Kabuki Star Apologizes for Drunken Brawl
グローバルパーソン に 聞 く 、そ の 流 儀 : 世 界 に 出 て 、ト ッ プ ク ラスの人々に刺激 を受けることで、 自分の可能性 がより広がる page 2-3 個人の力が大切な時代:「ダ 活躍の舞台はハリウッド:肩肘張る イバーシティ力」っていった だけでなく、日本人ならではの優し い何? page 4 さも大切に page 5 ご自由にお持ちください ¥0 FREE PAPER January 2011 Vol. 7 http://jtimes.jp/utimes produced by by × ©THE JAPAN TIMES, LTD. 2010 きっかけは何であれ、踏み出すことに価値がある This month’s selections from The Japan Times Kabuki star apologizes for drunken brawl Alex Martin prudent behavior’’ brought about the Details on why the STAFF WRITER incident. brawl erupted in the first Ebizo, who in the early hours of Nov. place have remained a Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo, injured 25 was apparently drinking heavily mystery. Ebizo said he during a midnight brawl in a Tokyo with friends in a bar in the Nishi-Azabu was attacked when taking bar late in November, apologized on area, suffered serious facial injuries care of a drunken friend Dec. 7 for disappointing his fans and after reportedly being hit several of the assailant. promised to keep away from alcohol. times by a 26-year-old suspect. However, media have Junichi Sakomoto, president of Sho- He was forced to skip an annual reported that, according chiku Entertainment Co., for which yearend stage performance in Kyoto to employees of the venue Ebizo works, said the star will be sus- and television commercials featuring and other sources, Ebizo pended from performing indefinitely. him were pulled. was acting violently be- At the Grand Prince Hotel Takana- But Ebizo said Dec. 7 that he re- fore the fight started and wa in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Ebizo, the called being hit by several people, al- possibly initiated the al- son of famed kabuki actor Ichikawa though he did not elaborate, saying the tercation.
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