 Cheer Drive" is a service that advertises by putting stickers on people's cars. The service was originally intended as a way to make money, but an initiative started by COVID-19 crisis has been receiving surprisingly positive feedback. What are the "effects"?

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Takahiko Fujii Set to Become Independent After Hinting at Financial Gain, Maintains Popularity as Face of NTV&#8217;s Nighttime

 Aika Kanda

 No.45] Me, Pink, and Sometimes New York

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 Takuma Arimura

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 Shinji Hamasaki

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 Kyodo News

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 Dong Long

 Tori Aristocrats Holdings is also preparing to expand its mainstay yakitori restaurant, Tori Aristocrats, into Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Will Yakitori and Yakitori be accepted overseas?

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 Takahiro Kagawa (1st)

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 Kojiro Yamada (1st, 4th-6th), Shu Nishihara (2nd, 3rd)

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