<figure id="attachment_288338" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-288338" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="3d5a3e5f"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/01/cf68a8aabcae14d74b24149253b946ef.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-288338" class="wp-caption-text">Former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai has been on hiatus since November. He made a surprise return to radio with his junior Kismai Fujigaya, but&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
 Information is mixed over when Masahiro Nakai, who is on a leave of absence from performing activities, will return to Japan.
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 Nakai was hospitalized last July for acute appendicitis. Although he resumed work on October 18, his health was reportedly poor in early October when he missed two consecutive weeks of &#8220;Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s Casterly Meeting&#8221; (TV Asahi), and on November 4, he announced a temporary leave of absence. In a radio program recorded before his absence, he revealed that his doctor had recommended a certain period of rest and recuperation, but he declined to say anything about his condition, saying, &#8220;I hope he will be able to cover up his condition.
 Although he had originally planned to take a month-long break, he announced in December of last year that he would extend his hiatus until the end of the year. On December 11, Fuji Television&#8217;s &#8220;Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s Professional Baseball Rare Play Good Play Award 2022&#8221; aired a pre-recorded clip of the actor himself, but there was a wave of concern over his severely emaciated appearance.
 The video of Mr. Nakai that was shown in &#8220;The Rare Play Good Play Award&#8221; was taken in early November. Now it seems that he has lost even more weight.
 There are some worrying reports about the name of his illness, but he declares, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be back for sure! I&#8217;ll be back! People around her believe her words and will continue to wait without making any changes to her TV programs.
 Nakai is supported by the World Baseball Classic (WBC), a tournament to determine the world&#8217;s number one baseball player, which will begin in March of this year. Nakai&#8217;s love of baseball is well known.
 He once said on a TV program, &#8220;I would rather watch a baseball game than go on a date with a woman.
 He even said on a TV program, &#8220;I&#8217;d rather watch a baseball game than go on a date with a woman. He is a big fan of the Yomiuri Giants, and he has many interactions with the team&#8217;s players and managers.
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 He was the first person in history to be named an &#8220;official supporter of Samurai Japan&#8221; by the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the third WBC in 2001, and he will be the first person to be named an &#8220;official supporter of Samurai Japan&#8221; for the fourth WBC in 2005. In the 4th WBC in 2005, he was appointed as an official supporter for two consecutive tournaments.
 The WBC is his life&#8217;s work, and it is a major event that he looks forward to beyond work,&#8221; said a source at the aforementioned TV station.
 The WBC is his life&#8217;s work, and it is a major event that he looks forward to beyond work,&#8221; said the TV station official mentioned above. The 5th WBC to be held in March this year will be the largest in history.
 Not only have Major League Baseball players Shohei Otani and Yu Darvish announced that they will join Samurai Japan, but the U.S. team, which until now has been a top-five team, will be joined by a large number of star players. Mike Trout, a colleague of Otani&#8217;s in the Angels and renowned as the best player in MLB history, will serve as the captain of the team, and the team has a lineup of star players at every position, including Clayton Kershaw, the best left fielder in baseball who has won the Cy Young Award three times.
 It&#8217;s hard not to get excited when you see this lineup,&#8221; said Nakai. It is said that the reason he took an extended rest period last year was to make sure he was ready for the WBC.
 Naturally, many are calling for Mr. Nakai to be an &#8220;official supporter&#8221; this time as well, and he himself is very motivated. I am sure he will be back by the time of the WBC.
 On the other hand, there are those who point out that, considering the current situation, the WBC will not be as successful as previous tournaments.
 Mr. Nakai is a professional. He doesn&#8217;t want people to be concerned about his physical condition or his throat. He has already been discharged from the hospital where he was hospitalized and is now concentrating on rehabilitation to &#8220;get back to normal,&#8221; but I wonder if he will be able to make a dramatic recovery. Unlike past tournaments, where he covered the event from the time of pre-game practice, this time he will probably make appearances at key points.
 On the 7th, Nakai made a surprise appearance on &#8220;Taisuke Fujigaya Peaceful Days&#8221; (Nippon Broadcasting System), a radio program hosted by Taisuke Fujigaya of Kis-My-Ft2. It was reported in some sports papers that he may make a full-fledged comeback on &#8220;Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s Casting Session&#8221; (TV Asahi), which will air on January 14, but the station said, &#8220;It has not been decided at this time.
 However, the station commented, &#8220;At this time, nothing has been decided.
 The station commented, &#8220;It has not been decided at this time.
 Nakai is trying his best to act cheerful, but his appetite has not completely returned, and there are reports that it will &#8220;take some time&#8221; before he can appear in public. In some cases, trying to live up to the expectations of those around him may be putting a greater strain on his body than it is intended to.

 Shinji Hasuo

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