Monday, February 1, 2010

Mona Yamamoto




Mona Yamamoto (born February 11, 1976 Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Norwegian-Japanese TV announcer and presenter. Her father is Norwegian and she became a naturalized Japanese citizen at the age of 6.

After graduating from Gakushuin University, Mona joined the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation as an announcer. She introduces Jackass in Japan.

She shied away from the public spotlight for a period of time and was let go from her position as an anchor after her scandalous affair with Yomiuri Giants player Tomohiro Nioka. However, she has recently apologized and announced her intention to return to the entertainment world.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Anna Umemiya



Anna Umemiya (born August 20, 1972) is a Japanese television personality and model. Born in Tokyo, she is the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, herself a former model. Her father, Tatsuo Umemiya, is an actor.

Umemiya has a daughter, Momoka, by her former husband, identified only as "Mr C", whom she divorced on 28 January 2003 after an 18-month marriage.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Mai Oshima







Mai Oshima (大島麻衣) born September 11, 1987 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a singer and a previous member of idol group AKB48.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Yumi Sugimoto





Yumi Sugimoto (born April 1, 1989) is a Japanese model, actress and gravure idol.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Zheng Jie





Zheng Jie (born 5 July 1983 in Chengdu, China) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. She has won three WTA singles titles at Hobart in 2005 and Estoril and Stockholm in 2006. She has also won eleven doubles titles with Yan Zi including Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2006 and reached a career high ranking of World No. 3. Zheng has reached the singles semi-finals at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first Chinese player to do so, the quarterfinals of the 2010 Australian Open, and has won the bronze medal in doubles with Yan Zi at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As of January 4, 2010, Zheng is ranked World No. 35 in singles and No. 24 in doubles.