Maho Nonami gives birth to 2nd child

Actor Mikami Kensei's wife actress Nonami Maho has given birth to their second child.

According to the announcement on their agency's website, the couple welcomed a 3,190 gram (7 lb) baby girl on September 16 at 3:36 pm.

Both Mikami and the couple's first daughter were present during the birth of their new family member. "I've gained another treasure in my life. When I think about how this tiny life will blow a new wind into our family, I become excited about our future. The four of us will support each other to make everyday full of love," the actress expressed.

Nonami and Mikami married in December of 2012. Their first daughter was both in June of the following year.

Source: Oricon

Mao Abe gives birth to a baby boy

On September 23, singer Abe Mao updated her official blog and announced the birth of her first child, a baby boy.

Abe expressed, "I am happy to have met my new family member and thankful to my fans who have watched over and supported the birth of this life. I am doing my best so that those feelings can be reflected in Abe Mao's activities. Please continue to support me."

Abe married her band member Iizuka Akira in January, then announced her pregnancy in March. She held her nationwide tour "2015-nen Zenkoku Tour 'Abe Mao Live No.6'" from March to May as planned.

Source: Oricon

An expecting twins

Higashide Masahiro and An who got married on New Year's Day last year, are expecting twins to be born this coming summer. According to their agencies, due to the fact that An is pregnant with twins, there needs to be extra care taken so for the time being. Their agencies called upon the media and public to give the couple space and support during this period. According to the 14th January issue of "Josei Seven", An was seen buying maternity shorts at a maternity lingerie shop in Shinjuku in the middle of last month thus fueling speculation that she is pregnant.


Source: Oricon

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An expecting twins

And they're here:

An and Masahiro Higashide welcome twin girls

Higashide Masahiro and An announced the arrival of their twin baby girls through a joint statement released by her agency on 16 May. In the statement, they said that the babies were born a bit earlier than the expected due date but both mother and daughters are doing well. However, they did not reveal the birth date nor the weight of the babies. They pledged to become parents who their children would not be ashamed of and asked for the advice and guidance of everyone around them as they try their best to raise their children.

Meanwhile, An's father Watanabe Ken also posted on his Twitter that he received news of his grand-daughters' arrival and is glad to know that they are all doing well. Although the babies will be spending some time in the hospital for now and be discharged later, he hopes that the new parents will be able to spend some quiet and peaceful days with their babies from now on. He also said that he is eagerly anticipating to see how his daughter and son-in-law would be as parents and said that Higashide seemed to be quite panicky since the babies arrived earlier than expected.

Sources: Nikkansports / Sanspo / Sponichi

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Michiko Kichise pregnant with first child

And she liked it so much the first time, she decided to try it again.

Michiko Kichise pregnant with second child

Kichise Michiko announced through her agency's official website that she is currently 6 months' pregnant and due to give birth in autumn. In her statement, Kichise commented that she is finally pregnant with her second child and is eagerly awaiting the day when she can meet the child. In addition, she said that she and the baby are both doing well and that she's glad to be able to make the announcement now. She ended the statement by asking for the continued support of everyone around her. Kichise's agency said that they waited till she is in a stable stage of her pregnancy before they could make the announcement and she will come back to work after childbirth depending on her condition.

Kichise married her husband who is 10 years older than her in December 2010 and gave birth to their first daughter in July 2013.

Sources: Oricon / Sponichi

Yu Kashii and Odagiri Jo welcome third son

Odagiri Jo and Kashii Yu welcomed the arrival of their third son as announced by her agency on 22 August. Both mother and son are doing well. With regard to when she will return to work, it will depend on Kashii's health condition and childcare needs.

Odagiri and Kashii got married in February 2008 and their sons were born in February 2011 and April 2014. Unfortunately, their second son suddenly passed away in April last year due to an illness. Last month, when Odagiri was asked about his wife's third pregnancy, he acknowledged this by thanking the reporters for their concern.

Source: Oricon

Kazue Fukiishi and Masaharu Fukuyama expecting first child

Fukuyama Masaharu and Fukiishi Kazue have announced on 28 August that they are expecting their first child. Fukuyama announced the news through his official fanclub's homepage while Fukiishi did the same on her agency's homepage. In the statement, it was mentioned that Fukiishi's condition is stable at the moment and the couple are filled with expectation and joy at what is to come. They asked for the support of everyone around them as they eagerly await the arrival of the baby. However, no details were shared on the stage of her pregnancy nor when the baby is due.

Fukuyama and Fukiishi got married on 28 September last year.

Sources: Nikkansports 1 / Nikkansports 2 / Sanspo

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Kazue Fukiishi and Masaharu Fukuyama expecting first child Fukuyama Masaharu and Fukiishi Kazue have announced on 28 August that they are expecting their first child. Fukuyama announced the news through his official fanclub's homepage while Fukiishi did the same on her agency's homepage. In the statement, it was mentioned that Fukiishi's condition is stable at the moment and the couple are filled with expectation and joy at what is to come. They asked for the support of everyone around them as they eagerly await the arrival of the baby. However, no details were shared on the stage of her pregnancy nor when the baby is due. Fukuyama and Fukiishi got married on 28 September last year. Sources: Nikkansports 1 / Nikkansports 2 / Sanspo

YAY! i'm happy for them!

Kumiko Endo announces marriage and pregnancy

Endo Kumiko announced her marriage and pregnancy through a fax statement released by her agency. Her husband is visual producer and movie director Yokoo Hatsuki. In her statement, Endo said that she registered her marriage to Yokoo in July and their first baby is due to be born next spring. With regard to how they met, the couple worked together on a movie in Shiga several years ago and only reunited last December where they exchanged contact details. Even though they had only dated for a short while, they enjoy each other's company and had plans for the future since they started dating. They also revealed that their parents were very happy to hear about Endo's pregnancy and asked for everyone's warm support going forward.

Endo who goes by the nickname Enkumi, used to be very popular and active in variety shows but focuses more on her acting career these days. As for Yokoo, he has directed films such as "PLAN B" shown in 2016 and "Yurari" due to be shown in 2017.

Sources: Sponichi Annex / Sanspo

Ai Kago pregnant with her second child

Ai Kago has announced her second pregnancy via her official blog.

Last month Kago married a 38 year old manager of a beauty related company. On her blog, she said, "Everyone, including my family and staff are happy for me. Even I'm surprised about this sudden event, but I want to carefully take care of this small life inside of me."

Previously Kago was married to a president of a restaurant management company. She gave birth to their child, a daughter, in June of 2012, but they later divorced in June of 2015.

Source: natalie

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Michiko Kichise pregnant with second child Kichise Michiko announced through her agency's official website that she is currently 6 months' pregnant and due to give birth in autumn.

And it's another girl!

Michiko Kichise announces the birth of her second daughter

Kichise Michiko announced via her official website on 1 November that she had given birth to her second daughter on 26 October.

In her statement, Kichise said that the baby was born earlier than expected but it was a relief that the delivery went smoothly. The baby girl weighed 2,848 grams at birth and both mother and child are doing well. Kichise also revealed that her elder daughter is already displaying the traits of an elder sister and she looks forward to building a happy family filled with love and laughter. As for work plans, Kichise plans to return to work gradually depending on her condition and thanked everyone for supporting her so far.

Source: Oricon

Masaru Nagai & Noriko Nakagoshi expecting their first child

Nagai Masaru and Nakagoshi Noriko are expecting their first child as announced by the latter via her Instagram account on 17 December. In her post with a photo of them looking at each other, Nakagoshi announced that she is currently pregnant with their long-awaited first child and feels touched by the amazement of life. The two of them will work hard together to build a happy family and she asked for the support of everyone going forward.

Nagai and Nakagoshi met on the set of TV Asahi Winter 2010 drama "Salaryman Kintaro 2" and dated for close to 5 years before announcing their marriage in December 2014. The couple held their wedding in August last year and talked about their intention to have children as soon as possible.

Sources: Nikkansports / Sponichi

Another gender mystery. Must be a Japanese thing.

Masaharu Fukuyama and Kazue Fukiishi welcome their first child

Fukuyama Masaharu and Fukiishi Kazue's first child has been born as announced via his fanclub website on 22 December. According to Fukuyama's agency, the couple has no plans to announce the details about their baby including date of birth and gender. Both mother and child are doing well now.

In Fukuyama's statement, he mentioned that they had been praying for the delivery to be smooth and that the baby be healthy. He also revealed that it was lucky that he could be present when the baby was born and that he cried upon seeing his child and hearing the baby cry for the first time.

Fukuyama and Fukiishi got married in September last year and she announced her pregnancy in August this year.

Sources: Oricon / Nikkansports / Yomiuri Hochi

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Ryuta Sato announces the birth of his second daughter

And while nobody looking, he went and had another one.

Ryuta Sato reveals that his third child was born in May

Sato Ryuta revealed during his variety show "Lion no Guu Touch" on 24 December (every Saturday at 9.55am) that his third child was born more than six months ago in May this year. At the ending of the programme, he suddenly revealed this fact which led to his co-host Hakata Daikichi to express surprise. Sato admitted that he had no chance to talk about this earlier so he decided to come clean with it by the end of the year. Upon hearing this, Daikichi teased Sato that this will become an Internet hot topic minutes after the broadcast which led the latter to comment smilingly that he is OK with that.

According to Sato's agency, there are no plans to announce the details about his third child going forward other than the fact the baby was born in May.

Sato got married in 2009 to his wife who is 6 years younger than him and their daughters were born in 2009 and 2014.

Source: Oricon

Natsuki Harada pregnant with first child

It was reported on 31 December that Harada Natsuki is currently pregnant with her first child. According to insiders, she is currently five months' pregnant and due to give birth in June.

Harada who was the heroine of NHK's 2004 morning drama "Wakaba", got married in June 2016 to her husband who is the same age as her and works as a doctor. They met through mutual friends and dated for just 5 months before getting married.

Harada is appearing in the real-life adaptation movie of "Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi" starring Yamada Ryosuke which is due to be shown in cinemas from December and will make her return to acting depending on her condition after childbirth.

Source: Sanspo

^she ditched me for the doctor and she is now pregnant with his child

oh well.. actually i only saw her in Hana Kimi 2007 and Honey & Clover not a big fan of her.. *sigh* i'm more fan of Horikita and Riko Narumi

yes i know Horikita is married and has a child, too i'm happy for her

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Kumiko Endo announces marriage and pregnancy

And it's a boy!

Kumiko Endo announces the birth of her son


Endo Kumiko announced through her agency on 2 February that her first son was born recently. However, there were no details revealed on the baby's date of birth or weight at birth as per her wishes. In her statement, Endo mentioned that both the baby and her are doing well and her husband was around to witness the birth as well. She expressed gratitude for the arrival of a new life and pledged to build a happy family going forward before ending the statement by asking for everyone's support.

Endo married movie director Yokoo Hatsuki in July last year and announced her pregnancy at the same time.

Source: Oricon

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Ai Kago pregnant with her second child

And it's a boy!

Ai Kago gives birth to healthy baby boy

On February 23, Ai Kago updated her official blog and announced the birth of her second child.

Kago reported, "Today at 3:57 pm a healthy boy was born weighing 2,642 grams (5lbs 13oz)."

Kago married a president of a restaurant management company in December 2011 and gave birth to their child, a daughter, in June of 2012. They divorced in June of 2015. She then married the manager of a beauty related company last August.

Source: natalie

This is NOT a joke!

Emoto Tasuku & Ando Sakura expecting their first child

Emoto Tasuku and Ando Sakura are expecting their first child as reported on 6 March. According to insiders, Ando is currently seven and a half months pregnant and due to give birth in June. At present, she is busy with the filming of "DESTINY Kamakura Monogatari" and will begin her maternity break once that is wrapped up. This will be the couple's first child and Tasuku's father Emoto Akira's first grandson. Her agency confirmed the news of her pregnancy.

Ando is the daughter of actor Okuda Eiji and essayist Ando Kazu while her elder sister Ando Momoko is a movie director. As for Emoto, his mother Tsunogae Kazue is an actress while his younger brother Tokio is also an actor. The couple dated for three years before getting married on White Day in 2012. Ando's most recent public appearance was on 3 March when she was the host and presenter at the Nippon Academy Awards ceremony.

Source: Sanspo

congrats to Tasuku and Sakura! and it is a boy! must be Emoto thing

gajinmark: i'm sorry if i posted this next time i will let you do your job

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An and Masahiro Higashide welcome twin girls

I guess just one this time around:

An pregnant with her third child

An is currently pregnant with her third child as confirmed by her agency on 31 March. On the same day, she had appeared in an event for Mitsubishi Electric where she wore a loose-fitting dress and flat shoes without heels thus sparking speculation about whether she is pregnant. Although her agency confirmed her pregnancy, they also said that she has no plans of giving further details such as when she's due to give birth. Nonetheless, she is believed to have passed her first trimester and should be giving birth sometime in summer this year. An who is married to Higashide Masahiro, gave birth to their twin daughters in May last year.

Sources: Yomiuri Hochi / Sponichi