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From our studios in Tokyo, this is NHK

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news line. I'm Ross Mihora.

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South Korean and US military forces

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are on high alert amid signs that North

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Korea may be preparing to fire

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an SLBM, a submarine

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launched ballistic missile. South

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Korea's president office says president

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Yun Sun Yool was briefed on the possible

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launch during a return flight from Canada.

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It's unusual for the South Korean government

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to announce a possible North Korean missile

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launch before it happens. South

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Korean media say unusual activity

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has been seen in the port city of

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Shimpo in North Korea's eastern

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province of South Hong Kong.

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In May, the country fired what was believed

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to be an SLBM from

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machine bull. The US research

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group thirty eight North released its

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analysis of satellite imagery

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of a shipyard in the city. It shows

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what appears to be preparations to tow

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out a new submarine that can be

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loaded with ballistic missile. The

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US nuclear powered aircraft carrier,

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Ronald Reagan, has docked in the

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southeastern South Korean city

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of Pusan. This comes ahead of

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joint military drills between the South

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and the United States in the sea of

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Japan. On Saturday, South

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Korea's defense minister, Yi Jones,

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soup was given a tour of the

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warship. He said if Pyongyang plans

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to use nuclear weaponry, it

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would face an overwhelming response from

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Seoul and Washington. The South

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and the US are stepping up vigilance

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in case the North reacts negatively

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to the exercises. A

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US think tank report significant expansion

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work is being carried out inside a satellite

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launching station in North

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Korea that says Pyongyang wants to

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be able to fire larger and more

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capable rockets from the site.

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The Center for Strategic and International

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Studies released satellite photos

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of the Soehanite launching

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station on Thursday. The

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facility is located in Tongqiangri,

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in the nation's northwest. The

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pictures were taken on September sixth.

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The center says the images show the aim

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of the work is to expand fuel storage

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capacity at the launch pad The

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thing TANG indicates it is unlikely

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a new satellite will be launched in the

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immediate future. It cites the

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ongoing construction work as a

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reason. The ruling party

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newspaper, Rodong Xinbu, has

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reported leader Kim Jong Un inspected

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the station in March. yoted workers

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to refurbish and expand the facility

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so large carrier rockets with

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military reconnaissance satellites could

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be launched from it. Seven

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months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

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attention is now focused on Moscow's

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increasingly heavy handed approach INCLUDING

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ITS PARTIAL Mobilization OF

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RESERVUS. A

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crowd of Russian residents in

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Japan and others rallied in Tokyo

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on Saturday. The demonstrators condemned

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Moscow which is also orchestrating

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what it calls referendums, apparently

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aimed at unilaterally annexing Russian

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controlled areas in Ukraine. that's

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happening in four regions in eastern

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and southern Ukraine. Moscow

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says the voting began on Friday and

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will end on Tuesday. The Russian

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presidential office says it expects

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a procedure to annex those regions

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will start as soon as the results

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of the referendum come out. The

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governor of the Eastern region of Luhansk

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says that people cannot vote freely

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as their names are recorded if they

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check no on the ballots. This

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image was posted on social media

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by the mayor of Melita PO

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in the southeastern region of

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Zapodigia. The mayor

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says groups of collaborators and

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armed soldiers are going door to

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door, coursing to

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cast yes votes. Ukraine

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and western countries have condemned the

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voting. They call it a sham and say

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it does not reflect people's opinions. PEOPLE

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ACROSS RUSSIA HAVE BEGUN RECEIVING CALLA

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PAPERS AFTER RUSSIAN PRESIDENT

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Vladimir PUTIN ANNOUNCED A PARTIAL

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MOBALIZATION OF RESERVES. These

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are not just crimes against international

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law and the law of Ukraine. There

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are crimes against specific people,

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against the nation. An expert

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says the Russian moves signal its alarm

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over Ukraine's recent stunning counter

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offensive. Ukranian forces

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earlier this month announced that they had

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liberated almost all of hard keep

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in the east. They're also pushing

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back in the south. Meanwhile,

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the Ukrainian side is also suffering

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more casualties. An NHK

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crew was allowed to visit a military hospital

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ON THE CONDITION THAT THEY DIDN'T REVEAL

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THE LOCATION. A PERSON IN

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CHARGE SAID EIGHT TO TEN SURgeries ARE

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BEING PERFORMED HERE EVERY

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DAY. The hospital is using

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an endoscope provided by Japan.

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We used this device for surgeries

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and diagnostics. Ukrainian

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deputy defense minister Hana

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Moliar spoke about the challenges

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the soldiers are facing.

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Our

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troops are trying to stop Russian forces

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from attacking on multiple fronts. and

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at the same time, they're trying to reclaim

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lost territory. Many

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soldiers are losing their lives every

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day in fierce battles.

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Moliar says she is not optimistic

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about the current situation.

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Japanese products and culture are in

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the spotlight in Beijing. It's part

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of an event to mark the fiftieth anniversary

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three of the normalization of ties between

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Japan and China. The

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two day event was organized by a group

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of Japan affiliated businesses AND

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THE CHINA PUBLIC DEPLOMACY ASSOCIATION.

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AT THE OPENING CEREMONY JAPANESE AMBASSADOR

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TODOMY HIDEO. said the

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way for a breakthrough in Japan,

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China relations is to nurture

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trust at the public level through mutual

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understanding. Items on display

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include sake, cosmetics, and

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other goods. There are exhibits

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on sightseeing in Japan and

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locations related to manga and

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anime. There was a screening

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of performances by Japanese

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singer, Hiroada Ayaka, and

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virtual singer, Liu Chen

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Yi, who is popular in China.

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I enjoyed shopping

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in Japan. The quality and sign

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are both really

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good. Everyone

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wants to go to Japan. I

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want to go as soon as it's possible

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to travel freely. The

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chairman of the Japanese chamber of

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commerce and industry in China

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says, He hopes the event

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helps people in both countries build trust

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and develop business opportunities in

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Asia and around the world.

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Swiss tennis star Roger Federer

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has wrapped up his illustrious career

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at the Labor Cup in London. He

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announced his retirement earlier this month

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due to a knee injury. Federer's

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final match on Friday was in doubles.

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He was paired with long time rivals,

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Spanish star Rafael Nadal.

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THEY LOST THE MAT, BUT FEDERAL RECEIVED

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A HEARTFELT ROUND OF APLAS FROM

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SPECTATORS. IN

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AN END HERE, SO IT'S been a perfect

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journey. I will do it all over again. The

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forty one year old former world champion

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won twenty grand slam titles

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during his twenty four year career.

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Those were the stories for the sauer.

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he

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oh

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he

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I'm Rospiihara in Tokyo, and that's

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all we have for now on NHK

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news line. Thanks for joining

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us.