Fans fork out $3,400 to chat with Jackson in Japan
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Excited fans got the chance to meet  Michael Jackson in Tokyo on Thursday -- but only those who  could afford to pay 400,000 yen ($3,400) for the privilege.
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Pop star Michael Jackson waves as he greets several hundred children that were invited guests at his Neverland Ranch home, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, in Santa Ynez, Calif.
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Jackson family memorabilia brought in about half a million dollars on the first of a two-day auction at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino, auctioneer Guernsey's said Thursday.
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Michael Jackson is set to appear at a Tokyo Christmas event next month and organizers are charging a staggering $3,400 for tickets even though he won't sing.
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CHIBA, Japan  - Thousands of Japanese fans rocked to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act as a global concert aimed at persuading millions of fans to go green for the environment moved onto a venue near Tokyo on Saturday.
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Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony Corp.&#39;s PlayStation Portable, the
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After a $3,500-a-head gala the day before, Michael Jackson attended another party in Tokyo for his less affluent fans, more than 1,000 of whom crowded a popular nightclub Friday for an evening with the reclusive pop star.
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Japan's box office receives a 3.8% boost, with 2004 ticket sales worth 211 billion yen (Â£1.08bn).
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Michael Jackson is to star at a lavish Christmas party in Tokyo next month - but he will not be singing.
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Internet and telecoms giant Softbank Corp   will spend about 40 billion yen ($350 million) to  start operations next year at a new data centre in southwestern  Japan, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.
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TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters Life!) - American superstar Michael Jackson has postponed a pricey Tokyo Christmas event to next year so he could add another date to his schedule to meet fans, organizers said.
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Michael Jackson made his first public appearance since being acquitted on child molestation charges, choking up as he thanked Japanese fans at an award ceremony Saturday.
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Fulfilling one of their major offseason goals, the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with Japanese free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda on a three-year, $35.2 million contract.
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Jackson family memorabilia brought in about half a million dollars on the first of a two-day auction at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino, auctioneer Guernsey's said Thursday. The auction, which wraps up late Thursday, displayed more than 1,100 lots, mostly costumes, documents, awards and other memorabilia.
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(Sept.17) -- Thousands of fans again lined up outside the courthouse in California to support the entertainer Michael Jackson. And in an interesting twist, the defense hopes to benefit from the testimony of the accuser&#39;s mother.
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Internet and telecoms giant Softbank Corp  will spend about 40 billion yen ($350 million) to start operations next year at a new data centre in southwestern Japan, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.
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Video service execs will meet with Japanese entertainment industry to discuss concerns.