Washington, Oct 10 (ANI):It seems that Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise has got into the habit of registering many firsts to his name. He coined a new word with his couch jumping antics on Oprah Winfrey's show last year, and now he has become the first Hollywood star to have a special day named in his honour in Japan.
According to the Japan Memorial Day Association, he was awarded with his own day because of his love for and close association with Japan. ruise's film, 'The last Samurai' grossed $117 million more in Japan than it did in the US. The actor has paid more visits to the country than any other major Hollywood star and spends hours on end with fans in the country.
His public relations tour of Japan last spring (06) to promote Mission : Impossible III included a trip on the bullet train from Osaka to Tokyo, during which he had his photo taken with more than 100 fans.
During that trip, Cruise told the press he wanted to shoot the next instalment in the action series in Japan. he Association noted that Cruise is the first Hollywood star to receive this honour.
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