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Japan footballer Takefusa Kubo and actor Haruka Fukuhara announce marriage
In short
Japan national team player Takefusa Kubo and actor Haruka Fukuhara announced on the night of Oct 2 that they had married, both posting the news on their own Instagram accounts. The following day Kubo told reporters he had wanted to announce it in his own words, and Japan's squad resumed practice in Tokyo ahead of an Oct 5 friendly against New Zealand, with Kubo taking part.
Why it matters
Kubo is a member of Japan's national team, and the announcement came as the squad gathered in Tokyo for a friendly against New Zealand on Oct 5; NHK reported he trained with the team the next day. Beyond the announcement and Kubo's brief comments to reporters, the documents report no effect on his availability for the match and give no further detail.
Key facts
- Takefusa Kubo of Japan's national team and actor Haruka Fukuhara announced on Oct 2 that they had married. [ 1 ]
- The couple posted the announcement on their own Instagram accounts on the night of Oct 2, according to NHK News. [ 1 ]
- The day after the announcement, Kubo responded to reporters, saying he had thought it would be good if he could say it in his own words. [ 2 ]
- Nippon TV News reported that Kubo's remarks about how the two met drew laughter from reporters. [ 2 ]
- Japan's national team resumed practice in Tokyo on Oct 3 ahead of a friendly against New Zealand on Oct 5. [ 3 ]
- Kubo took part in the practice and appeared to be smiling, NHK News reported. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What Kubo said about how the couple met Nippon TV News reported only in its headline that his comments about how they met drew laughter from reporters; no article text was available, so the content of the remarks is not known.
- Whether Haruka Fukuhara made any comment of her own Only the joint Instagram announcement by the two is reported; the documents include no separate statement from her.
- Where the couple made or signed the announcement The documents describe an announcement on Instagram on the night of Oct 2 and give no location for it.
What local media are saying
Official sourcesNHK News, an official-tier outlet, reported the marriage announcement on Oct 2 and followed up the next day with the national team's return to practice in Tokyo, listing Kubo among the players taking part. It gave the announcement itself in brief, straight-news form without comment from the couple beyond the Instagram post.
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Business mediaNippon TV News, a commercial broadcaster, carried the story as a follow-up focusing on Kubo's remarks to reporters the morning after the announcement, including a line about how he wanted to speak for himself and a comment about how the couple met that the headline says made journalists laugh.
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Timeline, local time
- NHK News reports that Kubo and Fukuhara announced on their Instagram accounts that night that they had married. [ 1 ]
- Nippon TV News reports that Kubo responded to reporters the morning after the announcement, saying he had wanted to say it in his own words and commenting on how the two met. [ 2 ]
- NHK News reports that Japan's national team resumed practice in Tokyo on Oct 3 for the Oct 5 friendly against New Zealand, with Kubo taking part. [ 3 ]