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(睡眠用)英語で国内ニュース2026年3月26日(木) · 英語で国内ニュース

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  Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi announced on March 25th
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  that Iran is not negotiating with the United States to end
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  the war with the US and Israel and has no intention to.
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  This statement contradicts AUS White House spokesperson's
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  earlier comment that talks were ongoing and productive.
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  Western allies face challenges protecting the Strait of Hormuz,
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  A vital energy route, due to Iran's threat.
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  Failures in the Red Sea against Houthi rebels cast a shadow.
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  Iran, a stronger adversary, effectively blocks the Strait,
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  disrupting global oil and LNG supplies and surging prices.
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  Experts warn protection efforts will be difficult.
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  The government plans to approve and submit the provisional
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  budget bill for the new fiscal year to the Diet on March 27th
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  following this ruling, and opposition parties have agreed
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  to hold a House of Representatives plenary session
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  on March 30th and vote on the bill, assuming it's committee
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  passage and urgent submission. A former nursery teacher was
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  sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended for four
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  years. On March 26th.
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  The Tagawa Branch of Fukuoka District Court found her guilty
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  of assaulting 9 children at a nursery in Tagawa City, Fukuoka
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  Prefecture, in the summer of 2025.
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  She faced 30 counts of assault. On March 26th, Daihatsu
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  announced a recall of 405,963 vehicles across 5 models,
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  including Move and Wake. The recall, submitted to the
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  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and
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  Tourism is due to defects in the brake system.
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  Affected vehicles were manufactured from September 2016
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  to June 2023. The government began releasing
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  national oil reserves on March 26th.
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  This, combined with private sector reserves, marks the
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  largest oil release in history. The aim is to ensure a stable
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  supply. This significant action utilizes
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  both national and private stockpiles to meet demand.
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  A California court jury ordered US tech giants Meta and Google
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  to pay approximately ¥950 million in damages.
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  This ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she
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  developed social media addiction as a child.
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  She argued the companies operating these services were
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  responsible. Meteorologist Yuma Matsura warns
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  April could bring record high temperatures.
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  Based on the March 26th one month forecast, he predicts
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  considerably high temperatures with a high probability of
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  record highs. Eastern and western Japan are
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  also expected to receive more rain, easing current water
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  shortages. A lawsuit concerning the
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  bullying and suicide of a junior high school girl in Asahikawa,
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  Hokkaido, has been settled. The city agreed to pay ¥70
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  million. The family of Saya Hirosi, found
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  frozen to death in March 2021, filed the suit.
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  The city admitted deficiencies in bullying prevention measures.
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  On March 26th, prosecutors demanded a ¥1.5 million fine for
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  former Upper house member Yasumasa Ono and ¥500,000 for
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  his former secretary. They are charged with false
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  reporting in the LD PS former Abe faction slush fund scandal.
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  The defense claims innocence, with the verdict expected on
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  June 23. A 23 year old Ground
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  Self-defense Force officer was arrested for entering the
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  Chinese Embassy in Tokyo with a knife on March 24th.
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  He reportedly stated he wanted China to curb strong statements
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  against Japan and intended to commit suicide if the ambassador
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  rejected his views. His parents expressed confusion,
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  saying he showed no signs of distress.
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  The family of a former advisor for Okawara Kakuki, who died in
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  detention after a cancer diagnosis during a false
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  accusation case, plans to sue the state.
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  They argue that the judge's decision to continue his
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  detention was illegal. Given the significant risk to
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  his life. The family seeks accountability
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  for the judgement. In the Liberal Democratic
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  Party's slush fund scandal, prosecutors sought a ¥1.5
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  million fine for former lawmaker Yasumasa Ono and ¥500,000 for
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  his former secretary. They are accused of not
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  reporting ¥51.54 million in party ticket revenue.
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  Ono maintains his innocence. The verdict is scheduled for
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  June 23. The operating company of North
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  Safari Sapporo Zoo and its former president were referred
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  to prosecutors for illegal construction.
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  They allegedly build animal enclosures without permission in
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  a restricted development area since before the zoo's 2005
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  opening. The zoo closed last September.
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  Sapporo City issued A demolition order for the now 150 illegal
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  structures. A 60 year old woman was referred
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  to prosecutors for illegally reselling Takara Zuka Review
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  tickets. She allegedly bought three
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  tickets for about ¥27,000 and resold them online for ¥161,000,
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  six times the original price. She admitted to making about
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  ¥2.84 million profit from reselling 85 tickets to cover
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  her own show expenses. A harassment survey in Fukui
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  Prefecture revealed 262 staff members reported current
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  harassment. This includes allegations
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  against Vice Governor Nakamura. The survey follows the former
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  governor's resignation due to sexual harassment.
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  Vice Governor Nakamura is also set to resign on March 31.
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  The full prefecture investigation continues.
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  More than two years after the Nodo Peninsula earthquake, full
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  scale reconstruction work began on March 26th in the Azaichi St.
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  area of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture.
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  This district was heavily damaged by a large scale fire
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  during the earthquake. The commencement of these works
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  marks a significant step towards recovery.
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  The government began releasing national oil reserves on March
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  26th, prompted by rising tensions in Iran.
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  Approximately 53,000,000 barrels, equivalent to a 30 day
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  supply, will be released sequentially from 11 national
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  bases. This measure, combined with
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  private reserves, aims to stabilize domestic oil supply.
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  With the new fiscal year's main budget bill unlikely to pass on
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  time, the government plans to approve and submit a provisional
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  budget bill to the Diet tomorrow, March 27th.
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  The general account for this temporary budget is expected to
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  be around ¥8.6 trillion, ensuring operations continue
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  without disruption. Wakayama Prefecture has revised
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  its Nankai through mega earthquake tsunami forecast
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  published on March 25th. Based on new scientific data,
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  tsunami arrival times for parts of Kushimoto town are now
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  predicted to be two minutes faster, with the shortest
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  arrival time possibly as quick as one.
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  Minute Japan's government plans to approve a provisional budget
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  of ¥8.6 trillion on March 27th. This budget covers early April
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  expenses, including the new policy to make high school
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  tuition and elementary school lunches free.
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  Although unusual for a provisional budget, this measure
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  aims to prevent disruption to daily life.
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  Dehatsu is recalling over 400,000 vehicles across 5
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  models, including the Move and Wake.
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  The recall, announced on March 26th, effects cars made from
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  September 2016 to June 2023. This action is due to a defect
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  found in the brake system of these vehicles.
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  Japan's government began releasing national oil reserves
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  on March 26th. Approximately 1 month's supply,
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  about 53,000,000 barrels, will go to four major oil refiners.
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  This action, the second since 2022, aims to secure crude oil
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  supply amidst a de facto blockade of the Strait of
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  Hormuz, impacting Middle Eastern shipments.
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  The de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is causing
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  fertilizer prices to rise, risking a resurgence of food
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  inflation in Japan. This could impact household
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  budgets despite recent wage increases as Japan relies on
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  imported fertilizers. Prolonged Middle East tensions
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  are expected to increase both international food prices and
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  domestic agricultural production costs.
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  Amazon has postponed changes to its delivery drivers pay rates.
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  The company originally planned to implement them on April 5th.
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  However, facing strong objections from many drivers who
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  called the changes 1 sided and potentially leading to reduced
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  earnings, Amazon decided to delay the implementation by
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  nearly two months. Liberal Democratic Party Policy
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  Research Council Chairperson Kobayashi proposed enacting a
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  new law to penalize acts of damaging Japan's national flag.
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  He stated that rather than amending existing laws, a new
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  legal framework is preferable. Kobayashi also suggested that
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  this new law should include specific penalty provisions.
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  Education Minister Matsumoto apologized to the House of
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  Counselors Committee on Education, Culture, and Science
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  following reports of an extramarital affair.
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  He expressed his commitment to regaining public trust and
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  fulfilling his duties. This statement came amidst
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  discussions about his conduct and its potential impact on his
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  official responsibilities. Ruling and opposition parties
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  have agreed to deliberate and vote on the provisional budget
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  bill in the House of Representatives on March 30th.
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  The bill is expected to be immediately brought to a plenary
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  session on the same day, where it is anticipated to pass and
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  clear the House. The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed
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  down 145 yen, 97 cent at 53,603 yen $0.65 during morning
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  trading. The market initially rose over
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  ¥400 before reversing. It temporarily recovered above
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  ¥54,000, but later experienced a sharp drop, falling over ¥500 at
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  one point. Sony Group and Honda have
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  decided to halt the joint development of their electric
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  vehicle Aphi Leia. The official announcement is
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  expected at 6:00 PM today. This decision comes as the EV
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  market faces significant challenges, leading the
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  collaboration between the two major companies to falter.
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  Deva Sports and you saw during the Senbatsu High School
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  baseball tournament on March 26th.
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  Imes, you say? Animoto was hit in the head by a
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  pitch. He was taken off on a stretcher,
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  causing a temporary stir. However, he returned to play
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  defense in the bottom of the fourth inning, receiving
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  applause. The broadcast did not show a
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  replay, likely out of concern for the player.
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  In the first game of the 8th day of the Senbatsu High School
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  baseball tournament, Yamanashi Gakuin defeated Ogaki Nichidai
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  High School of Gifu 31. This comeback win sends
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  Yamanashi Gakuin to the quarterfinals for the first time
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  in two years. Captain Haruki Komoda, known for
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  his pitching and hitting, was a key player.
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  The Senbatsu High School baseball game between Senchu
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  Matsudo and Kyushu Kokusai University affiliated was
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  postponed from March 25 to March 26th due to rain.
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  It is now scheduled as the 4th game on March 26th, expected to
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  start at 4:00 PM. The first game on March 26th
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  will begin earlier at 8:30 AM. In the third game of the 8th day
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  of the Senbatsu High School baseball tournament, Osaka Toine
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  High School defeated ME High School six to five.
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  The game was a close match, extending to 10 extra innings
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  with a tie break. With this victory, Osaka Toine
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  High School has advanced to the quarterfinals.
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  Hanasaki Tokuharu High School of Saitama achieved a dominant 17
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  to 0 victory over Nihon Bunri High School of Niigata on day
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  seven of the Senbatsu High School baseball tournament.
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  Their strong pitching and hitting, even in the rain,
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  secured their spot in the quarterfinals.
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  This is their first quarterfinal appearance since 2003.
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  In the first game of the 7th day of the Senbatsu High School
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  baseball tournament, Chibengaquin of Nara narrowly
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  defeated Kamimura Gaquin of Kagoshima 2 to 1.
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  The intense match went to 10 extra innings with a tie break.
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  Chibengaquin's victory secures their advancement to the
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  quarterfinals. The Dodgers and Uniqlo announced
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  their partnership details at Dodger Stadium on March 25th.
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  Uniqlo is now a top sponsor, gaining exclusive marketing
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  rights. The field will be named Uniqlo
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  Field at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers President Stan Kasten
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  emphasized shared values and a mutual commitment to excellence.
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  Japan's national soccer team, currently on tour in the UK,
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  practiced tactical formations on March 25th.
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  They focused on offensive plays in preparation for upcoming warm
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  up matches. These drills are part of their
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  preparations for the World Cup, which is set to kick off this
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  June. The Padres announced their
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  Opening Day roster on March 25th.
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  Pitcher U Darvish has been placed on the restricted list
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  and is expected to miss the entire season due to right elbow
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  Tommy John surgery. Fellow pitcher Yuki Matsui will
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  also start the season on the injured list.
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  The world figure skating championships have started in
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  the Czech Republic. In the women's singles short
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  program, Kaori Sakamoto achieved her season's best score, taking
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  the top spot. This competition is significant
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  as it marks Sakamoto's final performance before her
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  retirement. Suzite Kuksai news Iran has
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  rejected AUS proposal to end hostilities, presenting 5
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  conditions including halting aggression and assassinations.
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  State media reported this on March 25th, indicating a
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  significant difference from the US ceasefire plan.
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  This suggests that negotiations between the two sides are
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  expected to be difficult. President Trump stated on March
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  25 that Iran badly wants a deal following reports of the US
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  sending a 15 point plan to end hostilities.
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  However, Iran's Foreign Minister Arakchi denied any ongoing
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  discussions. This highlights a clear
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  divergent in statements regarding potential talks
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  between the two nations. The White House announced that
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  the US China Summit has been rescheduled for May 14th and
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  15th. The meeting was previously
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  postponed due to military operations in Iran.
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  President Trump expressed his sincere anticipation for the
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  talks with President Xi Jinping. A Russian presidential official
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  reported that the United States explained the details of its
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  recent talks with Ukraine regarding a peace plan with
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  Russia. Following this, adjustments are
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  now underway to resume trilateral high level
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  discussions involving Russia, Ukraine and the US.
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  This aims to advance diplomatic efforts toward a resolution.
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  A California jury has ordered USIT Giants Meta and Google to
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  pay approximately ¥950 million, or about 6.3 million U.S.
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  dollars in damages. This ruling came in a lawsuit
• 18:13
  filed by a woman who claimed the companies were responsible for
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  her social media addiction during her childhood.
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  China has announced a new long term care insurance system,
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  effective March 25, to address its rapidly aging population.
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  It aims to reduce family care burdens and strengthen Social
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  Security. The system will provide basic
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  care, medical services or financial support for
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  individuals with disabilities lasting over six months.
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  A unified national system is targeted within three years.
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  AUS Transportation Security Administration official warned
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  on March 25th that ongoing airport security chaos could
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  impact the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Staff shortages caused by lapsed
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  budgets and over 1500 officers leaving are leading to hours
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  long waits at some airports. With up to 10 million more
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  passengers expected for the World Cup, the situation is
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  deemed serious. Belarus and North Korea have
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  signed a friendship and cooperation treaty.
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  The Belarusian Presidential Office announced on March 26th
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  that President Lukashenko met with North Korean leader Kim
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  Jong Un in Pyongyang to formalize the agreement.
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  This move is seen as a counter to sanctions imposed by the
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  United States and European nations on both countries.
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  Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara clarified that Japan's
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  understanding of Taiwan is consistent with that of the
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  United States. This statement addresses the
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  differing mentions of Taiwan in the respective announcements
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  following the recent Japan US Summit.
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  Kihara emphasized that despite textual variations, both nations
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  share the same recognition regarding Taiwan.
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  The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on March 25th with
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  123 votes in favor, calling 15th 19th century slave trade and
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  slavery crimes against humanity. It urges dialogue for
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  reparations and apologies, a move experts call historic.
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  The US, Israel and Argentina opposed the resolution, while 52
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  nations including Japan and Europe, abstain.
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  The WBC game between Japan and Australia, exclusively streamed
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  by Netflix, attracted 17.9 million viewers in Japan.
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  This marks the highest viewership for any Netflix
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  content in the country, including movies and anime.
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  Other Japanese games also drew large audiences, with the Korea
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  game at 17.86 million viewers. Shogi Master Soda Fuji, holding
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  six titles, successfully defended his Osho title for the
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  5th consecutive year. He won the 75th Osho match with
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  a four to three score against Takuya Nagasi.
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  Naidan Fuji made a dramatic comeback, winning three straight
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  games after being down one to three, a rare feat in shogi
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  history. Da Yun, a member of the popular
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  K Pop group Twice, has announced a temporary suspension of her
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  activities. The report indicates this is a
• 21:49
  temporary measure, though specific reasons or the duration
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  of the suspension were not detailed.
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  Fans are awaiting further updates on her return.
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  Netflix has announced a sequel to its live action City Hunter
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  movie titled City Hunter 2. The film, starring Ryo Hey
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  Suzuki as Ryo Sayeba, will be exclusively streamed worldwide
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  on Netflix in 2027. Misato Morita and Fumino Kimura
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  will also return to their roles. The 5th live action Kingdom
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  movie Kingdom The Battle of Souls opening July 17th has
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  revealed new cast members. Kenji Sakaguchi will play Kenki,
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  June Shizzone will be Mutan, and Fuju Kameo will portray Uhan. 7
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  new actors join the cast for the highly anticipated film.
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  The 8th Onoe Kikugoro, a Kabuki actor, held a press conference
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  discussing his succession to the prestigious name.
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  He stated his role is to carry the souls and responsibilities
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  of predecessors, adapting expressions for modern audiences
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  while preserving the arts spirit.
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  His son, the 6th Onoe Kikunoske, also attended.
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  Fukushima Prefecture will stop using the name Tokyo Section, a
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  virtual department that collaborated with the popular
• 23:19
  group Tokyo. This decision follows the
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  group's disbandment last June. However, the prefecture
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  confirmed that cooperation with former members Shigeru Joshima
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  and Masahiro Matsuoka will continue for Fukushima's
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  recovery efforts. The Okada Museum in Hakone will
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  temporarily close from April 1 to May 30th.
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  This closure is for returning artworks requested by a Hong
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  Kong company, Okada Garincoe Limited, from which they were
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  borrowed. Last November.
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  A Yutamaro painting from the museum was sold at auction for
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  about ¥1.1 billion. A survey revealed A Makan is the
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  most wanted Azadora NHK morning drama for a sequel.
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  The drama, which famously created a popular buzzword,
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  topped the ranking. Other popular dramas like Hiyoko
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  and Come Come Everybody also received strong interest for
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  continuations, highlighting fans desire for more stories.
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  A documentary film, Boonen, the Silence and Rebirth of a Genius
• 24:33
  Pianist, is now showing. It tells the story of Stanislav
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  Boonen, the 1985 Chopin competition winner and his
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  return to the stage after a nine year hiatus.
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  The film details how he overcame left hand paralysis and a leg
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  injury driven by his passion for music.