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Photo Credit: Channel News Asia – Ayumi Hamasaki on the cover of her 2009 album “Next Level”.

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Posted: Thursday January 19, 2012 @ 3:45 pm PST

Topic: Ayumi Hamasaki – Manuel Schwarz

Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki filed for divorce from her husband, Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz.

The couple was married on January 1, 2010 after dating for five months. Hamasaki made the announcement on her official website.

According to Tokyograph, Hamasaki said that she and Schwarz tried to discuss how to continue their marriage, and she felt that if they were only physically separated they would be able to overcome that by travelling back and forth to see each other. However, the distance between them has also become mental, and Hamasaki explained that she can no longer return to the time when she felt she could live outside Japan.

Five months of dating is not long enough to get married. Marriage is a major step. Especially, for two people in entertainment industry.

Hamasaki is 33 and Schwartz is 31.