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. Shibata is the wife of

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. They met during the

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, married in 2005, and have two children, one daughter and one son. While secretly dating in 2000, Shibata became embroiled in a national scandal with Matsuzaka. On August 30, 2000, Matsuzaka's drivers license was suspended for the next two months for a speeding violation of greater than 50 km/h over the legal limit. Two weeks into the suspension, on September 13, 2000, Matsuzaka drove a car owned by the

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to Shibata's home although he did not possess a valid driver's license at the time. During the overnight visit, Matsuzaka illegally parked his car outside Shibata's home. His car was ticketed and towed by the police, and to cover up the offense Akira Kuroiwa, then Public Relations Manager for the team, lied to the police that Kuroiwa operated the car and committed the parking violation that night. The cover-up was blown by a tabloid whose photojournalist recorded the whole incident. Both men were prosecuted, and Matsuzaka paid 195,000 yen in fine.松坂大輔：ＭＬＢ：スポーツ報知
Details of the story caused a scandal, embarrassing Matsuzaka and his team, the

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Tomoyo Shibata profile（Architect,PDFfile）
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Tomoyo Shibata Official diary
Japanese announcers 1974 births Living people People from Chikushino, Fukuoka Keio University alumni {{Japan-bio-stub