Iwata Karen injured in traffic accident

Actress and former AKB48 member Iwata Karen (20) was to appear at the “Sendai Bosaimirai Forum 2019” (Sendai Disaster Forum 2019) on March 10th to commemorate the Tohoku Tsunami and Earthquake disaster which happened on March 11, 2011.

Iwata who was scheduled to appear will be unable to after being involved in a traffic accident, breaking her finger after a fall from her moped in Tokyo on March 8th.

Iwata apologized that she is unable to appear at the event.

Iwata Karen was the face for AKB48 for the Tohoku Tsunami and Earthquake Disaster as she grew up in Sendai which was hit hard during the disaster and she and her family lived in a shelter.

Her family encouraged her to continue her dreams and audition for AKB48 and she joined as a kenkyuusei (trainee) in April 2011.  Later that year, Iwata auditioned for a role in the anime series “AKB0048” and was selected to do the voice of the main character Motomiya Nagisa.

She graduated in March 2016 to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.

【ご報告】
明後日仙台放送にて出演を予定しておりました、「明日への羅針盤～震災から8年 目指した復興は～」ですが、昨日骨折をしてしまった為、急遽出演することができなくなりました。
放送をお待ちしておりました視聴者の皆様、関係者の皆様、本当に申し訳御座いません。 https://t.co/4nvKSqa6fV

— 岩田華怜 (@karen0513_) March 9, 2019

【お知らせ】3月11日(月)ごご3:50放送『明日への羅針盤』ゲスト出演予定の岩田華怜さんですが、3月8日東京都内にて原付バイクと接触・転倒し骨折したため、急遽出演することができなくなりました。出演を楽しみにして頂いた皆様には大変申し訳ございません。岩田さんの一日も早い回復を願っております

— 仙台放送(8ch)｜番組情報 (@SENDAI8ch) March 9, 2019

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