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AKB48 member Aoi Hanada becomes the first member to have her contract terminated following her dating a fan and shaving her head in penitence. She claims management told her to do it, they deny it. Says she feels betrayed and will fight this

AKB48 member Aoi Hanada becomes the first member to have her contract terminated following her dating a fan and shaving her head in penitence. She claims management told her to do it, they deny it. Says she feels betrayed and will fight this

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5b530a2a902e4d95477c2dfc21d4e932e36bdb11

r/japannews - AKB48 member Aoi Hanada becomes the first member to have her contract terminated following her dating a fan and shaving her head in penitence. She claims management told her to do it, they deny it. Says she feels betrayed and will fight this

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A 20-year-old American man is missing in Kyoto City- James West Higginbotham, a 20-year-old American citizen was visiting Japan on a family trip when he left his hotel in Kyoto alone around 6 p.m. on May 29th. His whereabouts are still unknown

A 20-year-old American man is missing in Kyoto City- James West Higginbotham, a 20-year-old American citizen was visiting Japan on a family trip when he left his hotel in Kyoto alone around 6 p.m. on May 29th. His whereabouts are still unknown

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/student-missing-japan-family-pleading-163717945.html

r/japannews - A 20-year-old American man is missing in Kyoto City- James West Higginbotham, a 20-year-old American citizen was visiting Japan on a family trip when he left his hotel in Kyoto alone around 6 p.m. on May 29th. His whereabouts are still unknown

Married Tokyo man ordered to pay damages for telling a woman he was single and impregnating her. Since she got pregnant under understanding they would get married, the court recognized it as a breach of contract

Married Tokyo man ordered to pay damages for telling a woman he was single and impregnating her. Since she got pregnant under understanding they would get married, the court recognized it as a breach of contract

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4bf77d51fd2a345445b08156876c610e0dabbfd4

r/japannews - Married Tokyo man ordered to pay damages for telling a woman he was single and impregnating her. Since she got pregnant under understanding they would get married, the court recognized it as a breach of contract

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