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Soba production begins at the Nakatsu roadside station in Oita, a soba production area.

2023-12-27 21:56:00
With the end of the year approaching, soba making for New Year's Eve has begun at a roadside station in Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, which is known for its production of soba.

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Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department requests Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa to appear for full-scale investigation

2023-12-27 20:57:00
Officials have learned that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department has requested Miyuki Kakizawa, former Deputy Minister of Justice, to appear on suspicion of providing cash to ward assembly members during the Koto Ward mayoral election held in April this year. I learned this from an interview. The Special Investigation Department is expected to launch a full-scale investigation on the 28th on suspicion of bribery in violation of the Public Offices Election Act.

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Osprey crash: US military recovers black box to investigate cause

2023-12-27 20:15:00
Last month, a US military transport plane, Osprey, crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, and the US military had recovered a black box from the area that recorded the flight status at the time, officials said. I found this out through an interview with. It is expected that the U.S. military will continue to conduct an analysis to determine the cause of the accident.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus detected in Osaka crows; prefecture strengthens surveillance

2023-12-27 19:44:00
A virus isolation test detected a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in a crow found dead in Osaka on December 13th. This is the first time that avian influenza has been confirmed in Osaka Prefecture since 2004, and the prefecture has stepped up surveillance.

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“After-school day service” operating company suspected of fraudulently receiving benefits Nagano

2023-12-27 19:42:00
It has been revealed that a company that operates an after-school day service facility in Nagano City is suspected of fraudulently receiving approximately 176 million yen in benefits by making false applications such as the placement of childcare workers. I did.

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Fires caused by vacuum cleaners...

2023-12-27 19:29:00
During the year-end and New Year holidays, there are many opportunities for deep cleaning. When you're busy cleaning, you don't notice the danger beneath your feet. I was supposed to clean the room, but I fell off the stepladder and injured myself. Some vacuum cleaners can catch fire...There are some things you should be aware of when cleaning.

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Hitoshi Matsumoto Weekly Magazine Report Yoshimoto Kogyo ``There is no such fact at all''

2023-12-27 19:18:00
Regarding the testimony of a woman who claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Hitoshi Matsumoto of the popular comedy duo Downtown, which was published in some weekly magazines, Yoshimoto Kogyo, to which Ms. Matsumoto belongs, said, ``We have absolutely no knowledge of the matter. We are planning to consider legal measures in the future.

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Approximately 26m high cliff on the ocean floor in the epicenter of the 2011 huge earthquake Was it created by the earthquake?

2023-12-27 19:03:00
A group including Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology and Niigata University used manned submersibles to investigate the ocean floor in the epicenter of the huge earthquake off the coast of Tohoku that caused the Great East Japan Earthquake. announced that they had discovered a cliff approximately 26 meters high, which is believed to be a cliff. This is the first time that the rupture caused by the 2011 earthquake has been captured on video as it appears on the ocean floor.

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Okinawa Prefecture appeals to Supreme Court over “proxy execution” of ground improvement work off the coast of Henoko

2023-12-27 18:53:00
On the 27th, Okinawa Prefecture appealed to the Supreme Court on the 27th, dissatisfied with the ruling ordering approval for ground improvement work off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, where the U.S. military base Futenma in Okinawa will be relocated. Meanwhile, the national government has decided to carry out a "proxy execution" on the 28th to approve the construction on behalf of the prefecture, and is proceeding with the process.

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Camper van collides with median strip, four injured, including children, Fukushima

2023-12-27 18:52:00
On the afternoon of the 27th, a camper van collided with the median strip at Koriyama Junction on the Ban'etsu Expressway in Fukushima Prefecture, and a family of four, including two children, were injured and taken to the hospital. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

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Body found in Nagoya apartment building confirmed to be 30-year-old woman. Is she a resident?

2023-12-27 18:52:00
On the 26th, a 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death at a karaoke shop near Nagoya Station, and the body of another woman was found in the apartment of the suspect's partner. The woman was identified as a 30-year-old woman who appears to be the resident of this room. Police are investigating the relationship between the suspect and the two women and how the incident happened.

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Daihatsu considers providing support to subcontractors affected by factory suspension

2023-12-27 18:42:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. is considering providing support, including compensation for decreased sales, to subcontractor manufacturers whose factories have been affected by the issue of fraudulent acquisition of national certification. We are currently conducting interviews with at least 4,000 business partners, including indirect companies, to determine the impact on their business operations.

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Parent and child hit and killed in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, car backing up at over 20km/h

2023-12-27 18:24:00
On the 26th, a mother and her first-year elementary school student were killed in an accident in Suginami Ward, Tokyo after being hit by a passenger car.The car appears to have started in reverse and crashed into a guardrail on the opposite side of the road at speeds of over 20km/h. I found out through an interview with the Metropolitan Police Department that this is the case. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the circumstances of the accident in detail.

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Steel frame of cargo collides with city bus; no passengers or others injured Nagoya

2023-12-27 18:22:00
On the morning of the 27th, at an intersection in Minato Ward, Nagoya, a 27-meter-long steel frame carrying a large trailer came into contact with a municipal bus, breaking almost all of the windows on one side. According to police, no passengers on the bus were injured.

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More than half of local governments still involve teachers in collecting school lunch fees, etc. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology survey

2023-12-27 18:20:00
According to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on the status of teacher work style reforms, more than half of local governments still have teachers involved in collecting school lunch fees, which should be handled by parties other than schools, and schools are also responsible for night patrols. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is urgently working to optimize its operations.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in one crow in Osaka Prefecture strengthens surveillance

2023-12-27 18:14:00
A virus isolation test detected a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in a crow found dead in Osaka on the 13th of this month, and the prefecture is stepping up surveillance.

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Fixed-line telephone communication failure: SoftBank given administrative guidance and instructions to prevent recurrence

2023-12-27 18:08:00
Regarding the communications failure that occurred in SoftBank's landline phone service last month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issued administrative guidance on the 27th instructing the company to prevent a recurrence.

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Osprey crash: US military salvages part of aircraft onto work boat

2023-12-27 18:06:00
Last month, a major part of the aircraft that was found underwater after a US military transport plane, the Osprey, crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, has been salvaged. It is expected that an investigation will be conducted by the US military to determine the cause of the accident.

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More than 90% of schools use fax for work despite progress in digitalization

2023-12-27 18:04:00
When the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology investigated the status of digitalization in schools, it found that communication with parents was not progressing in many situations, and more than 90% of schools were using fax for business purposes. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is encouraging improvements to reduce the burden on teachers.

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Epicenter area of ​​the Great East Japan Earthquake A cliff about 26m high on the ocean floor Was it created by an earthquake?

2023-12-27 18:03:00
A group including Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology and Niigata University, which used manned submersibles to investigate the seafloor in the epicenter of the Great East Japan Earthquake, discovered an approximately 26-meter-high seabed that appeared to have been created by the earthquake on the seafloor at a depth of 7,500 meters off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture. announced that they had discovered a meter-long cliff. This is the first time that the appearance of the fault caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on the ocean floor has been captured on video.

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“Postpartum care” infant death accident: parents file suit with Yokohama city seeking compensation

2023-12-27 17:40:00
Last year, parents filed a lawsuit against the city of Yokohama and others seeking damages of over 88 million yen over an accident in which a two-month-old baby died at a midwifery clinic that was contracted by the city to provide postpartum care. I did. The parents say, ``We hope that the lawsuit will lead to a review of the safety management of the business.''

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"Mycotoxin" detected in wheat produced in Iwate Prefecture. Could the timing of pesticide spraying be the cause?

2023-12-27 17:35:00
JA Zen-Noh Iwate was involved in a problem in which mycotoxin was detected in the wheat "Nanbukomugi" produced in Iwate Prefecture, which was sold by JA Zen-Noh Iwate. We have published the results of an investigation that shows that this is the cause.

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What to do and preventive measures

2023-12-27 17:24:00
``Mochi'' is an indispensable part of the New Year's table, whether it's baked and eaten or added to ozoni. What you need to be careful about is suffocation caused by choking. What should you do if your family or friend chokes on rice cake in front of you? First of all, what is important to avoid choking? Please be aware of this so that you don't make your New Year's Day a sad one.

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“Last resort” “Children’s shelters” are closed or suspended one after another

2023-12-27 17:22:00
Children's shelters across the country, run by NPOs and other organizations for the purpose of urgently protecting children who are unable to live at home due to abuse or other reasons, are closing down or suspending their activities one after another. Understood. The challenge is how to support these facilities, which serve as a last resort to protect children who have no place to stay.

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Saitama post office burglary suspect re-arrested on suspicion of arson

2023-12-27 17:21:00
In October 2023, an 87-year-old suspect was charged with arson for setting his apartment on fire and burning it down about an hour before the robbery at a post office in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture. I was arrested.

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“Cannabis gummies” and ingredients similar to “HHCH” regulated under “inclusive designation” Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

2023-12-27 16:11:00
In response to the issue of people complaining of poor health after eating gummies containing ingredients similar to cannabis, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 27th regulated ingredients similar to ``HHCH'' found in the gummies as a designated drug. We have made a "comprehensive designation" to be targeted.

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More than 530 tons of sardines have been collected, and the work is almost complete Hakodate, Hokkaido

2023-12-27 16:03:00
Earlier this month, the city of Hakodate, Hokkaido, announced that it had recovered approximately 530 tons of the large amount of sardines that washed up on its shores, and that the recovery work was almost complete.

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Investigation into illegal export case is illegal; judgment orders national and metropolitan government to pay compensation

2023-12-27 14:05:00
The Tokyo District Court has agreed with the prosecutor's office in a lawsuit in which the president of a company, who was arrested on suspicion of illegal export and detained for nearly a year, was later found to be innocent. The court recognized the illegality of the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation and handed down a judgment ordering the national government and the Tokyo metropolitan government to pay compensation.

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Representatives of Osaka after-school day care service investigated for assault on two children

2023-12-27 13:59:00
The representative of the corporation that operates the facility was arrested in connection with an accident in which a male student who attended an after-school day service in Osaka for children with disabilities went missing and later died in a river. Three people were taken to the police station on suspicion of assaulting two children belonging to another user, including hitting them.

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Osprey crash: US military salvages part of aircraft onto work boat

2023-12-27 13:17:00
Last month, a U.S. military transport plane, the Osprey, crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture. On the morning of the 27th, part of the aircraft was salvaged on the deck of a ship that was salvaging the aircraft from the area. was confirmed. It is expected that an investigation will be conducted by the US military to determine the cause of the accident.

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Nagoya woman stabbed to death: murder weapon, kitchen knife, prepared and taken to karaoke bar

2023-12-27 12:50:00
On the 26th, a 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death at a karaoke bar near Nagoya Station. It has been revealed that the male suspect arrested appears to have prepared the murder weapon, a kitchen knife, in advance and brought it into the bar. I learned this from an interview with the police. The body of another woman was also found in the apartment where the suspect had a relationship, and the suspect said, ``I killed her by submerging her in the bathtub.'' Police are investigating the relationship between the two women and the circumstances surrounding the incident. .

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Two people died after being hit by a car in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, confirmed to be a parent and child living nearby

2023-12-27 12:08:00
On the 26th, two people, a woman and a girl, were killed after being hit by a car in Suginami Ward, Tokyo.The two people were confirmed to be a father and son who lived nearby. The arrested employee of the car maintenance company stated that he was trying to test drive a car he had maintained, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the accident.

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Three former Ground Self-Defense Force members found guilty in Gonoi's sexual assault case

2023-12-27 12:03:00
Three former members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force who were the superiors of Rina Gonoi (24) were found guilty of forcibly performing indecent acts on her. They did not file an appeal by the appeal deadline on the 26th, and their sentences were suspended. A sentence of two years in prison was finalized.

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TEPCO decides to lift “operation ban order” at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant Nuclear Regulation Authority

2023-12-27 11:01:00
On the 27th, the Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that the TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, which had been ordered to effectively prohibit its operation due to a series of anti-terrorism issues, is expected to make autonomous improvements. After confirming that this was the case, we decided to lift the order. The order has been lifted for the first time in two years and eight months, and procedures for restarting the nuclear power plant owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company, which caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, will be resumed. This was the first time that a power company operating a nuclear power plant was ordered to prohibit its operation.

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Advertising vehicles with out-of-town license plates to be regulated by Tokyo metropolitan council as early as May next year

2023-12-27 07:30:00
Regarding advertising vehicles running in downtown areas, the Tokyo Metropolitan Council has compiled a report stating that the design of not only vehicles with Tokyo license plates but also non-Tokyo license plates should be regulated, and regulations will be expanded in May 2024. It was decided that it would be done.

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Two people killed after being hit by car in Suginami Ward, Tokyo Driver ``trying to take a test drive''

2023-12-27 06:38:00
On the 26th, in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, an employee of an automobile maintenance company who was arrested for an accident in which a woman and a girl, believed to be a parent and child, were hit and killed by a passenger car told investigators, ``I was trying to test drive a car that I had repaired.'' In an interview with the Metropolitan Police Department, it was learned that the driver stated, ``I hit a pedestrian when I backed up.'' The Metropolitan Police Department is conducting a detailed investigation into the circumstances of the accident, as the car was made in a foreign country and was an older model.

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Arrested on suspicion of illegal export; long-term detention found innocent; state compensation lawsuit today's verdict

2023-12-27 06:31:00
After being arrested on suspicion of illegal export and detained for nearly a year, the president of the company, who was later found to be innocent, requested compensation of over 500 million yen from the national government and the Tokyo metropolitan government, claiming that the investigation was ``illegal.'' The verdict in the case will be handed down at the Tokyo District Court on the 27th. The trial is taking an unusual turn, with an active investigator testifying that the incident was fabricated, and the verdict will be closely watched.

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Firefighters clean the stone walls at the Shingu Castle ruins, a designated national historic site. Shingu, Wakayama

2023-12-27 05:51:00
Firefighters cleaned the stone walls at the Shingu Castle ruins in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, which is designated as a national historic site.

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant de facto operation ban order expected to be lifted today

2023-12-27 05:08:00
On the 27th, the Nuclear Regulation Authority lifted the order for the first time in 2 years and 8 months regarding TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, which has been ordered to effectively prohibit its operation due to a series of anti-terrorism issues. It is expected that

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Nagoya woman stabbed to death: two people visited karaoke bar

2023-12-27 05:04:00
A police interview revealed that the man arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 20-year-old woman at a karaoke bar near Nagoya Station on the 26th and the woman had visited the bar together. Ta. The body of another woman was also found in the apartment where the suspect had a relationship, and the suspect said, ``I killed her by submerging her in the bathtub.'' Police are investigating the relationship between the two women and the circumstances surrounding the incident. .

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“Solid support for home births” Establishing systems such as information sharing

2023-12-27 04:45:00
As part of its efforts to combat the declining birthrate, the government is establishing a new system that will allow information on pregnant women to be shared between the temporary home and the local government where they live, in order to steadily provide administrative support to those who return home to give birth. We have decided to proceed.

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