Archive for 11月, 2009
PINK LADY Forever
If we look back the history of Japanese idols, who do we select as the biggest memory ? Some may choose Momoe Yamaguchi, and some may choose Seiko Matsuda, Akina Nakamori, Namie Amuro, or Candies. Yet, probably the biggest idol in the history was PINK LADY. They suddenly came out on TV with a big hit record of PEPPER KEIBU ( or detective [...]
Crazy Obama City of Japan
There is a small city called Obama in Japan. The pronunciation is perfectly the same as the President Obama, although a little intonation differnce exist. This Obama city has been crazy about president Obama since the election race of American President. Certainly, the promotion effect for this city might be very big. But as far as I [...]
A moony question to America
Today, there is a news about NASA of America. It says that NASA found evidence of existence of a lot of water on the moon. It's a simple question. Why do you find it now ? America sent people to the moon many times in 1960's and after then. Already40 year have passed since then. Didn't you know that then ? Or the simplest thing is [...]
SHINGO KATORI on Broadway, TALK LIKE SINGING
SHINGO KATORI is a member of SMAP, a Japanese idol group. He seems to have acted in Broadway musical theater in New York as the leading role. Although many Japanese fans followed him to New York city, the audience was not only the Japanese but New Yorkers also seem to have enjoyed it if the news tells the truth. To be honest, I doubt SHINGO [...]
Keiichiro Nagashima wins Speed Skate Worldcup
I didn't know this skating athlete. Today a news came out about him which says he won in the 2nd game of speed skating world cup held in Netherland. He joined the 500m speed skating game and got the 1st prize with 34.98 sec. He is probably promised the ticket to go to Vancouver Olymplc games although some more good skaters are competing with [...]
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 [...]
