AERA Digital

Japanese actress Risa Tachibana has publicly disclosed that she was diagnosed with rectal cancer, revealing her diagnosis in a blog post at age 52. In an interview with AERA, she described the emotional toll of the news, saying she once cried and screamed in an izakaya, and acknowledged that the psychological shadow of the experience still lingers. Her candor about both the illness and its mental impact has drawn attention, with readers responding to her openness about the fear and grief that accompanied the diagnosis.