<figure id="attachment_478269" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1890px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-478269"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7826c935"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/08/ccb418e500a587464115f17340f77de4.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-478269" class="wp-caption-text">Mitani changed clothes after work and headed out on a date with A. Perhaps they got caught up talking about the World Cup, as they enjoyed drinks until just before the last train.</figcaption></figure>
〈As a special midsummer feature, &#8220;FRIDAY&#8221; is revealing all at once the romantic encounters of major celebrities that it reported during the first half of 2026! We look back at the romantic relationship between TV Asahi announcer Tsumugi Mitani and her boyfriend, with whom she reportedly has a semi-cohabiting relationship, as reported in the August 7–14, 2026 issue of &#8220;FRIDAY.&#8221;〉
<h3>A ban was issued after the report</h3>
In June, as excitement over the North and Central America World Cup was building, &#8220;FRIDAY&#8221; witnessed TV Asahi announcer Tsumugi Mitani (32), known as one of the biggest soccer fans among female announcers, enjoying a date at an izakaya.
Mitani spent about four hours at a sake izakaya with her handsome office-worker boyfriend, A. On another day, she was also spotted enjoying a drinking session at an Italian restaurant that lasted more than eight hours.
“They have reportedly been dating for more than five and a half years already. They have introduced each other to their respective parents, and apparently they are living together part-time” (TV Asahi employee).
Mitani was even said to have talked about her boyfriend and proudly shared stories about him between recordings. However, after &#8220;FRIDAY’s&#8221; report, a “ban” was reportedly imposed on her.
“Apparently, she was reprimanded by upper management for ‘being too careless about her private life,’ and she was quite depressed about it. It’s true that she openly talked about things like, ‘I went to this yakitori restaurant with my boyfriend.’ But if you look at it another way, it probably shows just how much she likes A” (same source).
Could the day when the two finally reach their goal be approaching?
From the September 4, 2026 issue of &#8220;FRIDAY&#8221;

 Ichiro Takatsuka

 A special feature looking back at the romantic relationships reported by FRIDAY in the first half of 2026. In June, as the North and Central American World Cup was in full swing, our magazine spotted TV Asahi anchor Tsukasa Mitani on a date at an izakaya. After the report, it’s said that upper management issued a “ban”—but what exactly happened?

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