Actress Adachi, comedian Itoda divorce

TOKYO —Actress Yumi Adachi and comedian Jun Itoda registered their divorce with local authorities Thursday, their agencies said Friday.

Adachi, 27, and Itoda, 36, a member of the comedy duo Speedwagon, married in 2005 and had a daughter the following year.

Adachi was born on September 1981, in Taito, Tokyo, Japan. She made her modeling debut at two years of age and her J-Pop singing debut on 23 June 1993, aged almost twelve. Her big break was in 1994, with the drama Ie Nakiko .

Adachi graduated from Horikoshi High School, where she was classmates with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma.

Her marriage to Jun Itoda was announced on 14 September 2005, her 24th birthday, when she was two months pregnant. The marriage ceremony took place on 13 November 2005 in a small chapel in Tokyo with about 30 family members from both sides of the family. 150 of their geinou friends attended the wedding reception dinner that night. Her married name is Yumi Itoda, but she will continue to use Yumi Adachi for her stage name to avoid confusion.

Her baby was due on 17 April 2006, however a healthy baby girl was born to her 5 days early, on 12 April 2006 at a Tokyo hospital. It was said that Jun Itoda was not present at the birth because of work commitments that day, but came to see Yumi and the baby after his work schedule.