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Japanese manager resigns after alleged assault
Key takeaways
- TOKYO -- Shinnosuke Abe has resigned as manager of Japan's storied baseball team Yomiuri Giants after being arrested for the alleged assault of his teenage daughter.
- The 47-year-old Abe, who was later released, apologized "for causing trouble because of my family matters" at a news conference Tuesday where he announced he was stepping down as manager.
- The daughter, whose name has not been released, then contacted a child guidance center after asking artificial intelligence app ChatGPT what to do, she said in a statement released Tuesday.
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TOKYO -- Shinnosuke Abe has resigned as manager of Japan's storied baseball team Yomiuri Giants after being arrested for the alleged assault of his teenage daughter.
The 47-year-old Abe, who was later released, apologized "for causing trouble because of my family matters" at a news conference Tuesday where he announced he was stepping down as manager.
The Yomiuri newspaper, which owns the team, said Abe allegedly grabbed his 18-year-old daughter by the collar and threw her down to the floor as he tried to stop her fighting with her younger sister at home in Tokyo on Monday.
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