Sunday May 27, 2012

Tomato base

Tomato base
PHOTO BY ERI KAWAMURA

Cosmetic surgeon-turned celebrity Ayako Nishikawa, 39, left, joins transsexual celebrity Ai Haruna, 37, at a promotional event Tuesday for Kagome’s new line of TOMAREPI! tomato-based stir-fried and stew products. “TOMAREPI!” is short for “Tomato de kantan watashi no recipe!” or “My simple recipe using tomatoes.” In the TV commercial, which airs from Wednesday, Haruna plays a tomato fairy-godmother helping housewives who are inexperienced at cooking.

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    getsy

    WOW the Trany is hotter than the real deal....

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    timorborder

    What a combination.

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    Derelict

    Wow, was Ayako her cosmetic surgeon?! From right here I would have never guessed that was a tranny.

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    Dubya

    Well no more Kagome products for me - this is utterly disgusting!!

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    Gurukun

    Can you guess what I want to throw at them right now?

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    cactusJack

    You gotta wonder what is in the product!

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    getsy

    Well no more Kagome products for me - this is utterly disgusting!!
    I dont get it.. What is utterly Disgusting???? I send 2 people and a box of food in the photo....

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    getsy

    I see 2 people.....

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    Rugbyfan

    Even if some people are "disgusted" by Transsexuals like Ai Haruna, there's no denying that she is beautiful.

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    Nessie

    Looks like someone beat them with a tomato-flavored ugly stick.

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    Ninjazilla

    Haruna Ai is a fat man. JT more Yamada Yu, less transsexuals please.

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    ratpack

    Why are transexuals, new halfs, ex porn stars, guys who dress up as girls, blah blah blah even considered as celebrities in this country??? But gotta have to agree that shehe looks better than the doc.

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    BurakuminDes

    Even if some people are "disgusted" by Transsexuals like Ai Haruna, there's no denying that she is beautiful.

    I'm not disgusted - I just don't find "her" beautiful. I don't see all the fuss actually. I'm with Ninjazilla!

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    Zenny11

    I don't care for her because of the way she acts, same for most of the other japanese and foreign talento, etc.

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    Wasabi67

    SHE?????.... HE IS NOT A SHE.... i saw this tranny on Hexagon and HE was much fatter than in the picture now... and the voice is horrible.. such a MAN.... disgusting

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    IvanCoughalot

    Haruna plays a tomato fairy-godmother helping housewives who are inexperienced at cooking

    Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

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    koriyamaboy

    That is one pretty nice tranny.

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    kurumazaka

    Wasabi, I believe he is a she now. Got all the necessary surgery done. No going back. Would rather hang with Haruna than Nishikawa sensei any day. She became famous primarily for her near-incomprehensible conceit. (supposedly she has mellowed since getting married)

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    BrassKnuckles

    Wow! This looks like a lot of fun!

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    klimbim78

    The doc's near-incomprehensible conceit was obviously part of the character she played as a caricature of herself.

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    genjuro

    Interesting. Who did Nishikawa ended up marrying? Never thought she'd end up tying the knot.

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    griff

    what in god's name do this pair have to do with a tomato product?? or... is it just because the sheer randomness of the selection help attract attention?

    japan is weirdsville

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    Sarge

    Here's my simple recipe using tomatoes:

    Ingredients: Two 400 gram cans whole peeled Italian tomatoes, 2 green peppers, 1/4 small-medium onion, 1 teaspoon salt, 2-3 teaspoons Italian herb mix ( oregano, rosemary, marjoram, tyme ), 2-3 tablespoons brown or white sugar

    Crush the tomatoes a little, chop the green peppers & onion medium-fine, throw everything into a pot, put the gas on high, stir with a wood spoon til it starts bubbling, turn the gas down on low, put a lid loosely on the pot, simmer 10-15 minutes stirring a couple of times. Presto - Extremely Delicious & Healthy Stewed Tomatoes! Yer all welcome!

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    bdaniel08

    Interesting. Who did Nishikawa ended up marrying? Never thought she'd end up tying the knot.

    ...a 4000Man (40 000 000) yens, thats what she was looking for !

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    bdaniel08

    ...a 4000Man (40 000 000) yens...japanese male.

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    smithinjapan

    I don't buy into it at all... the poor woman is pushed as a celebrity because she's a transexual, not because of talent. When they introduce her on variety shows or what have you, it's always, "Here's transexual Ai Haruna!" (even in the explanation of the picture), never just, "Here's Ai Haruna". It's like with a lot of 'talento' in Japan; treated like zoo exhibitions.

    Regardless, this is one product I won't be trying based on how they're advertising, if these are their models. Not because I have anything against Ai Haruna (the doc is a hack, though), but because of how the media exploits her.

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    diuneahma

    I thought the one on the left was the trans...

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    Derelict

    I agree with you on that smithinjapan, lots of talento are only there because they're not the norm.

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    Kalinin

    Why a trans? Japan have enough pretty girls to do these things --" No more Kagome products for me too I gonna vomit if I eat this again LOL ><

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    crazychibi17

    WTF! Transexuals are people too! I think she looks pretty...despite the costume!

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