She also voiced Princess Fiona in the Japanese-dubbed versions of Shrek and Shrek 2.
She spent one month in a homestay program with a family in the United States and continues to study English. She reportedly hopes to someday act in an English-language movie produced in the West such as in the United States or Great Britain. She has already tried her hand in English language acting in the movie China Strike Force (aka Spy_N in Japan, with the "N"standing for "Norika") co-starring Aaron Kwok, Mark Dacascos and Coolio.
She married Osaka-based comedian Tomonori Jinnai on 17 February 2007 at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe city in Hy¨go Prefecture.
Rumours stating that she is considering entering politics in Japan.