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Perez Hilton's take on the Shizuka Geisha Facial "Bird Poop Facial." "If you've ever had bird poo drop from the sky and onto your head — heck even if you haven't — it's probably pretty hard to imagine forking over almost $200 to have someone massage bird doodoo into your...

Geisha numbers grow as internet and TV coverage explodes

The lure of the 'floating world' as presented on the TV and internet sees more Japanese girls than ever striving to attain the 'ultimate patience' rquired of a good geisha."Geisha houses are reporting an influx of...

Bird poop facial the lastest import from Japan

There are days when I just feel that my skin is as dry and lifeless as those tv skin-care models. Thankfully imported bird poop facials have come to the rescue. At $216 dollars a pop it has to work - it just has...

Bird-excrement facial takes off in New York

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs one client coos "It's so Rich and Creamy", Hello !!!!"It's Friggin Bird Shit !!!!"No matter how you package it, or tout it's ancient Culture, it's still "Bird...

Australian woman becomes first foreign geisha

An Australian woman has become the first foreigner to be employed as a geisha in Japan. The Age reports that Fiona Graham made her debut in Asakusa, Tokyo, on December 19, after several months of intensive training in traditional Japanese music and dancing, conversation and...

Bond girl Michelle Yeoh becomes French knight

"The French ambassador to Malaysia, Alain du Boispean, presented Yeoh with the chevalier (knight) of the Legion of Honour at his embassy residence in Kuala Lumpur. Yeoh, 45, a former Miss Malaysia, shot to...

Sex secrets of an American Geisha

"Did you know that most single women don't know how to continue to attract, satisfy, and keep their men - especially around the holidays when people are busier than ever. But according to Py Kim Conant, the author of the recently released book, 'Sex Secrets of an American...

March 27, 1941 -- Takeo Yoshikawa arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii

Takeo was the Japanese spy inside Pearl Harbor. On December 6, 1941, Takeo sent his final message: *No barrage balloons sighted, Battleships are without crinolines. No indications of air or sea alert wired to nearby islands. Enterprise and Lexington [aircraft carriers]...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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