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Dec 08 2011
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Nov 23 2011
Ryo Ishikawa rumored to become a father.
On the night of the final day of the President’s Cup Ishikwa’s home in Japan’s driveway was packed with cars. No doubt his girlfriend was in there celebrating Ryo’s great run against Bubba Watson with friends and family.
Were they also making wedding plans?
From NineMSM article:
Young Japanese golf superstar Ryo Ishikawa’s mystery girlfriend will remain anonymous for a little longer.
Ishikawa, 20, was planning to reveal his sweetheart to the world at this week’s Presidents Cup in Melbourne, but she is not coming after all, amid strong rumours that she is pregnant.
“He feels it would be too overwhelming for her to travel given the reaction to the news,” said a source who asked not to be identified.
“Apparently he has been swamped (by the media) since they found out.”
Rumours have been rampant on the Japan Tour recently that Ishikawa’s girlfriend is pregnant.
Ishikawa no doubt will be asked to confirm or deny them when he speaks to the media in Melbourne this week.
He is used to an astonishing level of scrutiny – more even than Tiger Woods – but the revelation last month that he has a steady girlfriend, believed to be a high school sweetheart, has caused a media frenzy.
It’s been no secret in golf circles for a couple of years, but Ishikawa has never introduced her publicly, and has declined to talk about the matter when questioned.
But his mother spilled the beans last month, issuing a statement that said: “There exists a woman whom Ryo Ishikawa is going out with.”
Ishikawa made history when he won a Japan Tour event at the age of 15 – the youngest winner ever on any internationally recognised tour.
And last year he created more history when he shot an astonishing final round 58 – the lowest score on a major tour – to win another Japanese event.
He has won nine tournaments at home, although none internationally.
His best showing in a big overseas tournament has been a tie for fourth at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio in August.
With his youthful good looks, aggressive game and super polite behaviour, Ishikawa is a marketer’s dream.
He reportedly has commercial deals worth more than $40 million.
Sep 23 2011
Japanichiban Friend Finder
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Sep 23 2011
AK98 Chinese Version of AKB48
China has copied the AKB48 theme with a new group AK98. The manager of the group saying he has never heard of AKB48 and that they are an original group. The AK standing for Angel Kiss.
An original group that used AKB48s song for its auditions. (as shown in the youtube clip again).
Japan used to be good at copying and improving. China seems to be just good at copying.
Sep 12 2011
Kago Ai Suicide Attempt
On September 11th, former Morning Musume member Kago Ai (23) was found on the floor in her apartment by her agency officials.
According to the Azabu Police, Kago had slit her wrist and was quickly transported to a hospital. Her life is not in danger.
Kago’s agency officials immediately rushed over to her apartment when she hinted suicide during a phone call. When they got there, they found her on the ground in a haze, and reported the incident to the police. She’s suspected of consuming large amounts of medication, and the police are investigating this as a planned suicide.
On September 6th, Kago’s boyfriend Ando Haruhiko (44) was arrested due to mafia affiliations. Kago Ai herself was taken in for questioning.
Kago’s actions were no doubt triggered by last Tuesday’s arrest of her 44-year-old boyfriend Ando Haruhiko on charges of attempted extortion. Kago was present at the time and also subjected to police questioning. Ando describes himself as the director of a restaurant business but is allegedly running something closer to a prostitution ring for elite Tokyo businessmen and celebrities. He has been charged with using his connections with the Yamaguchigumi, Japan’s most notorious yakuza organization, to get out of debts totaling some ¥20 million. Police are in the middle of a coordinated campaign to sever ties between organized crime and showbiz. Exposed relations with the Yamaguchigumi is what recently forced top star Shimada Shinsuke (55) to retire.
Police officials state she had slit her wrists and taken a lot of medication but that her life is not in danger and she’s expected to make a full physical recovery.
Jul 21 2011
Ichihashi Gets Life
By Anna Kitanaka and Eijiro Ueno
July 21 (Bloomberg) — Tatsuya Ichihashi, 32, was convicted
of the 2007 rape and murder of Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker and
sentenced to life in prison by a Japanese court today.
“We condemn the defendant to life in prison,” said Judge
Masaya Hotta, according to an official at the Chiba District
Court, who declined to be named.
Japanese police found the body of the 22-year-old Hawker,
an English teacher, buried in sand in a bathtub on Ichihashi’s
apartment balcony on March 26, 2007. Ichihashi escaped police
when they arrived at his apartment in Ichikawa City, east of
Tokyo. He was caught and arrested two years and seven months
later following a nationwide manhunt, according to national
broadcaster NHK. He had undergone plastic surgery on his face
to change his appearance, NHK said.
Ichihashi admitted responsibility for the death of Hawker
during the trial, while saying he had no intention of murdering
her, the Mainichi newspaper reported on July 4. Ichihashi beat
and raped Hawker, choked her to death and abandoned her body on
March 25, 2007, the Mainichi newspaper reported, citing the
prosecution.
Hawker studied at the University of Leeds in the U.K.
before moving to Japan in 2006 to work for the Nova English
language schools, according to a website set up by the family.
The case gained international attention for its resemblance
to the death of Lucie Blackman, a British bar hostess whose
dismembered corpse was found south of Tokyo in 2001.
May 18 2011
Toyo Keizai Shimbun Problem-Solvers in Foreign Companies
Toyo Keizai Shimbun
Problem-Solvers in Foreign Companies
Corporate Law in the Global Era Series
May 11, 2011
Toyo Keisai Shimbun Online
By Kazunori Shirozu
Link to the original article in Japanese
Translation:
In the aftermath of the earthquake that struck eastern Japan on 3/11/11, it is widely reported that foreign governments rushed to offer their troops for disaster relief, to provide medical professionals and specialized rescue teams. Unfortunately, because the doctors & medical professionals were not licensed in Japan, these offers were rejected. As the enormity of the situation became apparent, this rule was only somewhat relaxed later.
Link to the English translation continued here:
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Mar 18 2011
Messages From Japan
Messages from Japan
I was just sent a block of Japanese messages submitted by people throughout the country. I needed to share these, as they brought tears to my eyes, so here is my best translation. It is sad to say but you would never see this type of behavior in so much of America these days. I want Americans to see what America could be (and perhaps used to be)! -ben —–
Mar 16 2011
CNN & other foreign media grossly mis-reporting the facts
Quite annoying to see that almost every report about the situation in Japan is littered with errors.
Don’t believe anything they are saying unless they back it up with visuals or confirmed facts.
A good depiction of the situation is sensibly reported here: UK in Japan
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