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TIL that a 35-Year Old Japanese Man, Watanabe Ryuta, has 4 Wives, 2 Girlfriends, and 3 Children. He said that he plans to break the record of having the most children in Japan, which is 53. He also stated that he has already decided who his "Fifth Wife" will be.

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