Izam, the former singer of rock band Shazna, recently got married to idol Miho Yoshioka. Yoshioka is also 3 months pregnant. They plan to hold a ceremony some time next year.

In 1999, Izam was married to Hinano Yoshikawa, but their marriage lasted only seven months.

Animation studio Madhouse will be producing an animated adaptation of the popular MMORPG Maple Story. Maple Story is a free, 2-D, side-scrolling game that has a total of over 50 million players across all of its versions in different languages.