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Wed, Aug 17 2011

2011 J-Pop Summit Festival Announces Expanded Programming

2011 J-Pop Summit Festival Announces Expanded Programming

Also tagged: AKB48, Baby the Stars Shine Bright, Bay Area Girls Rock Camp, Bayonettes, Brian Zisk, Cassandra Lee, Christine Marie Cabanos, Cristina Vee, Curious Creature, Danceroid, DJ Amaya, Emi Meyer, Estria FOundation, fortune telling by Hoshi, Gantz II: Perfect Answer, h. NAOTO, Hatsune Miku, Heday, J-Pop Summit, j-rock, K-ON, Ken Hamazaki, Kenshin Himura, Kyu Sakamoto Sukiyaki, layla lane, Linda Linda, Lolita fashion contest, Mike Bam! Tyau, Naoto Hirooka, NEW PEOPLE, Nobuhiro Watsuki, Nokia Theater, Patsy Cline, Patsychords, Peace Plaza, Red Tea Ceremony, Rurouni Kenshin, san francisco japantown, Shelby Lindley, Sou Sou, SpacEKrafT, Stephanie Sheh, Takeyuki Wakabayashi, Valerie Stern, visual kei, vocaloid, Zaneeds

Many J-Pop Summit participants show up in costume. SAN FRANCISCO — An explosion of colorful artists and pop culture music, fashion, art, and film takes over San Francisco when the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival...

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Mon, Jun 27 2011

Japanese Group Pop Group Supercell Releases Full-Length U.S. Debut

Japanese Group Pop Group Supercell Releases Full-Length U.S. Debut

Also tagged: AMAZON, Crypton Future Media, Hatsune Miku, iTunes, Mikunopolis in Los Angeles, Ryo, Sony Music Direct, Supercell, The World Is Mine, toyota corolla, Vocaloid Character Series, Yamaha Vocaloid 2

NEW YORK — Japanese pop group Supercell saw the digital release of its self-titled full-length major label debut in North America on June 21 from Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc., a division of Sony Music...

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Mon, Jul 12 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: Mushrooms at $450 a Pound!

HORSE’S MOUTH: Mushrooms at $450 a Pound!

Also tagged: alisa lynch, Convention Center, csudh, Daily News, dodgers, Dorian Nakamoto, Hank Umemoto, Henry Fukuhara, hollywood park, honshimeji, horse, horseracing, internment, manzanar, Manzanar Project, Mary Higuchi, National Institute of Aging, South Pasadena, Tarawa Island, tule lake, Veterans, WWII

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on June 29, 2010) === When one of my friends called me to ask if I was getting back in shape after my brief hospital stay, I chuckled and said,...

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Sat, Jul 3 2010

Anime Fans Flock to Downtown

Anime Fans Flock to Downtown

Also tagged: Ayame Kousaka, Beni Daniels, Blazblue, cosplay, Danny Choo, Ghost in the Shell, Jin Akanishi, Kenji Kamiyama, Lupin III, manga, Mario Brothers, Mikey Hirano Culross, Mitsuru Matsuoka, Mobile Suit Gundam, Nana, Noel Vermillion, Num Num Kawaiim SOPHIA, One Piece, Power Rangers, Sailor Moon, Samurai 7, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Tokyo Mew Mew

Dressed as characters from "Tokyo Mew Mew," from left, Alexa Sharpe, Tessa Sharpe, Nicolle Wisch, Kyla Sharpe, Holly Ruben and Hunter Buehl show their feline alter egos. (AYAME KOUSAKA/Rafu Shimpo) By...

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Thu, Jun 24 2010

Cosplay Confidential

Cosplay Confidential

Also tagged: Anime, cosplay, Hugue de Watteau, manga, Mikarin, Mikey Hirano Culross, Trinity of Blood

A veteran of the cosplay circuit, “Mikarin” describes herself as painfully shy–until she assumes alter egos, like Father Hugue de Watteau, above. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) By MIKEY HIRANO...

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