TOKYO : Pop singer Michael Jackson arrived in Tokyo to receive
an award, breaking nearly a year of seclusion since he was
acquitted on child molestation charges.
He will appear Saturday at the MTV Video Music Awards in Tokyo to
receive its "Legends Award," announced Positive Productions, which
is promoting the trip to Japan.
Jackson, 47, has sold more than 100 million albums in Japan alone,
said his US-based spokeswoman, Raymone Bain.
While in Japan, Jackson will visit
orphanages, tour Tokyo and meet with members of Japan's
business community, Bain's office said in a statement.
Jackson, who broke into the music business as the youngest of the
Jackson brothers, went solo to record "Thriller," "Bad" and "Smooth
Criminal" albums.
"I look forward to seeing old friends and saying hello to my huge
fan base in Japan, who, like my other fans around the world, have
for so many years consistently shown their love and support to me
and my family," Jackson said in the statement.
After being acquitted in a sensational trial in June 2005, Jackson
left the United States and his 1,000-hectare (2,500-acre) Neverland
ranch for the relative anonymity of Bahrain.
The fallen icon announced last month that he has restructured debt
repayments, believed to total hundreds of millions of dollars, with
the help of Sony Corp.
So u tink wats gonna happen again?? 
