http://www.japan-zone.com/news/ Keep up to date with all the news and developments in Japanese show business. 2012-02-10T00:02:05+09:00 http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2012/02/10/jin_and_meisa_marriedand_expecting.shtml
Management for singer Akanishi Jin (27) and actress Kuroki Meisa (23) announced this evening that the two tied the knot on February 2. The statement said that they registered their marriage together at a Tokyo municipal office. Japan Zone revealed back in January that the pair were a romantic item but this was later denied by their management. At the time it was said that the two, seen together at Tokyo Disney Sea resort on January 22 and other venues during the month, were hanging out together as part of a group of friends and were not...
]]> tokyoguy 2012-02-10T00:02:05+09:00 http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2012/02/06/ichihara_drops_out_of_yamada_movie.shtml
Actress Ichihara Etsuko (76) has dropped out of the movie "Tokyo Kazoku" (Tokyo Family) to undergo surgery, it was revealed on Saturday as the cast was formally named. Director Yamada Yoji (80) was originally scheduled to name his cast for the movie last year and start shooting last April, but the Great East Japan Earthquake in March meant those plans were put on hold. The project is loosely based on the Ozu Yasujiro classic "Tokyo Monogatari" (Tokyo Story), widely regarded as one of the best movies of all...
]]> tokyoguy 2012-02-06T17:14:43+09:00 http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2012/02/03/4th_time_lucky_for_kimuni.shtml
Popular talento Kimura Yuichi (48) has announced the date of his upcoming fourth wedding. He and actress Nishikata Ryo (31) revealed that they will tie the knot on May 8 during a recording of tonight's TV Asahi variety show "Oh! Doya Kao Summit" featuring couples with a wide age difference. The pair have been an item for some time and we reported on media speculation about their marriage as far back as April 2009. They appeared on TV together for the first time last November and Nishikata spoke of how she had proposed marriage several times to no avail, but then said...
]]> tokyoguy 2012-02-03T12:54:36+09:00 http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2012/02/02/takajin_to_be_treated_for_cancer.shtml
Outspoken singer and talento Yashiki Takajin (62, photo left) is taking an extended leave of absence to undergo treatment for esophageal cancer. Yesterday in a message to broadcaster Miyane Seiji (48, photo right) - someone who might be expected to fill his shoes - Yashiki said the disease had been...
]]> tokyoguy 2012-02-02T16:20:49+09:00 http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2012/02/02/pink_lady_lose_supreme_court_appeal.shtml
Though they are well past their prime, J-pop aidoru aidoru pioneers Pink Lady still have an image to protect...and cash in on. And so when publisher Kobunsha ran a feature on dieting through dance and used photos of the middle-aged duo - Mii (53) and Masuda Keiko (54) - performing their famous moves, but did so without their permission, a lawsuit was the result. That lawsuit, filed way back in October 2007, claimed that the magazine had infringed on their publicity rights and requested ¥3.7 million in compensation. But it was...
]]> tokyoguy 2012-02-02T12:54:42+09:00 http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2012/01/31/ishii_two_times_lucky.shtml
Happy news for comedy talento Lasar Ishii (56) who is getting married not once but twice this year. And not only that but in both cases it's to a woman younger than his own daughters! Ishii is currently appearing in the NHK drama series "Carnation" in which his character just last week married a much younger woman, played by "Kill Bill" star Kuriyama Chiaki (27). And on last night's edition of the "Odoru! Sanma Goten!!", hosted by comedian Akashiya Sanma (56), he revealed that he and...
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