Actor Kazuhiko Nishimura was recently injured in a traffic accident. According to police reports, Nishimura was biking through Tokyo's Meguro ward on Saturday morning, on his way to work. At around 8am, a car exiting from an alley collided with Nishimura's bicycle, and the actor was quickly taken to a hospital. He reportedly suffered a broken rib and other injuries which will take about three weeks to heal.

The driver, a 61-year-old self-employed man, is expected to be charged with negligent driving.

Rock band UVERworld has finally achieved their first #1 single with "Hakanakumo Towa no Kanashi." Currently used as the theme song for "Mobile Suit Gundam 00," the single sold 119,000 copies to easily take the top of the charts. At 71,000 copies, "Dream Fighter" by the popular trio Perfume ranked 2nd. Much further behind were the newest releases from GIRL NEXT DOOR (#3), Idoling!!! (#5), Ging Nang Boyz (#7), and ALI PROJECT (#9).

Meanwhile, boy band NEWS released their third album, "color." With 180,000 in sales, they extended their streak of having all of their singles and albums debut at #1.

Notably, the band flumpool took #2 with their album "Unreal," selling 111,000 copies. The group barely made their major label debut last month with a digital single, and now they have the best opening week for a debut album this year.

American band Guns N' Roses were #3 on the album charts. Also in the top ten were Noriyuki Makihara (#5), capsule (#6), and CHEMISTRY (#7).

Talento Chinatsu Wakatsuki has decided to reopen her blog, which she closed on December 31 of last year amidst rumors of retirement. Wakatsuki is calling this "season 2" of the popular blog, which was the highest ranked celebrity blog on Ameblo for nine consecutive months in 2007, earning it a place in the site's "hall of fame."

One of Ameblo's most popular blogs at the moment is run by Yusuke Kamiji. Earlier this year, Guinness World Records approved his application for the "blog with the most unique visitors in a single day." With Wakatsuki's return, the two may soon be battling for the title of most popular blog, but Wakatsuki said that she doesn't want people to get their hopes up.

Sapporo Breweries announced its 2009 Image Girl on Tuesday. Taking over for the current representative Hinata Eto is 25-year-old fashion model Miyuki, who has been featured in several commercials and print ads. She regularly appears in the fashion magazine With.