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 Hiroyuki Komatsu

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 The SC Karuizawa Club women's curling team is unique in Japan, which is now one of the world's leading curling nations. We closely followed the team, which won the Japanese championship in just one year after its formation, without any players in their 30s, let alone the "Golden Generation".

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 After working as a money writer, financial planner, and market analyst for a securities company, Mr. Matsuoka 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 "Understanding with Rich Illustrations! The Book of Absolute Benefit from Cashless Payments".

 Kenji Matsuoka

 The term "billionaire" refers to an investor who has amassed assets in the hundreds of millions. In general, most of them have succeeded in investing in stocks and crypto assets, but this time, we will introduce Mr. "I'll quit my job if I have to", who has achieved over 100 million yen by "saving" and "saving money".

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 Takayuki Ogawauchi Yusuke Kondo Arifumi Taguchi Yoshihito Murata REX/Afro

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 Kyodo News (1st photo)

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 The "timelesz project," or "Taipro," has been the talk of the town. Among them, 19-year-old Michimi Hamakawa, aka Roy, is extremely popular, and some say they are still not convinced that he was not selected. In the midst of all this, there is a rumor.

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 Yuji Yanagawa (non-fiction writer)

 Takehiko Kohiyama

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 Shu Nishihara

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Extra big service for fans and family!　Clayton Kershaw, the great pitcher who &#8220;came to Japan on his own dime&#8221;, &#8220;A Tour of Japan&#8221;.

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 In February this year, the former head of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Tatsuhiro Ishikawa, was sentenced in a civil lawsuit he filed against Toyota. What is the reason why the former ace of the Special Investigation Department filed a "false accusation" lawsuit against Toyota? ......

Fatal Accident Caused by Miscalculated Accelerator&#8230;Former Special Investigator Ace, Accuser of the Accident, Sues Toyota for &#8220;False Accidental Accident&#8221;.

 Keisuke Nishi (1st and 2nd), Eiji Ikeda (3rd), Hiroyuki Komatsu (4th)

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 Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will merge as early as the end of 2014 to form the new Korean Air, which will have a combined transport capacity greater than that of Japan's ANA and JAL. The impact of the merger can be seen at .......

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 One evening in early March, when the temperature rose to 15°C, a beautiful woman was seen in a quiet residential area in Tokyo. Dressed in a black blouson and white pants, she was walking her dog, actress Rin Takanashi (36).

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