30, has been declared calendar queen in the female celebrity category for the fifth year running, following the rampant buying fever that…
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Nanako Matsushima has most appealing face, survey shows
Entertainment › 02:00 PM JST - 18th November
Actress Nanako Matsushima, 36, has topped an Oricon Style survey on the "Face I'd Like to Have" for women. Matsushima was overwhelmingly nominated for a…
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Nakai called up for jury duty in '12 Angry Men'
Entertainment › 07:00 AM JST - 18th November
Actor Kiichi Nakai, 48, has been called up for jury duty in Shibuya to play his part in 74-year-old director Yukio Ninagawa’s rendition of “12…
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Aya Ueto and Tetsuya Watari warm up Kanagawa kitchen
Entertainment › 04:13 AM JST - 17th November
Actor Testuya Watari, 67, and actress Aya Ueto, 24, donned aprons and dished out sweet potatoes, curry and soup at an event in the town…
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Blind 'rakugo' storyteller makes debut in Osaka
Entertainment › 02:09 AM JST - 17th November
A 41-year-old blind performer of "rakugo" -- a traditional Japanese art of humorous story-telling -- made his debut Monday evening at an Osaka theater. "We…
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Hoshino, SHIHO team up for fashion brand
Entertainment › 03:08 AM JST - 16th November
"Tarento" Aki Hoshino, 32, has teamed up with her high school classmate, model SHIHO to design and promote two outer wear fashion brands for Uniqlo.…
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Sayo Aizawa picks up SKY PerfecTV! fashion award
Entertainment › 05:41 AM JST - 15th November
Model Sayo Aizawa, 31, wore a fabulous dress to the “SKY PerfecTV! Awards 2009” held in Tokyo recently and picked up an award on behalf…
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AKB48 drop in on Tamori
Entertainment › 06:48 AM JST - 14th November
Popular girl group AKB48 made their debut on Fuji TV's popular long-running noon show "Waratte Iitomo" this week. The girls appeared on the segment "Tele-shocking…
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