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C0RI0LANUS

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2. Thanks for the terrific info!

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Mon Jan 23, 2023, 08:38 PM

Jan 2023

The assassin must have been sloppy with his Samurai sword or the tycoon's bodyguards overpowered the attacker in the nick of time.

The assassin used the traditional (or honorable) method of killing his target: Sword (unlike the killer of ex-PM Abe).

Anecdotally, Babe Ruth was struck out several times by a Japanese pitcher and the Babe had a lot of respect for that hurler. I'm not certain if the US and Japanese baseballs were the same dimension and weight at the time, which may have been a factor.

Thank you again. Arigato!

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