Archive for 11月 13th, 2009
JOE HISAISHI – ENCORE
If you are a Joe Hisaishi fan, or if you like Hayao Miyazaki's movies, this CD is a top recommendation. Joe Hisaishi has released many CDs in the past, but in focusing Ghibli concerned music or movie music, many fans in Japan pick up this CD as Hisaishi's best. JOE HISAISHI -ENCORE- has reputed very high and the songs in this CD is real [...]
MOTOHARU SANO to Release CD Box Set
News about Motoharu Sano's new CD box appeared today. MOTOHARU SANO 1990-1999 ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED is the title of the CD box. MOTOHARU SANO is still admired as a music hero of Japan. Although he grew old and lost his voice power recently, still fans are expecting his new projects. This CD box contains the digitally remastered titles [...]
YOKOHAMA CHINATOWN
Yokohama city is a special place for Japan's history. After a long isolated time of Japan, the first place where Japan opened the door for the world was Yokohama city. American navy came to Japan at Meiji Era and they strongly persuaded ( or forced ) Japan to open the country. America and Japan made a friendship and trade exchange treaty in [...]
OBAMA arrives in Japan on Friday the 13th
President OBAMA arrives in Japan on Friday the 13th. I don't think this date was intentionally selected but even if an accidental choice, this means a little bit of situation of Japan and US recently. For us Japanese, Friday the 13th doesn't mean a lot. We just know a little about it as Westerner's bad luck day and as the title of the hit [...]
TOYOTA PRIUS WAGON to be released in 2010
Toyota announced that they will release PRIUS WAGON type car in late 2010. That's a new plan of Toyota in Japan, and the regular retail price of Prius Wagon seems to be 2 million yen as the starting price ( UD$ 22000 - 23000 at today's rate ). Prius is a best seller car of Japan in 2009, but it's sedan type only. Now Japanese family buy more [...]
CHISATO MORITAKA back again ! with Junichi Inagaki
CHISATO MORITAKA once retired the music scene because of her marriage. But still many fans remain the same. Chisato Moritaka seems to come back on TV with Junichi Inagaki soon. At the latest album of Junichi Inagaki, Chisato Moritaka joined a song in the album as a duet chorus singer with him. It's not sure that she will totally come back to [...]
