I'm Yuji Ayabe. Nice to meet you.
Widely known and beloved all over Japan, Yuji Ayabe has recently relocated to New York City to pursue an acting career in the United States.
With the love and support of his fans, Yuji is pursuing his dream of becoming a household name in the U.S., as he has already in his own country.
- The World of Tim Burton
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim
- Mission Impossible
- Uniqlo
- Netflix
- GQ Japan
- WWD Japan
Find out more about Yuji Ayabe and his appearances in Japan below.
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News on recent and upcoming appearances.
Yuji was spotted at the VidCon conference in Anaheim, California, appearing as the face and representative of Instagram Japan. Ayabe also visited Facebook’s Los Angeles offices and made a special appearance at Disneyland where he was photographed with Instagram Co-Founder / CTO Mike Krieger.
Yuji participated in the annual "New York Road Runners" road race, the kick-off event for the 12th annual Japan Day @ Central Park. Joined by over 5000 participants, the annual race inspires people through running.
Along with other celebrities and members of the press, Yuji attended this special event as a social network reporter. Photogenic items colored in Tiffany Blue, decorating each floor of Tiffany’s flagship store in NYC, were the subject of his Instagram posts across two days in May.
Yuji sat down with the owner of "MIFUNE New York", a restaurant that hopes to deliver Japanese cuisine to the world in the pioneering spirit of Toshiro Mifune. Mifune is a Japanese actor, who made it successful in Japan, then traveled abroad to become a celebrated actor all over the globe. As "Two Guys in New York", they discussed "Taking on the Challenge" of making it in NYC.
Yuji appeared as a live-coverage guest reporter for the Japanese broadcast of the 2018 NFL Super Bowl. Along with the well know Japanese broadcaster/MC Audrey, they brought the excitement of the event to viewers in Japan. The program was well-received with approximately a half million households tuning in to watch.
The Pacific Rim Cup 2018 Powered by Under Armour has appointed Yuji Ayabe to serve as its official ambassador. The soccer tournament will feature international stars from Japan, Canada and the USA as teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Japan Professional Football League (J. League) match up on Hawaiian soil for the first time in six years. The tournament takes place at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu on February 8th and 10th.
Yuji's New York lifestyle was featured on "FCI News Catch!", a program that covers news from Japan. Produced by Fujisankei Communications International, Inc, the program airs in 7 major US cities with a total of 18.6 million target viewers. The interview featured details about Yuji's relocation to New York and the lifestyle he has in the city.
Esquire's "Mens Club" magazine featured Yuji's fasion sense with an interview and New York City photoshoot on location at The Kickerbocker Hotel 6 in Times Square. The popular magazine, known by many as "a classic collection of men's fashion" in Japan, has a circulation of more thatn 230,000 copies a month.
Caesers Entertainment brought Yuji Ayabe to Las Vegas to film PR spots at its world famous casino-hotel Caesars Palace. In his first USA-based job, he played the lead role in a series of promotional videos that will introduce the hotel and entertainment company to Japan and pave the way for its plans to open in Japan. More details on the video's release date coming soon.
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