<p>The famous pop singer Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009. His death made news around the world. Mr. Takata had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Jackson in the 1980's. Mr. Takata had a client who hired American movie stars and sports celebrities to do Japanese television commercials. His client hired Michael Jackson to do a Japanese television commercial for Japanese television broadcast. The commercial was filmed in Hollywood, California.  Mr. Takata was invited to watch the filming in Hollywood, California. During the long breaks in filming, Mr. Takata was able to meet and talk to Mr. Jackson at length about his career and his current projects. He was a very nice man and he signed some albums for Mr. Takata. At the time, Mr. Jackson was a big celebrity in Japan. This filming was before the scandals involving Mr. Jackson occured.</p>
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