[/floatr]Entertainment reporters have been bowled over by the news that popular singer Rumiko Koyanagi appears to have married actor Masataka Ishibashi. The main point of interest is that Koyanagi is 55 while Ishibashi is 27 years her junior. The morning news reported that his mother says she hasn't heard about the marriage. Short Japanese article here. There has been a lot of discussion recently about relationships between older women and younger men. A woman recently wrote on the Yomiuri Komachi page (Japanese) about her 25 year old son's plans to marry a 44 year old single mother. She said she was too ashamed to tell her friends and family and asked what she could do to dissuade her son from such a bad match. The post has drawn 200 replies, many telling the mother that she is being selfish, thinking more about her social position rather than her son's happiness. Other respondents agree that while the story might make a great TV drama, the reality must be horrific and recommend she get a detective on the job immediately.
