Kicking off national tours in Chiba Prefecture yesterday were former Morning Musume member Goto Maki (photo, 17) in her first solo tour, and rock unit Do As Infinity.
• Veteran Yoshimoto comedian Ikeno Medaka (59) is the latest to announce that he has had “petit seikei” or minor plastic surgery, which is all the rage these days. He had one of the most common operations — getting double eyelids. There have even been cases reported of parents encouraging their elementary school kids to have surgery.