Latest shocking news we received from Japan. Tsunku was arrested this morning by the Japanese Police. The arrest was related to the Takahashi Ai's interview in Nack5 Fanky Friday radio on last Friday. The arrest was made after the Japanese Police had been pressured by outraged parents and NGOs all over Japan.

It seems that the statement of Tsunku's ideas of Kimagure Princess by looking at his daughter's backside caused dissatisfaction from parents. This also made the Association of Anti-Hello! Project (AAHP) filed a petition that lead to the arrest. The association spokesperson said that Tsunku's action of looking at his daughter's backside was "sickening".

"We do not like a child to be exploited like that. We simply does not want more parents to stare at their daughter's butt for ideas for their work. This is a very unhealthy and unproductive state of action shown by a famous person."

A statistic showed an increase of parents looking at their child's backside for ideas. Most of them work as artists, author, politicians or any other work that requires idea-generation. Before the interview, only 25-50 cases of parents watching the backside but after the interview, the number increases to 150-500 cases per day.

Up-Front Agency made a statement in the evening that the company will probably hire new composers and lyricists for the upcoming singles of all of the groups and singers managed by the company. But some said the statement was to calm down fans as words of disbanding the groups such as Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou and C-ute was spread all over the internet.

We will still wait for more news of Tsunku's arrestment. Media journalist were called once again for a news conference at UFA's headquarter. It is said that it is related of sudden retirement of Takashi Ai from Hello! Project.

AKB48 15th single, Sakura no Shiori recorded an amazing sales of more than 229,000 copies on the first day and exceeded 250,000 (263,822) sales on the second day making it the most successful AKB48 single to date as published by Oricon chart. But the sales was based solely in Japan.

Our correspondents (AKB48 fans actually) from around the world also sent us videos from their major music stores which sells the single. And surprisingly, the sales outside Japan was also too amazing as crowds queued outside music stores as early as 3am in the morning. The videos we received are from the United States, Finland, Germany, India, England, Congo, Canada and Malaysia. Other countries also recorded amazing sales for Japanese single.

The crowds were not only AKB48 fans, but also insomnia and sleeping disorder patients who took the opportunity of the lunar new year holiday to be at the stores, as promoted by their country's health ministry of the effectiveness of Sakura no Shiori to cure the stated problem.

Unfortunately, we did not receive any report on the number of sales from outside Japan.

AKB48 latest single, Sakura no Shiori which will be released later this month has been awarded by the Japanese Government through The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as "The Song of 2010 That Can Cure Insomnia and Sleeping Disorder for Human and Pets".