Miki Nakatani (34) will once again be playing an unfortunate woman in her next major movie role. She has been cast as the star of "Hankyu Densha," a movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hiro Arikawa ("Toshokan Sensou"). Erika Toda (21) has also been cast.    [ Read More ]

Which movies were able to make the most money at Japanese box offices during the first half of 2010? Check the rankings below to find out.    *Grosses are in millions of dollars. Top 10 Japanese Movies 01 One Piece Film: Strong World Toei $55.89 02 Nodame Cantabile: The Final  [ Read More ]

Highlight of last week: Toda Erika's sticky lips/kiss on "Unubore Deka" ^_^chu~ More snapshots from Erika's guest appearance:   Okay, let's move on to the weekly prime time report with the help of our favorite Japanese teacher Kano Haruko's (Naka Riisa in "Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo").

This past January, it was learned that actress Yumiko Shaku (32) was headed towards marriage with a veterinarian (32), but it appears that the relationship has fallen apart. A source close to the couple says that marriage is no longer under consideration at all.   Shaku and the veterinarian met  [ Read More ]

Last Friday actress Kurashina Kana (22) released her most recent photo book "Watashi wa Koko ni" and on Sunday she attended a PR-Event to celebrate its release.   The photo book is a good source to find out about what kind of woman she is. Next to all the pictures  [ Read More ]

Today actress Hoshino Mari (29) attended a signing event for her first book "Hoshino Mari no Jimi na Seikatsu" (The Simple Life of Hoshino Mari). In the book she describes the everyday happiness of her ordinary life rather than focusing on her life as Hoshino Mari the actress.   Last  [ Read More ]

There are two new rankings from goo. The first one asked their members about "who looks best in a yukata" while the second one is dedicate to Aragaki Yui and asked "Which commercials simply made you fall in love with Aragaki Yui". You can see the results below.   Which  [ Read More ]

Actress Ishihara Satomi (23) will work as a host at WOWOW's upcoming "WOW FES! 2010" and attended a press conference to promote the event earlier today.   The press conference was Ishihara's first public appearance since the prestigious tabloid "FRIDAY" revealed a possible relationship between her and aspiring cameraman Emori  [ Read More ]