Social News(2024/04/09)
More than 60% of local governments have issues with disseminating information regarding the search project for “missing persons with dementia”
2024-04-09 21:53:00
NHK conducted a survey of local governments across the country regarding measures to search for so-called "missing people with dementia," who have dementia or are suspected of having dementia and are unable to return home after leaving home. Regarding the monitoring program, more than 60% of local governments cited the issue of many residents not knowing about the program, and also pointed out that there are issues with information sharing in cases where missing people move across a wide area. A voice arose.
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Principal of Morioka Seio High School punished for not responding to investigation report on baseball club scandal
2024-04-09 21:41:00
Morioka Seio High School in Iwate prefecture has repeatedly failed to respond to investigations and reports regarding suspected scandals, and the Japan Student Baseball Association has suspended the principal for approximately six weeks and given the school until the 10th of next month. requested to submit an investigation report.
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Asahi Shimbun employee summarily indicted for trespassing on defendant's home grounds without permission to kill 4 people in Nagano
2024-04-09 21:38:00
Last year, a 53-year-old Asahi Shimbun employee was accused of entering the premises of his home without permission, where the accused man had barricaded himself with a hunting gun in the murder of four people, a woman and a police officer, in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture. On the 9th, he was formally charged with burglary.
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Two Japanese workers killed at US military base in Sasebo, reported to have fallen into a ship's tank
2024-04-09 21:19:00
Two Japanese workers were found collapsed inside a ship's tank at the U.S. Navy Sasebo Base in Nagasaki Prefecture, and were transported to a hospital, where they were confirmed dead. Police are investigating the details of the incident as hydrogen sulfide appears to have been generated at the scene.
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Okayama accident involving three cars: young girl dies, mother unconscious
2024-04-09 21:02:00
On the evening of the 9th, there was an accident involving three cars, including a head-on collision between two cars, on a prefectural road in Higashi Ward, Okayama City, resulting in the death of a young girl and the girl's mother being unconscious and in critical condition.
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Wajima City holds first meeting to discuss challenges in managing evacuation centers
2024-04-09 20:07:00
More than three months have passed since the Noto Peninsula earthquake, but more than 3,300 people are still living in evacuation centers in Ishikawa Prefecture. In Wajima City, as construction of temporary housing progresses, a meeting was held to discuss issues in evacuation center management and how to support people who have no choice but to remain in evacuation centers.
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Okayama Accident involving 3 cars, 4 people injured, 2 of them unconscious, including a child
2024-04-09 19:19:00
On the evening of the 9th, there was an accident involving three cars, including a head-on collision between two cars, on a prefectural road in Higashi Ward, Okayama City.According to the police, four people were injured, two of whom were unconscious and in critical condition, including a young child. It becomes.
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Red yeast rice problem: “Tendency for symptoms to improve when intake is stopped” Analysis by the Japanese Society of Nephrology
2024-04-09 19:17:00
Regarding the issue of people who took Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice supplements developing kidney disease, the Japanese Society of Nephrology has reported that 95 patients reported to date had symptoms that improved after they stopped taking the supplements. We published the latest analysis showing that there was a tendency to Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that the five deaths reported by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical were in their 70s to 90s, and three had chronic illnesses such as cancer.
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Husband who lost his wife in a work-related accident files suit for non-payment of pension to compensate survivors for gender discrimination
2024-04-09 19:11:00
Regarding the survivor's compensation pension that is provided to those who have lost a family member in a work-related accident, it is unfair that if the surviving family member is the wife, there is no age limit, but in the case of the husband, those under 54 years old cannot receive the benefit. A man who lost his wife filed a lawsuit with the government asking the government to cancel the punishment, arguing that it violates the constitution due to discrimination.
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Japan's oldest man, Tomisaburo Wakui, 110 years old in Atsugi, Kanagawa
2024-04-09 19:07:00
On the 9th, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, announced that a 110-year-old man born in 1920 who lives in the city has become the oldest male in the country. Now there are no more men born in the Meiji era.
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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical “Red yeast rice” issue: 216 people hospitalized (as of April 8) Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
2024-04-09 18:25:00
As of the 8th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revealed that a total of 216 people have been hospitalized as of the 8th due to a problem in which people who took Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's supplements containing red yeast rice developed kidney disease, according to a report from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical. announced that it had become
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"Slush avalanche" landslide on Mt. Fuji, no damage to houses confirmed
2024-04-09 18:11:00
On the morning of the 9th, it was confirmed that sand and sand were flowing all at once from areas around 2,000 meters above sea level on Mt. Fuji, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Fuji Sabo Office said it was a phenomenon called a "slush avalanche," in which rain-laden snow slides down with the sand. is. No damage to houses has been confirmed, but the erosion control office will investigate the scale.
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Kawasaki Strong winds collapse scaffolding at demolition site, causing temporary power outage to over 800 homes
2024-04-09 18:06:00
On the morning of the 9th, strong winds caused the scaffolding that had been erected at a building demolition site in Kawasaki City to collapse. There were no injuries, but a portion of the collapsed scaffolding was leaning against nearby power lines, causing a temporary power outage to more than 800 homes.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to review the fraudulent acquisition of "type designation" measures to be finalized by summer
2024-04-09 18:06:00
In response to a series of frauds committed by automobile manufacturers and others regarding the acquisition of type designations necessary for mass production of automobiles, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has held a study group to prevent fraud, and has confirmed that countermeasures will be compiled by this summer. Did.
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``It used to be a little less.'' Thankful for resuming normal school lunches
2024-04-09 17:53:00
The children's faces were filled with smiles as they received warm, freshly prepared school lunches that "until now they had only had rice balls from convenience stores, which were a bit small." School lunches have resumed as usual at elementary and junior high schools in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture. A 6th grade elementary school girl said this. “I realized how grateful I am that the school lunch staff prepares food for me every day.”
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Memorial service to commemorate victims of Taiwan's Eastern Offshore Earthquake continues to search for 6 people, but remains difficult
2024-04-09 17:48:00
So far, 13 people have been confirmed dead in the earthquake that occurred off the eastern coast of Taiwan on the 3rd of this month, and a memorial service was held on the 9th to commemorate the victims. Authorities are continuing to search for the six people who have been unable to contact them, but the search has been hampered by the risk of falling rocks and landslides due to rain and earthquakes.
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Consumer Affairs Agency to launch external expert review committee for food with functional claims system
2024-04-09 17:42:00
In response to the issue of people developing kidney disease after taking supplements that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical had registered as food with functional claims, the Consumer Affairs Agency decided to hold a review meeting with outside experts regarding the state of the food with functional claims system. decided to launch.
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Coordination meeting launched to speed up restoration work Ishikawa Prefecture
2024-04-09 17:07:00
Ishikawa Prefecture has established a ``Coordination Council'' with the national government and affected local governments, believing that in order to quickly proceed with restoration work from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, it is necessary to prevent material shortages due to unbalanced construction schedules. Ta.
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Director of Kansai University Kitayo High School's hand club and two other members had their heads shaved, and were subjected to abusive language and corporal punishment.
2024-04-09 17:01:00
An interview with the school revealed that the director and coach of the handball club at Kansai University Hokuyo High School in Osaka shaved the heads of two members who made a mistake in preparing food during a training camp. In addition, there was also verbal abuse and corporal punishment, so the high school decided that the instruction was inappropriate and gave him a strict warning.
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Kobe 6-year-old boy's death: 4 people including uncle and mother charged with assault resulting in death
2024-04-09 16:52:00
Last year, in Kobe City, four people, including his uncle and mother, were arrested on suspicion of murder for assaulting and killing a 6-year-old boy at the time.The Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office charged them with causing death by bodily injury and abandoning the body. I was charged with a crime.
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Shortage of elementary and junior high school teachers, more than half of them have vacancies, survey by experts
2024-04-09 16:46:00
As of December last year, more than half of respondents in a survey regarding the shortage of teachers at elementary and junior high schools reported that there were vacancies, and experts said this was having an impact on classes and child safety management. We recommended that immediate action be taken.
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Karate athlete participating in Tokyo Olympics charged with sexual assault and causing injury at home
2024-04-09 16:10:00
It has been learned that a 28-year-old karate athlete who participated in the Tokyo Olympics has been charged with sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in Osaka Prefecture.
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Tokyo Bay Ferry, suspended due to strong winds, will resume operations from 16:15
2024-04-09 16:06:00
The Tokyo Bay Ferry, which connects Kanaya Port in Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture, and Kurihama Port in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, was suspended due to strong winds, but the 4:15 p.m. departure from Kurihama and the afternoon departure from Kanaya We have decided to resume flight operations from 5:20am.
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Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visit Meiji Shrine ahead of the 100th Anniversary of Empress Dowager Shoken
2024-04-09 15:15:00
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visited Meiji Shrine in Tokyo to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the death of Empress Shoken, the empress of Emperor Meiji, on the 11th.
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Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Matsumoto to consider countermeasures against fake advertisements that misuse celebrities' faces and names
2024-04-09 15:04:00
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto expressed his intention to consider comprehensive countermeasures, including institutional measures, in response to the continuing damage caused by false advertisements that misuse celebrities' faces and names on SNS and other sites.
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Kawasaki Strong winds collapse scaffolding at demolition site, causing temporary power outage to over 800 homes
2024-04-09 15:03:00
On the morning of the 9th, strong winds caused the scaffolding that had been erected at a building demolition site in Kawasaki City to collapse. There were no injuries, but a portion of the collapsed scaffolding was leaning against nearby power lines, causing a temporary power outage to more than 800 homes.
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Tohoku: Possibility of heavy rain with thunder; be careful of landslides etc.
2024-04-09 14:55:00
Due to the effects of the front and low pressure, eastern and northern Japan experienced rough weather with strong rain and wind from the morning of the 9th until the afternoon. The rain in eastern Japan is expected to gradually stop, but in Tohoku there is a risk of heavy rain accompanied by thunder for some time after this, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people to be careful about landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and rising river levels.
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Ibaraki ``Type 4 level crossing'' fatal accident in January; railway company to install barriers, etc.
2024-04-09 14:55:00
Last week, an elementary school student was hit and killed by a train at a railroad crossing in Gunma Prefecture that had no barriers or alarms, and an elderly person was killed in an accident in January at the same type of railroad crossing in Ibaraki Prefecture. It has been learned that the railway company that manages the site has decided to install gates and other equipment at the railroad crossing within this fiscal year.
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Nagasaki high school teacher arrested for indecent acts with acquaintance, no charges filed, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
2024-04-09 14:02:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has decided not to prosecute a high school teacher in Nagasaki Prefecture who was arrested for performing an obscene act on a female acquaintance under the guise of infertility treatment.
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Explosion and fire at solar power generation facility last month Fire and police inspect the scene Kagoshima
2024-04-09 13:43:00
Last month, an explosion occurred at a solar power generation facility in Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture, injuring four firefighters, and the fire department and police began investigating the scene on the 9th. Employees from the Tokyo Fire Research Center will also be participating in the verification to investigate in detail the cause of the explosion and fire.
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake Restoration and Reconstruction “Consideration of intensive urban development” Fiscal Council
2024-04-09 13:18:00
An advisory body to the Minister of Finance, which discusses the state of the national budget, says that future infrastructure development needs to be carried out keeping in mind that the population will continue to decline. Taking this into account, he recommended that intensive urban development be considered.
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Director-General of National Security Akiba “Japan’s security policy is at a turning point” Contributed to a US newspaper
2024-04-09 13:07:00
Director-General of the National Security Agency Akiba wrote an article in a leading American newspaper in conjunction with Prime Minister Kishida's visit to the United States, stating, ``Japan will be able to transfer a wider variety of defense equipment, including fighter jets jointly developed with other countries.'' "Japan's security policy has reached a turning point," he said, emphasizing that Japan's security policy has reached a turning point.
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Kawasaki: Strong winds cause scaffolding to collapse at demolition site, causing power outage to over 800 nearby homes
2024-04-09 12:31:00
On the morning of the 9th, strong winds caused the scaffolding that had been erected at a building demolition site in Kawasaki City to collapse. There were no injuries, but some of the collapsed scaffolding was leaning against nearby power lines, causing power outages to more than 800 nearby homes.
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“Myna Insurance Card” “Intensive promotion of use from May to July” Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
2024-04-09 12:26:00
In response to the sluggish growth in the usage rate of the Myna Insurance Card, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi designated the three-month period from May to July as a period to intensively promote usage, and implemented measures such as distributing flyers. We have announced a policy to provide up to 200,000 yen to medical institutions that increase the number of users.
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Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress return to the disaster-stricken areas of the Noto Peninsula on the 12th to Anamizu Town and Noto Town
2024-04-09 12:02:00
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will once again visit Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, on the 12th of this month, and will visit the people affected by the disaster in Anamizu Town and Noto Town.
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Kanto-Koshin Tohoku Possibility of heavy rain accompanied by thunder. Be careful of landslides etc.
2024-04-09 12:00:00
Rain is falling over a wide area of eastern Japan and Tohoku due to the influence of fronts and low pressure systems, and winds are increasing in areas such as the Kanto region. There is a risk of heavy rain accompanied by thunder in the Kanto-Koshin and Tohoku regions for some time to come, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people to be careful about landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and rising river levels.
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Tsunami damage caused by Noto Peninsula earthquake Auction hall at Matsunami fishing port closed Ishikawa Noto Town
2024-04-09 11:35:00
At the fishing port in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was damaged by the tsunami caused by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the auction hall where fish and other items were auctioned was closed at the end of last month due to the extent of the damage, and local residents are worried about the impact on the restart of the fishing industry. It has been.
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Approximately 600 melons are missing from the house. Was it stolen? Hokota, Ibaraki
2024-04-09 10:35:00
Approximately 600 melons went missing from an agricultural greenhouse on the 5th of this month in Hokota City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which ranks number one in the country in melon production by city, town, and village, and police are investigating the matter, suspecting it was stolen.
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House fire in Matsubara, Osaka, 2 people dead, unable to contact the two residents, parent and child
2024-04-09 10:31:00
On the night of the 8th, there was a fire at a house in Matsubara City, Osaka, and the bodies of two people were found in the ashes. Police are currently investigating as they have been unable to contact the mother in her 80s and her eldest son in his 50s who live in this house.
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Tokyo Bay Ferry operation suspended due to strong winds
2024-04-09 07:51:00
Due to strong winds, the Tokyo Bay Ferry, which connects Kurihama in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, to Kanaya in Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture, has been suspended from 8:20 a.m. departure from Kurihama Port and 9:20 a.m. departure from Kanaya Port. We have decided to postpone the flight. Decisions regarding future flights will be made based on the situation.
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House fire in Matsubara, Osaka; mother in her 80s and eldest son in his 50s unable to be contacted
2024-04-09 07:12:00
On the night of the 8th, there was a fire at a house in Matsubara City, Osaka, and the two people living in the house, a mother in her 80s and her eldest son in his 50s, have not been able to be contacted, and the police and fire department are currently investigating.
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Earthquakes of magnitude 1 or higher off the eastern coast of Chiba Prefecture and surrounding areas are calming down, but please be careful.
2024-04-09 07:04:00
Since late February this year, seismic activity has been increasing in the area centered on the eastern coast of Chiba Prefecture, and the Japan Meteorological Agency has announced that although earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 1 or higher are calming down, earthquakes with strong shaking are expected to continue in the future. We are calling for caution as this may occur.
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Center on the Pacific side of eastern Japan - warning of extremely heavy rain with thunder until noon
2024-04-09 06:23:00
Atmospheric conditions have become unstable over a wide area from western Japan to northern Japan due to the effects of fronts and low pressure systems. After this, there is a risk of extremely heavy rain accompanied by thunder falling until noon, mainly on the Pacific side of eastern Japan, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning people to be on guard against landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and rising river waters.
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Commissioning ceremony for appointment as “dog police officer” Police chief issues appointment Ehime
2024-04-09 05:09:00
A commissioning ceremony was held in Toon City, Ehime Prefecture, to appoint dogs and their owners as "dog police officers" so that dogs could watch over the area while walking their dogs.
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Choshi Electric Railway signs and other damage caused by vehicles being removed for photographing purposes
2024-04-09 05:07:00
On the Choshi Electric Railway, a local line that runs through Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, signs installed along the tracks were removed by someone, and Choshi Electric Railway has confirmed that this was a malicious act for the purpose of photographing the train. I saw it and reported it to the police.
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“rTMS” treatment is inappropriate for children, a statement from a specialized academic society
2024-04-09 05:04:00
Regarding the treatment method that magnetically stimulates the head called ``rTMS'', which is covered by public insurance for depression patients over the age of 18, a specialized academic society says that some medical institutions are effective in treating developmental disorders. The company issued a statement stating that the drug's effectiveness and safety in children have not been confirmed and that it is inappropriate to use it on children.
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Spring garden party Invited including former Japan Football Association president Saburo Kawabuchi
2024-04-09 01:01:00
More than 1,700 people, including former Japan Football Association president Saburo Kawabuchi and actor Kinya Kitaoji, were invited to the spring garden party to be held on the 23rd of this month.
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