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Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Japanese TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada are pictured during a press conference on April 11, 2007, after the Supreme Court repealed in March a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court finalized Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the 2003 births of the boys.(Kyodo)

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Surrogate arrangement for babies

TOKYO, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Undated combined photo shows TV personality Aki Mukai and medical doctor Yahiro Netsu. Mukai's twin babies were born through a surrogate mother in the United States in 2003. Netsu said in 2001 his maternity clinic had made a surrogacy arrangement for a woman, becoming the first Japanese medical institution to officially announce such a procedure.(Kyodo)

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2017 M-1 Grand Prix manzai contest winners

TOKYO, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Japanese "manzai" comedian duo Toro Salmon -- Hideaki Murata (L) and Kazunobu Kubota -- pose at the TV Asahi studios in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2017, after winning the 2017 M-1 Grand Prix contest. (Kyodo)

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Twin actors starred in NHK drama series

FUKUOKA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Japanese twin actors Mana Mikura (L) and Kana Mikura, both playing starring roles in public broadcaster NHK's television drama series "Futarikko," visit the ACROS Fukuoka multi-purpose hall in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on March 8, 1997, for the recording of a TV commercial related to the Asian Development Bank.(Kyodo)

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

TOKYO, Japan, June 20 Kyodo - Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions. (Kyodo)

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

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2025AWE in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 20, 2025 - Visitors visit the display area of Japanese SONY TV sets at 2025AWE in Shanghai, China on March 20, 2025.

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Fuji Television president meets press

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Fuji Television Network Inc. President Kenji Shimizu meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025, over alleged sexual misconduct by former Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and the broadcaster's alleged role in the scandal. (Kyodo)

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Fuji Television president meets press

Fuji Television Network Inc. President Kenji Shimizu meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025, over alleged sexual misconduct by former Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and the broadcaster's alleged role in the scandal.

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Fuji Television president meets press

Fuji Television Network Inc. President Kenji Shimizu meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025, over alleged sexual misconduct by former Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and the broadcaster's alleged role in the scandal.

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Fuji Television president meets press

Fuji Television Network Inc. President Kenji Shimizu meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025, over alleged sexual misconduct by former Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and the broadcaster's alleged role in the scandal.

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Fuji TV press conference

Members of media outlets raise their hands to ask questions as outgoing Fuji Television Network Inc. President Koichi Minato (C) attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

(From L) Fuji Media Holding Inc. Executive Vice President Kenji Shimizu, Fuji Television Network Inc. Vice Chairman Ryunosuke Endo, outgoing President Koichi Minato, outgoing Chairman Shuji Kano and Fuji Media Holding Inc. President Osamu Kanemitsu attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Outgoing President of Fuji Television Network Inc. Koichi Minato reacts during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Outgoing President of Fuji Television Network Inc. Koichi Minato reacts during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Outgoing President of Fuji Television Network Inc. Koichi Minato reacts during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Shuji Kano attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation as chairman of Fuji Television Network Inc. in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Shuji Kano attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation as chairman of Fuji Television Network Inc. in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Shuji Kano (R) and Koichi Minato (C), chairman and president, respectively, of Fuji Television Network Inc., enter the venue of a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Members of media outlets raise their hands to ask questions during a news conference held by the broadcaster and its parent company Fuji Media Holding Inc. at Fuji Television Network Inc.'s headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

(From L) Fuji Media Holding Inc. Executive Vice President Kenji Shimizu, Fuji Television Network Inc. Vice Chairman Ryunosuke Endo, outgoing President Koichi Minato, outgoing Chairman Shuji Kano and Fuji Media Holding Inc. President Osamu Kanemitsu attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Members of media outlets wait for the start of a news conference to be held by Fuji Television Network Inc. and its parent company Fuji Media Holding Inc. at the broadcaster's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Members of media outlets prepare to film in front of Fuji Television Network Inc.'s headquarters prior to a news conference held by the broadcaster and its parent company Fuji Media Holding Inc. in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Members of media outlets prepare to film in front of Fuji Television Network Inc.'s headquarters prior to a news conference held by the broadcaster and its parent company Fuji Media Holding Inc. in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Sneak peek of TV animation series at Kyoto Kabuki theater

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - A sneak peek event for the Japanese animated television series "The Eccentric Family," based on the original Japanese novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, is held at Minamiza Theater, a Kabuki theater, in Kyoto on June 16, 2013.(Kyodo)

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato (C), president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Japanese actress, singer Miho Nakayama

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Japanese actress and singer Miho Nakayama (R) shakes hands with actress Kumiko Goto during a press conference for the TV drama series "Mama wa Idol (Mama is an Idol)," in which they both starred, at a Tokyo hotel on March 9, 1987.

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US: Bear Fire Spreads Rapidly In Tahoe National Forest 4

Bear Fire started in the Tahoe National Forest on Labor Day, September 2, prompting evacuation orders. The fire spread rapidly and has grown to 3,000 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

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US: Bear Fire Spreads Rapidly In Tahoe National Forest 3

Bear Fire started in the Tahoe National Forest on Labor Day, September 2, prompting evacuation orders. The fire spread rapidly and has grown to 3,000 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

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Japanese TV personality Kuroyanagi teaches Chinese students in Beijing

Japanese TV personality and essayist Tetsuko Kuroyanagi poses for a photo with students learning Japanese at Beijing Foreign Studies University after holding a special class for them at the university in Beijing on May 31, 2024.

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Japanese TV personality Kuroyanagi teaches Chinese students in Beijing

Japanese TV personality and essayist Tetsuko Kuroyanagi talks with students learning Japanese at Beijing Foreign Studies University after holding a special class for them at the university in Beijing on May 31, 2024.

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Japanese TV personality Kuroyanagi teaches Chinese students in Beijing

Japanese TV personality and essayist Tetsuko Kuroyanagi holds a special class in front of 600 students learning Japanese at Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing on May 31, 2024.

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actress Mari Yamamoto arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monarch Legacy Of Monsters S1 Photocall - LA

Japanese actor Ren Watabe arrives at the Los Angeles Photo Call Of Apple TV+'s 'Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters' Season 1 held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on December 8, 2023 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM