You probably don't care about gossip from Japan. Here it is.
Michael Jackson was in Tokyo a few weeks ago to pick up a music award. He has plenty of followers here and his trials and tribulations in the U.S. don't matter much. Two highlights of his visit were a stop at one of the only orphanages in Japan and a visit to Kiddyland a great spot in Harajuku for little kids and toys.
Jacques Chirac comes to Japan often. Like me he loves sumo, but he has created a sumo museum near Paris. He always stays at the Okura Hotel and rejects the Imperial Guest House. He has a very beloved mistress in Tokyo.
Gossip, but also true.