TV personality Kawamura Hikaru (23) gave a quick press conference on her return from a job in Bali. She admitted that the rumors of her relationship with sumo Ozeki (champion) Chiyotaikai (27) are true. The couple only met in April and say they’re taken aback by all the fuss. She is a rising star on TV and is said to be very ambitious. He is still trying to fulfill his potential by reaching sumo’s highest rank of Yokozuna (grand champion). He entered the sport after being scouted by the legendary Chiyonofuji, a meeting which is said to have saved him from a life as a juvenile delinquent.
• The wife of actor Kishitani Goro (38) has given birth to their second daughter.