Japanese actor Hiro Muzushima, 25, and singer-songwriter Ayaka, 21, have tied the knots on February 22nd, revealed the couple at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday. Japanese video below – the couple making the marriage announcement…
Hiro and Ayaka met each other in June 2008 during a magazine interview. There are speculations that it was a shotgun marriage because of the speedy wedding, but the couple denied the pregnancy rumour.
It was further revealed that Ayaka is suffering from an autoimmune disease and is taking a break from the entertainment industry, which is one of the reasons for their marriage as Hiro would like to take good care of her [via Unleashthegeek]
Congratulations, and hope that Ayaka will get better soon.
“Giant Torayan doll is the ultimate child’s weapon, as it sings, dances, breathes fire, and follows only those orders given by children.” [via designer Kenji Yanobe]
The 7.2 metres robot was on of the biggest attractions of Roppongi Art Night (2009) in Tokyo, Japan. Not really sure what the designer means, but a fire spitting giant robot in real action is always a win in any events…
Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) is one of the largest anime trade fairs in the world; the 2009 event was held at Tokyo Big Sight on March 18th-21st.
Contrary to most anime conventions, TAF doesn’t allow public cosplay (it’s a trade fair afterall), but the booth babes were probably doing enough to pull in some big crowd. Sharing some photos taken by Exoduz during the TAF 2009…
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A beautiful video by Myles (a British traveller) on Tokyo Metropolis, with a blend of traditional Japanese lifestyle and modern pop culture. Awesome choice of soundtrack, “I am Not Zen” by Liverpool band Ambulance…
Popular blogger Danny Choo made this video sharing 365 pics of Japanese dishes he had in Tokyo; music track is “Chang e Chance” by Primarees. Cool stuff…
Seijin no Hi (成人の日; literally adult’s day) is a national holiday in Japan which falls on the second Monday in January each year. The holiday is for young Japanese who reached the legal age of adulthood (20) to celebrate their new status.
A Seijin Shiki (成人式; coming-of-age ceremony) is normally held in the morning at local city offices where politicians and academicians will give speeches reminding the new adults of their social responsibilities. The Shin Seijin (新成人; new adults) would often visit a shrine after the ceremony to make their wishes and go for parties later on.
Young ladies are often seen in traditional Furisode on the day, while guys in business suit or traditional Hakama. Sharing a few 2009 pics by Dannychoo the Stormtrooper in Tokyo; obviously a paradise for photography geeks…
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced a month-long ban on visitors to the famous fish auctions in Tsukiji fish market from mid-December, blaming large numbers of foreign tourists for obstructing business [more on Mainichi]
Tsukiji has become a popular tourist spot for the past two decades, but the tourism boom is not entirely welcomed for the wholesale market. The authorities have previously tried to discourage tourist visits, but it obviously didn’t work.
From a travellers’ point of view, Tsukiji fish market is a must visit place for Tokyo visitors; but I can understand the traders’ frustration. Imagine having bunches of tourists disrupting the business everyday but not buying anything; and to make it worse some tourists have not much respect for customs and basic manners.
Korean pop star BoA at Youtube Live TOKYO, a concert which was streamed live (supposedly) on Youtube on November 23. A 20-minutes long video below, which includes her American debut song Eat You Up and her J-pop hits.
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