TOKYO -- Japan's Momoko Kikuchi, a former pop idol with a huge following in the 1980s, tied the knot Monday with a senior government official known to be behind many of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies.
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'80s Japanese pop star Momoko Kikuchi weds Abe govt official
Husband Niihara is the brains driving many of the prime minister's policies
Former pop idol Momoko Kikuchi, left, and senior government official Hiroaki Niihara, tied the knot on Monday. © Kyodo
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