Ippei Mizuhara sentenced to 57 months for cheating Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to 57 months in jail in the news this week. Parts of Japan were hit by record snowfall. Honda and Nissan’s Mega-Merger talk seemed to collapse. Former politician Tamotsu Shiiki avoided prison despite raping a 12-year-old girl. Taiwan’s popular actress Barbie Hsu dies on a trip to Japan. Kanye West’s Tokyo Dome was reportedly in danger after promoting the stunt show.

Mizuhara Ippei sentenced to nearly 5 years for stealing from Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to 57 months in a federal prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tixway global superstar on Thursday night to pay off illegal gambling debts . He was also ordered to pay $18 million in damages, most of whom went to Ohtani to pay $1.1 million for the Inland Revenue Service (IRS).

Between November 2021 and March 2024, the former invader stolen $16.59 million from an Ohtani account. He also stole baseball cards to resell them and filed a fake tax return in 2022. Prosecutors claimed his motives were “greed” and “unaddiction”. “I want to say I am very sorry for what Mr Ohtani did,” Rihara said in court.

Heavy snow has caused major travel damage in parts of Japan

Residents from Hokkaido to the western western region are urged to avoid non-essential travel as a powerful low-pressure system continues to evolve across the country. Several cities were flooded with snow because of what the Japan Meteorological Bureau (JMA) calls “the strongest cold air in several years.” Many passengers were stranded as domestic airlines were forced to cancel many flights.

Parts of expressways and major roads have also been closed, and train services have been suspended in some areas. Hokkaido and Japan coast are popular. Obihiro City recorded 124 cm of snow in the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. Tuesday. This is the highest number since such statistics were obtained a quarter of a century ago. More extreme weather is expected to occur over the weekend.

Nissan to suspend merger talks with Honda

Last December, Honda and Nissan began negotiating large partners that could establish the world’s third largest automaker. However, it was less than a month and a half and it seemed to have collapsed. On Thursday morning, Nissan chairman Makoto Uchida visited Honda headquarters to express his dissatisfaction with the proposal on the table. Japan’s second largest automobile company recommends Nissan become its subsidiary.

Honda plans to control management of troubled automakers and accelerate restructuring plans. However, Nissan executives rejected the idea. “They made a subsidiary proposal that we would never accept, so they could blame Nissan’s negotiations,” one executive told him. Yomiuri Shimbun. Nissan is now reportedly looking for a new partner ideally from the technology sector.

Tamotsu Shiiki

Despite being raped by a 12-year-old girl

On Monday, the Tokyo High Court ruled 58-year-old Tamotsu Shiiki for involuntary sex with a 12-year-old girl. But as long as the former politician stops committing crimes, he will not face any time to go to prison. Judge Chikako Murata described his crime as “evil” but was sentenced to only three years in prison and was sentenced to five years in prison. She said it was “suitable” because Shiiki apologized and promised not to commit another crime and pay compensation.

“It’s a very relaxing sentence, especially the girl is still young,” said Sumie Kawakami, lecturer at Yamanashi Gakuin University. South China Morning. The incident occurred last August. According to the victim, Shiiki approached her in Kabukicho district in Shinjuku and they went to the karaoke shop together. A staff member there found this suspicious and told his manager that he contacted the police.

After Barbie’s death, China’s trend of “Japanese flu”

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu Meteor Garden On a trip to Japan with family, he passed away on Sunday and lived the New Year. “Unfortunately, the Barbie left us after getting flu-triggered pneumonia,” her sister Dee Hsu, who was 48 at the time. HSU is survived by her second husband and two children.

Her death announcement sparked discussions about the surge in flu cases in Japan on Chinese social media sites. A post with the tag “Japanese flu” has been regarded as Xiaohongshu’s 20 million times (called Rednote in English). In the last few days of 2024, Japan recorded the largest number of weekly flu cases since records began in 1999.

Kanye West to lose $20 million in Tokyo dome deal

Kanye West and his partner Bianca Censori appeared at the Grammys this week with the aim of causing an outrageous sensation. The couple walked on the red carpet and were both wearing black. But when they arrived at the photographer’s area, Censori lowered her feather jacket and exposed her naked clothes. Stunts make them eager for publicity, but it may seem there may be a price.

According to the British tabloid Daily MailThe rapper’s $20 million deal for broadcasting two shows on the Tokyo Dome in May is now in danger. “The Japanese investors who support the concert are very upset about it,” a source in Tokyo said. “It’s very likely that they will fund the show. He was greatly mistaken for the Japanese forgiving these events.”

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