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Main news(2023/08/01)


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Fencing gold medalist Emura and members of the men's foil team return to Japan

2023-08-01 23:04:00
Misaki Emura, the women's saber individual who became the first Japanese athlete to win the fencing world championship twice in a row, and members of the men's foil team, who won Japan's first gold medal in the team event at the world championships, will return to Paris next year. He showed his enthusiasm for the Olympics.

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[Typhoon No. 6 damage and impact] A woman fell and was slightly injured in Kadena Town, Okinawa

2023-08-01 22:43:00
Typhoon No. 6 has injured people and affected crops in Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures.

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``Jutoku Knife'' in pocket of bag Convicted in 2 trials Osaka High Court

2023-08-01 21:46:00
The owner of a fresh fish store in Osaka was accused of violating the Minor Offenses Act for having a Jutoku knife hidden in the pocket of his bag. It cannot be said to be appropriate from the purpose of the law to prevent crimes that harm people's lives," and he was found guilty following the first trial. The shopkeeper claimed his innocence, saying, "I thought it would be convenient to have it for work."

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Soccer Women's World Cup Nadeshiko Japan Manager Ikeda talks about response

2023-08-01 20:55:00
Futoshi Ikeda, the manager of the Japanese national team "Nadeshiko Japan", who won the women's soccer World Cup completely against Spain and finished the first league with three consecutive victories, said in an interview with NHK on the 1st that the day after the game, "It's the same. I'm facing the direction and fighting," he said.

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Drone attacks in Moscow increase civilian casualties in Ukraine

2023-08-01 19:41:00
In Russia, on the 1st, an unmanned aircraft flew to Moscow, the capital, and some of the skyscrapers were damaged. On the other hand, in Ukraine, the Russian military continues missile attacks in the east and south, and civilian casualties are spreading.

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Women's high school baseball Koshien final Kobe Hiroshi wins 3rd time in 2 years

2023-08-01 19:39:00
The final of the national high school women's baseball tournament was held at Koshien Stadium on the 1st, and Hyogo's Kobe Koryo High School beat Gifu Daiichi High School 8-1 to win the championship for the third time in two years.

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The average temperature in Japan in July is the highest in more than 100 years.

2023-08-01 19:36:00
July was dangerously hot every day, and the average temperature nationwide was the highest for July in over 100 years. The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to call for thorough measures against heat stroke, as intense heat is expected in the future.

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Taxi fares successive price increases nationwide "I have no choice but to obey, but ..."

2023-08-01 19:14:00
Taxi fares are increasing all over the country. Since the beginning of this year, it has been found that price increases have been implemented in 39 of the 101 regions that divided the country into 101 by fare, and that it is expected to continue in other regions in the future. In the background is...

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Ibaraki Tsukubamirai City confirmed 4 cases of damage to gusts or houses

2023-08-01 18:33:00
While the atmosphere became unstable and heavy rains and winds affected various parts of the Kanto region, four cases of damage to houses, etc., were confirmed due to gusts in Tsukubamirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Kagoshima Yoron island switched to "evacuation order"

2023-08-01 18:10:00
Yoron Town on Yoron Island in Kagoshima Prefecture switched the evacuation information for the elderly, etc. issued to 5,152 people in 2,628 households throughout the island to "evacuation orders" after 5:00 pm due to the approach of the typhoon. Information on alert level 4 out of 5 alert levels calls for everyone to evacuate from dangerous places.

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Big motor street tree problem Aichi Nishio store admits use of herbicide

2023-08-01 17:36:00
Aichi Prefecture interviewed stores in Nishio City on the 31st due to the problem of dead trees in front of stores of used car sales company "Big Motor". I understand that you have admitted to using it.

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Herpangina respiratory syncytial virus infection continued to decline from the previous week

2023-08-01 16:54:00
Regarding "herpangina" and "respiratory syncytial virus infection", which continue to be epidemic, the number of patients in the week until July 23 decreased from the previous week, according to the summary of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. rice field. Experts continue to warn that the epidemic may continue slowly for some time.

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Prime Minister Kishida's policy to abolish health insurance cards ``We will respond carefully based on the voices of the field''

2023-08-01 16:50:00
Regarding the government's policy of abolishing the current health insurance card next fall, Prime Minister Kishida emphasized at the Liberal Democratic Party's board meeting that he would carefully consider the response based on the voices of the field.

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Heavy equipment falls from trailer Men are lightly injured Strong winds Tokyo

2023-08-01 16:12:00
Around noon on the 1st, there was an accident in which an excavator loaded on a trailer fell on a national highway in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and a man walking nearby was slightly injured. The driver of the trailer said, "I was blown up by the wind," so the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the situation at the time, assuming that it may have fallen due to strong winds.

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Seiya Suzuki's no-hitter is also a sacrifice fly for the first time in 4 games

2023-08-01 16:09:00
Seiya Suzuki of the Major League Cubs participated in the match against the Reds on the 31st and hit a sacrifice fly despite no hits and scored an RBI for the first time in four games.

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Stock price rise Against the background of strong financial results of domestic companies and yen depreciation

2023-08-01 16:05:00
Tokyo stock market on August 1, stock prices rose.

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One year left until Koshien 100th anniversary countdown event held

2023-08-01 16:04:00
At Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on August 1, 2024, a countdown event was held to create human characters and other things on the 1st day before the 100th anniversary.

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Kagoshima Yoron Town 5152 people in the whole area have information on "elderly evacuation"

2023-08-01 15:59:00
At 2:00 pm, Yoron-cho, Kagoshima Prefecture issued information to 5,152 people in 2,628 households throughout the town to evacuate the elderly. Level 3 of the 5 warning levels calls for elderly people and people with disabilities to start evacuating.

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Evacuation instruction to 315,681 people in Naha city, Okinawa

2023-08-01 15:52:00
As the typhoon approached, Naha City issued an evacuation order to 158,853 households and 315,681 people throughout the city at 3:30 pm. We are calling for everyone to evacuate from dangerous places with information corresponding to level 4 out of 5 alert levels.

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China to regulate civilian drone exports “to protect national security and interests”

2023-08-01 15:46:00
The Chinese government has announced that it will restrict the export of commercial drones and other products from September to protect national security and interests.

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Tama Ward, Kawasaki Reported that a man was swept away in the river

2023-08-01 15:17:00
According to the fire department, after 1:40 pm, a report was received in Tama Ward, Kawasaki City, saying, ``A man in his 30s was swept away in the river beside an elementary school.

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[Video] Scaffolding collapses in a building under construction in front of JR Nakano Station Tokyo

2023-08-01 14:41:00
This is a video taken at the south exit of JR Nakano Station after 1:30 pm on the 1st. You can see how the scaffolding etc. collapsed in the building under construction and scattered on the ground. Some of the scaffolding has also collapsed in the rotary in front of the station, and there are places where cars can not pass. Street trees in the vicinity also suffered damage, such as broken branches. Around 12:30 p.m., heavy rain accompanied by thunder and thunder that felt the ground rumbling was falling in the vicinity of the site.

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Haneda Airport Aircraft cannot depart, cancellation of arrival and departure guidance due to thunder

2023-08-01 14:09:00
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, due to the effects of lightning, Haneda Airport has suspended ground handling work, such as guiding aircraft on the ground and loading and unloading luggage, from around 0:15 pm. For this reason, there are effects such as aircraft being unable to depart. It is expected to reopen once the weather improves.

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Kanto-Koshin: Unstable atmospheric conditions and very heavy rain, be careful

2023-08-01 14:02:00
In Kanto-Koshin, the atmospheric conditions became very unstable, and it is believed that there was very heavy rain accompanied by thunder. The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people to pay close attention to flooding in low-lying areas, sudden surges in rivers, and strong gusts of wind such as lightning strikes and tornadoes.

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More than 10,000 houses in Chiba, Tokyo, Ibaraki, etc. have blackouts

2023-08-01 13:54:00
According to the TEPCO Power Grid, as of 1:30 pm on the 1st, more than 10,000 households in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo have lost power.

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Toyota April-June Group financial results 3-month operating profit exceeds 1 trillion yen for the first time

2023-08-01 13:54:00
Toyota Motor Corporation's financial results for the entire group from April to June this year show operating income of 1.1209 trillion yen, which indicates the profit of the main business, and Toyota's operating income exceeded 1 trillion yen for three months for the first time. . The easing of semiconductor shortages led to a rebound in production and strong sales, the effect of the depreciation of the yen, and the suppression of costs related to production, resulting in a significant increase in performance. In addition, ▽ operating revenue corresponding to sales was 10,546.8 billion yen, and ▽ final profit was 1,311.3 billion yen, both of which are record highs for this period.

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Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato Considers Operation of ``Certificate of Eligibility'' over Health Insurance Card Abolition Policy

2023-08-01 13:51:00
Regarding the government's policy of abolishing the current health insurance card next fall, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said that after the abolition of the health insurance card, people who do not have a My Number card will be able to receive necessary medical care for a certain period of time. He indicated that he would consider extending the validity period of the "certificate of eligibility" and other measures to dispel public anxiety.

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Big Motor ``Concerned about inadequacies in internal controls, also reported preventive measures'' Finance Minister

2023-08-01 13:10:00
Regarding the problem of fraudulent insurance claims by "Big Motor", Minister of Finance Suzuki said that he was concerned about the inadequacy of the company's internal control, and that he would also request a report on measures to prevent recurrence.

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Sendai District Public Prosecutor's Office requests retrial for former defendant who was found guilty

2023-08-01 13:05:00
Regarding the former defendant in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, who was found guilty of violating the Special Narcotics Law for having received a powder like a stimulant, the Sendai District Public Prosecutor's Office found that the person who received the transfer was someone else, and should be acquitted. I asked the court to retrial = redo the trial, saying that new evidence was found.

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Kinki, Hokuriku, etc. Already a hot day Strict warning for heat stroke

2023-08-01 12:54:00
Temperatures have risen in a wide area since the morning, and in the Kinki and Hokuriku areas, the temperature has already reached 35 degrees Celsius or more, and it is necessary to continue to be extremely vigilant against heat stroke. On the other hand, the atmospheric conditions in eastern and northern Japan are becoming very unstable due to the cold air above, so please be careful of strong gusts such as lightning strikes and tornadoes, and localized extremely heavy rain.

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Three people arrested in Tokyo for threatening 1 million yen from a man who took a back view of a woman

2023-08-01 12:31:00
A 34-year-old suspect said to a man who was filming the back of a woman on the street in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, that he would take him to the police if he didn't admit to voyeurism, and then threatened him with 1 million yen in cash. A person has been arrested by the police.

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Russian Ministry of Defense "Multiple drone attacks in Moscow and suburbs, one crashed"

2023-08-01 12:18:00
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 1st that multiple drone attacks were launched in the capital Moscow and its suburbs, one of which crashed in a corner of skyscrapers in Moscow. In this place, a drone that flew in just two days ago crashed and part of the building was damaged.

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Reconstructed ship of "Joseon Tsushinshi" Departs from South Korea to participate in the Nagasaki festival

2023-08-01 12:10:00
A restored wooden ship of the Korean envoys dispatched to Japan from the Korean Peninsula during the Edo period left South Korea on the 1st to participate in a festival held in Nagasaki Prefecture. South Korean media reported that it was the first visit by a Korean envoy in 212 years.

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Chugoku Electric Power Co., Ltd. to investigate whether it is possible to construct an "interim storage facility" in Kaminoseki-cho, Yamaguchi

2023-08-01 11:59:00
Chugoku Electric Power Co. has decided to investigate whether it is possible to build an "interim storage facility" to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel in nuclear power plants in Kaminoseki-cho, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where construction plans for nuclear power plants are underway. We learned this through interviews with stakeholders. Spent nuclear fuel continues to accumulate at nuclear power plants across the country, and securing storage space has become a major issue.

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Hometown tax donation amounted to a record high of over 960 billion yen Users increased for 10 consecutive years

2023-08-01 11:55:00
Last year, more than 8.9 million people used hometown tax donations, and the total amount donated to local governments was more than 960 billion yen last year, both of which were the highest ever.

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Liberal Democrat Rui Matsukawa posted a photo taken in front of the Eiffel Tower during French training

2023-08-01 11:53:00
Rui Matsukawa, head of the women's bureau of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized for inappropriate and misleading postings of photos taken in front of the Eiffel Tower during training in France.

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[Typhoon No. 6 traffic impact] All flights to and from Naha Airport and Miyako Airport are canceled

2023-08-01 11:47:00
Due to the approach of Typhoon No. 6, all flights departing from and arriving at Naha Airport and Miyako Airport were canceled on August 1st, affecting transportation.

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A convenience store robbery in Nakano-ku, Tokyo A man with a knife stole a safe and escaped

2023-08-01 10:44:00
In the early hours of the 1st, a man with a knife broke into a convenience store in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, stole the safe and escaped. No employees were injured and police are investigating the incident as a robbery.

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[Explanation by a weather forecaster] Strict vigilance against strong winds and other threats for tomorrow in the Okinawa region

2023-08-01 10:40:00
Typhoon No. 6 has become extremely strong and is moving northward over the seas south of the Okinawa region, and is expected to approach Okinawa/Amami with strong winds until August 2nd. In Okinawa/Amami, fierce winds are expected to blow over the next two days, and the sea is expected to swell violently. This is a commentary by Monnon Haruyama, a weather forecaster, about the warning points for Typhoon No. 6 in the future. Broadcast video on NHK News 7 on July 31, 1 minute 36 seconds Cannot be seen on data broadcasting

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Talks with US government Taliban delegation “Improvement of women's human rights situation”

2023-08-01 10:06:00
The U.S. government and a Taliban delegation held talks in Qatar in the Middle East ahead of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan two years ago this month. He also expressed his willingness to continue dialogue.

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JR Chuo Line rapid train resumes operation

2023-08-01 09:38:00
Due to the accident at Nishi-Hachioji Station in Hachioji City, the JR Chuo Line rapid train had suspended operation on the up and down lines between Hachioji Station and Takao Station, but resumed operation around 9:23 am. bottom.

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Unemployment rate of 2.5% in June, improved by 0.1 points from the previous month

2023-08-01 08:43:00
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the nationwide unemployment rate in June was 2.5%, an improvement of 0.1 points from the previous month.

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JR Chuo Line rapid train Suspension of operation between Tokyo Station and Takao Station

2023-08-01 07:56:00
The JR Chuo Line rapid train has been suspended on the up and down lines between Tokyo Station and Takao Station since 7:30 am due to a fatal accident at Nishi-Hachioji Station in Hachioji City, Tokyo. The operation is scheduled to resume around 9 am.

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Rare metals such as semiconductor materials in China Implement export restrictions from today

2023-08-01 07:14:00
Starting today, the Chinese government will implement export controls on gallium and germanium-related items, which are rare metals used in semiconductor materials. It seems that the purpose is to check against the United States, which restricts exports of advanced semiconductors, and Japan, which tightens export controls on manufacturing equipment.

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Record short-term heavy rain information in Niigata Prefecture

2023-08-01 07:09:00
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it is believed that about 80mm of heavy rain fell in one hour until 6:30 a.m., according to radar analysis in the vicinity of Hamochi, Sado City and Mano, Sado City in Niigata Prefecture. Due to the imminent danger of a disaster occurring, the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for people to announce "record-breaking short-term heavy rain information" to ensure safety.

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Evacuation orders issued in 6 municipalities, including Uruma City and Nago City

2023-08-01 06:39:00
Uruma City issued an evacuation order to 126,008 people in 56,481 households throughout the city at 4:25 am after the storm surge warning was announced.

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Shohei Ohtani Weekly MVP 3rd time this season 7th time in total New record for most Japanese players

2023-08-01 06:37:00
Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Ohtani has been named the American League Player of the Week, MVP of the Week. Otani won the award for the third time this season and the seventh time in total, breaking his own record for the highest number of Japanese athletes.

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Severe heat continues In western Japan, the highest temperature is 38 degrees Severe caution against heat stroke

2023-08-01 06:11:00
Temperatures are expected to rise over a wide area for a day, and the severe heat is expected to continue in western Japan, reaching a maximum of 38 degrees Celsius. On the other hand, the atmospheric conditions are expected to become very unstable over a wide area from northern to western Japan due to the effects of the cold air above, so please be careful of strong gusts such as lightning strikes and tornadoes, and localized very heavy rain. .

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Typhoon No. 6 is expected to approach the Okinawa/Amami region on the 2nd

2023-08-01 05:29:00
A large and very strong Typhoon No. 6 is developing and moving northwest over the sea south of Okinawa Prefecture, and is expected to approach the Okinawa region and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture considerably from tonight to the 2nd. Fierce winds are blowing in Okinawa and Amami, and the sea is expected to swell violently.

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