Koji Nishida, left, and and Tetsuo of Waraimeshi hold their trophy.
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Monday 27th December, 10:15 AM JST
TOKYO —
Comic duo Waraimeshi (Laughing Rice) became the last winners of the M-1 championship Sunday evening, the most coveted title for up-and-coming stand-up duos in Japan. Koji Nishida and Tetsuo, both 36, clinched the title in the 10th and final edition of the high-profile annual event for comic double acts who have been performing for 10 years or less.
‘‘As there was the M-1 championship, we were motivated to work hard. We wanted to win at any cost,’’ Koji Nishida said, referring to the pair’s delight at topping the record field of 4,835 competitors after being losing finalists for nine years in a row. Shinsuke Shimada, a mogul of the Japanese entertainment industry and the organizer of the competition, said that the popular event had ‘‘turned out many star comedians.’’
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