This photo taken on August 23, 2011 shows Japanese star comedian and TV host Shinsuke Shimada announcing his retirement from the entertainment business at a press conference in Tokyo. Shimada quit show business after he was found to have a cozy relationship with a yakuza gangster, amid an intensifying government drive to stamp out organised crime. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)
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This photo taken on August 23, 2011 shows Japanese star comedian and TV host Shinsuke Shimada (L) bowing as he announces his retirement from the entertainment business at a press conference in Tokyo. Shimada quit show business after he was found to have a cozy relationship with a yakuza gangster, amid an intensifying government drive to stamp out organised crime. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)
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This photo taken on August 23, 2011 shows Japanese star comedian and TV host Shinsuke Shimada wiping tears as he announces his retirement from the entertainment business at a press conference in Tokyo. Shimada quit show business after he was found to have a cozy relationship with a yakuza gangster, amid an intensifying government drive to stamp out organised crime. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)