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Angel Rodriguez

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Air Force Veteran. Tech. Bronx. Nuyorican. Old BJJ white belt. Writer. Gamer. Zumba. Seen on Huffpo, Natgeo, Hot97, MTV, FOX, CNN & more. Opinions are my own.
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Surviving Tokyo After Dark: The Bar Scams You Need to Avoid

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By Angel Rodriguez, Ángel Rodríguez
| NYC Talking
Japan has a well earned reputation as one of the safest travel destinations on earth. You can leave your wallet on a coffee shop table, walk away for twenty minutes, and find it exactly where you left it. But the second the neon lights flicker on in major nightlife districts like Tokyo’s Kabukicho in Shinjuku and Roppongi, or Osaka’s Dotonbori, a completely different set of rules applies.
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Man Who Killed Tokyo Livestreamer Faces Sentencing After Years-Long Financial Dispute

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By Angel Rodriguez, Ángel Rodríguez
| NYC Talking
A Tokyo court is expected to hand down its ruling on July 15 in the case of Kenichi Takano, 44, who admitted to fatally stabbing 22 year old livestreamer Airi Sato on a Shinjuku street in March 2025. Prosecutors are seeking a 20 year prison sentence. According to court testimony, Takano first became familiar with Sato through her livestreams starting in 2021, later meeting her in person at a club where she worked.
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A Wholesome Moment With a Stranger’s Kid

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By Angel Rodriguez, Ángel Rodríguez
| NYC Talking
At the Arte Museum exhibit, a little girl came over to me while I was sitting on the floor and tried to climb onto my lap. It obviously felt a little awkward, so I gently held her back since I don’t think a child should be sitting on a stranger’s lap. But she picked her legs up and wouldn’t budge. So I decided to start tossing her up and down gently, saying “weeeeeee” each time. She loved it and refused to put her feet back on the ground.
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