Michael Jackson arrived in Japan on March 4 for his second visit
in recent years to host an exclusive party where admirers pay
US$3,400 to dine and spend 30 seconds face-to-face with the pop
icon. Two fan appreciation parties were held last two nights.
Michael Jackson
was?greeting fans on Friday?night.
A smiling, relaxed-looking Jackson wearing sun glasses and a
black leather jacket was ushered by guards past hundreds of
screaming fans at Narita Airport on Sunday afternoon. Some carried
signs that read "We love Michael" and "Welcome to Japan."
Jackson will also host a fan art contest while in Tokyo for
those who cannot afford VIP tickets, organizer Broderick Morris
said in an e-mail.
"Over the years, as Michael Jackson has performed in cities
around the world, he has been pleased, honored, and impressed by
the large amount of fan art of him," said Morris. "He would like to
meet fan artists, and more fully appreciate and enjoy their
creative expressions."
Three winning artists chosen by Jackson will have brunch with
the star and their picture taken together.
Jackson's VIP meet-and-greet party was held Thursday, with the
fan art contest on Friday. It was not clear when Jackson would
leave Japan.
Jackson, 48, is not obligated to perform at either event, and
promoters would not say how much he would be paid.
Michael Jackson held a VIP
party on Thursday night.
(Agencies via Xinhua News Agency March 10, 2007)
