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...just because of their Barbie-doll proportions. They have shirked marriage, preferring to live together, and spend half the year abroad in exotic locales like Monaco and Bermuda. They dress in Ungaro if they dress at all. Kyoko never goes out without her 24-carat diamond ring; Mika has her G-cup bras custom-made (they won't confirm or deny plastic surgery). "To Japanese, we are like anim? characters," Kyoko sighs over a five-course dinner in a private room at their favorite Tokyo restaurant. Mika nods. (By Mika's estimate, her older sibling does 90% of the talking...
...Which raises the question of what exactly the Kanos will do. "We'd like to take our work as lifestyle consultants global," says Kyoko. Mika nods. They're considering a cosmetics line, food products or spas. "We want to create a global brand based on our image and personal tastes," Kyoko says, smiling sweetly. "Like your Martha Stewart." Unrobed...
...TIME: You look lovely today. Mika Kano (younger sister, wearing a pale yellow linen pants suit and revealing, sequined tank top): Thank you. Kyoko Kano (older sister, in a ruffly magenta top, slinky black pants and a 24-carat diamond ring): People look to us as style leaders. But this is one more aspect in which we simply do what we please. We never follow fads; we create them. Mika: My sister has the uncanny ability to spot clothing or accessories abroad that within the year become the rage in Japan. Kyoko: It's true. Japanese women are followers. They...
...locations. No nipples, no pubic hair. We think we happen to look more beautiful with our clothes off than on. And we don't really care if others approve. To the Japanese, we look like anime characters anyway. Most stars here look like the girls next door. But Mika looks more like Lara Croft from the "Tomb Raider" video games...
...TIME: Um, are they real? Mika: This is my natural body. I'm 170 cm tall; my bust is 96 cm around, my waist 57 cm, hips 91 cm. I know that's unusual for a Japanese woman. I used to hate the way I looked when everyone else is so skinny. I dieted so much that my periods stopped. Finally my sister convinced me to be what I am. Kyoko: If you're asking about plastic surgery: Our feeling is that it's not a bad thing if it makes you feel better about yourself. But in Japan, there...