Comedian Masaru Hamaguchi of the duo Yoiko has reportedly found a new girlfriend, says this week's issue of Josei Seven. He was seen this month picking up a woman in her early 20s at an intersection in Shibuya. They drove around for about three hours before ending up at Hamaguchi's apartment.

During the October 18 episode of "Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!," Hamaguchi mentioned that he had been dumped by his previous girlfriend. He did not say the woman's name, but it has been widely rumored that Hamaguchi was dating talento Yuko Ogura.