It was revealed this week that double Olympic gold medallist Kitajima Kousuke (21) and model Ochiai Saeri (22) have broken up, though the break is said to have happened this spring. One possible reason, according to one of the weekly mags, is compromising photos published in March of Kitajima and soft-porn star Hagiwara Mai (22).
• Actress and singer Nishida Hikaru (photo, 32), currently living in the U.S. due to her husband’s business, is to be a “TV Ambassador” at this year’s Emmy Awards. She already writes a column on her American lifestyle for the Sankei Shimbun.
• Actress Matsushima Nanako (30) has returned to work in a drama series to be aired next January. The third series in the popular Fuji TV hospital drama “Kyumei Byuotou 24 Jikan” will again star Eguchi Yousuke (36). Matsushima and husband, actor Sorimachi Takashi (30) had their first child in May.