Rock trio chatmonchy held a concert at Zepp Tokyo on Saturday. During the show, vocalist Eriko Hashimoto announced to the 2,700 fans in attendance that the band has scheduled its first concerts at the Nippon Budokan. The two performances will take place on March 31 and April 1.

Shigeyoshi Nakano, the father of actress Yuki Amami, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday. He was 67.

According to those close to him, Nakano had already been undergoing medical treatment for some time.

The family plans to hold a private funeral.

tetsu, the 38-year-old leader and bassist of rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel, is getting married to 22-year-old idol and actress Ayana Sakai, it was learned on Saturday.

The pair initially met through a model acquainted with the band, since Sakai also works as a model for fashion magazine Ray. They began dating around the summer of last year and have already formally met each other's parents.

An official announcement regarding the marriage is expected at the start of this coming week.