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Fans are going crazy over Arashi Book!

by Fiona

Source: Tokyohive

Daily Sports reported that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism receives more than 100 calls a day from fans who are asking about – and want to have a copy of – the “Nippon no Arashi”. The staff became overwhelmed and sent a press release about the background about the book.

The book titled “ニッポンの嵐 (Nippon no Arashi)” is a 200 colored-page textbook that will be distributed for free all over Japan’s primary, junior high, and secondary schools. The book was intended for public sale, however when Arashi were made ‘Tour Navigators’, it became a free school textbook. Starting September 1-2 books per school were donated in over 40,000 schools. The book features photos of Arashi in different locations in Japan, introducing each place’s unique tradition and culture.

Arashi’s Ohno Satoshi was glad about the popularity of the book and commented that it would be really great if everybody could read it in their libraries, and that the group had been motivated to donate the book. “Those books that you read as a child will leave an impression in you forever. We really hope that many children will read and enjoy this book”, Ohno said.

There will be no doubt that his book, once available in school libraries nationwide, will have an insanely long waiting list. And I’m sure that fans, regardless of age, would love to get their hands on this book. Too bad it’s not available for sale.

From Tokyograph

I truly love the fact that the textbook is not for sale and made it available to be shared…well in Japan for now. If only they would publish an English edition, this would certainly promote learning a new language and tourism on an international level. I would definitely get on hands on a copy.

We were thinking that if would be great if everyone could read this in their school library in the years to come, but now we have been motivated to donate the book.

Such awesome words from Oh-chan, Arashi at their finest!

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Arashi fans wowed by concert at National Stadium

by Fiona

Arashi’s concert at the National Stadium was truly spectacular, as around 70,000 fans and other celebrities were amazed at the production numbers and effects used throughout the event. As of now, this is arguably the best and longest concert that Arashi has ever had since their debut.

Facts and insights on Arashi’s National Stadium concert are available after the jump.

* The concert used 600 tons of water and 15 metre high waterfalls
* Arashi opened their concert singing “Summer Splash!” and they appeared from behind a wall of water
* They ended the concert with their hit single “Monster”, followed by 1400 fireworks and another round of water shooting out of the fountains
* This has been the longest concert Arashi had ever done. It lasted for over three and a half hours and they performed 42 songs
* Arashi’s leader, Ohno Satoshi, shared that this concert is very different from previous concerts. “Unlike other concerts where we only sing our hit singles, this concert brought us back to our roots”
* Some of the celebrities spotted watching the concert were Oguri Shun, Horikita Maki, Miyake Ken, Ikuta Toma, Ogura Tomoaki, and Sugisaki Mika
* During the concert, Arashi members also talked about the problems they have faced before doing the concert. Since they’ve become national pop stars, they really have busy schedules to the point that they only had a few days to rehearse
* Matsumoto informed the people that he almost passed out during rehearsals due to extreme hot weather
* Sakurai was relieved when the concert day finally came because he shared that the group only got the chance to get together between midnight and sunrise
* Aside from tons of water used for the concert, they also used 50,000 balloons, 50 searchlights, 11 moving staircases, 2 self-propelled moving stages, and 2 lift stages
* All of the concerts will be performed in dome stadiums because of the production requirements. However, Arashi stated that they’re not really after large scale things, “I’d still like to perform in halls and arenas again,” Matsumoto said

The concert will continue to run until January of next year, and their concert venues include Osaka, Sapporo, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.

From Momoedgewood

SUGOI!! Arashi concerts are always so well-organized and gets better each year! I really envy those who can see them live and cannot wait for the DVD to be released, hopefully it will include behind-the-scene footage like the last one. Now off I go searching for concert reports….

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JAL launches Arashi Jet

by Fiona

Japan Airlines, which is currently undergoing reconstruction due to its financial troubles, is looking to boost its business with Arashi’s help. The airline has commissioned a single “Arashi Jet,” which is basically a Boeing 777 whose fuselage is decorated with a 5-meter-tall, 20-meter-wide seal bearing the images of Arashi’s members, along with the title of their latest album, “Boku no Miteiru Fuukei.”

The plane will take its first flight on Sunday at 1:30pm, flying from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Osaka. The plane is expected to be primarily used for domestic flights, serving the routes between Haneda and three other airports: New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Itami Airport in Osaka, and Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka. JAL plans to use the plane until January 2011.

In addition to the Arashi Jet, JAL will be selling the “Boku no Miteiru Fuukei” album (with a specially designed cover) in-flight on several of its domestic routes.

For a list of the flights, please visit here.

From Tokyograph

You’re got to love this, the boys have their very own jet now?! I don’t even know what to except next, Arashi is certainly creating a storm over the world! I wish the flights were international, I’m sure many of us would love to board it.

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