Management agency Amuse revealed on Wednesday that Southern All Stars vocalist Keisuke Kuwata (54) was recently diagnosed with early-stage esophageal cancer. The discovery has set back the schedule of his upcoming album release and tour, as he will be undergoing medical treatment. Because the cancer was caught early, Kuwata is expected to return to work healthy in a few months after he undergoes surgery and other treatment. As a result,… Read the rest
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Southern All Stars’ Keisuke Kuwata diagnosed with cancer
July 28th, 2010 
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No Comments »"Odoru Daisousasen" mobile series to get limited theater screenings
July 23rd, 2010 admin The third “Odoru Daisousasen” movie has been doing very well in theaters, and now its related mobile phone series will also be getting a little time on the big screen. Titled “Kakarichou Aoshima Shunsaku: THE MOBILE,” the series will be screened for just one week at only two theaters. The 12-episode series was first revealed in June to be an original story covering the first three cases after detective Shunsaku… Read the rest
Posted in Japanese News Tags: amalfi-begins, expected-boost, million-tickets, mobile-content, number, series, the-mobile, tokyo No Comments »Romance rumor for Satomi Ishihara denied
July 22nd, 2010 admin The latest issue of FRIDAY reports that popular actress Satomi Ishihara (23) was out on a date with 30-year-old photographer Yasuyuki Emori. The two were seen together at the end of last month in Tokyo’s Setagaya ward. According to FRIDAY, Emori drove Ishihara to a Chinese restaurant in Setagaya. After having a meal together, they went to a nearby Don Quijote discount store, where the reporter captured a photograph of… Read the rest
The GazettE announces first Tokyo Dome concert
July 22nd, 2010 admin Rock band the GazettE just kicked off their new tour on Thursday with a concert at the Nippon Budokan. During the end of the show, they announced that they will play their first Tokyo Dome concert on December 26. The band’s current tour will run until August 31, but will resume with a second leg from October 1 until November 2. The Tokyo Dome show will be the tour finale.… Read the rest
Posted in Japanese News Tags: during-the-end, gazette, nippon, second-leg, their-first, thursday, tokyo, tokyo-dome, tour No Comments »Terry Ito directs first film
July 22nd, 2010 admin Stage director Terry Ito (60) is trying his hand at the big screen. His first film is a documentary titled “10 Oku En Kasegu.” Ito, who is also active as a television producer, talento, and critic, has been wanting to try film for some time. He decided to base his first picture on his own experiences in the character goods industry. Starting in October 2008, he sold off some possessions… Read the rest
Posted in Japanese News Tags: character, first-picture, million-yen, nippon, progres-towards, second-leg, still-making, the-character, thursday, tokyo, tokyo-dome, yet-achieved No Comments »Cage Casts His Spell on Tokyo
July 22nd, 2010 admin 
With Leonardo Dicaprio and Watanabe Ken in town the day before, Tokyo is having a bumper week with Hollywood celebrities. Nicholas Cage (46) was the latest arrival, visiting the Cinema Mediage complex in Odaiba for the premiere of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” He was joined on stage by producer Jerry Bruckheimer (64) and Mickey Mouse, the star of the 1940 animation feature “Fantasia” from which the new movie is derived.… Read the rest
Posted in Japanese News Tags: boa, cinema, cinema-mediage, Entertainment News, mickey-mouse, nicholas-cage, premiere, shinee, sixth, sorcerer, tokyo No Comments »Chanson pioneer Yoshiko Ishii dies at 87
July 21st, 2010 admin Chanson singer Yoshiko Ishii passed away on the morning of July 17 at Tokyo hospital. The cause of death was liver failure. Ishii was 87 years old. The singer is the daughter of the late Mitsujiro Ishii, who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan. Yoshiko graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts (known as the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music at… Read the rest
Posted in Japanese News Tags: both-lavish, chang, commander, concrete-plans, daughter, delay-their, house, japan-chanson, japan-yoshiko, marriage, speaker, taiwanese, time, tokyo, united No Comments »Charts: Ayumi Hamasaki, YUI
July 21st, 2010 admin Ayumi Hamasaki took #1 on the charts this week with her 48th single, “MOON / blossom.” It sold nearly 71,000 copies to become her 23rd consecutive number-one single (extending the record among solo artists) and her 35th in total (also a record among solo artists). Kyosuke Himuro ’s new song was #3, while BREAKERZ landed at #5. Berryz Koubou was right behind them at #6. The other new releases… Read the rest
Posted in Japanese News Tags: blu-ray, both-lavish, marriage, speaker, studio-ghibli, sun, tokyo, united, valley No Comments »Leo-Sama in Tokyo for Inception Premiere
July 21st, 2010 admin 
Actor Watanabe Ken (50) was joined by his new BFF, Hollywood superstar Leonardo Dicaprio (35), in Tokyo yesterday at the local premiere of Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi blockbuster “Inception.” The event was held at the Roppongi Hills Arena in the center of the capital. It’s only been a few months since “Leo-sama” was here promoting “Shutter Island,” and the climax of Inception was…
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Posted in Japanese News Tags: actor-watanabe, capital, climax, hollywood, inception, inception-japan, japan, roppongi, roppongi-hills, the-center, tokyo, watanabe No Comments »Directors Edagawa, Matsuo pass away
July 20th, 2010 admin It was announced on Tuesday that movie directors Hiromu Edagawa and Akinori Matsuo both died earlier this month. Edagawa died of lung cancer at a Tokyo hospital on the morning of July 10. He was 93. His works include “Koi to Kane” and “Salaryman Donto Bushi: Kiraku na Kagyo to Kita mon da,” as well as dramas such as “Zuuzuushii Yatsu” and “Okusama wa 18 Sai.” Matsuo died of pneumonia… Read the rest
Posted in Japanese News Tags: akinori-matsuo, career, hiromu-edagawa, mainly-involved, morning, movie-series, night, salaryman-donto, tokyo, two-hour-drama, well-as-dramas No Comments »
