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Ex-soccer player Honda, wife divorce after 6 years of sexless marriage

TOKYO — The private lives of a former Kashima Antler soccer player and his model wife were recently publicized on a TV variety show. Yumiko Takaoka, 34,…

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Erika Sawajiri gives up studying for Spanish nightlife

Erika Sawajiri gives up studying for Spanish nightlife

Very little has been heard about actress Erika Sawajiri after she was dismissed from her agency a month and half ago. She left for Spain…

Yukie Nakama's new TV drama suffers low rating

Yukie Nakama's new TV drama suffers low rating

Yukie Nakama, the 30-year-old "queen of viewer ratings"’ has been chosen again to host the annual NHK "Kohaku Utagassen" program this year. Yet despite the…

Hokkaido locals don't mind Hatoyama’s rent-free office

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, questioned last week at the Budget Committee during the extraordinary Diet session on unreported political funds received from various donors including…

Hawaii wedding extravaganza planned for Misaki Ito

Invitations are being sent out for the upcoming wedding of actress Misaki Ito, 33, and Yoshinori Enomoto, 40, president of pachinko machine manufacturer Kyoraku. According…

Is Miki Ando's skating coach a Japan hater?

Is Miki Ando's skating coach a Japan hater?

Miki Ando, 21, recently won the gold medal at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, her first victory in…

Yokozuna Hakuho spends Y1 million for night in Ginza

The group walking down Ginza’s Naimiki-dori, known for its high-end nightclubs, was drawing the attention of all passersby one night in late October. People turned…

Another question mark over Totsuka school's education methods

According to a local resident, it was 9 o’clock in the morning when Totsuka Yacht School students were looking out the window at the girl…

Divorce said to be a requisite for Erika Sawajiri's comeback

TOKYO — “I used to think that it would take a man like Tsuyoshi Takashiro to handle someone as strong-minded as Erika, but I guess that wasn’t…

Prominent Kyoto restaurants say no to Michelin

The Michelin guide Kyoto-Osaka 2010 was released on Oct 16. Listed in the book are 147 restaurants, including the high-end Hyotei and Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama,…