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Vacation home of actress Sakai burned down, police suspect arson

KATSUURA, Japan - Police examine a vacation home of scandal-tainted actress Noriko Sakai and her husband Yuichi Takaso in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2009, after it was gutted by a fire.

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Trail of missing actress Sakai goes cold in Yamanashi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of actress Noriko Sakai who has been missing since her husband Yuichi Takaso was arrested on Aug. 3 for allegedly possessing illegal stimulant drugs. Police said on Aug. 5 that radio waves of her cell phone disappeared in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Aug. 4.

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Singer Noriko Sakai announces marriage to shop owner

Singer and actress Noriko Sakai, whose popularity stretches across many parts of Asia, announces Dec. 28 that she has married Tokyo sports shop owner Yuichi Takaso. She told reporters at a Tokyo press, showing the picture of her husband.

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Vacation home of actress Sakai burned down, police suspect arson

KATSUURA, Japan - Police examine a vacation home of scandal-tainted actress Noriko Sakai and her husband Yuichi Takaso in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2009, after it was gutted by a fire. (Kyodo)

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Actress Sakai's husband pleads guilty, 2 years sought

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken outside a police station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Sept. 16, 2009 of Yuichi Takaso, husband of disgraced actress Noriko Sakai. Prosecutors sought two years in prison for Takso, 41, after he pleaded guilty to charges of stimulant possession and use at the Tokyo District Court on Oct. 21, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Actress Sakai's husband avoids prison over drug possession

TOKYO, Japan - This undated photo shows Yuichi Takaso, the husband of pop idol-turned actress Noriko Sakai. Takaso, a 41-year-old self-styled professional surfer, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for four years, at the Tokyo District Court on Nov. 27, 2009, for possessing and using illegal stimulant drugs. (Kyodo)

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Actress Sakai's husband released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Yuichi Takaso, husband of actress Noriko Sakai who has been indicted for stimulant possession and use, speaks outside a police station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Sept. 16, 2009. He was released on bail the same day after being detained on similar charges. Takaso, 41, was freed as he paid the 5 million yen bail via his lawyer. (Kyodo)

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Actress Sakai's husband released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Yuichi Takaso, husband of actress Noriko Sakai who has been indicted for stimulant possession and use, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Sept. 16, 2009. He was released on bail from the police station the same day after being detained on similar charges. Takaso, 41, was freed as he paid the 5 million yen bail via his lawyer. (Kyodo)

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Actress Sakai's husband released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Yuichi Takaso, husband of actress Noriko Sakai who has been indicted for stimulant possession and use, bows to a crowd in front of a police station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Sept. 16, 2009, following his release on bail after being detained on similar charges. Takaso, 41, was freed as he paid the 5 million yen bail via his lawyer. (Kyodo)

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Singer Noriko Sakai announces marriage to shop owner

Singer and actress Noriko Sakai, whose popularity stretches across many parts of Asia, announces Dec. 28 that she has married Tokyo sports shop owner Yuichi Takaso. She told reporters at a Tokyo press, showing the picture of her husband.