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(睡眠用)英語で国内ニュース2026年4月24日(金) · 英語で国内ニュース

• 0:12
  President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the
• 0:16
  ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on April 23rd.
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  Regarding Iran, the president stated he is in no hurry to
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  reach an agreement. In a phone interview, he also
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  criticized the United Kingdom for not participating in the war
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  against Iran. The Ministry of Education has
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  begun an investigation into the Doshisha School Corporation.
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  This follows A tragic accident where a high school student died
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  after a boat overturned off the coast of Okinawa during a school
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  trip. Reports say students called for
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  help themselves because the crew failed to do so.
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  Police have arrested a 52 year old man on suspicion of
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  abandoning a woman's body in the mountains of Nara Prefecture.
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  The man, who works as a scaffolder, admitted to the
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  charges and suggested he may have killed the woman.
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  Authorities believe the victim might be the suspect's wife.
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  The Supreme Court of Japan has ruled against the Norwegian
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  furniture maker Stoke in a copyright dispute.
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  Stoke claimed that a Japanese company infringed on its child
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  chair design. However, the court decided the
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  chair does not qualify as a copyrighted work, ending the
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  long running legal battle. Earthquake activity continues
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  off the coast of Sanriku following a major magnitude 7.7
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  quake on April 20th. There have been 28 tremors felt
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  by residents so far. Officials have issued a special
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  advisory warning that the risk of a massive earthquake in the
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  region remains higher than usual.
• 2:03
  A massive forest fire in Otsuchi town, Iwati Prefecture,
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  continues to spread. Since starting on April 22nd,
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  the fire has destroyed over 1000 hectares of land.
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  Firefighters are still working to control the flames, but the
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  fire is not yet contained. Local authorities have issued
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  evacuation orders for residents. The Nikkei Stock average reached
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  a new record high today, closing at over ¥59,700.
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  Strong earnings from US tech companies boosted shares in
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  artificial intelligence and semiconductors, while the main
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  index rose significantly. More than 60% of stocks on the
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  top market actually saw their prices fall.
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  The Norwegian government plans to introduce a law to ban
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  children under 16 from using social media.
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  The law will require tech companies to verify the ages of
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  their users. The Prime Minister stated this
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  move is necessary to protect children's digital lives and let
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  them be children. A court has ruled that the
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  suicide of a young Tokyo gas employee was a work related
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  accident. The 24 year old man died in 2018
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  after experiencing strong psychological stress.
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  The judge found that a lack of support from his supervisor and
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  feelings of isolation at work led to the tragedy.
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  Japan is facing a significant measles outbreak.
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  As of mid-april, there have been 299 reported cases in 2026,
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  which is already higher than the total for all of last year.
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  The Minister of Health is urging the public to get vaccinated as
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  the virus is highly contagious and dangerous.
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  A major forest fire in Otrait town, Awadhi Prefecture,
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  continues for a third day, April 24th.
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  It has now spread to about 1176 hectares, the second largest in
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  Japan since the Heisei era. 8 buildings are damaged.
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  Firefighters, self-defense forces and disaster welfare
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  teams are working to control it. Evacuation orders are in place
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  for over 1200 households. Japan's revised Passport law has
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  been enacted, meaning passport application fees will be lowered
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  from July 1st this year. The cost for a 10 year passport
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  will be reduced by ¥7000. This change applies to both new
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  passports and renewals. Further details on other
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  passport types are expected soon.
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  The Air self-defense Force has released its investigation
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  results for last year's F2 fighter jet crash off Ibaraki
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  Prefecture. The report states the accident
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  was caused by improper engine maintenance.
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  The jet's engine had not been properly serviced for
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  approximately 3 years and seven months.
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  This lack of proper maintenance was identified as the cause.
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  The Ministry of Education began an investigation into Doshisha
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  Educational Corporation on April 24th.
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  This follows a small boat accident off Henoko, Okinawa
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  where two people died, including a Doshisha International High
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  School student. The accident occurred during a
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  peace study trip. Meek Mext will examine safety
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  management and the trips planning.
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  The Tokyo District Court ordered U.S. companies Zoom Online
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  Meeting System to pay about ¥166.2 million in damages.
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  Japanese audio equipment maker Zoom sued, claiming trademark
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  infringement due to similar logos.
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  The court found trademark infringement but did not order
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  the US company to stop using its logo.
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  A man was arrested in Odent Town, Nara Prefecture on April
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  24th for allegedly abandoning a woman's body in the mountains.
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  The 52 year old suspect, Shigeru Komatsu, admitted to the charges
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  and hinted at murder, claiming the victim was his wife.
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  Police are investigating to confirm the identity and
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  circumstances. The Ministry of Education
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  revised its guidelines on April 24th regarding teachers who
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  commit sexual violence. The phrase in principle has been
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  removed from the rule, making dismissal mandatory for such
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  teachers. The revision also adds measures
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  to prevent secret filming in schools following a 2025
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  incident. Osaka City revealed that Kizuna
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  Holdings, a welfare company, failed to pay approximately ¥11
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  billion by the deadline. This amount was requested by the
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  city after Kizuna H DS facilities over received about
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  ¥15 billion in subsidies for disability employment support.
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  The company is now in default on this payment.
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  Seismic activity is ongoing off the Sanriku Coast after a
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  magnitude 7.7 earthquake on April 20th. 28 earthquakes of
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  intensity one or higher have been recorded.
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  A Hokkaido Sanriku offshore post earthquake warning is issued.
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  This indicates a higher possibility of a large
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  earthquake along the Chashima and Japan trenches.
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  Starting April 24th, the Ministry of Land,
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  Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has banned the use of
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  mobile batteries on aircraft. Airlines are now issuing
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  warnings to passengers. This new rule comes after
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  several incidents where lithium ion mobile batteries caused
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  fires or emitted smoke during flights to.
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  Give a business content on useless.
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  The Nikkei stock average reached a new record high today.
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  It closed at ¥59,716.00, up ¥575 from the previous day.
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  Investors felt relieved after Israel and Lebanon agreed to
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  extend their ceasefire. This positive news helped the
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  market rise, marking the highest closing price in history.
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  Japan's Ministry of Justice has started a meeting with experts
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  to discuss generative AI. They are concerned about the
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  unauthorized use of actors and voice actors, images and voices.
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  The group will look at specific cases to see if they break the
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  law and how to protect people's rights.
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  A senior member of the Liberal Democratic Party called for
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  party unity on constitutional reform.
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  The focus is on adding emergency clauses and fixing the issue of
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  merged electoral districts. The party wants to move forward
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  with these changes and is working to build a strong
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  agreement among its members. The Democratic Party for the
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  People will launch a new team of young lawmakers in May.
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  This team will create a national vision for the year 2040.
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  They plan to use AI and social media to gain more support and
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  double the number of their local assembly members across Japan.
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  A committee in Japan's lower house has passed a new bill
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  regarding medicine. Under this plan, patients must
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  pay extra fees for prescribed drugs that are similar to over
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  the counter medicines. The bill received support from
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  both the ruling and opposition parties and aims to manage
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  healthcare costs more effectively.
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  The Japanese government will release more oil from its
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  national reserves starting May 1st.
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  This release covers about 20 days of domestic consumption.
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  Prime Minister Sanay Takaichi and other ministers will meet to
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  discuss the Middle East situation and ensure a steady
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  supply of oil products across the country.
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  The Constitutional Democratic Party plans to seek changes to a
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  bill for a new National Information Council.
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  While the bill passed the lower house, the opposition has more
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  members in the relevant upper house committee.
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  They hope to work with other parties to revise the plan
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  before it becomes law. The Japanese government has
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  officially decided to invite Philippine President Ferdinand
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  Marcos Junior as a state guest in late May.
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  This visit marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic
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  relations between the two countries.
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  Japan hopes this visit will strengthen their friendship and
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  lead to closer cooperation in various fields.
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  Many people are planning trips for the upcoming Golden Week
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  holidays. However, the National Consumer
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  Affairs Center is warning about a rise in booking troubles.
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  Some hotels charge a 100% cancellation fee immediately
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  after you make a reservation. Travelers are advised to check
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  cancellation policies carefully, especially on international
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  websites. Japan's children's policy
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  minister spoke about a tragic incident at a mother child
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  support facility in Fukuoka. A mother was arrested for the
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  death of her four year old daughter last month.
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  The minister called the event very regrettable and promised to
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  work with local officials to take all necessary actions.
• 12:01
  Deva Sports and you saw former Japanese national volleyball
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  player Kunihiro Shimizu has announced his retirement.
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  The 39 year old, known as Gori will finish his career at the
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  end of this season with his team Osaka Bluttion.
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  Shimizu thanked his fans for their support over his 30 year
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  journey and for the wonderful views he experienced.
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  Shohei Otani played as both a pitcher and a hitter against the
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  Giants. On the mound, he pitched 6
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  scoreless innings and recorded 7 strikeouts.
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  However his hitting streak ended, Ohtani went hitless in
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  four at bats, stopping his impressive record of reaching
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  base in 53 consecutive games. Japanese golfer Yuri Yoshida had
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  a strong start at the season's first major tournament in Texas.
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  In the first round, she finished four under par.
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  This puts her in fourth place, just three strokes behind the
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  leader. Yoshida is aiming for a great
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  result in this important major championship.
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  The Japanese government will form a committee to discuss how
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  sports are broadcast. This follows a decision to show
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  the World Baseball Classic only on a paid streaming service.
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  Officials want to ensure that major events like the Olympics
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  and the WBC remain easy for the public to watch on television.
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  The Yacolt Swallows have become the first professional baseball
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  team this season to reach 10 games over 500.
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  They defeated the Hiroshima Carp 2 to 0.
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  Santana hit a key two run home run to lead the team to victory.
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  This is Yacolt's fastest start since the 1997 season.
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  In Major League Baseball, Munitaka Murakami of the White
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  Sox saw his home run streak end. While he got a hit for the 6th
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  game in a row, he did not hit a home run this time.
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  His record stopped at 5 consecutive games with a home
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  run against the Diamondbacks. The Las Vegas Raiders selected
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  quarterback Fernando Mendoza as the first overall pick in the
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  NFL Draft. Mendoza LED Indiana University
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  to a top ranking last season. Meanwhile, Japanese kicker
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  Haronori Matsuzawa was not selected in the first round.
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  This year's draft saw many offensive lineman and receivers
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  chosen. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated
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  the San Francisco Giants 3 to 0. Pitcher Tyler Glass now
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  performed well, throwing 8 scoreless innings.
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  However, the game was marked by tension over a possible
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  intentional hit by pitch. Manager Dave Roberts suggested
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  it might have been revenge, though the pitcher denied any
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  intentional act. Athletes who competed in the
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  Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics will hold a
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  parade in central Tokyo tomorrow, April 25th.
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  Fans can see stars like the figure skating pair known as
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  Rikuru. The event is a chance for
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  athletes to thank the public for their support during the games.
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  Volleyball star Ran Takahashi will leave his team, Suntory
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  Sunbirds Osaka at the end of this season.
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  Takahashi expressed his gratitude to the fans for their
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  support, saying they made him who he is today.
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  Three other players will also be leaving the team at the end of
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  the season. President Trump says economic
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  pressure on Iranian ports is working well.
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  He is pushing Iran for concessions without setting a
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  specific deadline. Meanwhile, Iran is highlighting
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  its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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  This situation continues to cause tension as both sides
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  maintain their firm positions on trade and security.
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  President Trump announced that the ceasefire between Israel and
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  Lebanon will be extended for three weeks.
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  He shared the news after meeting with ambassadors from both
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  countries at the White House. The goal is to prevent further
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  fighting between Israel and Hezbollah while regional
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  diplomatic talks continue in a difficult environment South.
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  Korean prosecutors are seeking a 30 year prison sentence for
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  former President Yoon. He is facing charges of treason
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  related to his declaration of martial law.
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  This legal move follows a major investigation into his actions.
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  The court will now decide the final verdict for the former
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  leader in the coming months. China will lend 2 giant pandas
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  to the Atlanta Zoo in Georgia for 10 years.
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  This move aims to improve relations between China and the
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  United States before President Trump visits China in May China
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  often uses pandas for diplomacy, and this new agreement marks a
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  positive step for both nations. The US Department of Justice
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  will start an internal investigation into the release
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  of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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  Officials want to ensure the information was shared properly.
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  This follows President Trump's recent decision to remove the
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  attorney General, which some believe was linked to the
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  handling of these files. Mexican President Scheinbaum
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  announced an agreement to export 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil
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  to Japan. This deal follows a phone call
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  with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi.
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  Both leaders agreed to cooperate on energy supplies and discussed
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  global issues. Mexico produces about 1.8
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  million barrels of oil every day.
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  President Trump plans to invite Russian President Putin to the
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  G20 summit in December. Trump said that having Putin
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  attend would be very useful, although he is not sure if the
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  Russian leader will come. The US government has confirmed
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  that Russia is welcome at all official G20 meetings.
• 18:34
  Warner Brothers Discovery has approved a buyout offer from
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  Paramount. The deal is worth $110 billion
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  and will create a massive new media company.
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  Shareholders voted in favor of the merger, which is expected to
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  be finished by September 2026. This ends a long competition for
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  the company. The International Criminal Court
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  has indicted former Philippine President Duterte for crimes
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  against humanity. The charges are related to his
• 19:05
  violent crackdown on drug crimes during his presidency.
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  Legal experts say the trial will take several years to reach a
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  final verdict in the international court in the
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  Netherlands. The United Kingdom has passed a
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  law to ban smoking for future generations.
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  People born in 2009 or later will never be allowed to buy
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  tobacco in the country. The government wants to prevent
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  diseases and reduce the burden on the National Health system by
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  stopping young people from smoking.
• 19:47
  Renowned author Haruki Murakami will release a new full length
• 19:52
  novel titled Kaho, the Tale of Kaho on July 3rd.
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  This is his first long novel in three years.
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  The story grew from a short piece he read at Wazita
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  University. Fans are eagerly waiting for
• 20:06
  this new release this summer. The president of a major TV
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  station apologized for an accident involving former soccer
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  star Masakiyo Miazono. Maiazono was injured while
• 20:20
  filming A variety show on a steep slope.
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  He underwent surgery for a knee injury.
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  The station admitted that safety checks were insufficient and
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  promised to improve their filming procedures.
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  Shogi legend Yoshiharu Habu is one step closer to challenging
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  Soda Fuji for the Kisei title. The 55 year old won his eighth
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  consecutive match in a recent tournament.
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  If he wins his next match on May 1st, he will face Fuji, who
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  currently holds six major titles in the shogi world.
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  A television director in his 50s has been dismissed for
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  inappropriate behavior. He was arrested in March for an
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  incident involving a woman in Shibuya.
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  Although he was not prosecuted, the station decided to fire him.
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  He also reportedly used work hours for personal activities
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  and kept private photos on his phone.
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  Comedian MO Chuga Kusay made his first public appearance since
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  announcing his marriage to model Airy.
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  He shared that he proposed to her at a riverbank using a ring
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  made of cardboard. The comedian, known for his
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  unique style, appeared at a promotional event for a dinosaur
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  themed show in Tokyo. Da Yun, a member of the popular
• 21:42
  girl group Twice, will return for their world tour in Japan.
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  She had been resting due to an ankle injury, her agency
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  announced. She will participate in the
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  Tokyo concerts, but she will limit her movements to avoid
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  putting too much stress on her body.
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  The popular characters Upenchu, Usagi and Npochamu will soon
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  appear in a new 3D animated series created by the artist
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  known as Kaisusoni. The show is titled Kaisusoni
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  Theater. These characters have become a
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  global hit, and fans are excited to see them come to life in this
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  new animation. A new animated movie based on
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  Osamu Tezuka's classic manga Princess Knight will be released
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  on Netflix this August. Titled The Ribbon Hero, this is
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  the first new animation for the series in 27 years.
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  The movie will be available for streaming exclusively to
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  audiences around the world. The dance and vocal group Exile
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  held a special concert at Tokyo Dome to celebrate their 25th
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  anniversary. Bees guitarist Tak Matsumoto
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  made a surprise appearance to perform with the group.
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  Exile also announced more anniversary shows in November
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  and December featuring legendary original members of the group.
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  Actor and artist Naan has announced the formation of a new
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  band called Naan and the Tears of Night.
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  The band includes famous musicians like guitarist Kotaro
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  Furuichi and bassist Koji Wueno. They are scheduled to perform
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  their first live show at the Arabaki Rock Festival in Japan.