Archive for May, 2007

Daily Japan 2007.05.29

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Mariko Ishihara at a preview screening of “Fuzoroi na Himitsu” (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sanspo)

Taka and Toshi at a post-recording for their first voice-acting roles in “Arthur and the Minimoys” (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sports Hochi)

A press event for “Kamen Rider Den-O” and “Juken Sentai Gekiranger” (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sanspo)

Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto in a commercial for Asahi Super H2O (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Akira Terao, Mari Natsuki, Sachie Hara, and Shun Oguri promoting Lipovitan Fine (Oricon [2])

Nao Matsushita and others at a press event for the “Mirai Yosouzu” movie (Oricon, Sports Hochi)

Aya Kamiki at a Yahoo! talk event (Oricon)

Riko Narumi in her first photobook shot overseas (Sanspo)

Risa Kudo in her new DVD (Sanspo)

Daily Japan 2007.05.28

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Norika Fujiwara, Cameron Diaz, and others at an event for “Shrek the Third” (Yahoo! Japan Video News [2], Sanspo)

Asami Kumakiri at a screening of “The Prestige” (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sports Hochi)

Karate idol Yuka Kobayashi promoting her first photobook (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sanspo)

Members of D-BOYS at the 4th D-BOYS Audition (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon, Sanspo, Sports Hochi, Sponichi)

Maki Horikita promoting a visual book for the “Love on Sunday” movie (Sanspo)

Erika Toda promoting her new DVD (Mantan Web, Oricon, Sanspo, Sports Hochi, Nikkan Sports)

Waka Inoue and EMI at a talk event (Sanspo, Sponichi)

Naomi Kawase winning the Grand Prize at Cannes (Sanspo)

Yoshino Kimura in Taiwan promoting the “Teresa Teng Monogatari” drama special (Sponichi, Sports Hochi)

Daily Japan 2007.05.25

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Moe Oshikiri promoting the Nissan Dualis (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Eriko Sato at Cannes (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Shido Nakamura at an event for “Spiderman 3″ (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sanspo)

DA PUMP and The Convoy announcing their musical (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Nao Matsushita recording her debut single (Sanspo, Sponichi)

Rain arriving in Tokyo (Oricon)

Nana Akiyama at a press event for “Koisuru Nichiyoubi: Kinoko no Koi” (Oricon)

Comedian Daisuke Miyagawa returning to work (Sanspo, Sponichi)

Miki Inase in her new DVD (Sanspo)

Wataru Kozuki and Mari Yaguchi in “Damn Yankees” (Sanspo, Sponichi, Sports Hochi)

Yukie Kawamura promoting a new coffee (Sanspo, Sponichi)

Minomonta celebrating 40 years of being an announcer (Sponichi, Sports Hochi)

Daily Japan 2007.05.22

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Masakazu Tamura and Misaki Ito at a preview screening of “Last Love” (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sponichi, Sanspo)

Idol Yuka Kobayashi in her first photobook (Sanspo)

Eriko Sato and Aimi Satsukawa at Cannes (Nikkan Sports)

Moe Oshikiri promoting the Nissan Dualis (Oricon)

Takeshi Kitano at Cannes (Sanspo, Sponichi)

Daily Japan 2007.05.21

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Aya Ueto in a new CM for Lotte’s SOH ice cream (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Nana Eikura, Ryo Katsuji, and others at a preview screening for “Awa Dance” (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon [2], Sponichi, Sports Hochi)

The cast of “Tsuri Baka Nisshi 18″ on location (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sanspo, Sponichi)

Miki Nakatani at an event for tea producer Ito En (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sponichi, Sports Hochi, Nikkan Sports)

Human Audio Sponge (Yellow Magic Orchestra) at a charity concert (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Aki Hoshino promoting her new photobook (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Yuka presenting at the 1st Shogakukan Light Novel Awards (Mantan Web, Sanspo)

Ayuko Iwane promoting her new DVD (Sanspo, Sponichi, Sports Hochi)

Misako Yasuda promoting the “Luna Heights 2″ DVD (Sponichi, Nikkan Sports)

Nami Tamaki talking about “High School Musical” (Oricon)

Takeshi Kitano at Cannes (Sanspo, Sponichi)

Yuma Ishigaki and Natsumi Abe at a press event for “Natsu Kumo Agare” (Sponichi)

Haruna Yabuki at a CD release event for “Bishoujo Celeb Panchanne” (Mantan Web)

Daily Japan 2007.05.17

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Noriko Aota talking about her marriage/divorce (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon, Sanspo)

Masami Nagasawa in a new Lotte Wanoshizuku CM (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon)

Yuri Ebihara and Kenji Sakaguchi in a Zespri kiwi CM (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sanspo)

Aqua Timez at a live performance (Oricon)

Crystal Kay promoting the third season of “Lost” (Oricon)

Ami Tokito with The Possible to promote her new single (Oricon)

Tomoka Kurotani at a Salvatore Ferragamo fashion show (Oricon, Sanspo)

Takako Matsu kicking off her new tour (Sanspo)

Disney character Stitch with Toi Hitomi, who is singing the ending theme for the Japanese language DVD of “Leroy & Stitch” (Sponichi)

Daily Japan 2007.05.16

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Moe Oshikiri and Saori Takizawa at a talk event for supplement Morning Skatto (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon, Sports Hochi, Nikkan Sports, Sanspo, Sponichi)

Keita Tachibana recording for “Shrek the Third” (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Masami Nagasawa, Takashi Tsukamoto, and Takayuki Yamada at a press event for “Sono Toki wa Kare ni Yoroshiku” (Oricon, Sanspo, Sponichi, Nikkan Sports)

Kaori Manabe making an appearance at the premiere of season 2 of “The OC” (Oricon)

Agnes Chan, Marcia, and en-Ray at a tribute concert for Teresa Teng (Oricon)

Kenji Sakaguchi and Yuri Ebihara promoting Zespri kiwis (Oricon)

Ayaka kicking off her tour (Sanspo)

Maki Tamaru promoting a new energy drink (Oricon)

Asami Mizumaki, formerly Asami Hayashi, promoting her new single (Nikkan Sports)

Misaki Ito promoting “Last Love” (Nikkan Sports)

Daily Japan 2007.05.15

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Ryoko Yonekura at the “Miss Lily” ceremony (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sponichi)

Eriko Sato at the Nissan Tiida event (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Sanspo, Sponichi)

Yinling of Joytoy and Mayumi Ono promoting the new “Juken Sentai Gekiranger” movie (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

misono and AAA members at the opening of the “Delicious Gakuin” stage production (Oricon)

Aya Omasa throwing the first pitch at a BayStars-Giants game (Oricon, Sanspo)

Masahiko Nishimura, Erika Toda, Eiko Koike, and others at an event for the “On the Way Comedy” DVD (Oricon, Nikkan Sports)

Takashi Tsukamoto at a press event for “Sono Toki wa Kare ni Yoroshiku” (Oricon)

Lou Oshiba appearing at a preview screening of “Stranger Than Fiction” (Oricon, Sports Hochi)

S-Quattro promoting the Japan Historic Car Tour 2007 (Nikkan Sports)

Mirai Shida in a CM for the new Wii “Harvest Moon” game (Mantan Web)

Daily Japan 2007.05.14

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Yu Yamada in a new CM for the Eclipse navigation system (Yahoo! Japan Video News, Oricon)

Rimi Natsukawa at a performance, after taking a 3-month break from work (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Miho Kanno and Kippei Shiina in a new Toyota Isis CM (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Akina Minami promoting her new photobook (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Masami Nagasawa, Maki Horikita, and Nana Eikura promoting Lotte’s Ghana Milk Chocolate (Yahoo! Japan Video News)

Ryoko Yonekura winning an award as “Miss Lily” (Oricon)

Shoko Nakagawa promoting the new Pokemon movie (Oricon, Sports Hochi)

JYONGRI performing at a Square-Enix fan event (Mantan Web)

Shunya Isaka and Yuri Nakamura at a preview screening of “Pacchigi! LOVE & PEACE” (Sponichi)

Yinling of Joytoy and Mayumi Ono promoting the new “Juken Sentai Gekiranger” movie (Sponichi, Sports Hochi)

Ayumi promoting a new Sapporo drink (Sanspo)

Eriko Sato at an event for Nissan Tiida (Oricon, Sports Hochi)

Aya Omasa promoting the new “Keitai Deka” series (Oricon)

Hikaru Tsukioka in her first DVD (Zakzak)

Daily Japan 2007.05.13

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Masami Nagasawa, Nana Eikura, and Maki Horikita promoting Lotte’s Ghana Milk Chocolate at a Mother’s Day event (Oricon, Nikkan Sports, Sports Hochi, Sanspo, Sponichi)

Shihori Kanjiya in Fukui for a “Chiritotechin” press conference (Oricon)

sifow holding an “Eco Fashion Parade” in Shibuya (Oricon [2])

Hikaru Utada at a charity T-shirt event (Nikkan Sports, Sanspo, Sponichi, Sports Hochi)

Azusa Yamamoto and her mother (Sanspo)

Ryo Fukawa promoting his new CD, novel, and essay (Sanspo)

Singer Nana Tanimura at her first live performance (Sports Hochi)

Mirai Shida promoting the “B.L.T. U-17″ photobook (Oricon)

Saki Akai in her new DVD (Zakzak)