Shinya Aoki Overcomes Last Minute Opponent Change to Win ONE165 Lightweight MMA Match at Ariake Arena

Shinya Aoki Overcomes Last Minute Opponent Change to Win ONE165 Lightweight MMA Match at Ariake Arena

Shinya AokiPhoto By Sponichi ONE Championship (ONE), the largest martial arts organization in Asian history, held ONE165 at Ariake Arena on the 28th. Shinya Aoki (Evolve MMA), who participated in the 9th lightweight MMA match, overcame an accident that caused his opponent to be changed at short notice and won the first round. Aoki was … Read more

Anna Umemiya’s Daughter Rushed to Hospital with Asthma and Influenza – Update on Instagram

Anna Umemiya’s Daughter Rushed to Hospital with Asthma and Influenza – Update on Instagram

Anna UmemiyaPhoto By Sponichi Talent Anna Umemiya (51) updated her Instagram on the 27th. She explained that her eldest daughter Momoka was rushed to the hospital. On the night of the 26th, she said, “Momoka was rushed to the hospital. She couldn’t breathe. She had asthma for the first time in a while. It was … Read more

Daigo of Comedy Duo “Chidori” Warns Hiroshi Tamaki on TV Tokyo’s “Goat and Daigo” Show

Daigo of Comedy Duo “Chidori” Warns Hiroshi Tamaki on TV Tokyo’s “Goat and Daigo” Show

Daigo the ChidoriPhoto By Sponichi Daigo (43) of the comedy duo “Chidori” appeared on TV Tokyo’s “Goat and Daigo” broadcast on the 26th (Friday, 7/25) and warned actor Hiroshi Tamaki (44) about his “blunders”. Tamaki and Yuka appear as guests. Daigo, who saw Yuka at the beginning, was surprised and delighted, saying, “What?! Wow…I’m sorry. … Read more

Tokyo Sumo Tournament 12th Day: Celebrities Attendance Draws Internet Attention

Tokyo Sumo Tournament 12th Day: Celebrities Attendance Draws Internet Attention

12th day of the first Sumo tournament (January 25, 2024, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo) Mr. Hara applauds at Terunofuji (front) (Photo by Osamu Hisatomi)Photo By Sponichi The first Sumo tournament took place on the 25th, with the 12th day of wrestling taking place at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Celebrities appear in the broadcast every day, attracting the attention … Read more

NHK Announcer Mayuko Wakuda Announces Second Pregnancy and Possible Departure from ‘News 7’

NHK Announcer Mayuko Wakuda Announces Second Pregnancy and Possible Departure from ‘News 7’

NHK Mayuko Wakuda announcerPhoto By Sponichi On the 24th, it was revealed that Mayuko Wakuda (35), a popular announcer who is known as NHK’s ace, is pregnant with her second child. She appears to be in a stable phase and is expected to give birth by this summer. Her stomach has already become plump, and … Read more

Sumo Tournament Day 10: Celebrities, Entertainers, and Athletes Attend in Tokyo

Sumo Tournament Day 10: Celebrities, Entertainers, and Athletes Attend in Tokyo

10th day of the first Sumo tournament (January 23, 2024, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo) Pae Hayashiya (center) and Perko Hayashiya, who came to watch the match, point the camera at Endo (Photo by Yosuke Kimura)Photo By Sponichi This is the first venue for sumo wrestling, which attracts attention on social media with celebrities appearing in the … Read more

Hakuzan Kanda’s Reaction to Cell Phone Interruption at New Year’s Reading Series in Nagoya

Hakuzan Kanda’s Reaction to Cell Phone Interruption at New Year’s Reading Series in Nagoya

Storyteller Hakuzan KandaPhoto By Sponichi Kodanshi Hakuzan Kanda (40) updated his X (formerly Twitter) by the 22nd. He wrote down his thoughts about the events that occurred during the New Year reading series “Jushiro Fukura” held on the 21st. Nagoya performance of 6 days continuous solo performance of New Year’s continuous reading “Jushiro Takekura”. Chiakiraku … Read more

“KAT-TUN’s Yuichi Nakamaru Announces Marriage to Former Nippon Television Announcer Rina Sasazaki” – Live Report and Reasons for Decision

“KAT-TUN’s Yuichi Nakamaru Announces Marriage to Former Nippon Television Announcer Rina Sasazaki” – Live Report and Reasons for Decision

Yuichi Nakamaru of “KAT-TUN”Photo By Sponichi On the 21st, “KAT-TUN” Yuichi Nakamaru (40) appeared on the Nippon Television information program “Shuichi” (Sunday 7:30) where he serves as a commentator, and announced his marriage to former Nippon Television announcer Rina Sasazaki (31). Live report. He revealed the reason behind his decision to get married at this … Read more

Japanese National Soccer Team Practice: Goalkeeper Maekawa’s Outstanding Performance and Support for Teammate Suzuki

Japanese National Soccer Team Practice: Goalkeeper Maekawa’s Outstanding Performance and Support for Teammate Suzuki

Maekawa sweating during practice (Photo by Kentaro Nishikai)Photo By Sponichi On the 20th, one day after their defeat against Iraq, the Japanese national soccer team spent about an hour in Doha preparing for their third match against Indonesia (24th), in which they will be looking to advance to the finals. Goalkeeper Mayuya Maekawa (29, Kobe), … Read more