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 Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump on January 20. However, this man is considered to be "pro-China," which Trump hates, and in the past, he has been contacted by a Chinese company ......

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 Black Angels" is back in Reiwa!

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