On August 4, Do As Infinity vocalist Van Tomiko appeared on Fuji TV's 'Bokura no Jidai.' During this program, she announced that she had gotten a divorce in July of last year. The program also featured appearances by singers hitomi and Koda Kumi. As the three talk about childrearing, Van revealed that she had divorced her husband last July. "It doesn't change the fact that he is our children's father, so we are still keeping contact. It

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Model Hasegawa Jun (32) has announced her divorce.On May 10, Hasegawa announced through her agency and Instagram account, "I, Hasegawa Jun, have put an end to my married life." She reflected on the past eight years, "We had a lot of happy moments, but above all, I am thankful to have been blessed with my two children." She continued, "Although we are no longer husband and wife, we will cooperate as father and mother to our children and continue

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Otsuka Ai and RIP SLYME's SU have announced their divorce. Otsuka made the announcement on November 21 via her mobile site. On the divorce, she commented, "From happy days to unbearable days, I can't explain it in one word, but we made this decision to protect our child's lifestyle."Otsuka and SU tied the knot in June of 2010. They welcomed their first child the following year.Source: natalie

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On May 30th, former Morning Musume member and talento Yaguchi Mari (30) and actor Nakamura Masaya (27) filed for divorce. After officially registering the divorce, they made the announcement through both of their agencies.Though the announcement doesn't clearly state the details for their divorce, one of the biggest reasons is said to be Yaguchi's illicit affair, which was reported on the June 4th issu

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On July 23, it was announced that actor Nishina Masaki (29) and actress Takigawa Hanako (23) will divorce. According to numerous sources close to the pair, the couple has already separated. It is said that the pair discussed the divorce with both their mothers, actresses Nishina Akiko (59) and Takigawa Yumi (61), respectively and have already begun divorce proceedings with their lawyers. They cited personality and lifestyle differences as

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It's been reported that actor Takuma Shin (55) and actress Kaku Chikako (50) has filed for divorce. According to sources, Takuma and Kaku had already been living separately for quite some time before the divorce. The divorce papers were submitted on February 10th by a person closely affiliated with the couple. The two sent a letter to the media explaining, "Before we knew it, we grew distant. We weren't able to fill in that gap." They c

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Singer Hamasaki Ayumi (33) has returned to Japan via Haneda International Airport from Dubai, where she had a music video shoot. It was the first time she made a public appearance after announcing her decision to file a divorce from husband Manuel Schwarz (31). Hamasaki was surrounded by agency staff while wearing sunglasses and a white mask to hide her identity. As expected, a lot of press came to ask her questions, but she refused to respo

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It's been reported that professional baseball player Yu Darvish and talento Saeko has filed for divorce. Both Darvish and Saeko stated, "For the sake of our children, we are each taking a step forward into our new lives as soon as possible." Back in November of 2010, the couple revealed through their official blogs that they were in the middle of divorce negotiations. The divorce was finally settled after Darvish signed a 6-year $60 mil

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On January 16th, Hamasaki Ayumi announced through her official fan club site, "Team Ayu", that she is divorcing her husband Manuel Schwarz. Ayu wrote, "I am reporting that I will be filing for divorce on Monday in America," and explained the reason for divorce. "The reason lies within myself. At the time of our marriage, we decided to live in America, however, because of the Tohoku Earthquake that occurred two months later, a strong feeli

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After tabloid magazine Shukan Josei reported that actor Takaoka Sousuke and actress Miyazaki Aoi were currently living apart and heading towards divorce, Takaoka himself confirmed that the couple plans to split soon. During the December 21st broadcast of TV Asahi's "Jouhou Mansai Live Show Morning Bird!", the actor stated that the divorce is not yet complete, but that he thinks it will probably end sometime next year. When asked about the

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