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(睡眠用)英語で国内ニュース2026年3月24日(火) · 英語で国内ニュース

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  Prime Minister Taka Ichi announced on March 24th that
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  Japan will release national oil reserves starting March 26th.
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  This follows an earlier release of private reserves.
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  Joint reserves from oil producing nations stored in
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  Japan will also be released in March.
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  This action aims to ease supply concerns and reduce crude oil
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  prices due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
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  The Emperor, Empress and Princess Aiko have cancelled
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  their planned visit to Iwadi and Miyagi prefectures.
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  The visit was scheduled to start on March 25th, marking 15 years
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  since the Great E Japan Earthquake.
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  The cancellation is due to their poor health.
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  The government approved a bill on March 24th to expand Drone No
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  Fly zones. This responds to improving drone
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  technology and an increased terrorism threat.
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  The new legislation will also require installing drone
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  detection equipment at critical sites such as nuclear power
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  plants, to boost security. Finance Minister Katayama
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  announced on March 24th that a provisional budget for fiscal
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  year 2026 is being prepared. This 11 day budget, starting
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  April 1st is a contingency if the main budget isn't passed
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  this month. It will include funds for the
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  expanded high school tuition waiver and local allocation tax
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  grants. Nihon University announced that
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  chairperson Mariko Hayashi will step down at the end of June,
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  concluding her first term. The university's committee has
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  recommended Taichiro Seki, Dean of Bioresource Sciences, as her
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  successor. A formal decision for the new
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  chairperson is expected soon. Many employees are experiencing
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  quiet promotions, taking on more responsibility without a salary
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  increase. AUS survey found 78% of workers
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  affected. This trend is common in Japan,
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  where rigid HR systems allow unlimited work orders.
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  Often managers are unaware, leading to increased duties
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  without adequate compensation. The government approved a bill
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  on March 24th mandating identity verification for data
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  communication SIM card contracts.
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  This amendment to the Act on Prevention of Illegal Use of
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  Mobile Phones aims to combat the increasing misuse of data Sims.
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  This includes preventing their use in investment scams and
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  other SNS related fraud. The Ministry of Justice
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  investigated around 8200 suspected human rights violation
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  cases last year. Over 1400 of these cases were
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  linked to school bullying, an increase of more than 200 from
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  the previous year. This data indicates a growing
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  concern about bullying incidents in schools nationwide.
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  Japan's 2026 Diplomatic Blue Book will state that China is
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  strengthening unilateral criticism and coercive measures
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  against Japan, including export restrictions.
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  Relations have worsened since Prime Minister Takehichi's
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  November comments on Taiwan. Still, Japan emphasizes openness
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  to dialogue, hoping for improved relations despite challenges.
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  The Ministry of Justice is reviewing the Anti Prostitution
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  law, aiming for revision by next year.
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  The current law penalizes related acts, but not the buying
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  or selling of prostitution. Recent issues like women forced
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  into prostitution have led to calls for punishing buyers, yet
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  there is also opposition to stricter regulations.
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  The Emperor, Empress and Princess Aiko have cancelled
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  their visit to Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, which was scheduled
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  to start on the 25th. The visit was planned to
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  commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Great E Japan Earthquake.
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  The reason for the cancellation is that Their Majesties are
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  feeling unwell. The government today approved a
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  bill to revise the drone Control law.
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  This aims to strengthen drone flight regulations.
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  No fly zones will expand to cover areas within about 1
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  kilometer of important facilities.
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  Penalties for violations will also be made stricter.
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  On the 24th, the government approved an Electricity Business
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  Act amendment. It strengthens monitoring of
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  megasolars due to nationwide issues, creating a new system
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  for 3rd party safety checks. Public institutions can also
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  finance construction costs for carbon free power plants.
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  Nehon University announced that chairperson Mariko Hayashi will
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  resign at the end of June, completing her first term.
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  The university's committee has recommended Yasuchiro Seiki,
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  Dean of the College of Bioresource Sciences, as her
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  successor. A formal decision is expected
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  shortly. The Ministry of Justice began
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  discussions on the 24th to revise the Anti Prostitution
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  Act. The focus is whether to punish
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  those who buy sex, as only sellers currently face
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  penalties. This follows growing calls and
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  social issues like women soliciting in Tokyo's Kabukicho.
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  Restoration work has started in central Osaka to cut off a large
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  iron pipe that protruded from underground onto a Rd.
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  This accident occurred on March 11th near Jr.
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  Osaka Station, where a vertically buried pipe had
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  pushed up about 13 meters high. The Tokyo High Court today
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  upheld a nine year prison sentence for former Mitsubishi
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  UFJ Bank employee Yukari Yamazaki, 47.
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  She was convicted of stealing ¥390,000,000 in gold and
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  valuables from customer safety deposit boxes.
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  Her appeal was rejected, with the court finding no error in
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  the initial sentencing. Prime Minister Sanay Takeichi
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  announced on the 24th that Japan will release national oil
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  reserves from the 26th. This includes 30 days worth
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  following private releases. The move aims to ease supply
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  concerns as crude oil prices rise due to blockades in the
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  Strait of Hormuz. Finance Minister Satsuki
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  Katayama announced on the 24th that a provisional budget for
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  fiscal year 2026 will be prepared.
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  This is to prevent disruption if the main budget is delayed.
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  The 11 day budget starting April first will include expanded high
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  school tuition waivers. On the 24th, the government
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  began preparing a provisional budget for fiscal year 2026.
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  This 11 day budget from April 1st to 11th is a contingency if
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  the main budget bill is not passed by the fiscal year end.
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  This is the first provisional budget in 11 years.
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  To give a business content on useless.
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  Japan's government will begin releasing national oil reserves
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  from March 26th. Economy, Trade and Industry
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  Minister Akazawa announced the plan, stating oil will be
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  released sequentially from 11 storage bases nationwide.
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  This measure aims to ensure the smooth functioning of people's
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  lives and economic activities. Japan's government will add ¥800
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  billion from the fiscal 2025 reserve fund for gasoline
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  subsidies approved March 24th to counter rising crude oil prices.
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  Prime Minister Takeichi confirmed with President Trump a
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  joint effort to expand US crude oil production.
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  She also addressed AUS request for navigation safety in the
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  Strait of Hormuz. Finance Minister Satsuki
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  Katayama announced plans for a provisional budget for fiscal
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  2026 covering April warned to 11 if the main budget is delayed.
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  She stressed that a budget void cannot be allowed.
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  The government also approved ¥800.7 billion from the fiscal
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  2025 reserve fund for gasoline subsidies, responding to rising
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  oil prices. US and Japanese stock markets
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  surged, with the Dow Jones up over 600 points and Nikkei over
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  ¥1100. This followed President Trump's
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  announcement to delay attacks on Iranian power plants, easing
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  Middle East tensions. Crude oil futures prices sharply
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  dropped over 10% and the yen strengthened to the ¥158 range
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  against the dollar. Toyota announced a $1 billion
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  investment in its Kentucky and Indiana US factories to
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  diversify offerings and meet rising demand.
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  The Kentucky plant receives $800 million for a new battery
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  electric vehicle and increased Camry Rav 4 SUV production.
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  The Indiana plant gets $200 million to boost Grand
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  Highlander SUV output. Secretaries General of the
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  Churitsuko Political Alliance have agreed to participate in
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  the National Social Security Council meeting on March 25.
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  This agreement signals broader political engagement on crucial
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  Social Security reforms. The Council aims to discuss and
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  address important issues impacting national welfare and
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  future policy directions. Japan's February consumer price
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  index excluding fresh food rose 1.6%, falling below the Bank of
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  Japan's 2% target for the first time in four years.
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  Renewed subsidies for electricity and gas were a major
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  factor leading to significant drops in energy prices.
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  However, recent crude oil price increases are not yet reflected.
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  NY crude oil prices sharply dropped over 14% to $84 per
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  barrel on March 23rd. This followed President Trump's
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  announcement of a five day delay on attacks against Iranian power
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  plants, citing productive talks. The news eased tensions that had
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  pushed prices over $101.00. The yen also strengthened
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  against the dollar. The Trump administration urged
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  WTO members to review the Most Favored Nation MFN principle,
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  stating it causes unfair trade and imbalances.
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  China's rare earth export restrictions pressure Japan.
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  Mirroring US semiconductor regulations, Japan reduced its
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  reliance on Chinese rare earths to 60% from 90% in 2010.
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  Still, dependence on heavy rare earths, vital for EVs, remains
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  high. Japan aims for 0 dependence by
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  late 2028, but commercial deep sea extraction faces high cost
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  hurdles. Deva Sports and you saw with
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  Stychemus. Roki Sasaki struggled in his
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  final spring training game against the Angels.
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  He gave up five runs and eight walks, hit by pitches in two
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  innings. His spring training ERA is now
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  15.58. Sasaki commented the result
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  wasn't good. I want to find what I can do.
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  This performance raises concerns as the season approaches.
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  Roki Sasaki struggled in his final spring training game,
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  removed in the first inning without recording an out.
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  He finished with five runs and eight walks hurt hit by pitches
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  in 2 and 0 thirds innings, leaving his Spring training ERA
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  at 15.58. Sasaki stated.
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  It's really about technical aspects.
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  I want to switch gears for the regular season.
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  Roki Sasaki's difficult spring training outing with eight
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  walks, hit by pitches and five runs drew strong criticism from
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  US reporters. They called his performance
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  terrible and concerning to say the least.
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  His 15.58 spring training era has now raised questions about
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  his spot in the Dodgers opening rotation.
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  Osaka Twine advanced in the National High School Baseball
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  Invitational tournament. Second year left-hander Haruta
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  Kawamoto pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 14
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  batters. Osaka Twine defeated Kumamoto
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  Kogyo for a 0. This strong performance secured
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  their spot in the second round, highlighting their powerhouse
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  status. Taikyo High School lost to
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  Chukyo University Chukyo 9/4 in A10 inning tie break at the
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  National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament.
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  Taikyo had tied the game from a four run deficit, however they
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  gave up five runs in the 10th and failed to score, missing the
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  best 8 for the first time in 16 years.
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  Yamanashi Gakuan's Haruki Komoda was diagnosed with a fracture
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  near his left wrist. The injury occurred during a
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  defensive play in the National High School Baseball
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  Invitational Tournament when he collided with a batter runner.
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  Komoda, a highly anticipated two way player, had hit a solo home
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  run earlier in the game before his removal.
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  Paris Olympics judo gold medalist Krista Deguchi has
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  announced her retirement at age 30.
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  Her sister, Kelly Deguchi, also retired at the same time.
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  Krista stated she was satisfied with her judo career.
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  Both sisters, originally from Nagano, Japan, represented
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  Canada in the Paris Olympics. Sekiwake Kirishima, winner of
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  the Spring Grand Sumo tournament, held a press
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  conference after securing his third championship with twelve
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  wins, including eleven consecutive.
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  He is now set for his 2nd promotion to Ozeki.
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  Kirishima expressed his ambition stating I want to be a cool and
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  strong Ozeki. His promotion ceremony is
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  scheduled for the 25th. Chicago Cubs outfielder Saya
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  Suzuki will begin the season on the injured list.
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  He sustained a right knee injury during the World Baseball
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  Classic quarterfinals. Tests revealed minor ligament
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  damage to his right knee. Suzuki will miss Opening Day for
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  the Cubs. Shohei Otani's first Dodgers
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  start is set for March 31st, the season's fifth game against the
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  Guardians. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed
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  Otani will not throw long innings.
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  With Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting Opening Day and Roki Sasaki
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  pitching the 4th game, 3 Japanese pitchers could start
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  consecutively. Suzite Koch sign used this.
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  U.S. President Trump stated that
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  productive talks with Iran led to a five day delay in planned
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  attacks on Iranian power plants. However, Iran has denied any
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  such discussions. Iran said there was no dialogue
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  and described Trump's claim as merely A delaying tactic.
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  The New York Times reported U.S. military officials are
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  considering sending 82nd Airborne Division combat units
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  for operations against Iran. They might seize Karg Island, a
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  key oil export terminal. Separately, Marines from Okinawa
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  are heading to the Middle East, possibly to repair Karg Islands
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  damaged airfield. A Colombian Air Force transport
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  plane crashed shortly after takeoff on March 23rd in the
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  southern Amazon region. The aircraft had 125 people on
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  board. Tragically, 66 people died and
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  dozens more were injured in the accident.
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  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated on March 23rd that his
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  country will maintain its status as a nuclear armed state in a
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  policy speech. He also officially recognized
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  South Korea as the most hostile country.
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  Kim added that North Korea is ready for both confrontation and
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  peaceful coexistence with the United States.
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  Italy's constitutional referendum on judicial reform
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  was rejected on March 22nd and 23rd, with 53% voting against.
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  The key issue was completely separating the career paths of
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  judges and prosecutors. This outcome is a significant
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  set back for the Maloney government's signature policy
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  ahead of the 2027 general election.
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  The US Senate has confirmed the new Secretary of Homeland
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  Security. This approval fills a critical
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  position as the new secretary will succeed the previously
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  removed official. This appointment is vital for
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  national security and managing Border Protection and
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  immigration policies. The US Department of Defense
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  announced stricter media access rules on March 23rd.
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  The Media Center will move to a separate building and reporters
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  must be accompanied by staff. This comes after a federal court
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  ruled the DO DS previous rules unconstitutional, violating the
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  First Amendment. A powerful magnitude 7.6
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  earthquake struck near the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific
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  around 1:38 PM JST on March 24th.
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  The Japan Meteorological Agency received this report from the
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  Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
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  Fortunately, there is no concern for a tsunami following this
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  earthquake. At New York's LaGuardia Airport
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  late on March 22nd, a Landing Air Canada jet collided with a
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  fire truck. Tragically, both the pilot and
• 19:20
  copilot died in the incident. As a result of the collision,
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  LaGuardia Airport has been closed.
• 19:36
  Actress Akiko Khanna has passed away at the age of 70.
• 19:40
  She died on March 21st from a urinary tract infection at a
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  hospital in Shizuoka. Khanna had been battling illness
• 19:49
  for 13 years following a subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2013.
• 19:54
  Her former agency confirmed her death on March 23rd.
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  A private funeral will be held by her family.
• 20:02
  Stardo Entertainment announced on March 21st that over half of
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  the attendees were denied entry to a junior fan event.
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  This decision, communicated to fan club members was made due to
• 20:15
  measures against high-priced ticket resales.
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  The company is focusing on preventing tickets from being
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  sold at inflated prices. A free BTS concert in central
• 20:27
  Seoul on March 21st faced criticism for excessive
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  security. Seoul city and police had
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  estimated up to 260,000 attendees implementing major
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  traffic controls. However, the actual crowd size
• 20:41
  was less than half of the projection, leading to questions
• 20:44
  about the measures. Exile announced their first
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  collaboration with Tak Matsumoto of BZ.
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  Their new song 24 Carats Gold Legacy feat Tak Matsumoto will
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  be digitally released on March 30th.
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  Fans can also look forward to the album 24 Carats Golden Best,
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  which includes this track set for release on May 20th.
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  Singer Akiko WADA will launch a new TBS late night program, Ako
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  to Jumbo starting April 7th. The show, airing every Tuesday
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  at 056AM, will feature WADA alongside Jumbo Takao from
• 21:26
  comedy duo Rainbow. This follows the conclusion of
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  Wada's 40 year running show Ako Niyomakase in March.
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  The official website for actress Miho Nakayama, who passed away
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  suddenly in December 2 years ago at age 54, announced its closure
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  on March 23rd. The site will officially cease
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  operations at the end of March. A message on the site conveyed
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  heartfelt gratitude to all her fans.
• 21:57
  British actor Tommy Bastow, 34, who plays teacher Heaven in
• 22:02
  NHK's morning drama Bake Bake, expressed surprise at the long
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  working hours for the series. Bastow was interviewed in Osaka
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  during the final week of filming the drama Bake.
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  Bake is scheduled to air its final episode on March 27th.
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  Actress Alice Hirosi, 31, apologized on her ex account on
• 22:24
  March 23rd for a previous post. On March 22nd, she had shared
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  her opinion that she would cry tears of joy if her favorite
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  celebrity married, emphasizing that fans should wish for their
• 22:37
  idols happiness. Her apology acknowledged diverse
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  viewpoints. Model Koki, daughter of actor
• 22:45
  Takuya Kimura, publicly stated that she has never been to
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  Yoshinoya. This announcement comes as her
• 22:52
  father, Takuya Kimura, is a prominent figure in Yoshinoya's
• 22:56
  TV commercials. Her comment may be unexpected
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  given her family's connection to the popular beef bowl chain.
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  New high school music textbooks, approved March 24th feature
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  songs by popular artists like Mrs. Green Appley.
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  However, a veteran music teacher, suggests that while
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  trendy songs engage students, simpler ones are better for
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  teaching. He recommends tracks with easier
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  chord progressions and vocal ranges, such as Yosui Inouye's
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  Shonen Jidai for introductory lessons.
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  Join on you survive each artist Saigo Ma de Otsuki Aitadaki
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  Arigato Josai Masta, Oyasumina Sai.