According to this week's issue of Shukan Bunshun, TOKIO member Taichi Kokubun has found a new lover. The woman is reportedly in her early 20s, and she is said to be partly living with Kokubun in his Tokyo apartment. The couple was also seen enjoying a walk together in that neighborhood.

Kokubun dated singer aiko for 8 years before breaking up in 2006. This is his first rumored romance since then, but Johnny's Jimusho denies that they're living together and says the two are merely friends.