Not Just a Case of Wind for Rie

Actress Tomosaka Rie (photo, 24) is four months pregnant with her first child. She married producer and actor Kawahara Masahiko (34) in April of last year. She is currently starring alongside Yoshida Eisaku (35) in the TBS political drama series “Atarashii Kaze” (A New Wind), due to finish filming in June.

• Kono Akiko (25), a “sub-caster” on the TV Asahi “Houdou Station” news show and member of the Japanese lacrosse team, is romantically linked with head coach and former national team player Okubo Yoshihiro (36).