‘People’ Archives
HIKARU UCHIDA -AUTOMATIC & COME BACK TO ME
When I first heard this song, Come Back to ME, I thought HIKARU UCHIDA grew up in some ways. Hikaru Uchida suddenly opened the door of Japanese POP music when she was just 16 or so. HikaruUchida's first hit song, AUTOMATIC, was a real shock to Japanese music industry because her song had something new we've never had. Melody has black [...]
Nobuyuki Tsujii, the piano for healing and joy
I like playing the piano. Sound of the piano really makes me feel happy and smooth. Today, I listened to a blind person's piano play. His name is NOBUYUKI TSUJII, who won the 1st prize at this year's Van Cliburn Piano Contest. He is certainly a blind player, so he is supposed to have hardship before coming to this stage. If I look at his [...]
Ai Haruna Won the Beauty Queen ?!
Japanese transgendered girl, or girl looking gay, AI HARUNA, participated in "Miss International Queen Contest " in Thai held on 31st of October. And to our surprise, she ( or he ) got Grand Pix ! It means she ( or he ) is the most beautiful man in the world ! She ( I will call this person "she" here ) is now 37 years old and often [...]
Takeshi Kitano or Beat Takeshi ?
When we see Takeshi Kitano's interviews like this video, we often have strange feeling about it. Maybe it's because we think Takeshi Kitano to be a comedian rather than a film director. There are many fans of KITANO films in Japan. They know both comedian side and director side of Takeshi Kitano. For me or people on the same age group [...]
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA & JOE HISAISHI
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA & JOE HISAISI got Shiji Award in Japan. Shijiaward is an honorable emblem which is sent to people who made great contribution to Japanese or international art or sports. It's not a big sureprise that Joe and Miyuki are selected time year. They are admired by nation as life long musician who made all Japanese be brave [...]
Sanyutei Enraku passed away
Rakugo is a traditional form of Japanese entertainment. It's a kind of comical play on the stage but exactly speaking, it's not a comedian's play. Rakugo is played by one person on the stage and the person who plays Rakugo acts as two person's role or sometimes more than that. And the story is made by the Rakugo player and he always [...]
Yoko Ono is Japanese ?
// Yoko Ono is, probably, the most famous Japanese woman in the world. That's because she used to be the wife of John Lennon. Actually she worked for her own art works but that didn't make her famous. The reason for her recognition is after all John Lennon. This is a Beatles fan's opinion, and not about Japanese woman but about Yoko [...]
International understanding
// When we were students of high school or college, one of our dreams were going to America and learn many things there. But for us , studying abroad was too expensive. That wa just a dream for us. Now many go to the USA and the other countries for studying. That is not rare to experience foreign countries while young. But we [...]
