Popular gravure idol Leah Dizon is the latest celebrity to be caught in a rumored relationship by tabloid magazine FRIDAY. In late August, a man was seen picking up Dizon at her apartment and driving her back to his apartment. On another occasion, she stopped at a convenience store before going to his place, where she stayed for the night.

The 26-year-old man is actually the son of her management agency's president. When asked about the matter, her agency said that the two are just friends. Because Dizon's apartment building doesn't allow pets, the man is taking care of her cat for her, and she sometimes visits to see the cat.

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masanori Hayashi and TV Tokyo announcer Kyoko Kamei are engaged. The pair started dating after meeting last July. They plan to get married by the end of the year.

On Thursday, it was announced that transvestite makeup artist IKKO will release his first CD on December 5. After having popularized the phrase "dondake," his single is naturally titled "Dondake no Housoku," and it will be coupled with a cover of Linda Yamamoto's "Dou ni mo Tomaranai."

IKKO is also making his television drama debut on the TV Tokyo series "Shigeshoshi." He will appear in the third episode, which airs on the 19th. His role is said to include a kiss scene with the lead character, played by Masato Wada.

42-year-old actress Noriko Hamada has been married for the past six years, it was learned on Thursday.

Hamada was a member of the idol group Saint Four that formed in 1984. The group broke up four years later, but the four members continued with solo careers. Hamada has been active in theater, film, and V-Cinema.

Some evening newspapers reported that former Morning Musume member Aya Ishiguro and LUNA SEA drummer Shinya Yamada are currently in divorce mediation. According to the articles, the two are said to already be living separately while discussing custody of their three children and financial compensation.

Management for both artists said that reports of a divorce are untrue, but they did acknowledge that Ishiguro and Yamada keep a separate apartment for work purposes, a fact that has been publicly stated before.

The recently married couple of Yoshihiko Inohara and Asaka Seto received some praise on Wednesday after it was revealed that they had helped a fallen man.

On the evening of October 6, Inohara and Seto were stopped at an intersection in Setagaya when a 70-year-old male pedestrian suddenly collapsed while crossing the street. The two immediately got out of their car to help the man, whose head was bleeding from hitting the ground. Inohara called 119, and the couple tried to verbally revive the man until an ambulance arrived.

Fortunately, the man was found to have suffered only a minor injury.