Singer Koda Kumi is the highest earning Japanese female artist for the past 12 months; she made an estimated USD20 million over the period.

Japanese singer Koda Kumi

2nd on the list is Ayumi Hamasaki, 3rd is Hikaru Utada.

Yukie Nakama tops the actress list with estimated USD3 million (far behind Koda Kumi). 2nd on the list is Kou Shibasaki, while Korean actress Choi Ji-woo is 3rd.

Japanese stars Satoshi Tsumabuki and Kou Shibasaki are in Hong Kong to promote their latest movie Dororo.

Satoshi Tsumabuki and Kou Shibasaki promote Dororo in Hong Kong

The rumoured celebrity couple arrived at in HK last Saturday (Feb 24), but stayed at different hotels to avoid further rumours.

Dororo is based on same title classical manga from master Osamu Tezuka, and was filmed in New Zealand.

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