2009/11/02 by Richie
Dreams Come True member Masato Nakamura (51) and ex-HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR vocalist Maki (22) are now parents. Maki gave birth to their first child on October 10 at a hospital in Okinawa.
Nakamura announced the good news in his blog on Sunday. However, he did not say whether the child is a boy or a girl.
The couple surprised everyone last year when they got married in June after meeting each other only months before. This past April, it was announced that Maki was pregnant, and she returned to her home in Okinawa around the summer to prepare for the delivery. Nakamura has also been staying in Okinawa since late September to support her.
(Via Tokyograph.)
I think it’s cool that the couple were in Okinawa for the birth of their first child. Congrats!
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2009/11/02 by Richie
On Tuesday, the 7th annual Kimono Award was presented at the Yokohama Arena. This year’s winner was actress Aya Ueto (24), following in the footsteps of previous winners such as Reiko Takashima in 2008 and Rina Uchiyama in 2007. [...]
(Via Tokyograph.)
(From Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Yeah, I’m finally catching up on news from Tokyograph. 
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2009/11/02 by Richie
It has been known for some time that the NTV drama series “Saru Lock” is getting a movie version. The film now has an official release date: February 27, 2010. An announcement on Thursday also revealed some of the new cast members, including actress Manami Higa (23). [...]
(Via Tokyograph.)
Have I mentioned that I’m a fan of Manami?
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2009/11/02 by Richie
On Monday, Vogue Nippon presented its annual Women of the Year awards, which started in 2005. The magazine also gave out several Women of the Decade awards, in honor of the magazine’s 10th anniversary this year.
A total of ten women were honored. The 2009 Women of the Year were Aya Ueto (24), Yu Aoi (24), Yukie Nakama (29), and playwright Yukiko Motoya (30). The Women of the Decade awards went to actress Rie Miyazawa (36), model Ai Tominaga (27), artist Yayoi Kusama (80), actress Shinobu Otake (52), former tennis pro Ai Sugiyama (34), and Yoko Ono (76). Ono was not present at the ceremony, but she recorded a video message for the event.
(Via Tokyograph.)
Two with ties to Okinawa: Aya Ueto and Yukie Nakama.
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2009/11/02 by Richie
JapanFiles.com has announced that HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR will be a musical guest at Sakura-Con 2010. This will be their first overseas performance since they added their new vocalist HALCA earlier this year.
HALCA joined the group to replace their former vocalist Maki, who left in October 2008 to marry DREAMS COME TRUE’s Masato Nakamura.
The Sakura-Con 2010 convention is being held on April 2-4, 2010, in Seattle, Washington.
(Via Tokyograph.)
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2009/10/29 by Richie
Testing the recently released WordPress for iPhone app version 2.0. So far, I like it a whole lot better than version 1.x where I’ll actually make more use of this. Wish it had a Dashboard like the Web version but I guess this is more of an on-the-go type of software rather than a replacement.
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2009/10/28 by Richie
Disney Japan’s “Stitch!” — story takes place in Okinawa — has a Halloween-themed wallpaper to adorn your Mac/PC’s desktop with. Grab your copy here before it disappears into the night on 11/2!
(Via 壁紙fan!)
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2009/10/28 by Richie
Kenji is requesting your help in sending him scans of kunkunshi. More information on how to send it to him can be found on site: Simple Sanshin Source. If he selects your kunkunshi, he’ll post it on the site with a “romaji translation and a small description of what the song is about.”
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2009/10/15 by Richie
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