{"id":23011,"date":"2025-01-25T00:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=23011"},"modified":"2025-01-25T02:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:49:36","slug":"audio-reveals-shohei-ohtanis-former-interpreter-impersonating-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=23011","title":{"rendered":"Audio reveals Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s former interpreter impersonating him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Audio reveals Shohei Ohtani&#039;s former interpreter impersonating him\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BrPNoDIL4i8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors say a newly released audio recording captures Shohei Ohtani\u2019s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, impersonating the baseball player in a phone call with a bank, in which he requested a $200,000 car loan. 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