Comedian duo Oriental Radio's management contract with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. will expire on December 31. 

Yoshimoto had continued to discuss their management policies with Nakata Atsuhiko and Fujimori Shingo, but they wanted to go forward with policies that they established themselves. Yoshimoto Kogyo respected their wishes, so they agreed to let their contract expire on December 31. They commented, "The two will no longer belong to our company, but we plan to support them in their new environment."