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All posts tagged "Celebrity interview"

  • Tokyo families talks to Brian McKnight

    Brian McKnight is a true romantic, in every sense of the word. The 47-year-old New York native has been crooning his way into the world’s hearts for nearly two decades with his silky-smooth melisma and self-written love...

    • Posted June 16, 2016
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  • José Feliciano: “We are such a close-knit family.”

    Tokyo families talks to the super-talented, super-prolific and all-round Mr. Nice Guy, José Feliciano. The Puerto Rican native who comes from a family of 13, started his interest for the guitar at age 7. Despite being blind...

    • Posted July 4, 2015
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  • A chat with Noemi Meneses Inoue, the foreign-born mom in Japan politics

    Not known to many, the politically active Councillor of Sumida ku was born on foreign soil and is a woman. How’s that possible? TF finds out. Born in La Paz, Bolivia in December 1961, Noemi Inoue completed...

    • Posted June 10, 2014
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  • Say what?

    Buzzworthy quotes by celebrity moms, dads, and children on what “family” means to them. “Family is important to me. When I talk about family, it makes me want to cry. My sister, my dad, and my mom;...

    • Posted December 30, 2011
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  • Vanessa L Williams talks about parenting and people in Sendai and Fukushima

    Name a famous celebrity who is blessed with good looks and an endless list of talents. One name comes to mind. Vanessa L. Williams. Vanessa has surely come a long way from being a college student at...

    • Posted June 9, 2011
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  • Eye to Ai

    American Idol commences its ninth season, and the usual suspects are back in full swing: The hopeful (and hopeless) singers, the notoriously frank judging panel, and Ryan Seacrest’s Colgate grin. And each year, the hit karaoke concourse...

    • Posted March 29, 2010
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  • Sergio Mendes: “Love at first sound. We’ve been married 35 years.”

    From the grooves of Tito Puente’s percussion to the sway of Shakira’s hips, latin music has entranced the world for generations. Among its pioneering musicians is Sérgio Mendes. The native of Rio de Janeiro who rose to...

    • Posted April 1, 2009
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  • Stylistically speaking

    The Stylistics, the Philly ‘70s soul crooners, famed for their smooth-as-silk harmonies and legendary ballads “You Are Everything,” “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” and their disco jam “I Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love)” are...

    • Posted February 1, 2009
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  • Bones uncovered (Emily Deschanel)

    Emily Deschanel, star of the smash hit series Bones, talks with TF about her role as Temperance Brennan, her childhood, and remembering long words!

    • Posted August 27, 2008
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  • Elliott talks health

    Diabetes is on the rise. Did you know that as of 2006, there are over 18.7 million diabetic people in Japan? That's about a 15% increase in four years, and the numbers are even higher in other...

    • Posted June 30, 2008
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  • Say it like Yamin it!

    American Idol's fifth season was arguably its best, having garnered its highest ratings yet. This was possible largely in thanks to a strong, diverse pool of talent in the top 24. In this crowd, the world caught...

    • Posted June 30, 2008
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  • An idol mind

    Sanjaya visited Osaka this March. TF were there to pick his brain.

    • Posted April 30, 2008
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  • Hip Hok

    The dance world is filled with an infinite variety of styles and all sorts of performers. One such man is Hokuto “Hok” Konishi, who has made a name for himself by participating in So You Think You...

    • Posted March 6, 2008
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