The 2009 Nice Couple Awards were presented on Saturday. The awards are part of the Nice Couple Day campaign surrounding April 22 (which can be read as "yoi fufu," or "nice couple").

This year, one of the honored couples was actor Sho Aikawa (47) and his wife, former actress Kumi Aochi (49). The other couple receiving the prize was actor Hiroshi Katsuno (59) and talento Kathy Nakajima (57).

The Japanese version of matchmaking site match.com announced the results of the latest edition of its regular survey: "Which celebrity would you want as your marriage partner?" 500 men and women between the ages of 20 and 44 in four major regions participated in the survey.

The always-popular Masaharu Fukuyama (40) ranked 1st on the men's list. On the female list, actress Haruka Ayase (24) ranked highest, based on characteristics such as her calmness, her cheerfulness, and her smile.

Men:

1. Masaharu Fukuyama
2. Hiro Mizushima
3. Shinichi Tsutsumi
4. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
5. Satoshi Tsumabuki

Women:

1. Haruka Ayase
2. Aya Ueto
3. Yukie Nakama
4. Suzanne
5. Mao Kobayashi

Film distributor Shochiku announced on Monday that Yojiro Takita's "Okuribito" ("Departures") has surpassed the 6 billion yen mark in its 31st week at the box office. Shochiku said that as of April 12, the movie has been seen in theaters by approximately 5.25 million people.

In February, "Okuribito" won the prize for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. At that time, the film had made 3.2 billion yen at the box office, but since then it has made an additional 2.8 billion.