Recap: Marriages, divorces

m.o.v.e vocalist yuri (32) announced earlier this month that she has married. She gave no details about her husband, but said that they had been dating since 2007. yuri also revealed that she is expecting her first child next spring.

Rumors of actress Misaki Ito (32) getting married were finally confirmed as well. Newspapers had reported in August that she and Yoshinori Enomoto (40), the director of pachinko company Kyoraku Sangyo, were planning to marry this month, though the news was denied by her agency at the time. Ito and Enomoto registered their marriage on the 18th, and their wedding ceremony is scheduled for the 24th in Hawaii.

Singer Ken Kuroki Jr. (43) and freelance announcer Miho Nakao (38) also announced that they got married last month, after about two years of dating.

Model Yumiko Takaoka (34) and former professional soccer player Yasuto Honda (40) had sadder news, revealing that they got divorced on November 5, ending a nine-year marriage. Takaoka, who is the sister of actress Saki Takaoka (36), has been given custody of their 7-year-old daughter.