Yoko Matsugane (Matsugane Yoko) was born on 26 May, 1982. She is one the hottest Japanese gravure and bikini idols. She is originally from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Her beauty is known to the world with her several released of DVDs and photobooks. She has appeared on several TV shows in Japan. In January 2006, Yoko left her modeling agency, but she is still active in producing DVDs and photo sets. At the times of the release of her latest DVD she usually attends promotional events where her fans get to meet their idol and take a picture with her. These events are most often held in department stores in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. Read the rest of this entry »

What`s hot in Japanese music - J-Pop! Here are 2 girls - Koda Kumi and Ito Yuna - whose style are that of Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey! Koda Kumi is also known or called as Janet Jackson of Japan! Ito Yuna or Yuna Ito whom we simply called Mariah Carey of Japan! Actually, she loves Mariah Carey and Marish is her favorite artist indeed. Read the rest of this entry »

CNN news: Former Prime Minister of Japan Kiichi Miyazawa, whose career stretched from Japan’s defeat in World War Two through the 1990s “lost decade” of economic stagnation, died on Thursday at the age of 87, his office said.

A finance expert at ease on the world stage and a diplomatic dove keen on better ties with Asia, Miyazawa first served as finance minister from 1986 to 1988, when low interest rates fueled soaring stock and land prices. Read the rest of this entry »

Maki Horikita is a Japanese actress and advertising(CM) model. She was born on 6 October, 1988, in Kiyose, Tokyo. Maki started her acting career in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in a number of Japanese television dramas, TV and magazine ads, and films.

Maki Horikita’s most notable portrayal is in her 2005 Japanese television drama, Nobuta wo Produce, where she played a shy and emotionally turmoiled Nobuko Kotani. She starred in this drama alongside Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa. She is currently considered a young prominent Japanese figure. Read the rest of this entry »