Former Morning Musume leader Miki Fujimoto (24) and comedian Tomoharu Shoji (33) are engaged to be married. Both of their agencies announced the big news on Tuesday.

Their relationship was first discovered in May 2007, which led to Fujimoto's graduation from Morning Musume. Now, after two years of dating, they have decided to tie the knot. They reportedly plan to register the marriage in July, but they have not yet determined a date for the wedding ceremony. There are no plans for a press conference regarding the announcement.

Fujimoto plans to continue in show business, but it is said that the home will be her priority.

Comedian Tomonori Jinnai (35) and actress Norika Fujiwara (37) are now officially divorced. The couple submitted their divorce papers on the 20th, and on Monday, the separation was legally accepted. Their marriage lasted a total of 1 year and 11 months.

Jinnai has already acknowledged that the cause of their divorce was his infidelity. On Tuesday, he appeared before the press at Yoshimoto Kogyo's Tokyo headquarters to publicly announce that they are officially divorced. He also accepted full responsibility for the breakup.

X Japan leader Yoshiki held a press conference on Monday, announcing that the band's Tokyo Dome concerts scheduled for May 2-3 will be going on as planned. Due to some reported trouble between bassist HEATH and his management agency, the group postponed two concerts in Korea earlier this month. They also delayed the ticket sales for the Tokyo Dome shows, leading to concerns that the shows would be canceled.

But Yoshiki reassured fans that despite the current complications, there will be no postponement of the Tokyo Dome concerts. Lottery ticket sales are starting on Wednesday, initially through Yoshiki's mobile site. He also announced another stop on X Japan's world tour, on May 30 at the Pan-Chiao Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.

Yoshiki further revealed that his Violet UK project is doing the theme song for Kazuaki Kiriya's upcoming movie "Goemon" (in theaters May 1). The song is a ballad titled "ROSA." No release date for the single has been determined yet.

The 3rd Asian Film Awards were presented in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Japan picked up multiple wins, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's international collaboration "Tokyo Sonata" faced five other works, including "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea," to take the title of Best Film. Likewise, Hirokazu Koreeda ("Still Walking") beat Hayao Miyazaki and four others to take Best Director.

Masahiro Motoki won Best Actor for his role in the highly-acclaimed "Departures," while Chinese actress Zhou Xun earned Best Actress for "The Equation of Love and Death."

Japan's remaining wins came in the Best Screenwriter category (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Mannix, and Sachiko Tanaka for "Tokyo Sonata") and Best Composer (Joe Hisaishi for "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea").

The full list of nominees and winners can be seen on the official website.

SONPO has chosen its 2009 poster model for its long-running fire prevention campaign. This time, the lucky representative is 16-year-old model/actress Yuko Takayama, who recently starred in the movie "Sora e -Sukui no Tsubasa- Rescue Wings."

The poster campaign has featured many popular women in the past, including Seiko Matsuda, Aya Ueto, and Masami Nagasawa.

Taichi Kokubun (34) of TOKIO has revealed that he is currently in a romantic relationship. In an interview with the weekly magazine Josei Jishin, Kokubun stated that he has been seeing a woman (31) since last May. He also hinted that he is looking towards marriage.

His management has commented on the interview, confirming that the magazine article is accurate.

Kokubun was previously in a lengthy relationship with singer aiko (33), but it ended after eight years in 2007.