Nakajima Tadayuki (31) of the up and coming manzai duo Cunning (it means “cheating on a test” in Japanese) has become a father. His wife Manami had a baby boy in a Chiba hospital yesterday. The couple married in April of this year.
• Morning Musume member Fujimoto Miki (photo, 19) has taken a break from their nationwide concert tour due to her medical condition. “Mikiti” was diagnosed with acute pharyngitis and a middle-ear infection after a concert in Fukuoka on September 4. She is now resting at her home in Tokyo.
• Also not in the best of health is veteran actress Iwashita Shima (63). She has stepped down from her starring role alongside Sakaguchi Kenji (28) in the upcoming Fuji TV drama series “Mother and Lover” due to complications with gallstones, which she has suffered from for 25 years. her role will be taken over by Matsuzaka Keiko (52).