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 Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1962. He was a member of "Honjamaka," a duo with Toshiaki Megumi, and was a member of "Ganso! Debuya" (TV TOKYO), as well as an actor and voice actor. Currently, he is the Friday MC of "Yoji Goji Days" (TV TOKYO), and is also active on YouTube and Instagram.

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 Takashi Tachibana, the leader of the "Protect the People from NHK" party, was arrested and indicted on suspicion of defamation. His request for bail was denied, but at the same time, a comment made by an NHK Party city councilor caused a stir. ......

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 Manager Nagashima loved Dave Okubo's fighting spirit. Dave says that the director had his back and allowed him to live his life without bending himself. The godfather of Dave Company is also Mr. Nagashima. Dave laughed and said, "As expected, I can't say no.

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 Saburo Kawabuchi still remembers the shock he felt when he saw Kunishige Kamamoto for the first time. At the time, Kamamoto was still in high school, but he was completely taken out of his position. Many athletes have played in the world, but his scale was on another dimension and he was special.

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 Hiroyuki Komatsu

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 Mariko Adachi

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 Japanese people are denied to get on a bus with a coffee in one hand? The embarrassing etiquette violations that Japanese people tend to commit when traveling in Korea, and the surprising trap of having your airport photo taken as a "military secret". The pitfalls of going completely cashless, and other new knowledge you must know before you travel to Korea.

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 Maki Takubo, the former mayor of Ito City, was defeated in the rerun election for the office of mayor due to the issue of her "academic fraud. However, her ambitions seem to be far from over. ......

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 Yusuke Kondo

 With the spread of social networking services, defamation of others has become a social problem in recent years. Shiyoh Hirano of "Number_i" and Ryuto Iwasaki, a former candidate for "Taipro," spoke out about the "anti-comments" they have received and revealed their feelings on the matter.

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 On November 28, the Giants, eager to regain their championship lead next season, announced that Seung-Yeob Lee (49), who participated in the fall training camp as a temporary coach, will be named hitting coach of the first team.

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 On November 26, a fire broke out in a condominium tower in Dapu District, Hong Kong. The fire spread over two days, destroying a total of seven buildings. Approximately 180 people were killed or missing. This incident is not a fire on the other side of the river.

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 The temperature has suddenly dropped in December! Even colder weather is forecast for the year-end and New Year's holidays. ......Items to stay comfortable even in such a harsh winter 2025-2026

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