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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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Listen to Indie Rock Japan Style and you’ll be the coolest, most musically elite kid in town, I SWEAR!

Written By: Michelle Seto on - Dec 01 2009     5 Comments
Posted in : Japanese Arts, Jpop
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Japan indie rock is where it’s at! As everyone knows, the most unknown, weird music you listen to, the cooler you are these days!

Koda Kumi First Solo Live in Taiwan

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Oct 06 2009     1 Comment
Posted in : Jpop
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Super sexy-kawaii singer Kumi Koda, rocked the National Taiwan University gymnasium in Taipei over the weekend.

Namie Amuro at the Top of Oricon Charts

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 16 2009     9 Comments
Posted in : Celebrities, Jpop
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Namie Amuro’s new live DVD, “namie amuro Best Fiction Tour 2008-2009,” is ranked number one on the the Oricon weekly charts for the week of Sept 15-21 in DVD and Blu-ray sales.

Re: Marc Jacobs’ Totally Japonesque 2010 Spring Collection

Written By: JienAng on - Sep 16 2009     7 Comments
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After a night of reviewing photos from the Marc Jacobs’ new Spring Collection at New York Fashion Week, AlmostJapanese.com Fashion Writer Jien Ang shares his insights into what’s à la mode for 2010.

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

Amuro Namie Still Reigns as Style Icon

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 12 2009     2 Comments
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Namie Amuro still is at the top of the game, beating out Ayumi Hamasaki and the current ‘it’ girl, Yukina Kinoshita.

Glay Set to Perform in the U.S.

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 09 2009     2 Comments
Posted in : Japanese abroad, Jpop
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Glay is coming back to the U.S. to rock out! Their 3-day appearance abroad is in addition to their nation-wide tour “THE GREAT VACATION.”

First Week of August, Two Stars, Two Drug Arrests

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 05 2009     1 Comment
Posted in : Jpop, News in Japan
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Two stars, two drug arrests, two upset Jpop wives, one death, one missing - mayhem in J-entertainment