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04
March 2007
Michael
Jackson Greeted By
Japanese
Fans
Michael
Jackson
has arrived in Japan
where he will meet fans
who have paid up to
$3,500 (£1,800) to
spend a minute in his
company.
It
is unclear whether the
48-year-old will also
perform at the event,
which is due to take
place on
Thursday.
Jackson
made his first official
appearance in Japan
after being cleared of
child molestation
charges in
2005.
Earlier
this year, the singer
said that Japan is "one
of my favourite places
in the entire
world".
"My
fans in Japan helped me
achieve historic
milestones in the music
industry," he added in a
rare interview with the
Associated Press news
agency in
January.
Michael
Jackson is also
attending a fan art
contest in Tokyo for
those who are unable to
afford tickets to the
"platinum VIP" party,
which was originally
scheduled for
December.
The
winning artists will
have brunch with the
singer and have their
photographs taken with
him.
Organisers
have refused to comment
on any fee Jackson may
receive for his
appearances.
Michael
Jackson, who has lived
in Bahrain, France and
Ireland since his court
case, appeared on stage
at the World Music
Awards in London last
November.
But
he disappointed fans by
singing only a few lines
of We Are The World,
when it was believed he
would perform a version
of his hit
Thriller.
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