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Kurumi Mori
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🎥 BBC Foreign Correspondent currently based in #Japan @bbcworld Ex-Bloomberg, CNBC, ESPN, etc. M.S. @columbiajourn. Opinions + RTs all mine
Tokyo, Japan
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Apr 2
    Secret’s out… I’ve joined the BBC as Tokyo correspondent! An honour to be part of the world’s largest news network, and work alongside journalists I’ve long admired. Looking forward to telling more impactful stories. 📩 Now send me some juicy tips X! DMs open
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    Kurumi Mori
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    May 21, 2020
    📺 A theory on why Japan was able to contain the coronavirus outbreak... according to TBS
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    Sep 12, 2020
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    Look it's working 👇 Japanese TV introducing the story behind each person on @naomiosaka's masks throughout the tournament #USOpen On Tamir Rice: "He was just 12. I can't believe it."
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Dec 4, 2018
    For the love of the fans... how sumo wrestlers in Japan sign autographs ✋💥 #work
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    日本相撲協会公式
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    Dec 4, 2018
    ＜冬巡業＠久留米市＞色紙に手形を押す高安。#sumo #相撲
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Feb 13, 2021
    Woke up to shaking in Tokyo. Turned on TV to learn Magnitude 7.1 earthquake just hit off Fukushima prefecture — just 3 weeks ahead of the 10 year anniversary. Hope everyone is okay.
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Nov 30, 2020
    It’s official! The very first #SuperNintendoWorld is set to open on Feb. 4th in Osaka, Japan! I got a first-hand look and can confirm the Mario Kart ride uses AR headsets but is ON RAILS. So no falling off Rainbow Road 🌈 😆 Full thread below👇
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Apr 1, 2019
    About last night. #花見 #sakura
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    Kurumi Mori
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    May 19, 2023
    Japanese TV counted the minutes ⏱️ How much time each #G7 leader spent inside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Jul 8, 2022
    LATEST from ER doctor who operated on Shinzo Abe: * They were able to stop major bleeding, but by then too much blood was lost * bullet pierced Abe’s neck and heart * died after about 3 hours of surgery * declared dead at 5:03pm
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Aug 7, 2018
    Tokyo Medical University officials admit the school rigged exam scores of female applicants to keep women out. #東京医大 #tictocnews Keisuke Miyazawa [right]: "When I think about the female applicants who could have been admitted but were denied, my heart aches for them."
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Feb 13, 2021
    🚨JUST IN: Japan earthquake upgraded to magnitude 7.3 from prior M 7.1 off the coast of Fukushima prefecture. 12 aftershocks were felt, according to Japan Meteorological Agency.
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Mar 6, 2020
    Less tourists in Nara = less people feeding the deer in the parks 🌷🌱 Now they're venturing out into the city eating flowers and plants, per Fuji TV #coronavirus #新型コロナウイルス の影響で海外観光客の減少が続く奈良公園で、鹿せんべいをもらえなくなってしまったシカちゃん達 😢
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Jan 13, 2020
    Super Nintendo World means you can now step into a real-life Mario Kart race! 🏁🚗🎮 Slated to open before the Summer Olympics at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka #Nintendo #MarioKart
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    Kurumi Mori
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    Jul 8, 2022
    BREAKING: Former Prime Minister Abe collapses in Nara, apparent gun shots heard. Taken away by ambulance after being possibly shot in the chest, NHK reports.
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