The big news over the weekend was the announcement by actress Miyazawa Rie (35, profile) that she is expecting a baby and engaged to be married. Six months pregnant, she plans to continue in her current role in a theatrical production until it ends its run on February 28. She is appearing in the play “Piper” at the Bunkamura Theater Cocoon in Shibuya, Tokyo. The play is being produced by Noda Hideki (53) and Miyazawa faxed her announcement to the media via Noda’s production company. The fax didn’t give her fiance’s name but he is said to be a business entrepreneur who she first met in 2007. Miyazawa has been romantically connected with many celebrities over the years, including retired soccer star Nakata Hidetoshi (32, profile) and kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (31). Most recently, she was in a serious relationship with jewelry designer Mikita Takashi (37), though last September she was photographed in a clinch with British director David Leveaux, who directed her in a Tokyo production of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” But her most famous relationship was her engagement at the age of 19, and the peak of her popularity, to rising sumo star Takahanada (now Takanohana Oyakata, 36). That engagement sent the media into a frenzy, which was only worsened when the marriage was called off. Miyazawa’s career went off the rails for a few years, but she has since built a solid career as a stage and movie actress. She has won awards for her roles in such movies as “Tasogare Seibei” (Twilight Samurai, 2002).
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4 weeks ago
Heavy snow is nothing new for large parts of northern Japan. But I for one would certainly not fancy having to sit in a freezing car for days.
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Japan snowstorm: 'I had to eat snow' — BBC News
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Hundreds of drivers were stranded when heavy snow blanketed part of the Kanetsu expressway.1 month ago
I rarely used the Foreign Buyers' Club to get imported food, as I could get my occasional fix at a branch of Kinokuniya nearby. But I'm sad to hear of FBC closing and of Chuck Grafft's health issues.
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Foreign Buyers’ Club has shut its doors after 33 years, heralding a shift in how Japan’s international residents source cravings from home.1 month ago
Spectacular photo, courtesy of Jake Adelstein, of the garden at the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo. ...
1 month ago
Very interesting article. The title suggests a negative story, but the real takeaway is the reasons why Japan has had relatively few Covid cases.
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Why Japan lags in the Covid-19 vaccine race
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For readers who might wish to compare its message with the usual image of a competent Japanese pharmaceutical industry – one that remains among the largest in the world after the US and China, with...1 month ago
Good news for all you Super Mario fans (once travel to Japan resumes post-Covid).
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Life-Size Living Video Game Area Is Opening at Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World
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After months of delay, the news that all video game lovers were probably waiting for has finally been announced! Japan is ready to leave us all speechless with its newest nerdy addition: a video-game-themed park! Starting February 4 2021, it will be possible to enter the world of our childhood-favor...