December 17, 2009
Women of the Year
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 (According to Vogue Nippon) Actress Aya Ueto, 24, starred in the popular “White Family” commercials for Softbank, and made her first foray into fashion design with a line of wedding dresses. Playwright/novelist Yukiko Motoya, 30, garnered a nomination for the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and won the Kunio Kishida […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009
(According to Vogue Nippon)
- Actress Aya Ueto, 24, starred in the popular “White Family” commercials for Softbank, and made her first foray into fashion design with a line of wedding dresses.
- Playwright/novelist Yukiko Motoya, 30, garnered a nomination for the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and won the Kunio Kishida Drama Prize for her play Shiawase Saiko Arigato Maji de!
- Ubiquitous actress Yukie Nakama, 29, starred in the big-screen adaptation of her megahit TV series Gokusen, and was named co-host of NHK’s New Year’s Eve show Kohaku Uta Gassen for the fourth time.
Vogue Nippon also honored six women for their contributions over the last decade: actresses Rie Miyazawa, 36, and Shinobu Otake, 50; supermodel Ai Tominaga, 27; former tennis pro Ai Sugiyama, 34; artist Yayoi Kusama, 80; and artist/activist Yoko Ono, 76.
