Mariah Carey shops for toys at Venus Fort.

5,000 fans greet Mariah Carey, who arrives 1 hour late for 10-minute event at Venus Fort in Tokyo

Monday 02nd June, 02:08 PM JST

TOKYO —

American singer Mariah Carey, 38, kept 5,000 fans waiting for one hour before she showed up for a 10-minute event in Venus Fort in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon. Carey, who sang at the MTV Video Awards in Saitama on Saturday night, attended a special event held in a church inside to celebrate with newly married couples.

Carey later went shopping at a toy store. Someone asked the newly married Carey how to find the right partner and she replied, “If you pray to God, you will find the one.” At the event, she gave a “Mariah Chair” to Venus Fort for couples.

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Loki520 at 04:16 PM JST - 2nd June

Doesn't she have a habit of showing up late to these events in Japan?
capone at 04:22 PM JST - 2nd June

“If you pray to God, you will find the one.” what she forgot to add was that having a huge rack doesn't hurt
Mark_McCracken at 04:26 PM JST - 2nd June

She showed up at USJ about 5 years ago. I happened to be there that day. After waiting 40 minutes past the scheduled start time, I gave up and had some burgers instead.
super delegate at 04:35 PM JST - 2nd June

Really don't care what this woman or her fans do with their free time but saw the photo and remembered hearing somewhere she won't allow photos featuring the left side of her face. Looks like it's true.

http://tobymelt.blogspot.com/2006/01/mariah-carey-mirror-has-two-faces.html
timorborder at 04:44 PM JST - 2nd June

Fine tuning her slider? Actually, I heard that before coming to Japan she had some discussions with Goose Gossage regarding pitching inside. My money is that she hits a batter (ala Nolan Ryan). The batter then charges the mound (ala Robin Ventura). In response to this, Mariah gets the batter in a headlock (ala Nolan Ryan) but instead of punching she suffocates the poor guy.
Sarge at 04:56 PM JST - 2nd June

greensatindress ( 03:32 ) - Har!
williamsmith at 06:04 PM JST - 2nd June

Ya, actually the left side of her face is quite weird.
DeepAir65 at 08:23 PM JST - 2nd June

Only one hour? I used to work above Tower Records 13 years ago and she was much later than that but could not escape after the allotted 30 minutes as the crowd almost rioted when they found she was due to leave. Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street were closed.

This was a few days after Lady Di had to fight past less than 10 people on her way into the Cafe Royale - only joking no fight, there were many times more police and security than well wishers
radiootaku at 09:17 PM JST - 2nd June

5,000 fans! Wow she beat Yon-sama.. who had a measly 3,000 fans waiting for him at the airport on Friday.
Wottock_Hunt at 09:29 PM JST - 2nd June

What a slag.
KenjiYamamoto at 04:38 AM JST - 3rd June

she looks like a mouse. mariah's the michael bolton of female performers, always singing about love. it's nauseating.
dany505 at 07:51 AM JST - 3rd June

if your stupid enough to wait then you get what you deserve. On another note she is still georgeous
KenjiYamamoto at 03:42 PM JST - 3rd June

nah, she's a mouse. can't she change the subject from time to time in her songs? her obsession would make a would-be desirable (whatever she likes) turn and wretch...
3RENSHO at 08:53 PM JST - 3rd June

TOUCH MY BODY!
nandakandamanda at 11:12 PM JST - 3rd June

60 mins times 5,000 fans is 300,000 minutes of people's lives wasted because she can't be bothered to get her personal act together.