Britney in Japan

by S. Heinz Fujimoto

Well the day finally came... Britney Spears visited Japan as part of her whirl-wind tour of the world. Maybe you don't know it, but over here in Japan, some of us fans call her 'Hah-kiko-mon,' which loosely translates into "Island Princess Blue Eyes."

Well, now you may ask, "What is Britney doing in Japan?" Well, as always, she makes appearances to promote her upcoming movies, music and anything else Britney. Her most recent visit, in April of 2002 consisted of her arriving amid a throng of paparazi, being whisked away by seven limousines and making numerous appearances across Tokyo and other venues to get in touch with her fans (who are called 'Mee-Briti-Fon').

Actually, Britney's been here before and she is loved by her devoted Japanese fans. During May of last year, Britney stopped by the island to promote her 'Oops! I did it again' album. Over 1 million Japanese fans, young and old turned out for the event. Actually, some of the signs that were promoting her throughout the country mispelled her Japanese name and hence caused some confusion. Instead of promoting Britney, the pop singing superstar, it translated into saying that there would be free 'Bin-De' which is a very rare, herbal treatment used to loosen the joints and believed to hold Viagra-like powers. Instead of the usual thousands of young girls, there were approximately 500,000 men in their thirties there.

Either way, all were treated to a spectacular show. And if you ever wanted to see Britney in a kimono, go here to see the full story of her visit to Japan and for more pictures.

During her most recent visit to Japan, MTV caught up with her and there is a great interview that is capture on the MTVJapan site. Check it out here.

Here's a photo of Britney pushing her seven bags of luggage. She had two other assistants bring in approximately ten more suitcases. And she was only staying two nights!

More pictures here of Britney in Japan.

A Britney Japanese Magazine Cover.

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And while you're at it, check out these cool clocks--the numbers are in Chinese! The shirts are cool, too! Britney didn't get one, but I wish she had!

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