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 Yura Kikino, who retired as a sexy actress this August, will play the heroine in the movie "The Summer I Met a Catfish," which will be released in February 2013. We asked her about the movie and her current situation.

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 Takahiro Kagawa (1st, 3rd), Takayuki Ogawauchi (2nd, 4th-5th)

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 It was widely reported that "Widener Show" would be terminated in March 2013. A new program by the highly likable duo is scheduled to be launched as a replacement for the show.

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 Reiko Katou, who has dominated the gravure world as a campaign gal, including Clarion Girl and Asahi Beer Image Girl, is photographed for the first time in 26 years! She revealed the reason why she decided to appear and the challenges she took on at this point in her career.

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 Shigeki Katano

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 South Korean President Yun Sik-Yue was impeached by the National Assembly on the charge of internal rebellion. His resignation is seen as inevitable, and the most likely candidate to succeed him is Lee Jae-myung of the opposition Co-operative Democratic Party. But he is a hardcore anti-Japanese. ......

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 Aika Kanda, a freelance announcer, discusses the issue of celebrity privacy.

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Rain Tree Series [Ep. 4] Hiyuga Asamiya & Kotori Ayase’s We Haven’t Achieved Anything Yet

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Post-COVID Changes in Pattaya Go-Go Bars: Beneficial or Detrimental for Customers

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