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 Kazuhiko Nakamura (1st photo)

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 Kazunori Okubo

 Katsuhiko Hanamura

 Rina Uchida

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 Aika Kanda

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NISA Credit Card Accumulation Points Drop: Time to Switch Brokerages?

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 Takehiko Kohiyama

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 Shikama Aki

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 Mountain climbing has become popular among people of all ages in recent years. The number of people in distress has been increasing along with it. What does it mean to be lost on a mountain trail while hiking or playing in the water?　Why do so many people go missing?

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 Miss University of Tokyo is doing gravure...! It has been a year since the gravure pageant caused a great deal of controversy on social networking sites. After experiencing a firestorm of controversy, Akisai Kamiya looks back on that time. On the last page of the article, there are a number of off-shot photos!

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