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(睡眠用)英語で国内ニュース2026年3月18日(水) · 英語で国内ニュース

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  The United Nations Human Rights Council has launched an
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  investigation into an air strike on a girl's elementary school in
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  southern Iran. The incident, which occurred in
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  Hormozgan province, reportedly killed at least 175 children and
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  others. The investigation aims to
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  clarify the facts and assess legal responsibilities regarding
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  the attack. Venezuela has won its first ever
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  World Baseball Classic title. In the final, held in Florida on
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  March 17th, Venezuela defeated the United States with a close
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  score of three to two. This marks a historic victory
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  for Venezuela, while the US team finished as runner up for the
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  second consecutive tournament. Today, March 18th, is the main
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  response day for Japan's spring labor offensive.
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  Major companies, including automotive and electronics
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  firms, are largely agreeing to wage demands.
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  However, concerns exist that worsening Iran tensions could
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  affect wage hike decisions for small and medium sized
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  businesses, potentially impacting prices.
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  On March 18th, the Tokyo stock market's Nikkei average
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  temporarily rose over 1400 points.
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  This rebound follows 4 consecutive days of declines
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  until the 17th. Strong buyback movements emerged
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  as previous drops were fueled by concerns over surging crude oil
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  prices amid the ongoing situation in Iran.
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  The US team dubbed the strongest ever, failed to win the World
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  Baseball Classic in the final on March 17th.
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  They lost two to three to Venezuela, missing out on their
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  second title since 2017. Star players like Aaron Judge
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  and Bobby Whitt Junior were seen visibly disappointed after the
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  close defeat. President Trump expressed strong
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  dissatisfaction with allies on March 17th.
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  He claims support from countries like Japan is not necessary for
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  Strait of Hormuz security. He criticized NATO for
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  reluctance in Iran operations, stating America needs no one's
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  help and that NATO is making a very foolish mistake.
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  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reported an
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  Iranian projectile landed near Al Minhad air base in the UAE on
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  March 18th. All Australian military
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  personnel are safe. The projectile hit a road
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  leading to the base, causing a small fire and minor damage to
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  facilities, but no human casualties occurred.
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  A lawsuit regarding a pet dog's death in an Animal Hospital fire
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  has been settled. The owner will receive ¥1
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  million from the hospital, which will also publish an apology
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  online. The dog meal died last May
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  during hospitalization due to a fire the owner claimed was
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  caused by equipment left plugged in.
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  Household financial assets in Japan reached a record high of
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  2351 trillion yen at the end of December.
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  The Bank of Japan announced on March 18th that this represents
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  a 5.3% increase year on year. The significant rise is largely
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  attributed to the robust performance and upward trend in
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  stock prices. Japan and the US are finalizing
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  a joint document for a second phase of investment in America,
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  potentially exceeding ¥11 trillion.
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  This will be announced at this week's Japan US Summit.
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  Investment candidates include next generation nuclear reactors
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  and natural gas power generation facilities aiming to strengthen
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  economic ties. Japan's government is
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  considering deploying its self-defense Forces to the
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  Strait of Hormuz. This follows reports of Israel
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  and the US attacking Iran and U.S.
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  President Trump's request for naval deployments.
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  Prime Minister Takaichi plans to decide Japan's stance before the
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  Japan US summit on the 19th, carefully addressing the
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  significant legal hurdles for such deployment.
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  Japan's Foreign Minister Toshi Mitsu Motegi held phone talks
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  with US Secretary of State Rubio on the 16th.
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  During their discussion, the US Secretary of State did not
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  request Japan to dispatch naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz.
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  Both ministers confirmed they would continue to communicate
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  closely regarding the situation. The Middle East conflict is now
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  impacting Japanese supermarkets. Wasa beef potato chip production
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  has halted because the factory cannot secure heavy oil which
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  fuels its boilers. The Hormuz Straight blockade has
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  stopped tanker transport, leading to fuel supply issues,
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  Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara stated.
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  Crude oil imports to Japan will significantly decrease from late
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  March. At the first trial for a 31 year
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  old defendant charged with consensual homicide 8 years ago
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  in Saitama, prosecutors revealed new details.
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  They stated the defendant also killed another 22 year old woman
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  with her consent 11 years prior. This suggests an additional
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  indictment against the accused for a previous similar case.
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  Influencer Rekha Kuroki, 38, admitted to corporate tax law
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  violations at her first trial in Tokyo.
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  She is accused of evading approximately ¥157 million in
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  corporate and consumption taxes. Prosecutors stated karaoke hit
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  around ¥496,000,000 in income over three years by recording
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  fictitious outsourcing fees, using false receipts, repeatedly
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  evading taxes. The Matsuyama District Court
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  will deliver its verdict today in a lawsuit concerning the West
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  Japan floods 8 years ago. Families of victims whose areas
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  were flooded after an emergency dam discharge in Eheim
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  Prefecture sued the national and local governments.
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  The lawsuit questions whether the dam's operations and
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  evacuation warnings were appropriate.
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  The Osaka High Court ruled that death row inmate Shinji Auba's
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  withdrawal of his appeal in the Kyoto Animation arson and murder
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  case is valid. Auba had received a death
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  sentence in the first trial. The court stated there was no
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  issue with his capacity to make decisions rejecting the
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  defense's claim that the withdrawal was invalid.
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  Historian and a bomb survivor, Shigiaki Mori passed away on
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  March 14th at the age of 88 due to cardiac arrest.
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  Mori dedicated many years to researching and commemorating
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  American PO WS who were a bomb victims.
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  He famously met U.S. President Obama during his 2016
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  Hiroshima visit, emphasizing that the tragedy of the atomic
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  bomb knows no borders. The Prime Minister stated she is
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  not considering any further increase to the consumption tax.
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  This addresses public concerns about potential future tax
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  hikes. Public polls indicate that the
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  economy and finance are major areas of interest regarding the
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  current Takaichi Cabinets administration, followed by
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  diplomacy and defense. Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels
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  entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands
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  in Okinawa on the morning of the 16th.
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  They navigated within the waters for over 37 hours, exiting after
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  7:00 PM on the 17th. The Japan Coast Guard is now
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  issuing warnings and maintaining surveillance to prevent any.
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  Re entry today, major Japanese firms responded to spring wage
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  demands. Toyota fully met union requests
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  for raises and bonuses for the 6th consecutive year.
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  Suzuki also exceeded demands for the third year, raising average
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  wages by ¥20,500. Sharp offered a ¥15,000 base up.
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  JFE Steel settled for a ¥7000 base up less than the union
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  requested. The Nikkei Stock average
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  rebounded today, rising over ¥1400 to recover the ¥55,000
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  level after five business days. The surge was driven by strong
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  buying in AI related stocks. Concerns over rising crude oil
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  prices also eased following reports of Japan procuring US
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  crude, providing further market. Support Prime Minister Takei
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  Ichi will visit the US for her first summit with President
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  Trump on the 19th. The leaders aim to strengthen
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  Japan US cooperation in security and economic sectors.
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  A key focus will be responding to the Iran situation.
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  Japan also plans to express its intent to procure Alaskan crude
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  oil during the discussions. Defense Minister Koizumi stated
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  that dispatching vessels to the Strait of Hormuz requires
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  ensuring the safety of the Self-defense Forces, saying it
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  cannot be done lightly. Prime Minister Takechi will tell
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  President Trump on the 19th what Japan can and cannot do legally.
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  She emphasized no SDF dispatch has been decided and Japan will
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  consider responses within its legal framework.
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  Dozens of global investment funds and companies are
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  interested in a capital alliance with TEPCO Holdings.
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  TEPCO seeks proposals by March end, aiming to select a partner
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  by year end. Delisting is also considered,
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  with the government retaining majority voting rights.
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  This interest stems from expected power demand growth
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  from new data centers and semiconductor factories.
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  Foreign Minister Motegi held a phone call with Iranian Foreign
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  Minister Arakchi on the 17th. Motegi strongly urged Iran to
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  immediately stop actions threatening navigation safety in
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  the Strait of Hormuz. He also requested that Iran
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  ensure the safety of all detained vessels, including
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  Japanese ones, amid rising regional tensions.
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  Due to concerns over stable crude oil supply from the tense
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  Iran situation, the Japanese government plans to procure
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  Alaskan crude oil. During this week's Japan US
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  Summit, Japan will convey its intention to cooperate in
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  increasing Alaska's crude oil production, aiming to secure
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  alternative energy sources and reduce dependency on Middle
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  Eastern oil. Japan's household financial
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  assets reached a record high of 2351 trillion yen at the end of
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  December. This marks a 5.3% increase
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  compared to the previous year, according to the Bank of Japan's
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  preliminary statistics. The significant rise primarily
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  reflects the recent surge in stock prices, boosting the
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  wealth held by Japanese households.
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  Japan's publicly announced land prices for 2026 saw their
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  largest increase since the bubble economy collapse.
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  Industrial land prices rose 4.9% nationwide, surpassing
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  residential and commercial land. This surge is driven by
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  logistics labor shortages and e-commerce growth, leading to
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  intense competition for land for new facilities.
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  Japan and the US governments are finalizing a joint document for
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  the second phase of investment in the United States, expected
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  to exceed ¥11 trillion. This will be announced during
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  this week's Japan US Summit. Proposed investments include
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  next generation nuclear reactors and natural gas power
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  facilities, building on the first phase of U.S. investment.
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  There are sports and you saw otstashimus.
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  Venezuela has won its first ever World Baseball Classic title.
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  They defeated the star-studded USA Team 32 in the final on
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  March 17th, Japan time, 18th in Miami.
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  Eugenio Suarez hit the winning run in the ninth inning.
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  This historic victory marks Venezuela's first championship
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  in six WBC appearances. Celebrated with joyful tears.
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  Cubs outfielder Saya Suzuki, injured during the World
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  Baseball Classic, has a minor posterior cruciate ligament
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  injury. Cubs manager Craig Counsel
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  confirmed the MRI results on March 17th, Japan time 18th.
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  The team will monitor his progress and decide if he needs
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  to be placed on the injured list.
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  The USA team lost two to three to Venezuela in the World
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  Baseball Classic final on March 17th, Japan time 18th.
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  They failed to reclaim the world title, finishing as runner up.
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  The two to three score was identical to their previous
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  final loss. Star player Aaron Judge appeared
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  stunned after striking out three times in the game.
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  White Sox infielder Munitaka Murakami hit his first solo home
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  run in an exhibition game against the Athletics on March
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  17th, Japan Time 18th. The confident shot traveled 128
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  meters over center field, smashing a 155 kilometers per
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  hour pitch. This impressive hit marked his
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  first game back after the World Baseball Classic.
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  New facts revealed the Japanese Volleyball Association submitted
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  forged documents. A former JVA executive
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  disciplined last year for attempting to forge an affidavit
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  for a female player's Japanese nationality was found to have
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  submitted it to the government without authorization on March
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  17th, despite the team rejecting it.
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  Nippon Ham Fighters manager Suyoshi Shinjo commented on
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  March 17th about a direct message he sent to pitcher
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  Hiroto Ito. Ito participated in the World
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  Baseball Classic as a Samurai Japan player, Shinjo stated.
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  It was a one run difference, wasn't it?
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  I wanted to thank him for that. Shohei Ohtani is projected to
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  earn over $125 million in endorsements this year according
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  to Sportico on March 17th. This figure, approximately ¥19.8
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  billion, is the highest single year side income for an athlete,
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  surpassing Tiger Woods 2009 record.
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  Adjusted for inflation, Woods amount would be $160 million.
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  The Spring high school baseball tournament, introducing the
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  designated hitter system for the first time opens on March 19th.
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  An opening ceremony rehearsal was held at Koshian Stadium.
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  Players from all 32 participating schools confirmed
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  procedures for the entrance parade and other event details.
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  The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament enters its final stages on Day
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  11, March 18th. Seki Wake Kiroshima with one
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  loss will face Megashira Tengo Noyama, who also has one loss,
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  in a direct matchup. Both wrestlers are currently
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  tied at the top of the leaderboard after Day 10.
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  Dodgers star Shohei Otani is scheduled to make his first
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  appearance in an exhibition game this season on March 19th, Japan
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  time. Ohtani is expected to showcase
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  his two way talent, both pitching and hitting, right from
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  the start of the season. High expectations surround his
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  performance. The UN Human Rights Council
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  announced on the 17th that it has started an investigation
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  into an air strike on a girl's elementary school in Iran's
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  southern Hormuzgan province. This air strike reportedly
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  killed at least 175 children. The investigation aims to
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  clarify the facts and assess legal responsibility regarding
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  the incident. On the 17th, the head of the US
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  National Counterterrorism Center, Kent, resigned.
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  He stated he could not support a war in Iran, citing no imminent
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  threat. This marks the first time a top
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  official in the Trump administration has resigned over
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  the situation in Iran. U.S.
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  President Trump stated on the 17th that support from Japan and
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  other allies is not needed for military operations against
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  Iran. He also withdrew requests for
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  naval vessel deployments, expressing dissatisfaction with
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  allies regarding the situation. Israel's Defense Minister Katz
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  announced the killing of Secretary General Laurie Jani of
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  Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
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  According to Israeli media, this happened during an attack on the
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  capital, Tehran. Laurie Jani was considered a top
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  aide to Supreme Leader Khamenei. Cuba's power grid completely
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  collapsed on the 16th. This caused the first nationwide
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  blackout since the US effectively halted oil supplies
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  to the island, affecting approximately 10 million people.
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  The National Electric Company confirmed the incident, linking
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  it to the prolonged U.S. oil blockade.
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  Prime Minister Takaichi will visit the US for the first time
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  since taking office, holding a summit with President Trump on
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  the 19th. She seeks to strengthen US,
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  Japan cooperation in security and economy.
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  Addressing the Iran situation will also be a key focus of
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  their discussions. US Secretary of State Rubio
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  stated that Cuba, a socialist Caribbean nation, needs new
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  leadership as its economy is not functioning under the current
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  system. He strongly called for a
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  complete overhaul of the Cuban government and its structure.
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  The US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, was targeted by drone attacks
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  for the second consecutive day on the 18th.
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  Explosions were heard nearby on the 17th.
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  One drone hit the embassy compound after two were
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  intercepted. Pro Iran militias claimed
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  responsibility as retaliation for US Israeli attacks.
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  No casualties are reported. Iran confirmed on the 17th that
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  senior official Larry Johnny of the Supreme National Security
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  Council was killed in an Israeli attack.
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  Separately, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejected
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  AUS proposal to ease tensions. He stated that peace is not
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  possible until the US and Israel admit defeat.
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  Singer-songwriter Masashi Sada will become a visiting professor
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  at Fukuoka International Music University, opening in April.
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  He also composed the university's school song.
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  The school announced this by March 17th.
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  Sada will attend the opening ceremony on April 8th where the
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  Kyushu Symphony Orchestra will perform the song.
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  Free announcer Hiroshi Ikushima will return to radio with a new
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  program on Bancahoso starting April 5th.
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  He had suspended activities since last January due to a
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  compliance violation. Bunka Hoso announced his return
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  on the 17th, confirming Ikushima underwent harassment training.
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  His new show will focus on health of mind, body and wallet.
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  Acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, at 85 years old, is
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  creating a new 3 dimensional exhibition for Ghibli Park.
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  This new display will add to the park's unique attractions.
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  Further details about the specific content and opening
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  date of Miyazaki's creation are expected to be announced soon.
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  Actor Bontaro Awyagi passed away on February 16th at the age of
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  70. His agency announced on the 17th
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  that the cause of death was ischemic heart disease.
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  Awyagi was known for his roles in dramas like Tokugawa Iyasu
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  and Hiro, and as the Kenmen detective in Himitsu no Kenmen
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  show Kiwami. Manga original author Majuro
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  Kename passed away in February. Monthly Shonen Magazine
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  announced this on the 17th. Kaname was the author of Doku wo
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  Kurawaba Sakura Maid. He was writing the 14th chapter
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  when he died, and the series will now conclude with its 13th
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  chapter. A new drama series for Midnight
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  Diner starring Kaoru Kobayashi has been announced.
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  This marks the first new season in seven years.
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  The series is set to air in Autumn 2026 on MBS and TB s s
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  Dramaism slot. Fans eagerly await the return of
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  the beloved show. The 2025 Art Encouragement Award
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  ceremony was held on March 17th. Talent Michiko Shimizu received
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  the ministers award. Voice actor Natsuki Hanay, known
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  for playing Tanjiro in Demon Slayer, won the New Artist
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  award, stating Tanjiro's efforts were recognized.
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  Shimizu was honored for her live shows blending music and comedy.
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  In an historic first, siblings have won both the Miyazaki
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  Nichin Ichi Osho and Women's Osho titles in Shogi.
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  On March 15th, 12 year old Masaharu Uchikoba became the new
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  Osho. His older sister Chiza also
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  secured the women's Osho title. This achievement marks a unique
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  milestone in the world of shogi. AI technology is increasingly
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  impacting the film industry. The 98 Academy Awards held on
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  March 15th openly embraced AI. Beyond visual effects, new
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  technologies like AI actors are emerging.
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  For example, Michael B Jordan's dual role in the Sinners used
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  visual effects, with AI also being used for actor face
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  replacement. Shogi Kyo Soda Fuji, holding six
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  titles, defeated Yasuhiro Masuda Hachidan in the 4th KIO Sen
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  match on March 15th. Fuji's victory tied the best of
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  five series at 2:00 to 2:00, leading to a decisive fifth
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  match. Fuji aims for his fourth
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  consecutive KIO title. The final match is set for March
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  29th. Oyasamina Sai.