(Source: Sanspo) 23 year old Kitagawa Keiko attended the premiere of her new movie, Matataki, at Shinjuku Balto on 19th June and took the opportunity to give a shout-out of support to Meiji University alumni Nagatomo Yuto, a Japanese defender in the national team, currently in South Africa for the World Cup.

They had met in their 3rd year at college after being introduced by mutual friends. Kitagawa Keiko was supporting the Japanese team that night against Holland (they eventually lost 1-0 to Holland) and hoped that Japan would "defend their goals and get as many points as possible".

In her new movie, Kitagawa Keiko plays a girl who loses her boyfriend in an accident which traumatizes her and causes her to lose her memory of their times together. 1 comments

(Source: Sanspo) Matsushima Nanako (36) will appear in a movie called "The story of you and dog - a dog movie" (roughly translated) scheduled for release next year, alongside Omori Nao. This omnibus movie is the second in the series of dog movies, the first of which was released in 2005.

Nanako revealed that she loves dogs and has assisted in the delivery of her dog's puppies. I'm just happy she has a new movie out. 1 comments

(Source: Sanspo) Oguri Shun (27) was filming the manga-turned-movie "Gaku Minna no Yama" when these photos were taken. The movie also stars Nagasawa Masami and is directed by Katayama Osamu. Read more about this mountaineering manga, which is known as "Peak: Everyone's Mountain" in english, here. 0 comments

(Source: Sanspo) After the announcement of her impending marriage to Eita was made on June 14th, Kimura Kaela's single Ring a Ding Dong has topped Oricon's weekly rankings. This is the first time her single has topped since her debut 6 years ago. That's great then, that marriage has boosted her career! (apparently so!) 2 comments

(Source: Sanspo) The new 3 member unit of DBSK, Jae Joong (24) , Yoo Chun (24), and Junsu (23), held the last concert of their tour at the Tokyo Dome on 13th of June. About 540,000 fans had showed up to give their support, and the 3 of them were rather emotional.

JaeJoong said that he wanted to continue working hard and singing with a 'purity' of feeling, and if possible, for eternity!

Junsu said that it was a dream just to be able to stand on the stage at the Dome and would continue working hard, in order not to let their fans down.

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(Source: Sanspo) Koizumi Norihiro's new movie Flowers was released on the 12th of June, and only Suzuki Kyoka (42) and Nakama Yukie (30) were present on that day to give their support.

The film follows the lives of the women in one family for three generations, starting from the early part of the Showa period. Apart from the two who were present, the film also stars Aoi Yuu (24), Takeuchi Yuko (30), Tanaka Rena (30), and Ryoko Hirosue (29).

Although only 2 of the main cast were present, they dazzled the crowd in their beautiful kimonos. 1 comments

Obama: What Change?

Last night, I was watching live on BBC as the UN Security Council as it voted through a new resolution imposing fresh new sanctions on Iran. 12 for, 2 against (Brazil and Turkey) and Lebanon abstained.

When Mohammad Khazaee responded in his speech (Iranian representative to the UN, picture above), bringing up past injustices wrought onto Iran, Susan Rice (US rep to UN, picture below) laughed incredulously. Or at least, it was presented in that way on the BBC footage.



I think it is a sad day for the world, and I feel very disappointed in the US (and others). The resolution was rushed through, for what joy?

I know you normally come here for Japanese gossip, but do take some time to watch this series: Iran and the West (BBC docu) on youtube, and make a new judgment. There is definitely more material around, but take this as a starter.

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