 Shinji Hasuo

 On February 21, a 26-year-old man was arrested for dumping a dead body. The man reportedly stated that he stabbed his friend to death. Meanwhile, on January 31, a 30-year-old woman was arrested for dumping the body of her 19-year-old boyfriend. What was her statement?

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 Fumi Kamiyama

 Kabukicho in Shinjuku is one of the largest entertainment districts in the East. Its contents are gradually changing. Up-and-coming photographer Bun Kamiyama spent about two weeks in Kabukicho to take these shocking photos.

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 C2/Yuji Arakawa

 Shohei Ohtani's physical condition has been further improved! Adjustment to the dual role in Arizona is going well.

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Shohei Ohtani: Record-breaking finish! Aiming for back-to-back championships with &#8220;Muso no Hitting&#8221; (WBC All-Round Feature)

 Katsuhide Takahashi is the Representative Director of Malibu Japan Co. After working for Mitsubishi Bank, Citigroup Securities, Citibank, and others, established the company in 2001. He has visited more than 60 countries around the world. He is an expert on resorts in Japan and abroad, including the Bahamas, Maldives, Palau, Malibu, Los Cabos, Dubai, Hawaii, Niseko, Kyoto, and Okinawa. He graduated from Keio University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in economics and received a master's degree in economics from the Graduate School of International Political Science and Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University in 2000. He is the author of many books, including "Bank Zero Era" (Asahi Shimbun Publications), "Why Niseko Only Became a World Resort" (Kodansha + alpha Shinsho), and "The Extinction of Regional Banks" (Heibonsha).

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 Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1962. He was a member of "Honjamaka," a comedy 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.

 Hidehiko Ishizuka

 Honjamaka" Hidehiko Ishizuka's "mai-ai" days vol.42 

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Kabukichō Top Hostess Turned Businesswoman Shares Her Secrets in 600 Million Yen Mansion

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TBS’s Kyoko Nango and TV Asahi’s Akari Matsuoka Among the God Eleven 2026 Shaping a New Era

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 Aflo

 A member of a famous Korean male idol group has been indicted for violating the Military Service Act. They were accused of being absent without leave for 102 days under the alternative military service system. This is one-fourth of the total number of working days. The idol will likely face heavy penalties.

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 On February 17, the Higashimurayama Police Department of the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a cab driver on suspicion of growing marijuana plants in his room. The incident was discovered by coincidence, when a fire, possibly caused by an electrical leak, broke out in a room of the man's apartment.

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 No.109] Me, Pink, and Sometimes New York

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 Daisuke Koike

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 The filming of the movie "The Swan and the Bat," scheduled to be released this September, took place in Tokyo, and Mio Imada, who plays the lead role in the movie, was spotted. Imada was standing in the middle of the crowd with an anxious look on her face. Then, a man came running toward her at full speed, and he was that super idol.

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 TV people were surprised by Hana Sugisaki's "Something in Winter, Something in Spring" and "Omusubi" duo's Gekkan 9 "Yandoku! etc.

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 Sunday Gekijo's "Reboot" in depth, Nanako Matsushima's "Okome no Onna" off to a good start, etc.

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 Tatsuya Oyabu

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