2023-12-06 22:44:00
As part of its efforts to combat the declining birthrate and to create communities where all children can live with peace of mind, the government is considering eliminating income restrictions on the subsidy system for the costs of wheelchairs, hearing aids, etc. used by children with disabilities. I see that it is progressing.
2023-12-06 22:31:00
The government plans to introduce the ``Any Child Attendance System,'' which allows parents to leave their children at daycare centers even if they are not working, in around 150 local governments next fiscal year, and then expand the system to all local governments nationwide in three years. We are currently making adjustments to implement this.
2023-12-06 22:10:00
According to the Fukuoka City Fire Department, at around 9:20 p.m. on the 6th, they received a report that a car had crashed into a building in Momochi, Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City. There is a cram school on the first floor of the building, and the driver, a man in his 70s, was injured and taken to the hospital, and both men in their teens and 30s were injured.
2023-12-06 21:22:00
Nissan and Renault held a press conference in Paris, France, along with their partner Mitsubishi Motors, stating that they will continue to work together even after revising their capital relationship to be on equal footing, including considering joint development of EVs in India. I emphasized the idea.
2023-12-06 20:54:00
Working-level discussions between the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party regarding the review of export rules for defense equipment are underway, with regard to "licensed production" equipment, which is manufactured domestically by importing technology from foreign companies, which is not permitted under the current rules. We confirmed that exports to the three countries will be permitted and decided to submit a proposal to the government by the end of this year. On the other hand, it has been decided that discussions will continue from next year on the issue of limiting exports to countries with whom we have cooperative relations in the security field to five categories, including "rescue" and "transport."
2023-12-06 20:50:00
In the Gaza Strip in Palestine, the Israeli army advances its ground troops to the central city of Khan Yunis in the south, and the Islamic organization Hamas is resisting, and fighting is unfolding. Local media has reported that the Israeli military believes that Hamas executives may be hiding in Khan Yunis, and is expected to step up its offensive to search for underground tunnel facilities.
2023-12-06 20:39:00
Prime Minister Kishida spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the night of the 6th. The telephone conversation between the two leaders was the first since the beginning of the military conflict between Israel and Hamas, and it appears that they exchanged opinions on issues such as the situation in the Gaza Strip.
2023-12-06 20:13:00
In response to the drug incident at Nihon University's American football club, the first briefing session for club members since the university announced its policy of abolishing the club is being held tonight, and it is believed that detailed circumstances will be explained.
2023-12-06 20:12:00
Rakuten Group announced that it will sell a portion of its subsidiary Rakuten Bank's shares in overseas markets. The sale price will be approximately 70 billion yen based on simple calculations, and is intended to improve the group's financial position, which continues to be in the red due to a slump in its mobile phone business.
2023-12-06 19:51:00
Six days mark one week since the American military transport plane Osprey with eight people on board crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture. The U.S. military has declared all the crew members dead, as there is no chance of them surviving, and it is expected that the bodies will be recovered and the main parts of the aircraft will be salvaged from the area.
2023-12-06 19:29:00
Mr. Zhou Ting, a Hong Kong democracy activist who revealed that he is staying in Canada, gave an online interview to NHK on the 6th and said, ``My biggest fear is my own safety,'' and asked the Chinese authorities to take action. He talked about his current state of mind, saying that he was worried that people were not aware of his situation.
2023-12-06 18:54:00
In the Gaza Strip, heavy airstrikes and ground invasions by the Israeli military continue after a seven-day cessation of fighting. NHK independently obtained satellite images of the Gaza Strip. As we proceeded with the analysis, we began to see a glimpse of the Israeli military's military operations.
2023-12-06 18:51:00
According to JR East, operations on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line between Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture and Ofuna Station in Kanagawa Prefecture have been suspended due to an accident that occurred just before 6 p.m. at Hamamatsucho Station in Minato Ward, Tokyo. However, it reopened just before 6:30 p.m. Additionally, the JR Yamanote Line was suspended from around 6:00 p.m. on both inner and outer lines due to an accident that caused a fatality on the Keihin-Tohoku Line, but operations resumed at 6:13 p.m.
2023-12-06 18:32:00
The defendant Shinji Aoba was questioned on the 6th in the Kyoto Animation arson murder trial, and defendant Shinji Aoba directly apologized to the bereaved family by answering, ``I'm sorry.'' This is the first time I have expressed an apology in this trial.
2023-12-06 18:16:00
The JR Keihin Tohoku Line has suspended operation on the entire line between Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture and Ofuna Station in Kanagawa Prefecture due to an accident that occurred at Hamamatsucho Station in Minato Ward, Tokyo just before 6 p.m. Also, due to this, the entire Yamanote Line has been suspended. According to JR, the train is expected to resume operation around 6:50 p.m.
2023-12-06 17:40:00
In order to strengthen measures against child poverty, the government is making adjustments to expand child rearing allowances for single-parent households. We are considering easing payment requirements and raising the upper limit of annual income that can receive the full amount from less than 1.6 million yen to less than 1.9 million yen.
2023-12-06 17:38:00
As food security becomes an issue due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and climate change issues, a meeting of experts from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stated that in the event of food shortages, the government should encourage businesses to expand imports, increase production, and reduce calories. We have compiled a report that states that the government should be able to make legal requests and instruct the creation of plans regarding changes in production to more expensive crops.
2023-12-06 17:05:00
Regarding Mr. Chou Ting, a Hong Kong democracy activist known even in Japan, who has announced that he will not return to Hong Kong from Canada, where he has been staying, Hong Kong's top government chief executive Li Jiachao said, ``He will be pursued as a fugitive for the rest of his life.'' "It will become," he warned.
2023-12-06 16:57:00
According to the Miyazaki Coast Guard, a person passing by reported that a boat had capsized near the mouth of the Oyodo River in Miyazaki City just after 3 p.m. on the 6th. According to the fire department, there were six people on board the boat, and four have been rescued so far. The fire department and coast guard continue to search.
2023-12-06 16:38:00
On the 5th, an accident occurred on Panay Island in the central Philippines, where a bus traveling on a mountain road fell into a valley, leaving 17 people dead and seven seriously injured.
2023-12-06 16:17:00
It has been discovered that for approximately 30 years, a road sign installed on a city road in Otaru City, Hokkaido, has been misspelled to mean "fart" instead of the word "port" in English. I did. The city plans to carry out corrections on the 7th and make the changes correctly.
2023-12-06 16:14:00
The Metal Workers' Association, which is made up of labor unions in industries such as the automobile and electronics industries, has announced that it will demand a monthly wage increase of at least 10,000 yen to cover the base increase in next year's spring labor union. We would like to further accelerate the movement to raise wages at the highest level since the current system began demanding them.
2023-12-06 16:13:00
Star Flyer, headquartered in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, will expand the service that allows dogs and cats in the cabin to all domestic flights from January 15th next year.
2023-12-06 15:53:00
Disaster prevention information related to landslides, floods, etc., which has been criticized as ``complicated,'' will be organized. A review committee of national experts has decided to replace the ``heavy rain warnings'' and ``landslide warning information,'' which announce the same disaster risk using different names, with a new five-level system using unified keywords such as ``sediment.'' We presented an improvement plan for weather-related disaster prevention information that includes organizing information into different levels.
2023-12-06 15:39:00
As the use of generative AI rapidly expands, American IT giants Meta and IBM have established a new association with over 50 companies, research institutes, and others to accelerate open source development that makes programs available free of charge. announced that it did. Japan's Sony Group and Softbank subsidiaries are also participating.
2023-12-06 15:12:00
At around 1:30 p.m. on the 6th, a car crashed into the main entrance of the Tokai Village Hall in Ibaraki Prefecture. The driver, a man in his 50s, was injured.
2023-12-06 15:05:00
On the afternoon of the 6th, multiple people were hit by a car that entered the plaza in front of the city hall in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture. According to the fire department, three people ranging in age from their 20s to 40s were injured and taken to the hospital, but all are conscious. Police are investigating the whereabouts of the car that was hit, as it fled the scene.
2023-12-06 15:01:00
On the 4th, a bird called the ``Ginger-tailed Hornbill'', which is about 70 centimeters long and kept at a zoo in Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture, escaped from its cage. The bird is near the zoo and staff are trying to capture it, but they have not been able to catch it for two days.
2023-12-06 14:54:00
On the 6th, the Nuclear Regulation Authority released an inspection report stating that improvements have been made to TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, which has been ordered to effectively prohibit operation due to a series of anti-terrorism issues. In response, the committee members conducted an on-site investigation and interviewed the president and others, and decided to make a final decision on whether to lift the order. A decision is expected to be made as early as this year.
2023-12-06 14:05:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funds of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida stated at the government and ruling party liaison meeting on the 6th that it was regrettable that the public had doubts about him, and that he would like to strengthen the party's efforts to restore political trust. He emphasized the idea of uniting and responding with a strong sense of crisis.
2023-12-06 14:01:00
At COP28, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries announced a pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from air-conditioning equipment, and more than 60 countries, including Japan, agreed.
2023-12-06 13:48:00
Sho Nakata, who has decided to join the professional baseball team Chunichi, held a press conference and expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``I want to work hard from scratch with a fresh mindset.''
2023-12-06 13:48:00
In October this year, a 53-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder after he crashed his car into Lake Hamana in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, drowning his male friend who was sitting in the passenger seat. In an interview with the police, it was learned that initially, in response to a voluntary investigation, the suspect had given an explanation such as ``I entered the lake by mistake.'' Police suspect that the accident was an attempt to fake it, and are investigating the details of the incident.
2023-12-06 13:36:00
The Atomic Bomb Museum in Hiroshima City has been experiencing waiting times due to an increase in the number of visitors since the G7 Hiroshima Summit, so in order to alleviate congestion, the city has piloted a system that allows tickets to be purchased online. I learned that they are making arrangements to disperse the exhibits to other facilities when the time comes.
2023-12-06 12:28:00
At Hikone Castle, a national treasure in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, the annual ``Soot Festival'' was held to dust off the past year before the New Year.
2023-12-06 12:08:00
Shota Horie, 37, of the League One Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights, who participated in four consecutive Rugby World Cups as a member of Japan's rugby team, announced at a press conference that he will retire at the end of this season.
2023-12-06 11:52:00
Due to the effects of low pressure and strong cold air accompanying the front, atmospheric conditions are expected to be extremely unstable from the night of the 6th to the 7th in western and northern Japan. We urge people to be careful of hail.
2023-12-06 11:50:00
A convenience store manager in Tokyo was arrested for allegedly installing a camera in the bathroom of his store and taking sexually explicit images. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the incident, as he stated in response to the investigation that he had been taking secret photographs at multiple stores for about 15 years.
2023-12-06 10:59:00
The revised Cannabis Control Law, which allows the use of medicines made from cannabis plants but also prohibits their use in order to prevent abuse by young people, was approved and enacted with a majority vote at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 6th. did.
2023-12-06 10:57:00
A casino gambling shop in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district was arrested for allowing players to gamble on baccarat using playing cards, and seven people, including the manager and employees, were arrested. The store has been open since June this year, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the actual situation, estimating that it had sales of about 150 million yen.
2023-12-06 10:56:00
The Tokyo stock market on the 6th, the Nikkei average stock price rose by more than 500 yen. In the New York market on the 5th, long-term interest rates in the United States fell and the Nasdaq stock index, which has many high-tech stocks, rose, and in the Tokyo market, buy orders have been placed in semiconductor-related stocks, and prices have recently fallen. There is a growing movement to buy back stocks that had previously been sold, and prices are rising almost across the board.
2023-12-06 10:01:00
Regarding the interim government of the Taliban, an Islamist group that holds real power in Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``Recognition will become a matter of course as we strengthen our response to the concerns of each party.'' showed a positive attitude toward approval.
2023-12-06 09:24:00
The American business magazine Forbes has announced the 100 most influential women in the world, and popular American singer Taylor Swift is the first entertainer to be named in the top five, as well as a live-action movie. ``Barbie,'' created by ``Barbie,'' also entered the top 100.
2023-12-06 09:03:00
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) has compiled a report stating that although child poverty is decreasing overall in developed countries such as Japan, Europe and the United States, there are still more than 69 million children living in poverty. Although the poverty rate is decreasing in Japan, experts point out that the gap between two-parent households and single-parent households may be widening.
2023-12-06 07:56:00
The U.S. military has announced that it has shifted from rescue operations to recovering bodies after the U.S. Air Force Osprey transport plane crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, as there is no hope that the crew will survive.
2023-12-06 07:44:00
Dodgers manager Roberts responded to an interview at a hotel in Tennessee, where the major league winter meetings are being held, and revealed that he met with Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles a few days ago to negotiate. Manager Roberts said, ``I think the interview went well. I was really happy to be able to spend time with him.'' He expressed his hopes for the acquisition.
2023-12-06 06:55:00
In the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israeli forces are advancing ground incursions in the south as well as in the north. It has been announced that troops have been deployed to Khan Yunis, the central city in the south, where many residents have evacuated. According to Gaza Strip health authorities, the death toll in the Gaza Strip since the start of the fighting has exceeded 16,000, and there are growing concerns that civilian casualties will rise further. We will keep you updated on developments regarding Israel and Palestine as of December 6th, Japan time.
2023-12-06 06:30:00
South America Peru's Constitutional Court on the 5th ordered the immediate release of former President Alberto Fujimori, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Mr. Fujimori became the first Japanese-American to become Peru's president in 1990, and while he demonstrated his skills in improving public security, he stepped down from office in 2010 after facing criticism for his heavy-handed political methods. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder and other charges. Local media reports that he may be released as early as the 6th.
2023-12-06 05:59:00
In response to low-income households that cannot receive fixed-rate tax breaks such as income tax, the government will provide an additional 50,000 yen per child under the age of 18, stating that households with children need even more generous support. We are making adjustments in this direction.
2023-12-06 05:58:00
In response to the problems surrounding the political funding of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida has called on each faction to refrain from activities such as political funding parties for the time being until the party takes necessary measures to restore public trust. I started adjusting the direction.
2023-12-06 05:27:00
After the war, rare color footage has been found in New York state of the United States, showing the manufacturing process of Oshima Tsumugi, a textile that was a major local industry on Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, which was ruled by the American military. Experts say, ``The video shows the manufacturing process of Oshima Tsumugi, which supported the island's economy, and has definitive rarity value.''
2023-12-06 04:22:00
On the 3rd, a military drone accidentally struck a village in Nigeria in western Africa, killing at least 85 residents. The local governor revealed that a drone intended to target terrorists had mistakenly attacked the village, and President Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the cause.
2023-12-06 01:00:00
Three companies, including the major trading company Itochu Corporation and an investment fund, are negotiating exclusively to rebuild Big Motor's management, and are planning to split the company into two and form a new company to take over businesses such as used car sales. I understand that they are considering a plan to acquire the company.
2023-12-06 00:05:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation department voluntarily interviewed secretaries of members of the Seiwa Policy Research Group, the largest faction of the Abe faction, who are suspected of receiving kickbacks. This was revealed through interviews with those involved. Some members of Abe's group are believed to have received kickbacks worth tens of millions of yen, and the Special Investigation Department is believed to be investigating the flow of funds.
