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Funny, just when I wrote the previous news based on an article 2-3 months ago, Josei Jishin published a new article to remind people of her trip back home in July, too. They also had the chance to talk with her mother a few days ago again.

"My daughter is doing really fine at the moment. I just talked with her this week. She is still attending school and sounds really healthy. Takashiro has to go to a lot of places due to his work and Erika seems to accompany him most of the time."

Insiders know that Takashiro is currently active all over Europe, giving Erika the chance to do a lot of sightseeing and shopping. "Paris, London, Brussels... most recently he has a lot of work in Switzerland. It appears that lately he and Erika have often been spotted walking together through Geneva."

At the end of May, Barcelona's home soccer team FC Barcelona won the "Champions League", earlier they already won the "Copa del Rey" and ranked first in "La Liga" and with that they became the first Spanish "Trichampion" in history. You can imagine that the whole city must have been one hell of a huge festival after getting the treble. "Erika must have enjoyed to live in Barcelona during its probably most lively time in history." The same insider commented.

On July 22, Erika will temporarily come back home to her country to watch the total solar eclipse on Amami Oshima as mentioned in the previous news. For her mother it will also be the first meeting in a very long time. "They both will be coming here (her home), so I guess we will cook and have a meal together."

Yes, still no more details about her comeback, but you will have to wait for that until end of July, if they are going to announce anything that is. If you live in Geneva, you better get out of your room and stroll around town! You know why! :P

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Sources: Josei Jishin
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Sawajiri will back for solar eclipse !

It was already mentioned in much earlier news and I already put a short notice in the shoutbox, but I decided put it up news to really remind the last people that forgot this fact. Erika will come back to Japan in July! There is a total solar eclipse going to happen on July 22 and it's been hyped as a once-in-a-century show you are going to see at the skies of Japan. You might remember that Erika got proposed to during a solar eclipse and so it's a really special event for the couple. Back then before their departure to Spain (with a stop in New York and London, the latter only for Takashiro), they already announced that they are going to come back to Japan to watch this one, too. One of the best places to watch the solar eclipse is going to be on Amami Oshima, the biggest of the Amami Islands in the prefecture Kagoshima and that's exactly where they are going to watch it, too. It appears that she will her agency hopes to use this visit to discuss further details about a possible comeback later this year (earliest would be August), or some time early next year. Another widely shared opinion is that her junior Kitagawa Keiko is going to surpass her easily, if she doesn't resume her activities soon. Though, she shouldn't fear her junior, if the rumors about those huge role offers are true..., but what are offers without an actress willing to act? By the way, in April, Erika's mom also pretty much confirmed their trip back to Japan in July, when she got asked about her daughter's comeback to Japan. "She'll return in July for a while. Come on, you forgot about the total solar eclipse on Amami Oshima?" In the same interview, she also talked a bit about her life in Spain. "One week ago (in April), she called me and said 'Mama, you HAVE to come to Spain!' *laughs* Right now she's attending a school again, a school for graphic design. Erika already studied it a bit before and it seems like that she wants to become a graphic designer. She also still goes to a language school. That school is of the same group as the one she already attended in London. Before she went to various places together with Takashiro due to his work, but now she wants to focus on her studies and therefore it seems like they can't be together all the time anymore." Now the question is, how's she doing as a new wife? "Erika can do some simple cooking. She also tries her best at going to the supermarket to buy all the ingredients herself. Takashiro doesn't really like vegetables and she really tries to consider his tastes when she's cooking, too. I know that Erika loves my bouillabaisse and so when I meet her again, I'll teach her an easy way to make it herself. *laughs*" Look, it turned out to be quite a nice news article, only that it doesn't really contain anything new. ^o^ Anyway, I hope you are looking forward to her visit in July and keep on having positive thoughts about a possible comeback that might already be happening as soon as this fall. Erika, good luck with your cooking! Fighting! ^o^

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Sources: Uhm, various.. Erika's mom, Erika herself and the typical tabloids (e.g. Josei Jishin)
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Which Japanese actress has a face liked by the Chinese ?

This survey was done in three of China's largest cities; Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. They were asked to choose among 9 of Japan's young actresses. Their names were not revealed and only their faces were shown. The result? In every city, the one most often chosen was Sawajiri Erika. Between men and women, more men like her but when compared with the rest, she garnered overwhelming support from both sexes.

One of the reasons could be the effect of her role in the drama '1 Litre of Tears'. The book had also been translated and sold in China and many have been moved to tears watching the drama. Even if they may not remember the character's name, there must be many who recognize her face.

The runner-up is Inoue Mao, who receives much support from Shanghai. She is followed by Aragaki Yui and Nagasawa Masami. Toda Erika, who was ranked 1st previously, has dropped to 6th place.

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translations credits to unleashthegeek

Erika comeback in August !!

The last thing we heard from Erika is that she went to Spain for her honeymoon, to study graphic design and to further improve her English skills all in one go. The plan was to make a comeback later this year and now some more details regarding that move has come to light.

"It's been more than 1 and a half years since all the riots she caused. She's been separated from work and from her fans for such a long time, so it seemed like that she didn't get offers for roles anymore. However, whenever there have been news about her coming back to Japan, her agency literally got flooded with requests for movies and doramas. The marriage with Takashiro was another smash in the face for the agency, but as long as there is work they can easily forget about such things. Now they've actually persuaded Sawajiri to return to Japan before the Summer." An insider revealed.

Erika was actually supposed to make her comeback right after her teary apology on TV after the Betsu ni... incident, but she disregarded that plan and traveled to London. Her marriage too, she never kept her agency in the loop. These events caused rumors like that her agency would deprive her of role offers in return, but now they unexpectedly seem to have changed their mood towards Erika and even decided to make a comeback with a movie completely produced by Stardust themselves.

"Since this year, Sawajiri's agency Stardust Promotions started not only to make but also to distribute movies by themselves. The first movie they distributed was "Yomei" in February. There is a lot of money to earn by distributing a movie by yourself and so it's just normal that they are seeking for a very big hit." A movie writer explained.

"There have actually also been rumors about Sawajiri getting the role in 'Yomei' long before it got released. Not many theaters played the movie when it got released in February, but a lot of them stated that it would have certainly been a hit with Sawajiri in the starring role and they definitely would have put it in their programs."

It's not that Erika and Takashiro really have to worry about their income, but a comeback in August could become reality since the timing seems to be right.

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Source: Cyzo