Harajuku style

SUNNY SIDE UP

Models take part in the Harajuku Style Collection for autumn at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday. Models included Jun Komori, 4th from right, actress IMALU, center, and singer Ami Suzuki, 4th from left. Becky, Puffy and Anna Tsuchiya also performed live at the event.
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Meisa and Meisa enjoy a Kit Kat

TOKYO —
Actress Meisa Kuroki, 22, this week attended a launch event for a new ad announcing the first significant change in the flavor of Nestle’s Kit Kat snack in 37 years. She appeared onstage alongside a projected video of her Meisa Akagi, her fictional character in the commercials. Kuroki, who claims to “love black” and Akagi, clad in red, have become the faces of the new “adult” Kit Kat, with its crunchier texture and new black packaging.
When reporters asked Kuroki about her “relationship” with Akagi, she said, “When people tell me she’s cute, I feel like it’s a compliment to me too. We’re often told we look alike, but we’re not twins. She’s my protege.”

The best of beauty

The three winners of the 7th annual Beauty Week Awards are from left: Shiori Kutsuna, 17, representing the 10-19 age group; Shihori Kanja, 24, representing the 20s group; and Maomi Yuki, 30, representing the 30s. The ceremony is held each year to celebrate the hairstyles and “beautiful” lifestyles of celebrities.
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Sugimoto, Tomochika, Michibata dispense advice on relationships

Sunday 19th September, 06:47 AM JST
TOKYO —
Actress Aya Sugimoto, “talent” Tomochika and model Karen Michibata came together recently to promote the Japanese release of the DVD box set of the American television drama, “Lipstick Jungle.”
The trio took part in a talk show. When the conversation came to love and relationships, Michibata exclaimed, “I think cheating is unforgivable.” Sugimoto offered a different opinion, however. “If it’s a truly trusting relationship, I don’t think it has to be completely exclusive.”
Tomochika, meanwhile, commented, “No one meets my standards at the moment anyway.”

Kano sisters keep it behind closed doors

TOKYO — Kyoko Kano, the older of the Kano sisters, has made her directorial debut with the steamy movie “Butterflista Subete Wa, Ai no Koi.” She and her sister Mika attended a preview screening for the movie, which explores such risque themes as homosexuality, S&M, sex toys and threesomes.

The movie is a compilation of six audacious and daring works on the idea of love without boundaries. “There are no taboos or limits when it comes to what we are prepared to do in the name of love,” explained Kyoko.

Politics, on the other hand, is a far more serious taboo for the sisters. When asked about the Democratic Party leadership vote that saw Prime Minister Naoto Kan retain his job, Kyoko refused to comment, saying, “We all have different tastes and preferences but that stuff should be kept behind closed doors, as far as celebrities are concerned. Mika and I talk about politics at home but we certainly don’t want to touch on it in public.”

The movie opens on Sept 23