NHK has announced the artist lineup for the 63rd Kouhaku Uta Gassen. This year will have a total of 50 artists performing, 25 for each of the Red and White Teams. 12 artists are making their first appearances - 6 from the Red Team and 6 from the White Team.

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This week’s issue of FRIDAY reveals details and photos of TOKIO leader Joshima Shigeru (40) enjoying a night on the town. In late July, he was seen bar-hopping in Tokyo’s Nishi-Azabu district and eventually returning to his apartment with a young woman.

According to the magazine, Joshima met up with a beautiful woman in her 20s at a girls bar on a ( Read more... )

TOKIO’s Tatsuya Yamaguchi stressed the importance of family and friends at the premiere of “Kung fu Panda 2″ in Tokyo on August 2, reports Sankei Sports and Cinema Today.

Ahead of the movie’s August 19th release, a special family premiere took place in Shinjuku, central Tokyo on Tuesday. Yamaguchi provides the Japanese voice for lead character Po ( Read more... )

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Popular farm animals on TOKIO’s weekly show “ザ!鉄腕!DASH!! (The! Tetsuwan! DASH!!)” have become a hit at their evacuation site, reports Yomiuri Shimbun today.

Six animals, including ザビエル (Zabieru, Xavier) the goat, three more goats and two sheep had been evacuated to Ikaho Green Bokujo temporarily since the 3/11 disaster. Everyone at DASH village ( Read more... )

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