Voice actor Taichiro Hirokawa (real name Shinjiro Hirokawa) died of cancer at a Shibuya hospital on March 3, it was learned on Saturday. He was 68.

Hirokawa was best known for doing the voice of Roger Moore in the Japanese dubs of several James Bond movies. Hirokawa also frequently supplied voices for characters played by Tony Curtis, Robert Redford, and Michael Hui.

Anime fans may remember Hirokawa for voices in many TV series, such as Mamoru Kodai in "Space Battleship Yamato" and Snorken in "Moomin." Hirokawa was also active as a narrator, TV personality, and radio DJ.

TBS announcer Hiroko Ogura became a mother on Saturday, giving birth to a healthy daughter. Ogura has been married to sportscaster and former J Leaguer Takeshi Mizuuchi since 2005.

The April issue of Britain's fashion and culture-focused i-D Magazine features actress Rinko Kikuchi on its cover. The issue also includes a multi-page article on Kikuchi. The cover image can be seen here.

The last Japanese person to appear on the magazine's cover was Chiaki Kuriyama in 2004 (cover image here).

On Saturday, TOKIO kicked off their new tour with a concert at the Nippon Budokan. About an hour into the show, bassist Tatsuya Yamaguchi, 36, announced that he got married that morning.

His wife is a 31-year-old former model originally from Sendai. The two met in 1999 and have been dating for about 8 years. They started living together in 2004. The woman is now pregnant with their first child and is due to give birth this summer.

There are no plans yet for a ceremony.