SMAP’s Kimura Takuya caught breaking the speed limit twice

The latest issue of tabloid Shukan Bunshun reported that SMAP member Kimura Takuya (39) was caught driving over the speed limit last September. His management agency, Johnny's Jimusho, responded on Wednesday by publicly announcing that Kimura was in fact caught speeding twice, once last September and once in January of this year.

According to the company’s statement, Kimura was caught speeding on a tollway in Chiba last September. In January, he was caught speeding in Tokyo. Both times, he was driving a regular automobile approximately 20 kilometers per hour over the speed limit. He paid a fine in both cases.

The company stated, “Kimura deeply regrets having done such an embarrassing thing as a member of society, and he is committed to not let this happen again in the future.”

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