No Problems for Hafu Celebrity

[Mulboyne]

Ryuhei Matsuda, son of Yusaku Matsuda, has announced his marriage to half-Russian model Lina Ohta:

[Behan]

She used to be my neighbor and my son used to play with her little brother. Not that I really needed to share (brag) that with anyone.

[IkemenTommy]

[Mulboyne]

Actress-model Bárbara Mori was born on 2 February, 1978. She is of Uruguayan-Japanese and Mexican heritage; her Japanese ancestry is from her paternal grandfather. She has two siblings; actress Kenya Mori and brother Kintaró Mori. Her parents Yuyi Mori and Rosario Ochoa divorced when she was three years of age. Mori spent her early chilhood between Mexico and Uruguay and finally settled in Mexico City at the age of twelve.

[Mulboyne]

Erika Sawajiri at Meiji Jingu for her wedding ceremony. I suppose that is her mum at the back.

[Takechanpoo]

I previously uploaded this pic, though.



Unfortunately her Berber mother's "Lira's Table" in Nishi-Ogikubo was already closed up.

[IkemenTommy]

Erika Sawajiri at Meiji Jingu for her wedding ceremony. I suppose that is her mum at the back.

And is that her fuckin dad next to her?

[Samurai_Jerk]

Japan needs more quarters!

[Greji]

And is that her fuckin dad next to her?

Ahh, are you saying he turns you on?

[Mulboyne]

Japan Zone: The Model and the Speed Racer

Popular fashion model Michibata Jessica (24) and British Formula One racing driver Jensen Button (29) are an item, according to today's issue of the weekly magazine "Friday." The magazine includes photos of the couple on a date last week at a Japanese restaurant in London. Last June, Michibata was romantically linked with DJ and musician Ohsawa Shinichi (41), but sources say they have since split up. Michibata, whose father is half-Argentine, half-Italian, and whose mother is Japanese, has been modeling since she was a child. She is the middle of three sisters, all of whom are fashion models. Jensen was with the Honda racing team last year, but they have announced their withdrawal from the F-1 circuit.

[IkemenTommy]

A DJ or a Forumula-1 race driver... that's a hard pick. I need some of you ladies' opinions on that one.

[Mulboyne]

...There's a photography exhibition scheduled later this month in London on the subject of being half-Japanese...There's also a PDF file on the subject.

The Japan Times has a feature on this exhibition and its organizers:

Japan Times: 'Hafu' focuses on whole individual

..."Everyone we interviewed was fully aware of his or her mixed heritage and therefore felt a connection to other hafu," Lise says. "That feeling is normal because we imagine that our backgrounds are similar and that we have something like a cultural connection. But it's also simplifying the story by clumping all these people together when they actually come from all parts of the world." When it came to choosing an identity, Lise points out "they mainly veered to one of the two cultures"...It shouldn't be long before we find out how the Japanese public will react to "Hafu," as Willer and Lise are already making plans to bring the project to Japan in 2010. "We are planning a number of photo shoots and interviews this summer in Tokyo and Osaka, where we would like to exhibit our work," Lise says. The relocation of the project to a less multicultural setting is sure to bring about new discussion and dialogue, as does the move from Europe to Asia, where there are more half-Japanese with Korean, Chinese and other Asian parentage. Visually and sociologically, Willer and Lise's project in Japan could well offer a fuller picture of what it means to be hafu. ...more...

[joshuaism]

[Mulboyne]

[Mulboyne]

Singer Joelle, born in Salt Lake City to an American father and Japanese mother.

[Bucky]

Reza Saberi and his wife, Akiko, parents of U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, traveled to Tehran after their daughter's arrest.

When I saw this girls picture I figured she must be half Japanese. Her wikipedia article confirms not only is she a hafu but she was also Miss North Dakota 1997. Here's why she's famous now.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Reza Saberi and his wife, Akiko, parents of U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, traveled to Tehran after their daughter's arrest.

Poor girl. Eight years in an Iranian prison can't be good for you. Hopefully they'll lighten her sentence on appeal.

[Bucky]

Poor girl. Eight years in an Iranian prison can't be good for you. Hopefully they'll lighten her sentence on appeal.

Lawyers for the 32-year old said the court had reduced the eight-year jail sentence to a suspended two-year term and she would soon be freed.

Free, free, free at last

[Samurai_Jerk]

Free, free, free at last

It looks like she's already free and has reunited with her family. It's nice to actually hear some good news for a change.

[Bucky]

She even gives a shout-out to the Japanese government:nihonjin:

[IkemenTommy]

She even gives a shout-out to the Japanese government:nihonjin:

For what? The last time I checked, they didn't do jack squat.

[Mulboyne]

marie (mah-ree-ay) digby. heard about her recently on NPR. half j + half irish-american. Famous for an acoustic cover of rihanna's "umbrella" on youtube

Here she is performing the song in Kumamoto:

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She seems reasonably popular in Japan and released an album of Japanese covers in March called "Second Home".

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[Mulboyne]

[floatr][/floatr]You might call Kaori Kawamura an older version of Anna Tsuchiya: both are half-Japanese and half-Russian and both are singers with punky personas. 37 year old Kawamura is in the news for sad reasons. She discovered she had breast cancer a couple of years ago but treatment appeared to be successful. However, she has announced on her blog (Japanese) that the cancer appears to have returned with traces also in her lungs and bones. Here's one of her old videos:

She couldn't beat the disease so, sadly, the world goes on without Kaori Kawamura.

[IkemenTommy]

Alright so, how many people knew that Valentina Vaughn was part Japanese? At least her wikipedia page says so.


Damn, she blows away all those half-assed haafus..

[Bucky]

Alright so, how many people knew that Valentina Vaughn was part Japanese? At least her wikipedia page says so.

Damn, she blows away all those half-assed haafus..

Who? I guess that is what I get for letting my Hustler and Penthouse subscriptions expire. Of course I only subscribed for the articles anyway.

[Mulboyne]

[tidbits]

Mulboyne, arigatou.

[Takechanpoo]

His eyebrows, nose and lips really resemble mine.
He is my brother of different mother? eh?
(By the way, my avatar is not me. That was uploaded by bikkle arbitrarily. )

[Mike Oxlong]

The tats don't cause him any problems?

[IkemenTommy]