The winners of the 28th Fujimoto Prize were announced on Tuesday. The award is generally given every year to people involved in film production.

This year, the top award was given to "Okuribito" producer Toshiaki Nakazawa and lead actor Masahiro Motoki. Although Motoki was not a producer for the film, he was involved with the planning process, and it is said that the film arose from the actor's own personal experiences.

Director Shimako Sato earned the newcomer prize for "K-20: Kaijin Niju Menso Den." Other awards were given to producer Masahiro Yasuda ("Aruitemo Aruitemo") and director Takeo Kimura ("Yume no Mani Mani").

Hiroko Ogiwara, a former announcer for NTV, died of cancer at a Saitama hospital last Sunday. She was 54.

Ogiwara, whose real last name was Ozaki, joined NTV after graduation in 1977. During the '80s, she appeared on news programs such as "NNN Kyou no News," and in the '90s she served as a director in charge of shows like "NNN News Plus 1" and "Houdou Tokusou Project."

JaME has word of an upcoming visit to Sweden by Johnny's group Tegomass. The duo, consisting of NEWS members Yuya Tegoshi and Takahisa Masuda, originally made their debut in Sweden in 2006 with the single "Miso Soup."

Tegomass is scheduled to perform at Nalen in Stockholm on May 30, and there is the possibility of a fan meeting on May 29. For the concert, a new single will go on sale the same day, and the CD will be used as an admission ticket. However, seating is said to be very limited.

More information will be made available in the near future.

Gravure idol and singer Leah Dizon (22) has just become a proud parent. She gave birth to a daughter in a Tokyo hospital during the early hours of April 24, about three days later than her expected delivery date. Dizon's agency says that both she and the baby are healthy. The idol plans to reveal more details soon on her personal blog.

Dizon married a stylist known as "BUN" (29) last October, after learning that she was pregnant.

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival has announced its lineup. Among the movies being screened at the festival is the upcoming film by director Hirokazu Koreeda. Titled "Kuuki Ningyou" ("Air Doll"), the picture is an adaptation of Yoshiie Goda's manga about an inflatable doll that begins to experience human emotions, and it stars Korean actress Bae Doona ("Linda Linda Linda").

"Kuuki Ningyou" will run in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes.

Another film in the lineup is "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo" by Spain's Isabel Coixet. The movie is set in Tokyo and stars Spanish actor Sergi Lopez with Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi. "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo" will be in competition for the festival's top prize.

Cannes will open on May 13 and run until May 24.

The 10th Japan Expo has announced that Team A of idol group AKB48 will be attending as a guest of honor. This is the group's first time performing in Europe.

Japan Expo will take place on July 2-5 in Paris, France. More information about the expo is available at the official website.