2024-03-30 22:34:00
An accommodation base has been completed at Noto Airport in Ishikawa Prefecture for employees of local governments and other organizations from all over the country who are providing support in the wake of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and will begin accepting visitors from March 31st.
2024-03-30 21:54:00
OpenAI, an American venture company, announced that it has developed a generative AI that reproduces the human voice. While the company says it will be useful for supporting people who are unable to speak the language due to illness or other reasons, they are not making it publicly available at this time to avoid the risk of it being misused in elections and other events.
2024-03-30 20:59:00
Nine games were played in Round 5 of J1 soccer, with FC Machida Zelvia, who were promoted to J1 for the first time this season and are in the lead, defeating Sagan Tosu to extend their winning streak to four.
2024-03-30 20:54:00
The professional baseball game that started on the 29th was played in 6 games, and DeNA's No. 1 draft pick, Takateru Watarai, became the first rookie in the Central League to hit home runs in two consecutive games from the start, leading the team to victory. He contributed to the opening two consecutive wins. Hanshin, aiming to win back-to-back championships for the first time in team history, suffered a shutout loss for two consecutive games.
2024-03-30 20:32:00
A joint memorial service was held to commemorate the war dead on Iwo Jima, a fiercely fought site where nearly 30,000 people from both Japan and the United States died in the final stages of the Pacific War 79 years ago.Bereaved families held a moment of silence and prayed. I offered it.
2024-03-30 20:15:00
According to a report received by the police, two personal watercraft collided at around 2:30 pm on the 30th at the Nagara River in Horitsu Town, Hashima City, Gifu Prefecture. As a result of this accident, a 7-year-old boy living in Ama City, Aichi Prefecture, was taken to the hospital and was unconscious when he was transported. The 38-year-old father, who was driving the personal watercraft, also sustained injuries, including broken bones, and was taken to the hospital, but he is said to be conscious.
2024-03-30 19:44:00
In order to support teachers and staff who were affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and have been sleeping in their school buildings, private living spaces have been set up at elementary and junior high schools in the disaster-stricken areas, and residents have begun moving in.
2024-03-30 19:24:00
A ``cultural property rescue'' initiative is underway in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, to relocate historical materials, arts and crafts, etc. from houses damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake to another location for safekeeping.
2024-03-30 18:20:00
The international race "Formula E", also known as F1 for electric cars, was held in Tokyo for the first time in Japan on the 30th.
2024-03-30 18:01:00
In the logistics industry, a cap on overtime work for truck drivers will be applied from April 1st, making it an issue to respond to the ``2024 problem,'' which raises concerns about a decrease in transportation volume. Overtime work for truck drivers will be capped at 960 hours per year, which is expected to reduce long working hours and improve the working environment. On the other hand, the issue of responding to the ``2024 problem,'' which concerns a decrease in transportation volume due to shorter working hours for drivers and worsening labor shortages, has become an issue. A private think tank estimates that if no measures are taken, approximately 35% of parcels nationwide will not be able to be transported by 2030, and the question is how far companies and other organizations can expand their efforts to improve delivery efficiency. It becomes.
2024-03-30 17:43:00
The Israeli government sent a letter to Japan on the 29th officially announcing its participation in the Osaka/Kansai Expo to be held next year. While budgets and resources are being spent on the fight against the Islamic organization Hamas, the decision was made to hold the exhibition in a building prepared by the Expo Association rather than in its own pavilion, so the fighting has had a negative impact on the company's ability to exhibit at the Expo. I'm dropping it.
2024-03-30 17:34:00
The results of a popularity poll conducted among 14 red pandas at Nishiyama Zoo in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, which is known for actively breeding red pandas, have been announced.
2024-03-30 16:30:00
Professional baseball team DeNA's No. 1 drafted rookie, Takateru Watarai, hit the No. 2 two-run homer, his second consecutive home run, in the game against Hiroshima held at Yokohama Stadium on the 30th. This is the first time in Central League history that a rookie has hit a home run in two consecutive games starting with the opening game.
2024-03-30 16:16:00
The Japan Football Association announced on the 30th that it had been notified by FIFA that the match between Japan and North Korea in the second round of the Asian Men's World Cup qualifiers, which was canceled on the 26th of this month, would be forfeited. did. A forfeited match is when one team is unable to play due to some reason, and that team is treated as a loser. In this case, Japan won 3-0 according to FIFA regulations. As a result, Japan won 4 out of 4 matches in the second qualifying round, and will advance to the final Asian qualifying round with two games remaining in June.
2024-03-30 15:42:00
A ceremony was held on the 30th to mark the deployment of the first surface-to-ship missile unit on Okinawa's main island to the Ground Self-Defense Force's base in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture.
2024-03-30 15:20:00
A case involving the alumni association organization of Tokyo Women's Medical University in which it is suspected that salaries were fraudulently paid to employees who were not actually working at the university. It was learned through interviews with people involved in the investigation that he was in charge of this. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of how this employee was paid.
2024-03-30 14:37:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers started the game against the Cardinals on the 29th, but had no hits in 4 at-bats.
2024-03-30 14:16:00
Senbatsu High School baseball will have two semi-final games on the 30th. The second game is a match between Chiba's Chuo Gakuin, who made it to the top four for the first time, and Hyogo's Hotoku Gakuen, who advanced to the top four for the second consecutive year following their runner-up finish last year. Hotoku Gakuen, who was second in the game, took the lead in the first inning. We will provide you with the latest information as soon as possible.
2024-03-30 13:33:00
Ama divers and other women surveyed the damage to turban shells and abalone on the coast of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was uplifted by the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
2024-03-30 13:30:00
An iron sword known as the ``Serpentine Sword'', which was discovered in an ancient tomb in Nara City and said to be the longest in ancient East Asia with a length of over 2 meters, is being shown to the public for the first time at a museum in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture.
2024-03-30 12:24:00
It has been learned that the only company operating taxis in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has given up on continuing operations due to the effects of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. The company will close its operations at the end of March, but has received an offer from another taxi company to take over the business, and will continue to negotiate.
2024-03-30 11:48:00
The Kanto-Koshin region on the 30th has been mostly sunny and warm since the morning, with some places already having temperatures above 25 degrees. Meanwhile, yellow dust has been observed in Tokyo and Nagano prefectures, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution.
2024-03-30 11:16:00
Senbatsu High School Baseball will have two semi-final games on the 30th. In the first game, Seiryo High School, the first Ishikawa Prefecture team to advance to the top four in Senbatsu, will compete against Gunma's Takasaki Health and Welfare Otakasaki High School, which has advanced to the top four for the first time in 12 years since 2012. The first player is Kendai Takasaki, and the second player is Seiryo. We will provide you with the latest information as soon as possible.
2024-03-30 10:50:00
The results of a water quality survey of rivers, groundwater, etc. regarding PFAS, an organic fluorine compound some of which are considered harmful, have been published, and it has been found that PFAS, an organic fluorine compound, has been detected in 111 locations in 16 prefectures at levels exceeding the national limit.
2024-03-30 09:25:00
Regarding negotiations regarding a cessation of fighting between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas, the Israeli side has announced that it will send a negotiating team again within the next few days, and negotiations are expected to resume.
2024-03-30 09:15:00
The Seibu Shinjuku Line has suspended operations on the up and down lines between Seibu Shinjuku Station and Kami-Shakujii Station from around 8:45 a.m. due to an accident that occurred between Iogi Station and Kami-Igusa Station. It is expected that operations will resume around 9:50 a.m.
2024-03-30 09:06:00
In response to the issue of people developing kidney disease after taking supplements sold by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical as foods with functional claims, the Consumer Affairs Agency has published a database on the safety of foods with functional claims. A private research company investigated and found that the information on about 1,000 products, or nearly 15% of the total, had not been updated for more than half a year. The Consumer Affairs Agency requires businesses to promptly update information when there is a change, and experts say, ``Because information disclosure is left up to companies' autonomy, there is a lack of databases that consumers can use.'' The problem is that this is not the case, and we need a fundamental review of the system."
2024-03-30 08:36:00
Ippei Mizuhara, who was the exclusive interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Otani of the Dodgers, was allegedly involved in illegal gambling, and American media reported that the prosecutor in charge of the investigation told Otani's lawyer that the investigation would not be possible. reported that they held that the transfer of money to an illegal sports betting organization to a bookmaker does not constitute a crime handled by federal law enforcement agencies.
2024-03-30 08:17:00
A photo exhibition was held to show the reality of landmine damage in Ukraine, where Russia's military invasion continues, and the United Nations organization and other organizations that sponsored the exhibition emphasized the need to remove the widespread landmines as soon as possible.
2024-03-30 07:44:00
In an effort to secure talented people to become teachers, the Chiba Prefecture and Chiba City Boards of Education have decided to establish a system that will cover all scholarship repayments for university and junior college students hired as teachers.
2024-03-30 06:55:00
In a case in which the Tokyo Women's Medical University alumni association is suspected of fraudulently paying a salary to an employee who was not actually working there, investigators have revealed that the employee is believed to have received approximately 20 million yen over two years. I found this out through interviews with people. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the incident, as he was also receiving salary from another company where he worked at the same time.
2024-03-30 06:51:00
The perpetrator of the terrorist attack, which occurred on the outskirts of Russia's capital Moscow, is said to be from Central Asia. Some believe that President Putin is emphasizing the Ukrainian side's involvement because he is concerned that tensions will increase in society as there are many people from Central Asia living in the country.
2024-03-30 06:08:00
In this year's national book review competition, which receives many entries from elementary school students to high school students, there were at least 10 entries that inappropriately quoted sentences generated by AI, which violated the application guidelines, and resulted in them being excluded from review. I found out that I was excluded. The organizers of the competition said, ``We believe that only a small portion of the cases are being used inappropriately.'' This does not mean that the use of AI is completely inappropriate, but rather that the use of AI in book reviews written in one's own words. In the future, we would like to consider how it can be used while preserving its essence."
2024-03-30 06:07:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party executive department is considering recommending that the executive who discussed the handling of Abe faction kickbacks leave the party, which is the second-heaviest punishment among the party's punishments, and also consider their role in the faction. Our policy is to make decisions based on this.
2024-03-30 06:02:00
After ingesting a health food containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice, a man was diagnosed with inflammation in his ureter and was hospitalized and underwent surgery.He said in an interview with NHK, ``There have been no reports of damage. "Only those who have ingested it can understand the growing sense of fear. We don't know the cause and it's scary," he said, calling for an investigation into the cause as soon as possible.
2024-03-30 06:00:00
Due to the issue of people developing kidney disease after ingesting health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 30th that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will begin manufacturing red yeast rice raw materials in accordance with the Food Sanitation Act in cooperation with Osaka City. We are planning to visit the factory and conduct an inspection.
2024-03-30 05:01:00
Syria's Assad regime has issued a statement saying that an Israeli airstrike in northern Aleppo resulted in numerous casualties. The Israeli military has not disclosed its involvement, but there are reports that more than 30 people have been killed, raising concerns that the fighting will escalate.
