Actress Koizumi Kyoko (photo, 38) was involved in a minor hit and run incident in Tokyo this week. She hit a newspaper delivery man’s scooter parked on a narrow road in Meguro ward early on Wednesday morning, but didn’t stop. The man noted the registration number and reported the incident to the police. On Friday, Koizumi paid him minor compensation for damage to the scooter.
• Yoshimoto comedian Takada Akinori (47), better known as Hanshin of the manzai duo All Kyojin Hanshin, was involved in a collision with a scooter in Osaka on Friday. The bike rider suffered a broken leg when he was thrown after hitting Takada’s car, which was making a right turn. Police are still looking into the case.
• Mochida Kaori (26), vocalist of pop group Every Little Thing, has come down with acute bronchitis and has had to cancel two concerts in Hokkaido.