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Melt-in-your-mouth softness&#8230;The new booming taste of &#8220;Shisan Udon&#8221; from Kyushu to Tokyo &#8220;Marugame Seimen&#8221; is no threat.

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 Me, Pink, and Sometimes New York

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 Takahiro Kagawa

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 Kyodo News (2nd photo) Kei Kato (3rd photo)

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 Kazuhiko Nakamura

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STARTO Entertainment Announces Indefinite Suspension of Junior Member After Smoking Photo Leak

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The Hidden Truth Behind Waruiko Atsumare&#8217;s Cancellation

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 Masahiro Nakai's "trouble with women" has called into question not only Fuji Television Network, but also the "state" of television stations. It was revealed that Nakai had contacted the stations before the release of the first "Josei Seven" report. ......

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 It is important not to follow the caller's pace by saying, "Please give me your phone number so I can call you back.

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Fake Cop Scam Crumbles at “I&#8217;m Recording This”

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 Uniphoto Press (1st photo) Getty

 Travelers beware, some areas in San Francisco and Los Angeles are overflowing with abusers--

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Fentanyl Crisis: Over 200 Deaths a Day Plague American Society

 An expert analyzes the background of the incident to find out what kind of trouble there was between the two men.

 The suspect himself called 110 to report that he had stabbed someone. When police arrived at the hotel, they found a young woman bleeding at the front desk. It is believed that she was having trouble with the suspect, a Chinese national. This is the background of the case, as interpreted by the expert.

Chinese Man Arrested for Stabbing Woman in Hotel Exhausted and Distressed After Confession

 Actor Miki Mizuno says with a smile, "I have a new pillar of family, and it's as if I have a new life. She talks about how she first became interested in acting and the secret story behind her role in one of her best-known films, "Odoru Daisousasen" (Bayside Shakedown).

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Takehara Pistol: “It&#8217;s Always Been Fun, So I Never Felt Like I Had to Pay My Dues”

 In this issue of "Playback," we look back at what this magazine reported 10, 20, and 30 years ago. This time, we will introduce the "Awaji Island 5 Murder Case" that took place in March 2003. What was the "abnormal behavior" of the murderer just before the incident?

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 Hiroyuki Sasaki (entertainment journalist)

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