NTV presenter Komai Chikako (37) and her husband Nakajima Kohei (37), a reporter with TV Asahi, have divorced after just over a year of marriage. Komai is a regular on the afternoon “wide show” The Wide.
• Actor Sakagami Shinobu (35) did a bit better. His marriage to a former flight attendant lasted a little more than two years. He revealed his recent divorce on one of comedian Sanma’s variety shows which aired yesterday but was filmed about a month ago.
• It’s been discovered that popular actor Maki Kurodo (Claude, 30) married and became a father in February.
• Young tsugaru shamisen duo Yoshida Kyodai (photo) plan to make their US CD and live debut after a national tour this summer. The brothers, Yochiro (25) and Kenichi (23), have given the traditional instrument a new street cool image.