Actress Rio Matsumoto becomes fire chief for a day

Monday 10th November, 01:29 PM JST

TOKYO —

Actress Rio Matsumoto, 26, was an honorary fire chief for the day on Sunday at Azabu fire station in Tokyo to raise awareness of the danger of fires as part of the Azabu Festa held in the area. Matsumoto, who recently started living alone, said, “My parents often tell me to be careful about fire when I’m cooking.”

Asked about if she has cooked for someone special in her life so far, she answered: “Yes, I have. I would like to make him happy because I’m already a mature woman.”

12 Comments

rjd_jr at 02:53 PM JST - 10th November

Always asking them about their love life or if they have someone special. At any rate, she'd make a fine fire chief.
thepro at 03:00 PM JST - 10th November

Best fire chiefer
bobcatfish at 03:16 PM JST - 10th November

ask a stupid question...
soldave at 03:46 PM JST - 10th November

bobcatfish: ...and you realise you're in Japan.
medievaltimes at 04:02 PM JST - 10th November

Asked about if she has cooked for someone special in her life so far, she answered: “Yes, I have. I would like to make him happy because I’m already a mature woman.”

I read that three times and I still dont know what it means.
outofmydepth at 05:00 PM JST - 10th November

this is really really funny because there are no women firefighters in japan. not allowed, i wonder.
torosushi at 06:34 PM JST - 10th November

does it mean "an inmature woman have the right to make a man unhappy?"
plasticmonkey at 09:32 PM JST - 10th November

It means she would like to make him happy because she's now old enough to you-know-what...
Betting at 11:03 PM JST - 10th November

I'm sure she'll be the "Best Fire Chiefest" Japan has ever seen since she must be so mature.
76waystofly at 12:05 AM JST - 11th November

Approaching her thirties, she thankfully has the counsel of her parents to caution her about fire when cooking. We can all relax now; knowing Japan is in good hands with a actress regurgitating "Kawaii!!" at the helm every 35 seconds.

Who're the honorary deputies: the Kano sisters?
pointofview at 09:16 AM JST - 11th November

Silly! Why can`t some of these celebrities ever say anything intelligent?
slizzer at 09:38 AM JST - 11th November

Note: Female Fire Chiefleader in Japan = coffeemaker and ashtray fetcher.