Actress Mariya Yamada and actor Toru Kusano registered their marriage on Valentine's Day. The news was first announced by Yamada's agency.

The couple will appear on television together for the first time on Friday night, during Fuji TV's pre-recorded broadcast of "Sanma no Manma." A wedding and reception have been scheduled for next month in Aoyama, Tokyo.

The new issue of FRIDAY reports that actress Chiaki Kuriyama may be dating. Her rumored boyfriend is actor Makoto Koshinaka, formerly the vocalist of rock band Λucifer. Eyewitness have seen the actress visiting Koshinaka's apartment, and the magazine published photos of the two together.

Management for both celebrities denied the relationship, asserting that the two are just friends. Kuriyama's agency also said that she has been taking guitar lessons and voice training, and as a result, has become friends with many musicians.

m-flo's new best album, "Award SuperNova -Loves Best-," went on sale Wednesday. The CD is a collection of their "loves" series, but it includes one new song, titled "love comes and goes," featuring guest artists Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei, Emyli, YOSHIKA, and LISA.

On Thursday, m-flo announced that "love comes and goes" will be released as a special single - only one copy is being made. Those who purchase the best album can enter a lottery for the chance to buy the one-of-a-kind single. The CD will cost 1,050 yen, but it will come with the two life-sized busts of Verbal and Taku that appear on the jacket of the album. Made from polyester resin, the busts are worth an estimated total of 2 million yen.

The single goes "on sale" on the 27th. The album is currently #1 on the daily charts, and is expected to be #1 for the week.

EINSOF Marketing Group has announced an international ticket sale for X Japan's concert on March 29 at the Tokyo Dome. The show was added this week due to overwhelming demand for their two reunion concerts, scheduled for March 28 and 30.

Like Jrock Revolution and JaME are doing for the March 28 concert, EINSOF is providing international fans a rare opportunity to purchase tickets for this highly-anticipated event.

The sale is set to begin this weekend on Tix.com. More details will be announced today on EINSOF's website.

Rock band the pillows has been announced as a musical guest at Anime Boston 2008. They will perform a show in the Hynes Convention Center on March 22. Opening for them is the Japanese pop group LUV AND RESPONSE.

Anime Boston is taking place on March 21-23. More details can be found at the official site.

The website of Oricon's audition magazine De-View recently surveyed its users to see which actresses are considered to have beautiful skin. Aoi Miyazaki and Erika Sawajiri tied for first in the poll, both receiving praise for their skin's smoothness.

Nanako Matsushima, Koyuki, and Haruka Ayase were next on the list, in order. Yui Aragaki and Miho Kanno both ranked at #6. Erika Toda, Aya Ueto, and Emi Suzuki had a three-way tie to complete the top ten.

Lingerie manufacturer Wacoal conducted a survey of 600 women between the ages of 20 and 39, asking various breast and brassiere-related questions. One of the items asked, "Which female celebrity do you think has nicely shaped breasts?"

Norika Fujiwara ranked 1st, receiving 35% of the votes. Ryoko Yonekura was a distant 2nd, barely beating out the iconic animated character Fujiko Mine of "Lupin III."

#4 was Eriko Sato and #5 was Takako Tokiwa. Koyuki tied for 6th with model SHIHO, closely followed by a three-way tie for 8th among Eiko Koike, Saki Takaoka, and Yuka.

Former Takarazuka top star Yoka Wao has been announced as the star in a production of the Broadway musical "Chicago." The announcement was made on Tuesday in New York, when she appeared on stage during the curtain call of a performance. It was the first time ever that a cast member of a Japanese production of a Broadway musical has been introduced on Broadway.

This is Wao's first musical since retiring from the Takarazuka Revue in 2006. Announced last month, the production features a Japanese cast but will be produced by the same staff as the original Broadway run in 1975. Wao plays the part of Velma Kelly, while Ryoko Yonekura co-stars as Roxie Hart and singer Ryuichi Kawamura plays the lawyer Billy Flynn. Both Yonekura and Kawamura have never appeared in a musical before.

"Chicago" will be performed at the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo from October to November.

Fashion model Lena Fujii, who appears in ViVi magazine, will release her first album as a singer on April 2.

DJ KAWASAKI is producing the 7-song album, which has been named "LENA." Fujii has previously worked with the DJ before - she appeared on the covers of his last two albums, and was a guest artist on the song "BRIGHT LIKE LIGHT" from his newest album, "you can make it," released at the start of this year.

Hideo Iura, the mangaka behind "Bengoshi no Kuzu," has been accused of plagiarism. The manga, which runs in Big Comic Original, focuses on a comically shameless lawyer who will win at all costs. In 2006, it was adapted as a drama series starring Etsushi Toyokawa.

On Wednesday, lawyer Masatoshi Uchida petitioned the Tokyo District Court for a temporary injunction against publisher Shogakukan, asking that sales of the magazine's next issue be stopped. According to Uchida, the manga's current story arc, titled "Sanshoku Bengoshi," infringes on books he published in 2001 and 2005 that are based on his own experiences. He claims that Iura copied plot details and characters for the manga.

The next issue of Big Comic Original, which goes on sale next Wednesday unless the injunction is granted, contains the fourth chapter of "Sanshoku Bengoshi." Uchida demands that the arc is terminated, and for it not to be released as a tankoubon.

DJ OZMA has been placed in charge of the theme song for the next "Crayon Shin-chan" movie, which opens on April 19. Titled "Crayon Shin-chan: Chou Arashi wo Yobu Kinpoko no Yuusha," this is the 16th film for the franchise.

DJ OZMA's song, "Ninkimono de Ikou!," goes on sale April 16.