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Erika Sawajiri Heading Towards Divorce and Moving to Avex

[Exclusive Post from the JAP-On Music Forum, join JAP-On Forums today to chat about the latest music gossip!] On the "Mr. Sunday" show, it was rumored that actress Erika Sawajiri (24) was heading towards a divorce with media creator Tsuyoshi Takashiro (45) to whom she married in January 2009. Sawajiri left a message on her official website http://www.erikatokyo.jp/ on April 27 confirming the divorce rumors were true. News of this divorce apparently took Takashiro by surprise as the issue of divorce never came up between the two in conversations. There have been speculations that the reason for the divorce was due to money problems. In 2009, Sawajiri was fired from her agency Stardust Promotion due to undisclosed reasons and not much has been heard from her since until March 2010 where she announced that she'll be restarting her career. It was revealed that she established her own private management office with her husband in Spain. With this divorce, Sawajiri is currently in contract negotiations with Max Matsuura (45) to sign on with Avex. Avex confirmed of the contract negotiations and have plans for Sawajiri's acting comeback in a BeeTV drama series. No other information was given. Sources: Jpopasia & Tokyograph

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HobbyLink Japan - Free Shipping WorldWide Promotion!

HobbyLink Japan is offering free express shipping on all orders placed and paid for with a PayPal Billing Agreement between now and September 28.

Once you set one up, a PayPal Billing Agreement lets you pay for all your HLJ orders without ever having to visit the PayPal website yourself. It's fast, it's easy, it's convenient...and it's safe!

In order to take advantage of this great free shipping offer, all you have to do is:

Place an order or orders on HobbyLink Japan between now and midnight (JST) on September 28, 2009

During checkout, set up a PayPal Billing Agreement (our checkout system has been modified to let you do this). Even if you don't have a PayPal account yet, you can set that up during checkout, too!

During that process, agree to pay for your order using the Billing Agreement

Enjoy totally free express shipping!

Really, it's just that simple!

Please read these important terms and conditions:

Campaign is valid only for orders placed and paid for between now and 11:59:59pm (JST; GMT+9) on September 28, 2009
Only items shippable during the campaign period will be eligible for free shipping. Orders placed for backordered or future release items will be shipped (without free shipping) when they become available, as normal.
All in-stock and shippable items from your order(s) will be automatically shipped immediately after the campaign ends on September 28 in order to insure that you get free shipping.
Important: Your PayPal billing agreement will initially be charged for the cost of the merchandise AND shipping. The cost of shipping will then be refunded to your account in one or two business days.
Orders shipped for free under this campaign will be shipped via Federal Express or postal service EMS, at HLJ's sole discretion.

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Blue Dragon Promo

"Shadows born from the light of the soul". It's the idea that people whose souls are full of positive energy have these protective shadows that take form of mythical creatures like dragons and phoenixes.

That's what the new game Blue Dragon is all about where the characters acquire their shadows from arts that survive only through ancients, but the story is about these characters liberating their own souls and ultimately producing their true shadows themselves. Game Overview: One year has passed since Shu and his companions defeated the tyrannical remnant of the Ancients, Nene. In the midst of the battle, the world split in two and now consists of a myriad of â€œcubesâ€ that exploded from its depths. In one of these cubes, King Jibral stands on the balcony of Neo Jibral Castle and surveys the scene before him. He notices a mysterious cube in the distance suddenly start to move violently, and from it he sees the Shadow of a Balaur, a three-headed dragon, emerge. The enormous and sinister Shadow is just the beginning of the new turmoil and devastation to come.