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 The Hyogo prefectural government is under pressure from the top, with employees saying that if they publicly criticize the governor, they too will face retaliatory action. ...... The obituaries of the two deceased prefectural officials were not included in the database, as they should have been.

If you defy him, you will be &#8220;kept in captivity. &#8230;&#8230;&#8221; Prefectural officials feel &#8220;blatant pressure&#8221; from Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture.

 Hiroyuki Sasaki (entertainment journalist)

 Takayuki Ogawauchi (Ishimaru), Shinji Hasuo (Garcy)

 Shinji Ishimaru is now considered a key figure in the political realignment. He has been in the spotlight since his second-place finish in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, ahead of Renho. Why does he continue to attract fans and detractors alike? ......

Shinji Ishimaru is funny because he is a &#8220;snooze police&#8221; in the Diet, which Garcie could not realize&#8230;

 Takehiko Kohiyama (4th and 5th photos)

 There is a campaign in which you can earn money just by putting a sticker on your car and driving a set distance. This reporter, who travels around the field by car, actually registered for the "CheerDrive" app and tried it out.

Earn advertising revenue just by putting a sticker on your car! This reporter tried &#8220;CheerDrive&#8221; for himself.

 Paris, the city of flowers where the Olympics are being held, has a dark side. The other side of Paris, the city of flowers where the Olympics are being held, is that it is a "pickpocket city.

Japanese are &#8216;pickpocket targets&#8217; in Paris: &#8230;&#8230; Local warning against &#8216;good-natured personalities&#8217; and &#8216;group mentality

 Chimasa Ide

 The 100-yen store market continues to grow. Among them, DAISO has been well received, with 984 stores in 25 countries and regions overseas as of the end of February 2012. What is the reason for the popularity of 100-yen stores originating from Japan?

DAISO&#8217;s Ambitions in Its 23rd Year of Overseas Expansion After Starting with a Mobile Truck

 Shinji Hasuo

 Fumiyo Narita, a fortune teller known as "Shibuchika's Father," was sentenced to four years in prison for indecently assaulting a woman in her 40s, telling her that "your womb is black," among other things. The following is a report on Narita's appearance at the sentencing hearing.

Black Uterus and Lewd Acts Lead to Prison Sentence for Gourmet Massage Therapist Shibuchika’s Father in Court

 Takeshi Kinugawa

 The Paris Olympics have been a great success with Japanese athletes winning medals one after another. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a "direct message" to Natsumi Tsunoda, the first Japanese gold medalist in the women's 48kg judo class. ......

Backlash Over Prime Minister Kishida&#8217;s Direct Call to Judo&#8217;s First Gold Medalist Natsumi Tsunoda Amidst &#8216;Black Money&#8217; Olympics Comments

 He created a debt of 60 million yen by going to hostels, and to repay the debt, he turned to adult entertainment and "papa" activities to pay off his debts. To top it all off, the police employee, who even dabbled in money laundering, was fired from his job. We report on the private lives of these employees, which are far from what they should be.

Ex-Police Officer&#8217;s 60 Million Yen Debt Repaid Through Sugar Dating and Loan Sharks

 Splash/Afro

 South Korea's beautiful First Lady Kim Keon-hee was interviewed by prosecutors. The allegations include bribery for accepting a luxury bag from a pastor she knew. The video shows a graphic exchange between the two. We report on this horrifying scandal in detail!

South Korea&#8217;s First Lady Faces Bribery Suspicion Over $340,000 Dior Bag

 Kyodo

 Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture has been accused of "begging," power harassment, kickbacks from financial institutions, and seven other allegations. The Hyogo prefectural government has been rocked by two suicides among its employees. ......

Saito, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, Refuses to Resign Amidst “Pleading” and “Kickback” Allegations, Citing Legal Grounds and Electoral Circumstances

 Masayoshi Katayama (Journalist)

 Masayoshi Katayama, Kyodo News

 In June, the Food Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office issued a warning that "effects such as low birth weight are observed in infants.

 PFAS, a carcinogenic organofluorine compound, has contaminated water in many parts of Japan and has become a nationwide social problem. In many areas, values far exceeding the national standard values have been detected! We report on the horrifying reality of the situation by interviewing experts and local governments.

Shocking Water Quality Pollution Figures in Kamagaya City 240 Times and Settsu City 420 Times the Standard Value

 A man was arrested after he ambushed his wife at Kitasato University and slashed her with a knife. The wife was cut on the left arm, which will take a week to heal, and it is believed that the couple had been living apart and had been having marital problems. The man's shocking actions after the crime...

48-Year-Old Man with Graphic Tattoos Slashes Estranged Wife with Knife at Kitasato Hospital

 In this issue of Playback, we take a look back at what this magazine was reporting 10, 20, and 30 years ago. In this issue, we take a look behind the scenes at the Kogyaru parties held in Tokyo in 1994, a time when high school girls were invincible.

Playback &#8217;94] &#8220;Where are your clothes? Dancing around in the daytime in a state of undress&#8230; The reality of &#8220;Kogyaru Backstage Party

 Shinsuke Sakai

 Hikaru Ogawa

 Kichijoji has long been called the "No. 1 place to live," but the Kichijoji Minami Hospital, which has been the center of emergency medical care, is finally closing its doors. What in the world is happening in this town, which has seen a rash of closures of major hospitals in the past decade?

Kichijoji, the &#8220;No. 1 Town to Live in,&#8221; has become a &#8220;difficult place to live&#8221; for the elderly&#8230; The reality of the &#8220;medical care collapse crisis&#8221; that is sweeping through Kichijoji, the &#8220;No. 1 Town to Live in.

 In this issue of Playback, we take a look back at what we reported 10, 20, and 30 years ago. In this issue, we report on the "mass coma incident" in which a number of female university students and others collapsed in a plaza in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district in June 2002.

Playback &#8217;14: University Students Ragging Around in Their Underwear&#8230; Confessions of the Members of the Shinjuku Kabukicho &#8220;Mass Coma Incident

 Doubts about NTC's "Athletes First

 Women's gymnast Shoko Miyata's withdrawal from the Olympic team for smoking and drinking has caused a stir. In particular, the Ajinomoto NTC, where the drinking took place, has been the scene of scandals in the past, and its operation has been called into question.

National Training Center&#8217;s Player Supremacy at Risk as Shoko Miyata&#8217;s Drinking Issue Resurfaces

 Kyoto has been shaken by the "Maiko/Geiko Paparazzi Problem" and other over-tourism issues. Is overtourism a problem in the nightlife district as well? Akira Ikoma, former editor-in-chief of the sex industry magazine "Ore no Tabi (My Trip)," reports on the situation in Kyoto.

Overtourism Affecting Kyoto&#8217;s Adult Entertainment Establishments

 After working as a money writer, financial planner, and market analyst for a securities company, Wajima became independent in 1996. He writes articles on finance and asset management mainly for business and economic magazines. Author of "A Textbook for the First Year of Robo-Advisor Investing" and "A Book You Can Understand with Rich Illustrations! Cashless Payments for the Absolute Benefit of Cashless Payments".

 Kenji Matsuoka

 In early July, the TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Exchange Stock Price Index) hit a record high for the first time in 34.5 years. What kind of change has come to the Japanese stock market? And what kind of stocks are promising for the future? We asked economic journalist Hideki Wajima.

Conditions for Targeting Undervalued High Dividend Yield Stocks with NISA Growth Investment Limits

 Cannibal bacteria are spreading rapidly. According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of cases has already exceeded the number reported in 2011, with 1,060 cases as of July 7. Dr. Yusaku Saijo of Nippon Medical School Hospital spoke to us.

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Risks Associated with Minor Injuries and Untreated Athlete&#8217;s Foot

 A man was arrested for allegedly giving a woman he knew a nutritional drink containing sleeping pills and committing an indecent act. The man met the woman at a "Gala". This article introduces the whole story of the unforgivable crime and recent troubles related to sleeping pills.

40-Year-Old Man Allegedly Drugged and Molested Woman from Paid Drinking Sessions

 Born in Mie Prefecture in 1975. He won the 9th Ken Kaiko Nonfiction Award for his book "Men Who Left Japan Behind: Impoverished Japanese Living in the Philippines. His latest book is "Reporto: International Romance Fraud. He has covered the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around the world.

 Takehide Mizutani

 More than a year and a half has passed since a special fraud group calling itself "Rufy" shook Japan. However, Japanese groups are still active in Southeast Asia. We take a closer look at the latest developments.

Four Japanese Nationals Arrested in High-Stakes Fraud Investigation Featuring Elusive Broker

 Ogawa Hikaru

 The Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, Yamaguchigumi VI, and other top executives gathered in one place.

 In mid-July, the facilities of the Inagawa-kai, a designated crime syndicate in Yokohama, were enveloped in a strange tension. The top leaders of the Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, Yamaguchigumi VI, and other prestigious yakuza groups in the Kanto region gathered in one place for a meeting that could be called a "Gokudo summit.

Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, and Sixth-Generation Yamaguchi-gumi Leaders Gather in Broad Daylight in Yokohama

 Shimei Kurita (Nonfiction writer)

 Asahi Shimbun (Hotel, lawyer) Kyodo News (Fujita)

 The legendary "Kakeko," who swindled 600 million yen in three and a half years, reveals all.

 The "Rufi Robbers" shook the whole country with their special fraud and robbery. The "Legendary Kaketsuko," Risa Yamada, a convict, confessed her crimes while in prison! She reveals the fearful rule of the executives, the frustration she felt toward her fellow inmates, and their special fraud techniques...all in this interview.

Prison Confession by Luffy Robbery Gang Inmate Risa Yamada Reveals Shocking Details of Special Fraud Techniques

 Daisuke Iwasaki

 Takeshi Kinugawa (1st), Daisuke Iwasaki (2nd, 4th), Afro (3rd)

 Mr. Shinnosuke Fujikawa, an election planner, is known as the "god of elections. He mentioned the name of an unexpected "post-Kishida" candidate.

News

If you defy him, you will be “kept in captivity. ……” Prefectural officials feel “blatant pressure” from Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture.

Shinji Ishimaru is funny because he is a “snooze police” in the Diet, which Garcie could not realize…

Earn advertising revenue just by putting a sticker on your car! This reporter tried “CheerDrive” for himself.

Japanese are ‘pickpocket targets’ in Paris: …… Local warning against ‘good-natured personalities’ and ‘group mentality

DAISO’s Ambitions in Its 23rd Year of Overseas Expansion After Starting with a Mobile Truck

Black Uterus and Lewd Acts Lead to Prison Sentence for Gourmet Massage Therapist Shibuchika’s Father in Court

Backlash Over Prime Minister Kishida’s Direct Call to Judo’s First Gold Medalist Natsumi Tsunoda Amidst ‘Black Money’ Olympics Comments

Ex-Police Officer’s 60 Million Yen Debt Repaid Through Sugar Dating and Loan Sharks

South Korea’s First Lady Faces Bribery Suspicion Over $340,000 Dior Bag

Saito, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, Refuses to Resign Amidst “Pleading” and “Kickback” Allegations, Citing Legal Grounds and Electoral Circumstances

Shocking Water Quality Pollution Figures in Kamagaya City 240 Times and Settsu City 420 Times the Standard Value

48-Year-Old Man with Graphic Tattoos Slashes Estranged Wife with Knife at Kitasato Hospital

Playback ’94] “Where are your clothes? Dancing around in the daytime in a state of undress… The reality of “Kogyaru Backstage Party

Kichijoji, the “No. 1 Town to Live in,” has become a “difficult place to live” for the elderly… The reality of the “medical care collapse crisis” that is sweeping through Kichijoji, the “No. 1 Town to Live in.

Playback ’14: University Students Ragging Around in Their Underwear… Confessions of the Members of the Shinjuku Kabukicho “Mass Coma Incident

National Training Center’s Player Supremacy at Risk as Shoko Miyata’s Drinking Issue Resurfaces

Overtourism Affecting Kyoto’s Adult Entertainment Establishments

Conditions for Targeting Undervalued High Dividend Yield Stocks with NISA Growth Investment Limits

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Risks Associated with Minor Injuries and Untreated Athlete’s Foot

40-Year-Old Man Allegedly Drugged and Molested Woman from Paid Drinking Sessions

Four Japanese Nationals Arrested in High-Stakes Fraud Investigation Featuring Elusive Broker

Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, and Sixth-Generation Yamaguchi-gumi Leaders Gather in Broad Daylight in Yokohama

Prison Confession by Luffy Robbery Gang Inmate Risa Yamada Reveals Shocking Details of Special Fraud Techniques

Further Headwinds for LDP as Nagata-cho’s God of Elections Reveals Kishida’s Removal Fate