Yuki Maomi Announces Divorce — Moved to Malaysia with Two Daughters for ‘Mother-Child Study Abroad’ While Husband Stayed in Japan

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TV personality Yuki Maomi announced her divorce on Instagram on August 24, saying she was “ending our relationship as a married couple and starting down a new path.” Her talent agency has also confirmed the divorce to reporters.

Since last August she had been living in Malaysia with her two daughters on a “mother-child study abroad” arrangement, while her husband stayed behind in Japan — a setup that fueled thread discussion ranging from how to pick a place to relocate to, to comparisons with other celebrities who’ve moved overseas, like Nakata Atsuhiko and his wife.

Mon, Aug 24, 5:03 PM

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TV personality Yuki Maomi, who relocated to Malaysia with her two daughters last August for a “mother-child study abroad” program, updated her Instagram on the 24th. “We’ve decided to end our relationship as a married couple and each start down a new path,” she wrote. Her agency also confirmed the divorce to Daily Sports.

Source: topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp / Original article here

3Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:30:21.88ID:SJUpkBCe0
Wait, what's her nationality again?
This female talent?
5Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:31:02.58ID:01I+2vGL0
The woman who saved Ikushima Kikaku-shitsu (her talent agency)
55Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:40:08.60ID:tAeNMXqS0
Reply to >>5:
The president vanished after sweeping both the Central and Pacific Leagues (a rare baseball feat)
10Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:31:34.28ID:4Tp1KHom0
Well, of course they're getting divorced —
if you were content with an ordinary life, you wouldn't want to go live somewhere like Malaysia in the first place
12Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:31:57.64ID:+ngKPuQ/0
I wonder if "Maomi" is written with the kanji 真央美
13Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:31:58.10ID:m+WsTAbu0
Is the husband even Japanese?
Feels like these two will end up moving back regardless
17Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:32:50.93ID:Spz0VlTl0
Her claim to fame is being a commentator on Miyaneya (a daytime talk show)
20Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:33:23.13ID:EhiYy1Ox0
Why Malaysia, of all places?
Does she have crypto holdings or something?
60Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:40:52.04ID:UpTc50ye0
Reply to >>20:
For overseas Chinese, Malaysia probably feels like their own backyard
93Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:48:22.69ID:FcQz+Z+M0
Reply to >>20:
Because it's a cheap destination for English-language education
21Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:33:27.98ID:k3jJIhM00
Miyaneya's ending too, so I doubt there's any work waiting for her even if she comes home
22Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:33:42.27ID:YFUXn24k0
The name rang a bell so I looked her up, but I had no idea who she actually was
23Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:33:49.05ID:kL4MGGqg0
Did they just stay in Malaysia and hash the divorce out online?
This was probably decided a while ago, wasn't it?
35Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:35:47.21ID:ogo+huUX0
Speaking of "30 points"…
Yuki Maomi
King Kong (the comedy duo)
36Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:35:57.00ID:NrK2cbw10
I've actually been to her family's Chinese restaurant in Saga City
42Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:37:22.11ID:qmfMWL900
Reply to >>36:
Did you order the "Maomi Set Meal," obviously?
37Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:36:08.87ID:sZYGiClN0
Feels like the Nakata couple moved back to Japan too…

Does every celebrity's overseas move end in failure?
57Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:40:32.42ID:EhiYy1Ox0
Reply to >>37:
Heard the Nakatas were prepping their kid for junior-high entrance exams
Wasn't it just a few years' worth of tax savings from the start anyway?
79Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:43:46.35ID:83yumdfS0
Reply to >>37:
With the yen this weak…
If you're earning and saving in dollars you might hold out a bit longer, but these are Japanese celebrities lol

Kikuchi Ami, who's apparently heading there next, might be getting played by someone too
An, who lives in France, could show her real skill if she can actually land work paid in euros when she puts her mind to it
97Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:49:22.06ID:HO4dNimg0
Reply to >>37:
Enjoying life in a foreign country is its own kind of talent
There must be plenty of unpleasant moments too
People who leave because they've given up on Japan out of dislike were never going to make it work
In the end you have to compromise somewhere
38Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:36:15.68ID:4+LNavjg0
There's so much about Yuki Maomi I didn't know

Born to a father who is half Japanese, half Chinese, and a mother who is half Russian, half Chinese [4].
Her family runs a Chinese restaurant in Saga [5][6].
Graduated from Saga Prefectural Chien-kan High School, then Tokyo Gakugei University's Faculty of Education, elementary school teacher training course, Japanese language major [3][5].

On September 25, 1990, she obtained a Class 4 amateur radio license and went on air (callsign JM6CRT) [27].
Her whole family holds amateur radio licenses (her father Class 2, her mother and herself Class 4).
She also earned an elementary school teaching license during university [4].

Comedian Arioshi Hiroyuki gave her the nickname "62 points" [28].
Later, as a running joke, it sometimes got knocked down to "30 points."

In 2002 she took Fuji TV's announcer hiring exam but was rejected at the final interview [29][30],
and decided to go freelance from then on [10].
She also once failed a Morning Musume audition [31].
43Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:37:36.19ID:AtuhIi6/0
Reply to >>38:
Graduating from a top national university is a point in her favor
Private universities admit a lot of people via recommendation, so that's not a reliable gauge of academic ability
46Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:38:17.79ID:nBKZufES0
Overreaching and moving to a developing country like that — no wonder it doesn't work out
47Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:38:36.57ID:nrLNF7Pc0
I bet she got divorced because she couldn't even stand looking at his face anymore
76Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:43:32.25ID:DfEr3zZG0
Huh, so a recommendation slot for Gakugei University actually goes to the second-tier high school in Saga City
82Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:44:43.91ID:iwmSJHbK0
Reply to >>76:
A lot of students from Saga get in there
106Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:52:51.61ID:N/dGNBPO0
See? Getting married doesn't make you happy, does it?
111Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:54:32.84ID:Yf7BwsHQ0
Reply to >>106:
I don't think you're one to talk
113Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:55:49.79ID:i3xHMM+V0
Don't really care lol
Do whatever you want

Come to think of it, wasn't she the one on TV who
stuck her chopsticks straight up in her bowl of rice
while talking? lol
119Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 17:57:55.19ID:EhiYy1Ox0
Reply to >>113:
What's that about
A funeral??? (standing chopsticks upright in rice is a funeral taboo in Japan)
130Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 18:00:40.18ID:dpRmhlfH0
Quite a few celebrities actually live in Malaysia
Kikuchi Ami, Nakata Atsuhiko, GACKT…
Guess it's a solid spot to relocate to
135Anonymous2026/08/24(月) 18:01:37.19ID:9jBeaDLf0
Reply to >>130:
Aren't you mixing that up with Singapore?

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Yuki Maomi announces divorce, “ending our relationship as a married couple” — agency confirms to press — moved to Malaysia last August with two daughters for mother-child study abroad, husband stayed in Japan.”

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