Singer Saijo Hideki (48) gave his first press conference yesterday since his recent hospitalization with a slight cerebral infarction, caused by a blockage of the blood supply to the brain. 13 TV cameras and over 100 reporters turned out and Saijo was reduced to tears when he recounted his experience. In the evening, he gave a dinner show as scheduled in Fukushima. Saijo has released 85 singles over a two-decade career. His best known hit was “Young Man,” a cover of the Village People song YMCA.
• Sakaguchi Yuzaburo, a popular actor in the 1960s, died this week at the age of 61. He was best known for his leading role in the action hero series “Gamen no Ninja Akakage.”