Here are some recent rankings from Internet portals like goo or research groups like "Video Research Ltd". Those rankings should not be confused with the random web polls from (mostly unmoderated) Japanese boards/communities I post here from time to time!   Who had the most exposure in commercials? Who has  [ Read More ]

Miho Kanno (32) is set to star in a new drama series this fall on Fuji TV. The currently untitled show will have Kanno playing her first "wicked woman" role since "Koi no Kiseki" in 1999. It is being described as a mystery with some element of romance, and Hiroshi  [ Read More ]

Multiple news outlets are reporting today that actress Yu Aoi (24) and actor Nao Omori (38) are in a relationship. Since January, rumors have been circulating after the two were seen on a date at an oden restaurant, and photos of them on a group date were published in Nikkan  [ Read More ]

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 ]