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(睡眠用)英語で国内ニュース2026年5月10日(日) · 英語で国内ニュース

• 0:10
  A cruise ship with a suspected hantavirus outbreak reached
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  Tenerife Island in Spain's Canary Islands on May 10th.
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  Local authorities are preparing for infection control measures
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  for the crew. The ship arrived around 2:30 PM
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  Japan time. Preparations for medical care
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  are also under way. A4 vehicle pile up happened on
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  May 10th in Kokogawa, Hyogo. A microbus carrying high school
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  students for a club trip was involved.
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  One student and two others in separate cars suffered minor
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  injuries. No one was hospitalized.
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  The accident occurred around 9:20 AM on A2 Lane Highway.
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  Tetsuo Wakayama, 68, arrested for a fatal microbus accident on
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  the Banetsu Expressway, had caused multiple property damage
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  incidents in recent months. One occurred on May 1st, just
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  five days prior. Wakayama was not an employee of
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  the bus company, but was hired through an acquaintance.
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  Shohei Otani of the Dodgers hit for the third consecutive game
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  in the Braves match on May 9th. Despite Ohtani's performance,
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  the Dodgers lost at home in Los Angeles, ending their two
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  game-winning streak. Yuya Mori, 29, was arrested on
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  May 10th for the alleged robbery and murder of a woman in an
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  Osaka hotel. He admits to strangling her but
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  denies intent to kill or stealing valuables.
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  Police suspect he killed the woman and took items on May 8th.
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  The incident was reported on May 9th and Mori was found in Kyoto.
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  The US Central Command stated on May 9th that its port blockade
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  of Iran is fully implemented. U.S.
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  President Donald Trump had expected Iran's response to a
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  ceasefire proposal by May 8th, but no reply has been received.
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  Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that US targets would
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  face severe attacks if Iranian ships are targeted.
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  A three day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by
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  U.S. President Donald Trump began on
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  May 9th. However, both sides continued
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  attacks, casting doubt on its effectiveness.
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  Ukraine reported 121 clashes and one person died from a Russian
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  drone attack. The ceasefire is scheduled to
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  end on May 11th. Japan's government urged local
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  authorities and infrastructure operators to secure emergency
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  power sources. This measure is part of a plan
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  to prepare for large scale power outages and other infrastructure
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  failures caused by cyberattacks. Relevant ministries are also
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  asked to assess the current situation to strengthen national
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  resilience. Akio Maikawa, wrongly imprisoned
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  for a 1986 murder in Fukui, was acquitted last summer.
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  Key evidence for his innocence was withheld for 34 years.
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  The victim was 15 year old Tomoko Takahashi.
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  Her sister now questions the real culprit's identity as the
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  statute of limitations has passed.
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  Japan's government halted new foreign worker applications for
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  the restaurant industry in April, shocking businesses.
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  Many owners, especially in rural Iwadi, say they cannot operate
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  with only Japanese staff due to declining populations.
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  The government stopped applications expecting to reach
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  its 50,000 person limits soon. To give a shaka in on useless.
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  Japan's government plans a cross ministry meeting to support
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  reskilling in 17 strategic fields, including AI and
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  semiconductors. This aims to secure talent and
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  promote labor mobility into growth sectors.
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  A new certification system for reskilling programs is also
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  expected. The Ministry of Health, Labor
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  and Welfare will offer financial support for certified courses.
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  The Constitutional Democratic Party and COMATO are proposing
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  an amendment to the health insurance law.
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  The core of their proposal is to consider the financial impact on
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  low and middle income households when increasing the maximum out
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  of pocket expenses for high cost medical care.
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  They also request consideration for necessary medical visits and
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  conducting surveys on living conditions.
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  An improper interrogation video was submitted by the state to
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  the Tokyo District Court. This is for a lawsuit where a
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  company president alleges distress from a prosecutor's
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  illegal questioning. The Supreme Public Prosecutor's
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  Office had deemed the interrogation improper.
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  The video shows the prosecutor shouting and calling the
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  defendant antisocial forces. Koji Suzuki, the acclaimed
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  author known for the horror novel Ring series, passed away
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  on May 8th at a Tokyo hospital. He was 68.
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  His 1991 novel Ring became a huge bestseller, later adapted
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  into a groundbreaking 1998 film. The movie featuring Sudako
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  emerging from ATV sparked AJ horror boom globally.
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  A4 vehicle accident occurred in Kakagawa City, Hyogo Prefecture
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  on the morning of May 10th. A microbus transporting high
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  school students for club activities rear-ended a
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  passenger car. One student on the bus sustained
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  minor injuries in the collision. Police are investigating the
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  incident. To prepare for infrastructure
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  failures like large scale power outages caused by cyberattacks,
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  the government has outlined new measures.
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  It urges local governments and infrastructure operators to
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  secure emergency power sources. Furthermore, relevant ministries
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  are asked to assess the current status of these preparations
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  across the country. The driver involved in the fatal
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  Ban Etsu Expressway accident in Fukushima Prefecture has
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  confessed to investigators. The 68 year old driver stated I
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  was going too fast and crashed. The accident, involving A
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  microbus carrying high school students for club activities,
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  resulted in 21 casualties. A 60s woman in the Kansai region
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  was defrauded of ¥4 million in a romance scam.
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  After three months of communication with a man she met
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  on Facebook, she felt like a puppet.
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  He built trust through daily messages before asking for
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  money, saying he trusted her with an account.
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  She realized her vulnerability led to the scam.
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  Shoji Mekawa, 60, was acquitted last summer in a retrial for the
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  1986 murder of a junior high school girl.
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  A key piece of evidence withheld by prosecutors for 34 years led
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  to his innocence. The victim's sister now
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  questions the real culprit's identity.
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  The statute of limitations for the murder expired in 2001.
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  Police arrested You Say Mori, 29, for alleged robbery and
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  murder after a woman's body was found in an Osaka Minami hotel.
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  Mori is accused of killing the woman and stealing her My number
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  card on May 8th. He admits strangling her but
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  denies intent to kill or robbery.
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  Mori was later found and arrested in a Kyoto hotel.
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  Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to extend a system
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  protecting life insurance policy holders with public funds
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  expiring next March. It aims to safeguard customers
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  from market changes due to interest rate hikes and rising
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  insurer risks. The agency is also considering
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  permanent protection. The government has outlined
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  measures to prepare for infrastructure disruptions like
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  large scale power outages caused by cyberattacks.
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  It urges local governments and infrastructure operators to
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  secure emergency power sources. Relevant ministries are also
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  asked to assess the current situation for better national
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  preparedness. The government is arranging for
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  Prime Minister Takaichi to visit South Korea in late May for a
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  summit with President Lee Jay Myung.
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  This aims to continue shuttle diplomacy, fostering leader
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  exchanges and strengthening bilateral ties.
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  Japan's METI plans to send officials to Russia by late May,
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  possibly with trading companies. The visit aims to support
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  Japanese firms and protect their assets while G7 sanctions
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  continue. The ministry stresses
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  communication with Russia for these companies.
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  Truck transportation, vital for daily life, faces severe impacts
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  from the Middle East situation. Soaring fuel prices and
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  difficulty procuring diesel engine oil are key issues.
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  If prolonged, this uncertainty could significantly disrupt
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  national logistics. China's exports surged 14.1%
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  year on year in April, reaching $359 for billion seconds.
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  This marks the 6th consecutive month of growth, a significant
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  rise from March. Imports also rose 25.3% to $274
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  and $6 billion, yielding an $84.8 billion trade surplus.
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  Japan's parliament will intensify deliberations after
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  the Golden Week holidays. The Prime Minister is scheduled
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  to attend the House of Counselors Budget Committee on
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  May 11th. This marks the resumption of
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  full scale legislative work addressing various national
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  issues following the break. Ogawa, leader of the Centrist
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  Reform Alliance, called for an early compilation of this fiscal
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  year's supplementary budget. He emphasized comprehensive
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  measures are needed to prepare for the Middle East situation's
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  potential long term impacts, urging prompt government action.
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  Professor at Sushi Kimura explains romance scams use a
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  grooming mechanism, building trust over months with victims.
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  This makes escape hard. Unlike quick scams, money isn't
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  mentioned initially. Generative AI is now
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  accelerating this relationship building process.
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  Southeast Asian nations face oil and gas procurement difficulties
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  due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
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  Despite Japanese support, reliance on Russia is growing.
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  At the ASEAN summit, leaders agreed to cooperate on oil
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  sharing and urged the strait's reopening amid Middle East
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  tensions. Deva Sports and you saw
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  Otstashimus. The University of Tokyo baseball
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  team secured a win point in the Tokyo Big Six League, sweeping
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  Jose University. This is their first win point in
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  17 seasons, or nine years since autumn 2017.
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  For a spring league, it's their first in 29 years.
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  This historic victory could also lead to them avoiding last place
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  for the first time in 57 seasons.
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  Shohei Otani of the Dodgers had a hit for the third consecutive
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  game, going one for four against the Braves.
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  Despite Otani's hit, the Dodgers lost 7 to 2, ending their two
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  game-winning streak. Pitcher Snell, in his season
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  debut, gave up five runs in just two innings, leading to the
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  team's complete defeat. Ozegi Kedeban Anose Nashiki, 22,
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  will miss the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament due to a left ankle
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  sprain and ligament damage. Needing three weeks to heal, he
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  sustained the injury in practice on May 6th.
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  After a losing record in March, he faces demotion to Sekuake in
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  July if he cannot achieve a winning record.
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  Rui Hachimura scored a team high 21 points for the Lakers in game
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  three of the NBA Playoffs Conference Semi Finals against
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  the Thunder. However, the Lakers lost for the
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  third consecutive time, putting them down 30 in the series.
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  They now face elimination with no room for error.
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  Kioru Mitoma, a key player for Japan's National Football team
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  and Brighton, was substituted during a league match on May
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  9th. He suffered a left hamstring
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  injury. Concerns are rising regarding
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  his availability as the World Cup squad announcement is
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  scheduled for May 15th. The Hanshin Tigers are facing a
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  difficult season due to a string of injuries.
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  Pitcher Easton Lucas was diagnosed with a lumbar stress
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  fracture, making him the 7th player sidelined.
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  Key players like Daiichi Ishi and Koji Chikimoto are also out.
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  This creates A challenging path for the team aiming for a
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  consecutive championship. Legendary MLB manager Bobby Cox
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  passed away at 84. The Braves announced his death
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  on May 9th. Cox led the Braves to a 1995
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  World Series championship and built a dynasty with 14
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  consecutive division titles. He ranks 4th all time with 2504
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  wins and holds the record for most ejections, 162.
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  Japan's men's team has advanced to the final of the World Team
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  Table Tennis Championships. They defeated Taiwan 30, in the
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  semifinals. This marks their first time
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  reaching the final in four tournaments, a significant
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  achievement for the team. Misaki Moroda set a new Japanese
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  record in the women's pole vault at the Kinami Mitshitaka
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  Memorial Athletics meet in Osaka on May 10th.
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  She cleared 4.50 meters, winning the event and improving her own
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  previous record by 2cm. Japan has been drawn into Group
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  F for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup held in Saudi Arabia from
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  January 7th to February 5th. The draw took place on May 9th.
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  Japan, aiming for its 5th title, will face two time defending
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  champions Qatar along with Thailand and Indonesia.
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  A cruise ship, MV Hondias, carrying hantavirus infections
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  arrived in Spain's Canary Islands on May 10th. 6 people
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  were infected and three died. About 150 asymptomatic
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  passengers, including one Japanese, disembarked and will
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  return home. The Who considers the risk of
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  widespread infection low but recommends 42 day isolation for
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  high risk contacts. U.S. central Command stated on
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  May 9th that its blockade of Iranian ports is fully
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  implemented. Iran has not responded to the US
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  ceasefire proposal despite President Trump's expectations.
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  Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that U.S. military bases
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  and ships would be attacked if Iranian vessels are targeted.
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  Missiles and drones are reportedly aimed at awaiting
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  orders. A three day ceasefire between
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  Russia and Ukraine, brokered by President Trump began on May
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  9th. However, both nations continued
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  attacks, casting doubt on its effectiveness.
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  Ukraine reported 121 clashes and one death.
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  Russia also reported injuries from drone attacks.
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  The ceasefire is set to end on May 11th with no extension plan.
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  Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 9th the Ukraine
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  invasion is approaching its end but serious.
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  He blamed Western military aid for escalating.
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  President Trump announced a three day temporary ceasefire
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  May 9th, 11. Both sides accepted the truce,
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  which included a prisoner exchange.
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  UK local elections on May 7th saw Reform UK gain over 140
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  hundred seats, becoming England's biggest winner.
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  The ruling Labour Party suffered heavy losses, losing over 1400
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  seats and its Welsh majority. Despite the defeat, Prime
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  Minister Keir Starmer declared he would not resign.
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  This signals A historic shift in the UK's political system.
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  At Denver International Airport on May 8th, a person was fatally
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  struck by a Frontier Airlines plane preparing for takeoff.
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  The aircraft's engine caught fire, leading to an evacuation
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  of 231 people with 12 minor injuries.
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  Authorities believe the deceased, not an employee,
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  climbed a fence to enter the airport 2 minutes before the
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  collision. President Trump reiterated his
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  belief that Iran still strongly wants to make a deal to end the
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  US Iran conflict, adding we'll know soon.
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  Diplomatic efforts are continuing, including talks
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  between the United States and Qatar regarding a potential
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  agreement. Trump's comments reflect ongoing
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  efforts to resolve the situation.
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  Hungary saw a new government after 16 years, with new Prime
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  Minister Magyar taking office on May 9th.
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  He stated the people have given him a mission to open a new
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  chapter in Hungary's history. Magyar emphasized his commitment
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  to rebuilding the economy, which currently faces challenges such
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  as low growth rates. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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  sent a congratulatory telegram to Russian President Putin on
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  May 9th for the 81st Great Patriotic War victory
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  anniversary. Kim vowed to unswervingly
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  develop and deepen their comprehensive strategic
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  partnership, calling it a DPRK Russia alliance.
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  He stressed Pyongyang is always with President Putin and the
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  Russian people. Comedian Kuruma of Raiwa Roman
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  apologized for canceling the rehearsal viewing pass for
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  special seats at their solo live show.
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  This initially caused social media buzz, but alternative
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  benefits and refunds are now offered.
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  Kuruma took full responsibility on X, stating he suggested the
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  cancellation due to practical concerns.
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  He clarified that his comedy partner and agency were not at
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  fault. Actress and singer Kyoko Kwizumi
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  announced a hiatus until the end of 2026.
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  Her agency updated its website stating she will decline all
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  work after her current tour. KK60 Kwai Zumi Kinenkan Kiyoko
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  Kwai Zumi Tour 2026 concludes. The final performance of this
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  tour is scheduled for May 10th in Okinawa, marking the start of
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  her break. Ahead of Mother's Day on May
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  10th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is distributing
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  special message cards. This initiative encourages
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  mothers to get breast cancer screenings for early detection.
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  The program aims to promote early discovery of breast cancer
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  among the mother generation, highlighting the importance of
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  regular health checkups. Reported measles infections this
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  year have surpassed 436 nationwide, an increase of
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  nearly 70 cases from last week. This rate is nearing 2019's
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  figures, which were the highest in the past decade.
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  The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is strongly
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  recommending vaccination to help prevent further spread of the
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  disease. Koji Suzuki, the renowned author
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  of the horror novel Ring, has passed away.
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  He was widely recognized as a pioneer and influential figure
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  in the genre of Japanese horror. His iconic work Ring gained
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  international acclaim and significantly contributed to the
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  global popularity of J Horror films and literature.
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  Shogi Masters Soda Fuji secured his third consecutive victory in
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  the 84th Mai Jin Sen 7 game series, facing challenger
• 22:05
  Tetsuro Itodani. Naidan Fuji's win on May 8th
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  puts him one step closer to achieving his fourth consecutive
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  Mai Jin title. The decisive match concluded
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  with a remarkable 35 move checkmate, showcasing his
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  strategic prowess. The Venice Biennale
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  international art exhibition opened on May 9th amid
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  controversy. Russia participated for the
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  first time since the 2022 Ukraine invasion, but its
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  pavilion was closed to the public, showing only videos
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  outside. Israel's involvement also caused
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  turmoil, leading to the resignation of international
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  judges. The award ceremony has been
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  postponed to November. K Con Japan 2026 AK Pop festival
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  opened in Chiba on May 8th. The first day's headliner was in
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  IA Group Co, created by CJENMAUS.
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  Music reporter praised In Eye's performance saying they deliver
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  stage energy to the audience very precisely like a knife.
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  She regretted missing their K Con LA appearance this summer.
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  Netflix's drama You'll Fall to Hell, about fortune teller
• 23:23
  Kazuko Hozoki, uses 2 conflicting reference books.
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  Hozoki's autobiography portrays her positively, while an
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  investigative book details negative aspects.
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  Both the drama and its source materials state they contain
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  fictional elements. This raises questions about how
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  the series will ultimately depict Hozoki's complex life.
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  A curious trend is emerging. 4 actresses who Co starred with
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  Takuya Kimura in the last five years have successively
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  announced their marriages. Haru, Masami, Nagasawa, Hikari
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  Mitsushima and Yukiyuchita recently tied the knot.
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  Entertainment reporters speculate Kimura's Cupid aura
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  might be at play, with rumors suggesting Haruka Ayasay,
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  another Co star, could be the 5th.
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  Saigo ma de otsuki aitadaki arigato josai masta oyasumina
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  Sai.