Arnold Schwarzenegger (55) will visit Japan at the beginning of July to promote the upcoming Terminator 3. The movie will open at 500 cinemas across Japan. “Shuwa-chan” has been hugely popular in Japan since the original Terminator almost 20 years ago. His self-effacing humor on best-forgotten TV commercials helped soften his tough guy image. No doubt he’ll do the variety show circuit this time around, too.
• Omomo Miyoko (38), a presenter on the early morning Nihon TV “Zoom In!! Super” show, last weekend married a 41-year old director on the show. She announced the wedding live on the Monday morning and gave a press conference after the show.
• Veteran rakugo storyteller Shunputei Ryusho died yesterday of stomach cancer. At 82, he was the oldest active rakugoka.