May 25, 2006 MICHAEL JACKSON TO VISIT TOKYO, JAPAN MARKS FIRST OFFICIAL PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE JUNE 2005 WILL RECEIVE MTV JAPANS LEGEND AWARD AT THE MTV JAPAN VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS CEREMONY SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2006 Washington, D.C. …….. Music Superstar Michael Jackson will visit Tokyo, Japan, in what will mark his first official public appearance since June 2005. On Saturday May 27, 2006, Mr. Jackson will receive MTV Japans Legend Award, at the MTV Japan Video Music Awards ceremony, for his extraordinary and record-breaking career in the music industry.