Sakura Uehara divorces husband after his punchup with cameraman

Wednesday 02nd December, 03:00 AM JST

TOKYO —

“Talent” Sakura Uehara, 32, announced in a fax to media this week that she has divorced her husband Noriaki Endo, 38, an apparel maker. According to her management, Uehara cited Endo’s violence against a weekly magazine cameraman last spring as the big reason she made the decision. Th efax said: “Rather than stay married and go through the motions, we decided to cancel our marriage and get on with our own lives.”

Uehara married Endo in August 2003 after a three-year courtship that began as close friends. When the pair tied the knot, Uehara was quoted as saying “It’s like two friends have become husband and wife.”

Last spring, Endo was arrested for punching and kicking a cameraman from a weekly magazine, and that incident, coupled with other problems, are said to have led to the decision to divorce. After the incident, Uehara took a break from the celebrity world and said that it “gave me time to really rethink my life.”

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presto345 at 05:45 PM JST - 2nd December

She should have scanned and emailed instead. It's much more Eco-friendly. Oh, does anybody actually know who she is?

She is free to choose her means of communication, faxing not being any less eco-friendly than scan + email. But you knew that of course. Who is she? Well, you could've googled it. Have a look here: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Uehara_Sakura Sakura made the right decision. Men who can't control their temper do not make good marriage partners.
kyushujoe at 06:47 PM JST - 2nd December

Men who can't control their temper do not make good marriage partners.

True. But you could replace "men" with "people" and it'd be no less true.
presto345 at 07:01 PM JST - 2nd December
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True. But you could replace "men" with "people" and it'd be no less true.

Be specific.
kyushujoe at 07:09 PM JST - 2nd December

Be specific

Human beings. Folks. Anyone.
virgo at 11:50 PM JST - 2nd December

Come on folks. She is a "tarento" who most people have never heard of. She probably divorced him to save what little career she has. In Japan we all know about guilt by association. He was violent. She looks bad by being with him. Career suffers. So a cameraman got his ass kicked. Does not make her husband a bad guy. Just an incident.
Firripusan at 12:58 AM JST - 3rd December

Ah, after my rawr rawr post I wanted to say something else. Marriage is a great thing, two people working together to make a better life for one another and creating cute little ones to continue on. I also agree, people should be very committed to one another!

After my years I've learned quite a bit and am taking my time going forward. I've got that inner feeling of feeling I want someone in my life, but that's all it is. People should not divorce for silly reasons and is why I gave mine very great thought and 4/5 of the debt I mentioned was not what I racked up.
SiouxGirl at 02:10 AM JST - 3rd December

Maybe the vows need to be revised - "I vow to stick with you until the going gets rough or I get bored, whichever comes first." Or maybe just a certificate issued that says "The below signators are legally married. Whatever that means."
medievaltimes at 03:38 AM JST - 3rd December

Maybe people should stop putting so much emphasis on the wedding day, which lasts a day...and put more emphasis on the marriage, which lasts a lifetime.
bushlover at 06:39 AM JST - 3rd December

[According to her management, Uehara cited Endo’s violence against a weekly magazine cameraman last spring as the big reason she made the decision. Th efax said: “Rather than stay married and go through the motions, we decided to cancel our marriage and get on with our own lives.”]

If this is her only reason I'd say she's pretty shallow. I mean the guy was only trying to protect their privacy from a papparazzi. Sakura you were braindead before arrival.
airrunwesker at 01:43 PM JST - 3rd December

I hope they both find happiness. I see no reason for a smart Arse comment while two peoples lives are falling apart.
LFTIGER at 03:57 PM JST - 3rd December

I'm available Sakura!!
Blue_Tiger at 09:17 PM JST - 5th December

A mile wide....and an inch deep.

This is an unbelievable reason for a divorce, and I like how she said it "we 'canceled' our marriage...." as if it were a subscription to a ladies weekly.

Can't say I wouldn't do the same to any paparazzi photographer....but then again, he could have done what Namie Amuro did, and sue the magazine for tens of millions....maybe the wife would have stayed around then...

shallow
airrunwesker at 11:19 PM JST - 7th December

“It’s like two friends have become husband and wife.”... we call that "marriage" girl.
elbudamexicano at 11:50 PM JST - 8th December

Good for her! This husband sounds like a real idiot! Poor cameraman!
elbudamexicano at 11:51 PM JST - 8th December

I really doubt this was the ONLY reason for their divorce, more like like the last straw that broke the camel's back!