Ex-Hikaru Genji member Akira Akasaka has been divorced since March 28 of this year, it was revealed on Wednesday. The announcement was made by a legal adviser for Johnny's Jimusho, which formally dismissed Akasaka on Monday after his recent arrest for drug possession. According to the lawyer, Akasaka's divorce was kept secret out of consideration for his family and ex-wife, but the present circumstances led to the decision to go public.

Akasaka married his wife, a former office worker, in November 2001. They both attended Horikoshi High School, though she is two years older than him. In June 2002, they had a son, who is now in custody of the wife.

It has been reported that Akasaka first obtained the drugs in April, and it is possible that he was using them to cope with the divorce.