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Meisa Kuroki Takes First Place for Most Attractive Eyes

Who has the most beautiful eyes in Japanese entertainment?   According to a recent Internet poll, asking 500 men and women in their 20s and 30s, 21-year-old actress Meisa Kuroki has ...

Washugyu - best of both beef worlds

It's the latest, juiciest and meatiest ingredient to hit the gourmet market, and it's popping up in menus of ZAGAT and Michelin-rated restaurants all over North America. From the infamous ...

Only in Japan - Costume Play and BBQ

Costume Play and BBQ restaurant nearby Kanda station in Tokyo is a real meat lovers heaven. . . servers dressed in Playboy bunnies, cow girls, nurses, policewomen, bringing you raw ...

Michelle says, ‘Don’t miss out on a naked hot springs experience!’

"I remember the steam rising to kiss my rose-coloured cheeks as snowflakes danced and settled into my hair. It was all so serene, so calming, SO AWKWARD!" - Michelle ...

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New LDP leader - Meet Sadakazu Tanigaki

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 28 2009     0 Comments
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Meet New LDP Leader Sadakazu Tanigaki - He plans to take the LDP back to top, but can he do it? Political commentators say, ‘not a chance’

Japan’s New PM on his way to Copenhagen to support 2016

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 28 2009     0 Comments
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In the hope to sway some votes in the final push for the Tokyo 2016, Japan’s new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will attend the IOC presentation in Copenhagen on October 2.

Crown Prince Celebrates 400 Years of Japan-Mexico Relations

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 27 2009     0 Comments
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Crown Prince Naruhito celebrates 400 years of Japan-Mexico relations - I wonder if tequila shots were involved in the anniversary partay!!!

Japan’s new PM tells the IOC he fully supports the Tokyo 2016 bid

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 24 2009     0 Comments
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Hatoyama writes, “Japan has undergone a change of national government, however, I would like to offer you my fullest assurance that Japan’s commitment to the Olympic Movement and to Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 …

Japan’s New PM meets with Obama for the First Time

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 24 2009     1 Comment
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Japan’s New Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama had his first greet and meet with President Obama today. Hatoyama said the meeting was very warm, and he praised the President for initiating a wave of change in …

Yukio Hatoyama, Japan’s New Prime Minister Gets to Work

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 17 2009     1 Comment
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Yukio Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), who lead the great victory in last month’s election officially took office today as prime minister and named a cabinet of loyal allies, promising to bring change to …

Yukio Hatoyama Rubber Masks a Hot Sell - Halloween Costume?

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 14 2009     2 Comments
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Halloween 2009 might be all about politics and change. Rubber masks of Yukio Hatoyama and Obama flying off the shelves!

Landslide Victory for the Democratic Party of Japan

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 31 2009     3 Comments
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Yukio Hatoyama’s Democratic Party of Japan claimed at least 300 of 480 seats in a parliamentary election