In celebration of the 2009 Philippines-Japan Friendship Month, The Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation Manila would like to invite all J-pop fans and amateur singers to try out for the J-pop Anime Singing Competition.
Category: Lifestyle
2009 Philippine Cosplay Convention
Cosplay.ph and Hobbiworx, Inc. would like to invite everyone to participate in the return of pioneering cosplay event of the Philippines: The 2nd Philippine Cosplay Convention, this March 28, 2009 at the Robinson’s Place Manila Grand Atrium.
Victorian Valentine II
Victorian Valentine II will be held on the 21st of February 2009 from seven in the evening at the McKinley Hill Showroom, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Tickets will be PhP 200 for students and PhP 300 for professionals.
Jun Matsumoto to Play Half-Filipino in Upcoming Drama “SMILE”
Jun Matsumoto and Yui Aragaki will co-star in a new TBS drama series titled “Smile.” Matsumoto plays a half-Filipino whose father has died and mother has disappeared.
Karate Kid Falls Victim to Smear Campaign
Local Japanese fastfood chain KARATE KID fell victim to a vicious internet meme.
2009 J-Pop Anime Singing Competition
The Embassy of Japan invites J-Pop and Anime fans to participate in the J-Pop Anime Singing Competition, in celebration of the 2009 Philippines-Japan Friendship Month.
2009 Nihongo Fiesta
The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) and the SM Mall of Asia present a weekend of Filipino-Japanese fun and learning billed “The 2009 Nihongo Fiesta” on February 28 and March 1, at the SM Mall of Asia, Bay Boulevard, Pasay City.
L’7 Trans Asia Via Paris in Hong Kong Event Report
Japanese superband L’ ARC EN CIEL made their presence felt in the international music scene with their world tour “L’7 Trans Asia Via Paris”. The HK leg was held on 24th May at Asia World Expo, where over 13,000 fans from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines screamed for Hyde, Ken, Tetsu, and Yukihiro.
LUNA SEA God Bless You ~One Night Dejavu~ Event Report
Realizing that this was my last chance to see Ryuichi, Sugizo, J, Inoran, and Shinya on the same stage, I dropped everything and joined the fray.
2007 Tokyo Trip Day 3: Akihabara and Ikebukuro
I swear to god — something like this can only happen in Japan. Tokyo is made up of win and awesome.
2007 Tokyo Trip Day 2: Harajuku
I love Harajuku, and I hate it at the same time 
It’s so much cooler than any of the “hip” places here in Manila 😐
2007 Tokyo Trip Day 1: Chubu and Narita International Airports
You guys have no idea how relieved I was that I didn’t have to sleep at some park that night.
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