It's been reported that SPEED member, Uehara Takako's father has recently passed away.

�According to her agency, he died of an illness, but they do not know the full details yet. �Takako received the news of her father's death on the 5th, and immediately went back to her hometown in Okinawa.

It must been hard for her, but let's just hope she stays strong...

Source: Sanspo