Archive for April, 2007

Daily Japan 2007.04.26

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Shinobu Terajima and Laurent Ghnassia at their wedding ceremony (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon, Sponichi, Sanspo, Sports Hochi)

Taka and Toshi in a new Sugoju CM (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sports Hochi)

Anne Suzuki celebrating her 20th birthday (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon)

Chiaki Kuriyama at a diamond jewelry event (Nikkan Sports)

Sumiko Nishioka, Ai Tominaga, Nao Oikawa, Nana Natsume at the Japan premiere of “Babel” (Oricon)
Rinko Kikuchi at the event (Sports Hochi)

Mai Yukawa in her debut DVD (Sanspo)

Mai Kusunoki and EMIKO of Kirin Jockys at a PR event (Sanspo)

Kaho at a preview screening of “Tennen Kokekko” (Sports Hochi)

Sachi Tainaka at her first solo live (Mantan Web)

Daily Japan 2007.04.25

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Toshiyuki Nishida as the new image character of the Jumbo Takarakuji lottery (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon)

SHAZNA at an event for their new single, “Kokoro” (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon, Sanspo)

Owarai duo Bakusho Mondai in a new CM for AGA (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

CHEMISTRY at a Yahoo! Live Talk event (Oricon)

Mayuko Iwasa and Mr. Maric at a PR event for “The Prestige” (Oricon, Sports Hochi)

Yuji Oda performing live (Oricon, Sponichi)

Nana Tanimura, the singer of the ending theme for “Oniyome Nikki Ii Yu da na” (Oricon)

The main cast for “Chiritotechin” (Sports Hochi)

Talento Ayumi promoting Sapporo W-Dry (Sanspo)

Yu Shirota and Masaki Kaji at a preview screening for “Arakure Knight” (Sports Hochi)

Daily Japan 2007.04.24

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Reiko Tokita in Eri Takenaka’s new PV (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sponichi, Nikkan Sports)

Yu Aoi received “Best Talent” at the DVD Data Awards (Yahoo! Japan Video News and Oricon)

Nozomi Tsuji, Ami Tokito, and Galsone as “Gyaruru” (Oricon, Oricon, Sanspo, Nikkan Sports)

Ken Watanabe at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nissan Skyline (Sanspo, Sponichi, Nikkan Sports)

Yosuke Kubozuka, Mikako Tabe, etc. at a preview screening of “Ore wa, Kimi no Tame ni Koso Shini ni Iku” (Oricon)

Ai Takabe at a press event for “Courage of the Wind” (Nikkan Sports)

Myu Azama promoting JTA (Nikkan Sports)

Kurara Chibana and Riyo Mori at an event for Satinelle Ice Premium (Oricon and Sponichi)

Daily Japan 2007.04.23

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Footage from D’ERLANGER’s concert (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Taizo Harada, Keiko Toda, and others at the press event for the musical “The Hit Parade Show” (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Norika Fujiwara’s new Miss Paris CM (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon, and Sanspo)

Hitomi Yoshizawa and Miki Fujimoto in uniform at the announcement of the new Skylark Group League (Sanspo)

Yuko Ogura at a launch event for the free publication “Mobaru” (Oricon)

Maki Goto at a rehearsal for “Yokosuka Story” (Oricon, Sanspo, and Sponichi)

Daily Japan 2007.04.22

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Mizuho Hata promoting her new DVD (Sports Hochi)

BoA during the final performance of her tour (Sanspo and Sponichi)

Yuri Morishita promoting her new DVD (Sanspo)

D’ERLANGER performing at their first concert in 17 years (Sanspo)

Daily Japan 2007.04.21

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Tomonori Jinnai making an appearance at an event for Sunstar Tonic (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Rinka and Papaya Suzuki promoting the McDonalds McFlurry (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Ayumi Hamasaki dressed up for her China concerts (Sports Hochi)

Yakkun Sakurazuka and Chocolove (from AKB48) at a Fuji TV event called “Odaiba Gakuen” (Sanspo)

Model Anne promoting her first photobook (Sports Hochi)

Rinka at the reopening of Jinnanzaka Frame in Shibuya (Sports Hochi)

Yuri Nakamura and Shunya Isaka at a preview screening of “Pacchigi! Love & Peace” (Sports Hochi)

Misako Yasuda promoting her first photo-essay (Sanspo and Sports Hochi)

The Possible at a launch event for media website PriTV (Sanspo)

JYONGRI at her first live performance, in Shibuya (Sanspo)

Masaki Kyomoto and members of AKB48 at the opening of the “Crayon Shin-chan” movie (Sponichi)

Takanori Nishikawa (aka T.M. Revolution) at the opening of the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (Sanspo and Sports Hochi)

Kenichi Matsuyama and Riko Narumi at the opening of “Shindo” (Sports Hochi and Sanspo)

Yuko Ogura at a handshake event for her new trading cards (Sports Hochi)

Chise Nakamura at a handshake event for her new photobook (Sports Hochi)

Daily Japan 2007.04.19

Friday, April 20th, 2007

The new Ghana Milk Chocolate CM for Mother’s Day (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

One of Joe Odagiri’s new CMs for Kirin the Gold (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Saki Aibu and Hiroshi Tamaki promoting Mister Donuts’ new shop “andonand” (Yahoo! Japan Video News and Sponichi)

Aya Ueto receiving an award for Good Teeth and Eating Habits (Yahoo! Japan Video News and Oricon)

Sayaka Isoyama and Masato at an event for the new “Rocky” film (Yahoo! Japan Video News and Oricon)

Rinka and Papaya Suzuki promoting the McDonalds’ McFlurry (Oricon and Sponichi)

Chiaki Fukushima in her first DVD (Sanspo)

Emi Kobayashi and Kurumi Kojima promoting their new photobooks (Sanspo)

The entrance ceremony for the new class of the Takarazuka school (Sponichi)

Photo of Hikaru Utada for “Kiss & Cry” (Sanspo)

Daily Japan 2007.04.18

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Sowelu singing at her 5-year anniversary event (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Masami Nagasawa’s Calpis CM (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Waka Inoue at an event for electric shaver brand Braun ( and Sanspo)

Photo of the Ghana Milk Chocolate Mother’s Day CM (Sanspo)

Ayaka Ito (the new “Chibi Maruko-chan”) serving as station master for a day (Sponichi and Sports Hochi)

Maki Goto at an internet-broadcast Yahoo! talk event (Oricon)

Daily Japan 2007.04.17

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Yui Aragaki’s new Pocky CM (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

The cast of “Gegege no Kitaro” at the preview screening (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Nikkan Sports, Mantan Web)

Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Taro Yamamoto’s NEC commercial (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Yuko Ogura selling a deed to property on Planet Korin, for a charity auction (Oricon, Sports Hochi)

Shun Oguri in “CROWS ZERO” (Oricon)

Juri Ueno recording “Onara Taisou” (Sanspo and Oricon)

China Fukunaga in her new DVD (Sanspo)

Nana Akiyama promoting her first album, “Hikari to Kage no Palette” (Sanspo)

Minomonta and others at the first taping of the new show “Captain Domino” (Sponichi)

Rina Uchiyama and Maki Horikita at a press event for “Seito Shokun!” (Sponichi , Sports Hochi, Nikkan Sports)

Sowelu at a fan event for the 5th anniversary of her debut (Oricon)

Daily Japan 2007.04.16

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Press event for “Oniyome Nikki Ii Yu da na” (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Yukie Nakama and Hikomaro in the new Wonda CMs (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Shin Yazawa at a sampling event for CalorieMate (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

DJ OZMA performing at the first fireworks festival of the year (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Press event for the new “Jikuu Keisatsu Wecker” series (Mantan Web and Sports Hochi)

Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, and Seiichi Tanabe at the “Hotelier” press event (Sponichi and Sports Hochi)