Well… this wasn’t the press conference I wanted to translate…
TJPW released a 緊急記者会見 tonight where they announced that Hikari won’t be able to make it to the 1.4 and 1.6 shows, so Free WiFi has to relinquish the tag belts 
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I had a long and also kind of terrible day, but pushed myself to finish the translation before I went to bed anyway because the translation I saw circulating from that HD Subs account was, uh, frankly not very good. My friends and I have noticed the quality of that account’s translations decreasing .
Anyway, here’s the video, and here’s the official transcript. Thankfully, it’s really short, at least.
On December 31, a hastily called press conference was held at Shinjuku Gyoen Office in Tokyo.
I wasn’t quite sure how to translate Koda’s comment in this: “会見には甲田哲也代表と角田奈穂が出席し、乃蒼ヒカリが体調不良により1・4後楽園ホール大会、1・6新宿FACE大会を欠場となり、復帰時期も「はっきりしたことがわからない」（甲田代表）ため、角田と保持するプリンセスタッグ王座も返上する運びとなった.”
The press conference was attended by representative Tetsuya Koda and Nao Kakuta. Hikari Noa will miss the January 4 Korakuen Hall show and the January 6 Shinjuku FACE show due to poor physical health, and since the timeline for her return is “something that is not known definitively” (Koda), Noa and Kakuta will relinquish the Princess Tag Team Titles that they hold. Kakuta gave her comments on the matter.
I think I did alright on this, but I thought it was worth double-checking: “初めて獲ったベルトなので返上という事実はすごく悔しいですけど、でも決まっていた1月4日のタイトルマッチに揃って立つことができないということで、もうその時点で私個人としてはふりーWiFiの負けだなと思っています。なので、今回のこの返上という事実を受け止めることにしました。今日限りでこのことには自分の中で整理をつけて、区切りをつけて2024年は新しい気持ちで頑張っていこうと思います.”
"The fact that I have to relinquish the first belt I ever won is really disappointing, but since the title match on January 4 has already been set and we won’t be able to stand in the ring together for it, at that point, I personally feel that Free WiFi has already lost. So, I have decided to accept the fact that we’re giving the belts up this time. Today, I have to sort out my own thoughts, and after the break, I’m going to do my best in 2024 with a refreshed mindset.”
Representative Koda then announced a 3-way tag match to determine the 15th Princess Tag Team Champions, between Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe, Suzume & Arisu Endo, and Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino (see “News” for the other card changes, including the January 6 Shinjuku FACE show). A question and answer session was held at the end.
――Are you and Hikari going to aim for the Princess Tag Team Championship again?
I think I did alright on this, too, but also figured it was worth checking: “一緒にベルトを巻いて2023年は楽しい思い出ができたので、今は正直いったんここで負けて返上したということを受け止めて、自分の中でリセットしたい気持ちが強いので、2024年は新しく、すぐにでも角田奈穂個人としてスタートしたい気持ちでいるし。なので、いつ戻ってくるか未定ということで、戻ってきたときに今後のふりーWiFiに関しては考えたいなと思います.”
Kakuta: “We won the belts together and made some happy memories in 2023, so to be honest, I want to accept the fact that we lost here and have to give up the belts, and I have a strong desire for a personal reset, so 2024 is a new year, and I want to get a start right away as Nao Kakuta, the individual. Her return is still undecided, so I’d like to think about the future of Free WiFi when she comes back.”
――As Nao Kakuta, the individual, what are your goals, and what are you aiming for?
And here’s her final response: “え～どうなんだろう…。正直、ぐちゃぐちゃしてます（涙）。受け止めきれないものを受け止めようと頑張っているところなので。私としては止まっている場合じゃないので、1ミリも、1分1秒たりとも止まっている時間はいらないので。「チャンスが来れば」とは言わず、自分でチャンスを掴みにいくプロレスラー人生をここから加速して掴んでいきたいと思っています.”
Kakuta: “Well, I don’t know… Honestly, I’m a mess.” (cries) “I’m trying my best to accept something that I cannot accept. For me, this isn’t the time to stop, and I don’t want to stop for a millimeter, a minute, or even a second. I want to speed up from here and seize life as a pro wrestler who seizes chances and doesn’t say ‘if the opportunity happens to come my way’.”