Actor and singer Shimizu Kentaro (51) was indicted on drug possession charges at a Tokyo court on Friday. He has had three previous drug-related arrests in the past and has done prison time.
• Comedian Kato Koji (photo left, 35), one half of the Yoshimoto manzai duo Gokuraku Tombo, is to be a dad for thes econf time. His wife, actress Ozawa Rin (25) is expecting a baby in October.
• Both MC Verbal and DJ Taku Takahashi of the hip hop/rap duo m-flo have announced that they are engaged. The pair made the revelation on a live radio show on Friday. Verbal is said to be planning a wedding ceremony in the U.S. in September.