ALICO Japan being sold

Not specifically about Toyohara, but has an impact on his being a spokesperson for ALICO Japan the past three years. Will he be doing AFLAC CMs in the future or is his face too associated with ALICO now? Perhaps a familiar face would be what whoever buys ALICO would want to assure a smooth transfer?  (I’m assuming that while the article talks about “life insurance,” the sale of ALICO includes the hospitalization insurance coverage that Toyohara does CMs for.)

Text behind the cut is from Japan Times Online:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20081015n2.html

224466 – short shorts film festival

Information on the festival site regarding the short film, 224466, directed by Asano Tadanobu and part of the collection R246 Story.

R246 Story official site – http://www.r246s.jp/

festival page for 224466: http://media.excite.co.jp/10th/r246s/asano.html

Innocent Love – press conference video

2 videos of the press conference & promo of the new autumn drama. The first video is from the morning show Mezamashi (Fuji TV), 2008-10-03