2023-10-02 21:31:00
Rugby's international governing body, World Rugby, announced its world rankings on October 2nd, and Japan moved up one place to 12th place. This is the second consecutive week that Japan has increased its ranking.
2023-10-02 20:58:00
Suspicions have surfaced that the secrets of Taiwan's first self-built submarine have been leaked to China, prompting Taiwanese prosecutors to launch an investigation.
2023-10-02 20:55:00
After Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory with neighboring Armenia, more than 100,000 people fled to Armenia. Meanwhile, Azerbaijani authorities have announced that more than 300 local Armenian executives have been placed on an international wanted list, and are proceeding with local integration.
2023-10-02 19:26:00
Major League Baseball's Angels' Shohei Otani has been ranked number one for the third time in a row when asked about his favorite athlete.
2023-10-02 19:08:00
Johnny's Entertainment has announced that their talent, Junichi Okada, will be leaving the agency on November 30th due to Johnny Kitagawa's sexual assault scandal.
2023-10-02 18:56:00
The general meeting of the Science Council of Japan was held in Tokyo on the 2nd, and upon the expiration of the term of former president Takaaki Kajita, Professor Emeritus Mamoru Mitsuishi of the University of Tokyo was elected as the new president. Regarding the issue of member appointment, new Chairman Mitsuishi said, ``We will advocate what needs to be advocated,'' indicating that he will continue to request the government to rescind the refusal to appoint members.
2023-10-02 18:31:00
Typhoon No. 14, which is large and strong, is likely to approach the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture from the 3rd to the 5th as it continues to develop. The weather observatory is warning people to be wary of high waves accompanied by swells and to be careful of strong winds.
2023-10-02 18:28:00
A veterinarian reported to Nara City that a deer at a facility in Nara Park was not being fed enough food and was weakening. The facility's management organization has argued that the animals are being fed properly, and the city will conduct an investigation on the next three days.
2023-10-02 18:06:00
On September 30th, a 25-year-old actor belonging to the Takarazuka Revue was found dead in an apartment in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture.According to police, it appears to be a suicide based on the circumstances at the scene. The Takarazuka Revue announced on October 2nd that some performances would be canceled until the 8th of this month due to multiple performers complaining of poor health.
2023-10-02 17:59:00
The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be announced in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, after 6:30 pm Japan time on the 2nd. We will keep you updated on the content of the award winners' press conferences.
2023-10-02 17:52:00
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled on the plaintiff's appeal by the 2nd in a case where the issue was whether the provision of the Nationality Act, which prohibits dual nationality, is a violation of the Constitution because if one acquires a foreign nationality based on one's own wishes, one loses one's Japanese nationality. The decision was made to reject the law, and the ruling was finalized stating that it did not violate the Constitution.
2023-10-02 17:32:00
On the 2nd, Johnny's Office held a press conference in Tokyo regarding the issue of Johnny Kitagawa's sexual assault, and President Noriyuki Higashiyama announced that the current company name would be changed to "SMILE-UP." After paying compensation, the company announced that it would close down the business in the future. He has also established a new company to handle talent management, etc., and has announced that the name of the company will be publicly solicited through his fan club.
2023-10-02 16:58:00
The Hiroshima District Court held a lawsuit in which recipients in Hiroshima Prefecture complained that the amount of public assistance payments had been gradually reduced since 2013, and that they were being forced into living conditions that fell short of the minimum standards guaranteed by the Constitution. determined that the reduction in the amount paid was illegal and issued a judgment canceling it.
2023-10-02 16:56:00
Professional baseball team DeNA announced that captain Keita Sano has fractured the hamate bone in his right hand.
2023-10-02 16:55:00
On the 1st, a sidewalk collapsed in Izumiotsu City, Osaka, and two people who were walking fell into a drainage canal flowing below and were injured. The site is a residential road where concrete was laid over a waterway 40 years ago, and the city has decided to conduct an urgent inspection of a road with the same shape.
2023-10-02 16:53:00
Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, which is facing a problem with the outflow of tax revenue from the "Hometown Tax" program, has started using the "Hometown Tax" cloud service from the 2nd to raise funds for repairing tiles on the sidewalk leading to Tokyo Disney Resort in front of JR Maihama Station. We have started funding.
2023-10-02 15:46:00
Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues. Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. We will keep you updated on the developments surrounding the situation in Ukraine on the 2nd (Japan time), including the situation of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries involved. (There is a 6-hour time difference between Japan, Ukraine, and Moscow, Russia)
2023-10-02 15:39:00
After intense competition with Japan, a high-speed railway in Indonesia, which was ordered to be constructed by China, opened on October 2nd, and in October, the Indonesian government also held an international forum on the giant economic zone initiative ``One Belt, One Road'' held by the Chinese government. This is expected to be promoted as a result of cooperation.
2023-10-02 14:59:00
North Korea has announced that Kim Yong Il, who served as secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and served as chief representative at the Six-Party Talks regarding North Korea's nuclear issue, has passed away.
2023-10-02 14:52:00
Against the backdrop of rising long-term interest rates, the lowest interest rate for the long-term fixed mortgage "Flat 35" has been raised for two consecutive months starting this month.
2023-10-02 14:51:00
His ``superhuman performances'' during the season began with the ``WBC championship'' and included double-digit wins and double-digit home runs for two consecutive years, the first in major league history. And then there was the ``surgery on my right elbow,'' which was a roller coaster of a tumultuous year. Otani ended that historic season with the title of ``Home Run King.'' Let's look back at that "light and shadow". (America General Bureau reporter Shuta Yamamoto) The second half of the article summarizes Otani's pitching and batting results this season, which is in his sixth year in the major leagues.
2023-10-02 14:13:00
It has been learned that at a special nursing home run by Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, residents were forced to live in the hallways because the air conditioner broke down in the summer of last year and this year. At that time, Toyohashi City has begun an investigation into the actual situation, as it is possible that diapers were changed without partitions in the hallway, and that the resident's family was not informed.
2023-10-02 13:50:00
Late last month, a zookeeper was attacked and killed by a lion at Tohoku Safari Park in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.The cage door was not locked, and the zookeeper entered the cage through the door that the lion opened. I realized that I had been dragged into it.
2023-10-02 13:47:00
It has been learned that at two support facilities for people with disabilities in Yokohama operated by the city's social welfare corporation, there have been incidents of violence and abusive language towards users by staff members, which the city has deemed to constitute abuse.
2023-10-02 12:54:00
According to interviews with investigators, a 48-year-old superintendent of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters is being questioned by the police on suspicion of secretly filming the lower body of a woman on an escalator at Namba Station in Osaka. Ta. Since the police have admitted to stealing the footage, they plan to dispose of him in the future.
2023-10-02 12:19:00
As the shortage of drivers for buses and other vehicles becomes an issue, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun an initiative to allow self-driving buses carrying passengers to travel at the legal speed of 50 km/h.
2023-10-02 11:26:00
A church building collapsed on the 1st in northeastern Mexico, and according to local media, at least seven people have died and about 30 people are still trapped under the rubble. Rescue operations continue.
2023-10-02 11:12:00
The Bank of Japan has released the ``main opinions'' from last month's monetary policy meeting. While the committee members said that they could not decide on the timing of policy revisions, there were also opinions that preparations such as communication with the market should be made in anticipation of revisions.
2023-10-02 10:40:00
In the United States, as the government's budget proposal for the new fiscal year is not finalized, political turmoil continues as hard-line conservative members of the opposition Republican Party have announced their intention to fire Speaker McCarthy of the House of Representatives.
2023-10-02 09:53:00
In Major League Baseball, the regular season rankings for all teams were finalized on the 1st, and three Japanese players will advance to the playoffs: Orioles' pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, Twins' pitcher Kenta Maeda, and Blue Jays' pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. I did.
2023-10-02 09:49:00
On the 2nd of the week, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 500 yen at one point.
2023-10-02 09:12:00
The Bank of Japan released the Tankan (short-term economic observation survey of enterprises), and the index, which indicates the economic outlook of large manufacturing companies, improved for the second consecutive quarter to +9 points, 4 points higher than the previous survey.
2023-10-02 08:03:00
In the early hours of the 2nd, a house in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture was completely destroyed and one person was found dead, and police are working to confirm the identity of the person, who they believe is the resident of the house.
2023-10-02 07:46:00
Today marks one year since the massive chaos following a professional soccer league match in Indonesia that left more than 130 people dead, with thousands of people mourning the victims. There are voices questioning how safety management should be carried out at major matches in the future.
2023-10-02 07:36:00
The preferential tax system ``NISA'' for individual investors will be expanded from January next year. With three months left until the introduction of the new system, securities companies are taking steps to strengthen their services to attract customers, such as by waiving stock trading fees.
2023-10-02 07:30:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels won the title of American League home run king with 44 home runs. This is the first time that a Japanese player has won the home run title in Major League Baseball, and the first player from Asia to achieve this feat in Major League history. Additionally, he is the first Japanese player to win titles in the three major categories for batters, including leading batter and RBI title, since Ichiro won the title in 2004.
2023-10-02 07:11:00
On the 1st, an event was held in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, to introduce Japanese culture and food, promoting the safety of seafood and other products that have been affected by China's suspension of imports.
2023-10-02 06:39:00
An "invoice system" has been launched with the aim of accurately understanding the amount of consumption tax paid. In order for the system to take hold, the government will have to deal with small businesses that will have new tax obligations, and also be able to reduce the burden of administrative work for a wide range of businesses that have started issuing invoices. .
2023-10-02 06:25:00
Australia vs. Portugal in Pool C of the Rugby World Cup in France, the first round, Australia won 34-14, earning 5 points including a bonus point. Australia had 2 wins, 2 losses and 11 points, and although there was no chance of them making it through to the first round on their own, they remained hopeful of advancing to the finals depending on the result of the fourth match against Fiji in Pool C.
2023-10-02 06:04:00
The announcement of this year's Nobel Prize winners will begin on the 2nd. To date, 28 Japanese people have received the award, including those who have acquired American citizenship, and it will be interesting to see whether this will be the first time in two years that a Japanese person has received the award.
2023-10-02 06:01:00
Due to the issue of sexual assault by Johnny Kitagawa, Johnny's Office is considering establishing a new company and transferring the functions of its current office, which has been managing talent, etc., according to interviews with people involved. got it. In addition, the current office is said to be changing its name and making arrangements to take on the responsibility of compensating victims, and the office is expected to explain these details in detail at a press conference on the afternoon of the 2nd. Masu.
2023-10-02 05:47:00
In a case where an instructor at Yotsuya Otsuka, a major junior high school entrance exam school, was arrested for secretly filming a female student, he was also found to have secretly filmed another student, along with a fellow instructor who worked at the same school building. According to interviews with investigators, the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested two people.
2023-10-02 05:31:00
A year ago, a 31-year-old part-time employee was arrested in Hiroshima's Saeki Ward for allegedly mutilating the body of a 70-year-old male acquaintance and abandoning parts of it in the ocean. Police are also investigating the details of how the man died.
