 Sari Yoshizawa

 Masahiro Nakai's troubles with women have been the subject of speculation regarding the involvement of Fuji Television Network employees. The stations have begun to investigate whether or not they were "paying up" to female TV announcers and celebrities, and one of them, Sari Yoshizawa, a gravure idol, confides that she was "almost paid off.

Gravure Idol Exposes the Night She Was Nearly Offered to a TV Producer

 Takero Shintai (1st), Keisuke Nishi

 In this issue of Playback, we look back at what this magazine reported 10, 20, and 30 years ago. This time, we focus on Hakuho's "riot of criticism of referees" that took place after the first tournament of 2003. The day after he apologized for the disturbance, Hakuho went out for a night on the town. ......

[Playback 2015] Hakuho&#8217;s Drunken Night After Judge Criticism Controversy

 Kazuhiko NAKAMURA

 On February 19, Masahiro Nakai posted his last video and closed his fan club website. Behind the scenes, Fuji Television's third-party committee is quietly conducting interviews, but the investigation into Mr. Nakai is not being conducted. ......

Fuji TV Probes “Hyatt Drinking” But No Inquiry Into Masahiro Nakai

 Kyodo News

 Masahiro Ojima (Nonfiction writer)

 The number of "black market job" crimes that occurred one after another last year has been drastically decreasing since January of this year. What exactly was behind it? Nonfiction writer Masahiro Ojima takes a close look at the front lines of the investigation.

 Crimes committed by "black market workers," who were involved in a series of "black market job" crimes last year, have been drastically decreasing since January of this year. Behind the scenes, the authorities are finally closing in on the existence of the "instructor" behind the crimes. Nonfiction writer Masahiro Ojima unravels the front lines of the investigation.

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 Kei Kato

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 Antony from "Matenroe" appeared on a variety show and revealed that he has become a "millionaire" by making a lot of money through live streaming on TikTok. Since the COVID-19 crisis, many celebrities have entered the live-streaming service. ......

Top Comedians Enter Live Streaming for Billion-Yen Earnings

 Takayuki Ogawauchi

 The "online casino gambling scandal" is having a major impact on the entertainment industry, with nearly a dozen Yoshimoto Kogyo talents undergoing voluntary questioning.

The announcement was &#8220;Kuruma&#8217;s arbitrary decision&#8221;&#8230; &#8220;Behind the scenes of voluntary restraint&#8221; and &#8220;future development&#8221; of the illegal online casino racket by Yoshimoto&#8217;s comedians.

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 Yuichiro Ueno, who was dismissed from his post as Rikkyo University ekiden coach a year and four months ago due to an affair with a female club member, has returned to active duty in Saga Prefecture. He says, "I can only repay my debt to Rikkyo University by running.

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 Takehiko Kohiyama

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 Takeshi Kinugawa

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New Allegations Emerge Against Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito and the Third-Party Committee Established to Address the &#8220;Leaked Information&#8221; Spread by Takashi Tachibana.

 Courtesy of Kamiya

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The reason why the nominator of the popular word nominee &#8220;Rice Theory&#8221; decided to go to court with the Communist Party.

 Hakuba Village, which attracted the world's attention during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, has seen a surge in inbound demand in recent years as a ski resort following "Niseko" in Hokkaido. Restaurants are also in a bubble due to the influx of foreign tourists, but trouble is also on the rise.

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 Courtesy of Hiroaki Matsu (Curry)

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 NHK will broadcast a special program on JIN of BTS on February 15. NHK has long hoped to make BTS the centerpiece of this year's Kohaku, as they had three groups from the same agency participate in last year's Kohaku, but it seems that BTS is not so complacent. ......

NHK&#8217;s secret plan to carry &#8220;BTS&#8221; to the Kohaku Uta Gassen at any cost

 February 22 is "Cat Day. In honor of this day, we introduce the "Desperate Cats" series of photo books that have fascinated many people who are not cat lovers. We will show selected images from the series.

Cat Day] Angry, surprised, and sleeping&#8230; The &#8220;frantic&#8221; daily lives of the cats in the &#8220;Cats Too Frantic&#8221; series of photo books.

 Mineko Miwa

 The secret to maintaining her style! She is an actress who has been attracting attention for her outstanding style, and finally appears on the cover of FRIDAY for the first time. She talks about her personal life and her future goals.

 Sumire Yokono, a former NMB48 member who is now active as an actress, makes her first appearance on the cover of FRIDAY, and talks about the secrets of her body makeup, her personal life, and her future goals.

Sumire Yokono: &#8220;I eat rice every day to keep my bust size down.

 Miyu Iketani

 The 9th "My first trip to Shanghai in 7 years, and I enjoyed it more than last time" by Miyu Iketani, a female graduate student.

 Miyu Iketani's reason for studying abroad was a trip to China seven years ago with a friend. At that time, he toured Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, and Nanjing, and was fascinated by China. This time, she will visit Shanghai, the place of her memories, for the first time in seven years.

Former TV TOKYO correspondent Miyu Iketani experiences a state-of-the-art hotel in China where a robot delivers food to your room.

 A trial was held for a male client of a men's esthetic salon who was blackmailed and imprisoned by other salon staff after a female therapist offered to perform "female acts" on him and then fell in love with him. Their organized crime was revealed there. ......

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 Daisuke Iwasaki

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 Mrs. Devi has formed a new party, the "12 Peace Party," which advocates the protection of dogs and cats. She is supported by Shinnosuke Fujikawa, an election planner, as her chief strategist. Mr. Fujikawa revealed his plan for the summer House of Councillors election.

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