Actress Nakayama Miho (photo, 33) and her husband, Akutagawa prize-winning novelist and musician Tsuji Jinsei (43), got some happy news a year after their wedding. Nakayama is in the early stages of pregnancy.
• Tamura Ryo (31) of the comedy duo London Boots announced on their “London Hearts” show last night that he got married yesterday. It was hardly a huge shock that he also revealed that his new wife Arisa (29) is pregnant. Ryo described his wife as looking like a cross between Matsushima Nanako and Kuroki Hitomi. In which case she must be a stunner!
• A record ten official books are to be published in conjunction with the release of the movie Battle Royale II. The sequel to 2000’s highly controversial hit about junior high school kids killing each other is sure to attract a lot of media attention. Plans to put up posters outside schools with catch copy such as “My teacher told me, “Go kill!”” were shelved following complaints from residents and PTA’s. The film has been giving an R rating.