Monday is Marine Day in Japan, a holiday many people celebrate by taking a trip to the beach. This year, Oricon asked a thousand men, "Which gravure idol would you want to go to the beach with?"

The top choice was popular talento Aki Hoshino, who is often #1 in similar surveys. #2 was Misako Yasuda, and #3 was non-Japanese idol Leah Dizon.

The other top answers were Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Megumi Yasu, Azusa Yamamoto, Sayaka Isoyama, Jun Natsukawa (tied with Isoyama), Yoko Kumada, and Yuko Ogura.

Actor Takeshi Tsuruno is now a father of three. His second daughter, named Oto, was born on Sunday afternoon.

Actress Mai Kitajima is reportedly getting married again, this time to an employee of a major publishing firm. They plan to register their marriage on the 17th.

In 1996, Kitajima married former Hikaru Genji member Mikio Osawa, but they divorced in 2005.

To promote the upcoming "Kamen Rider Den-O" movie, TV Asahi is broadcasting a one-hour crossover special between Kamen Rider and Crayon Shin-chan. It will air at 7:00pm on August 3, the day before the film opens in theaters.

The special will feature Shin-chan teaming up with the tokusatsu hero and transforming into "Kamen Rider Shin-O," whose powers include a mucus attack.

Ken Wakui's manga "Shinjuku Swan" is being adapted as a drama series on TV Asahi.

The story revolves around 19-year-old Tatsuhiko, who becomes a scout for the Kabukicho red light district of Shinjuku.

The series will air late on Saturday nights (1:25am-1:55am), starting on August 18. The official website is open, but no cast details have been announced yet.

In March, it was revealed that Korean director Bong Joon-ho ("The Host") and French directors Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") and Leos Carax ("Pola X") are working on a triptych film set in Japan, titled "Tokyo!" A few details have now been announced.

Each of the three strange tales will last about half an hour, making for a total runtime of approximately 90 minutes. Carax's segment will use a French cast and staff, while the other two directors will mainly use a Japanese cast and staff.

The segments are titled "Shaking Tokyo" (Joon-ho), "Hiroko & Akira in Tokyo" (Gondry), and "Merde" (Carax). Filming begins in late August. The directors are aiming to take the film to Cannes in May.

The awards ceremony for the Miss Magazine 2007 contest was held on Sunday. This year's Grand Prix winner was 18-year-old Yayoi Shikatani. Airi Nakajima (16) and Aika (15) were named Miss Weekly Shonen Magazine and Miss Young Magazine, respectively. The Special Readers' Prize went to Mihato Ise (16), while the Special Judges' Prize was given to Saki Yamaguchi (21).