On Wednesday, idol Ami Tokito was awarded the Grand Prix for the 14th annual Bowling Mass Media Awards. The awards are sponsored by the Bowling Proprietors' Association of Japan and are intended to help improve public image of the sport. Tokito was honored for her appearance on a bowling program on Tsunku TV.

Individual awards were also presented to actress/talento Yoshizumi Ishihara, magician/comedian Shinji Maggy, and actor Arthur Kuroda. A special prize was given to the P League, while "Owarai Champion Bowling" and "Q-sama!!" were both honored in the TV program category.

Comedian/talento Hikaru Daita and broadcast writer Katsura Kitamoto have divorced. Kitamoto made the revelation in his personal blog, in which he compared his marriage to "army life," with Daita being a "sergeant."

Kitamoto wrote that he was "reluctantly graduating from a difficult but enjoyable army life." He continued the analogy, saying that "war correspondents had photographed the sergeant training with a more capable prisoner," apparently alluding to recent photos taken by a weekly of Daita with another man.

Daita and Kitamoto first started dating in October 2005 and got married less than three months later, on January 16. Kitamoto happened to make his announcement on Tuesday, exactly one year from their wedding date.

A press release from Tokyopop announced that the company will soon be publishing the best-selling "The Twelve Kingdoms" novel series, written by Fuyumi Ono. The novels were the basis for the 45-episode anime series of the same name.

This will be the first time that the novels have been available in English. The first volume will be released in March.