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Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

A Biopic movie on a Japanese Porn Star

The life of award-winning Japanese porn actress Mihiro will be turned into a movie.The film is based on 27-year-old Mihiro's memoir Nude, which was published last year. The film which is directed by Yuichi Onuma is expected to be released by September. Actress Naoko Watanabe plays the role of Mihiro while Mihiro herself acts as a senior porn actress. Mihiro, one of →


Gundam Standing Tall in Tokyo

Saw these photos on Flickr and just thought I'd share with any of you who doesn't go into Flickr. The Awesome sight of Gundam standing tall in Obaida, Tokyo! It stands at 18meter (59-foot-tall). The Gundam when activated produces mist-emitting devices with sound effects and the head unit has the ability to rotate from left to right. It's official on display →


When a Lizard can, why can’t us?

This is a true story that happened in Japan . In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan breaks open the wall. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet. He sees this, feels pity, →


Ai Iijima (飯島愛) Passed Away

Ai Iijima (飯島愛) (October 31, 1972 – c. December 24, 2008) was found dead at her Tokyo Apartment att about 3:30 p.m. on December 24, 2008 (JST). The Japanese Police is currently investigating her death. For those of you who doesn't know who she is. You can read more of her here. Truly a sad lost to the Japanese Entertainment →


Hannah Tan’s Farewell Party @ Somo

Hannah Tan topped off 2008 with a farewell dinner cum party at Somo for all her friends and acquintances. Why the farewell? She's leaving the motherland and heading to the land of the rising Sun. Yup, come 2009, Hannah Tan will be based in Japan. So sad, especially for all her fans in Malaysia but it's a great opportunity for →