If you thought Ryoko Hirosue�s rumored boyfriend was the magazine�s biggest scoop, it wasn�t.

The big news in this week�s Josei Seven is actor Kenichi Hagiwara (60) and his relationship with �housewife model� Rika Tomita (48). On 8/18 reporters went to Kenichi�s home in Yokohama to verify the story, while Rika�s agency said that she just recently divorced her husband.

The reporters waited a whole five hours outside of Kenichi�s home, and when he returned, they asked for a comment regarding the claims the magazine had [of him and Rika living together] and he denied it. Although, he did say that some parts of the article in Josei Seven do hold some truth. He said he will formally confess to the model [the next day].

According to Josei Seven, the two met last November for an article in a beauty magazine and have been seen together since. The two have been photographed holding hands around China Town in Yokohama. Rika said that she�s a huge fan of the actor, and so they got along from the very beginning.

Kenichi�s been around the block a couple of times before this. His nickname is Sho Ken from when he was the lead singer of The Tempters back in the days. He�s been married three times before, including actress Ayumi Ishida.