Uh. It's probably not appropriate, posting this right after the message about Soichiro Umemura's death, but well...
Not really news, as it has been all over the net, but Gackt's doggie Belle (9) died December 8th (probably). Seems Gackt has been in Shanghai at that time, so it was his sister who was there with the poor thing when she died.
I'm not Gackt's fan and do not really enjoy his trivia, but I always kind of admired the pretty doggie (and the cat, too). And I understand how sad it is when a beloved pet dies. So, my deepest sympathy to Gackt.