Veteran actor Tetsuo Ishidate suddenly died of an aneurysm on Friday. He was found collapsed at his home in Shizuoka by a friend he was living with, and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 64.

In 1961, Ishidate entered training for the Haiyuza theater company. He made his television drama debut in 1963, and three years later, he became a member of the Bungakuza troupe. He gained popularity after appearing in dramas such as "Okusama wa 18-sai" and "Papa to Yobanaide."

Ishidate married actress Jitsuko Yoshimura in 1968, but they legally separated five years later, finally divorcing in 1999 after their two sons had become adults.

The 2007 Fuji Rock Festival has made its seventh lineup announcement. The roster now includes:

Friday, July 27: Jarvis Cocker, Yellowcard, Money Mark, Stevie Salas Colorcode, GOMA & JUNGLE RHYTHM SECTION, THE BAWDIES, a flood of circle, The Jerry of Beat's, Nikujaga, THE SPYZZ

Saturday, July 28: Juliette & The Licks, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Multisensory Aesthetic Experience (MAE), Teenage Bad Girl, avengers in sci fi, BO-PEEP, DOIMOI, KINGDOM AFROCKS, soul dimension

Sunday, July 29: Seikatsu Circus, HEATWAVE, GELLERS, group inou, LITE, mass of the fermenting dregs, Cypress Ueno and Robert Yoshino

Up-Front Agency has announced that Morning Musume's newly-inaugurated leader, Miki Fujimoto, will be leaving the group. She was recently discovered to be dating comedian Tomoharu Shoji. After discussions between her and the agency, it was decided that she will no longer be a member of the group, though she will continue to be active as a solo artist.

Fujimoto barely became the group's leader on May 6 after Hitomi Yoshizawa graduated. It has been decided that her successor will be Ai Takahashi.

Talento Marina Watanabe announced through her agency that she is four months pregnant with her first child. She has been married to comedian Jun Nagura (of Neptune) since 2005.

Hundreds attended the wedding reception of Norika Fujiwara and Tomonori Jinnai on Wednesday evening, but many more tuned in to watch NTV's broadcast of the event. In the Kanto region, it averaged a 24.7% rating, with a peak of 32.7% just after Jinnai began his performance on the piano.

The broadcast got an even bigger audience in their native Kansai region, averaging 40.0% and peaking at 49.2% at the end of Jinnai's performance. For the Kansai area, this was the second-highest rated celebrity wedding reception in the last two decades (the party for Hiromi Go and Yurie Nitani had a 47.9% viewership).

Actress Masami Nagasawa is appearing in a new Calpis commercial. It follows up on her previous one with young actor Sosuke Ikematsu, but this time it takes place at a beach. Broadcast begins on June 2.

The two commercials have also been extended into a longer "movie," which can be seen on the Calpis website.

Singer and seiyu Halko Momoi has been announced as another Guest of Honor at this year's Anime Expo. She will perform a one-hour concert on Monday, July 2 at the Long Beach Arena.