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Saturday news round-up:

In Okayama Prefecture, seven cases of suspected bird flu have been found.

A 35 year old man attending a Morning Musume concert at Yokohama Arena fell from the second level stands, badly injuring his head. It is not clear whether he will recover. For more information, see the Asahi News here:asahi.com：「モー娘。」公演３階席から２階に転落、男性重傷 – 社会

asahi.com：「勇気忘れない」　韓国学生ら駅で救助死６年　映画試写 – 社会

According to the Asahi Shinbun article linked above, six years ago today a Korean exchange student, along with a 47 year old Japanese camera man, jumped onto the tracks at JR Shin Okubo Station in the Shinjuku area to save a man who had fallen there, sacrificing themselves in the process.  Today, the parents of the Korean student, Mr. I, visited Japan to speak in support of a closer relationship between Japan and South Korea, noting that if their son’s act of sacrifice, and the film that is being released about it, could form the basis for the beginning of a closer relationship, that would be a good thing.  The film is opening today.

Mr. I’s parents then went, along with others including some Korean students, to tour Shin Okubo station and stand on the very same platform where the accident occurred.