Actress Akiko Yada (30) and actor Manabu Oshio (31) are now officially divorced. The two had already been living apart for about half a year, and with Oshio's recent arrest, Yada has taken the opportunity to complete the separation.

In a signed fax sent to the media by her agency, Yada wrote that they began living separately due to Oshio's infidelity and a difference in their values. Now that Oshio has been arrested on drug charges and may possibly be involved in a woman's death, Yada felt that she had to consider the effect of the scandal on her son and the other people around her. In her message, she apologized and accepted responsibility as Oshio's ex-wife.

It is said the divorce papers had already been prepared for a while, but they were only submitted after the scandal broke out. Yada did not mention the exact date of the divorce, or other details such as whether there will be any consolation money.

Yada and Oshio had been married since November 2006. Yada gave birth to a son one year later.