Hajime Pregnant, Married

Singer Hajime Chitose (25) is six months pregnant and married. Hajime, who is from the southern island of Amami Oshima and sings in the unique style of the region, made her name with the 2001 hit Wadatsumi no Ki. She met her husband – named only as TK (27) and also from Amami Oshima – several years ago in his dining-bar in Tokyo. They were rumored to be going out two and a half years ago, but Hajime was soon romantically linked with singer Yamazaki Masayoshi (32). But it seems her heart was with TK and they registered their marriage yesterday. She is said to want to be a full-time mother, meaning she will have to put her blossoming carer on hold.• Meanwhile actress Hirosue Ryoko (23) and her designer husband Okazawa Takahiro (28) are to hold a small wedding ceremony tomorrow at a Tokyo wedding hall. The couple married in December and are expecting a baby in May.