Main news(2023/09/07)
456 facilities will raise childbirth costs after raising childbirth and childcare lump-sum allowance Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
2023-09-07 21:06:00
A survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that 456 hospitals and other facilities across the country had increased their childbirth costs after the lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare was decided in December last year.
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9 points in detail
2023-09-07 20:03:00
Johnny's office held a press conference in Tokyo on the afternoon of the 7th regarding the issue of Johnny Kitagawa's sexual assault, with Julie Fujishima, Noriyuki Higashiyama, and Yoshihiko Inohara in attendance. What was said at the press conference, which lasted about 4 hours? And how did experts view the press conference? I will tell you the points in detail.
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Abuse confirmed at a support facility for children with disabilities in Yonezawa, Yamagata City instructs facility to improve
2023-09-07 19:58:00
At a support facility for children with disabilities in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, a staff member handed a stone to a child using the facility and took a picture of him putting it in his mouth with a smartphone and shared it with other staff members. I realized that I was giving guidance on how to improve.
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KyoAni Incident Trial: First Defendant Question: “I learned about KyoAni through a game.”
2023-09-07 18:56:00
In the trial for the arson murder case in which the Kyoto Animation studio was set on fire and 36 employees were killed, questioning of the defendants began on the 7th. I answered in my own words about the points of contact.
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NHK announces comments after Johnny's office interview
2023-09-07 18:48:00
NHK released a comment after Johnny's office held a press conference regarding the issue of sexual assault by Johnny Kitagawa.
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Hiroshima Prefectural High School cancels Hoyu contract and demands millions of yen in penalties
2023-09-07 18:36:00
Six high schools in Hiroshima Prefecture canceled their contract with Hoyu, a Hiroshima-based company that stopped providing meals to their dormitories due to the sudden discontinuation of school lunches at schools all over the country. It turns out that we were charged a penalty of several million yen.
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Voluntary recall of some of the Chateraise frozen confectionery after rewriting the expiration date
2023-09-07 18:05:00
Chateraise, a confectionery maker headquartered in Kofu City, announced that the expiration date of some of the frozen confectionery manufactured by its subsidiary in Iwate Prefecture had been rewritten. Chateraise is voluntarily recalling the relevant products, and so far there have been no complaints about health damage.
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More than half of the ``unrelated graves'' in public cemeteries in municipalities Request support from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
2023-09-07 17:16:00
In a survey conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the state of public cemeteries nationwide as the population ages and the number of nuclear families continues to rise, more than half of the local governments answered that there were graves left unattended and left unattended without anyone to take over them. I understand. There are no laws or regulations regarding the handling of gravestones by local governments, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is requesting the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to consider supporting local governments.
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Aviation University training aircraft deviates from the runway 4 people on board No injuries Kushiro Airport
2023-09-07 16:05:00
According to the Kushiro City Fire Department in Hokkaido, a training aircraft veered off the runway after landing at Kushiro Airport at around 2:40 pm on the 7th.
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Johnny's Office Press Conference Members who have complained of sexual harassment
2023-09-07 15:14:00
What do the members who have complained of sexual harassment think about Johnny's Office's press conference? We will keep you updated on the reactions to the press conference.
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Guinness World Records removes Johnny's record from official website
2023-09-07 15:02:00
Guinness World Records, which certifies "Guinness World Records", announced on the 6th that it has deleted the record of the former president of Johnny & Associates, Johnny Kitagawa, from the official website regarding the sexual assault issue. .
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Typhoon No. 13 Tokaido Shinkansen service may be suspended tomorrow morning
2023-09-07 13:48:00
Regarding the impact on the Tokaido Shinkansen due to the approach of Typhoon No. 13, JR Tokai has announced that depending on the course and strength of the typhoon, there is a risk of train suspensions or long-term suspensions mainly on the morning of the 8th. . In addition, even outside of the morning of the 8th, there is a risk of sudden heavy rain from the 7th to the 9th, causing train delays or cancellations, so please check the website for the latest information.
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14-year-old eldest daughter arrested for stabbing her mother while she was sleeping in Oji Town, Aichi
2023-09-07 13:38:00
On the 6th, a 40-year-old mother was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife by her second-year junior high school daughter at an apartment complex in Oji Town, Aichi Prefecture.The eldest daughter, who was arrested, told police officers who rushed to the scene, ``My mother was sleeping.'' I found out from interviews with investigators that he said, "I stabbed him in the place." In response to subsequent investigations, the suspect did not give any information about his motive, so police are conducting further investigation, including questioning the relationship between the parent and child.
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Mari Akimoto, member of the House of Representatives, arrested on suspicion of bribery over offshore wind power generation
2023-09-07 12:17:00
Mari Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives, was asked by the former president of a wind power generation company aiming to enter the business to ask a question in the Diet that would give the company an advantage over offshore wind power generation, which the government is aiming to expand. , The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office has arrested Representative Akimoto on suspicion of accepting bribes, accusing him of borrowing and funding of approximately 60 million yen in return.
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Sumitomo Life Insurance plans to raise interest rate for individual pension insurance for the first time in 38 years
2023-09-07 12:04:00
Sumitomo Life, a major life insurance company, has decided to raise the expected interest rate, which is the yield promised to policyholders, for some of its individual annuity insurance products in October, in light of the rising trend in long-term interest rates. This is the first time in 38 years that the company has raised the assumed interest rate on insurance products where premiums are paid in installments, a move that symbolizes a shift in life insurance company strategy in anticipation of rising long-term interest rates.
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Male director in Tokyo sexually harassed female staff Suspended for 3 months
2023-09-07 11:15:00
A male director in his 50s in Tokyo was suspended from his job for three months and sentenced to disciplinary action for sexually harassing several female staff members by repeatedly making inappropriate comments such as "I have your type" at a social gathering. I received it.
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Number of child abuse cases handled by child guidance centers: 219,170 cases last year, highest ever
2023-09-07 10:46:00
The Children and Families Agency has revealed that the number of cases in which children were consulted and responded to for abuse by their parents reached a record high of over 219,000 last fiscal year.
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The Rolling Stones to release first album in 18 years
2023-09-07 10:06:00
The Rolling Stones, a global rock band that has been active for over 60 years, have announced that they will release their first album in 18 years next month.
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Shiretoko sightseeing boat accident: Japan Transport Safety Commission final report: “Safety management system does not exist”
2023-09-07 10:00:00
The Japan Transport Safety Board has released its final report on the sinking of a sightseeing boat off the coast of Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula, which left 20 people dead and six missing. The report states that seawater flowed into the ship because the hatch lid on the ship's deck was not securely closed, and that the company's president, who had no knowledge of the matter, was in the position of safety manager. pointed out that there was no safety management system in place.
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New Regulations in the EU Digital Services Sector Targeting 6 Giant IT Companies
2023-09-07 09:28:00
The European Union has announced that six companies, including Apple, Amazon, and Google's parent company Alphabet, will be subject to new regulations aimed at ensuring a fair market for digital services.
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U.S. Secretary of State Brinken pledges more than $1 billion in aid to Ukraine
2023-09-07 09:10:00
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, who is visiting Ukraine's capital Kyiv, met with President Zelenskiy and others on the 6th, and announced that the United States would provide more than $1 billion in new aid, or more than 140 billion yen in Japanese yen.
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[Breaking news] "H2A" rocket No. 47 launched at Tanegashima, Kagoshima
2023-09-07 08:59:00
The "H2A" rocket No. 47 equipped with the lunar probe "SLIM" aiming for Japan's first lunar landing was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 8:42 am. After this, the rocket is supposed to separate "SLIM" and put it into the planned orbit. We will keep you updated on the launch status.
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[Updated from time to time] Russia military invasion of Ukraine (movement on the 7th)
2023-09-07 07:50:00
Russia's military aggression against Ukraine continues. Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continues across Ukraine, forcing thousands of civilians to flee the country. We will keep you updated on the developments surrounding the situation in Ukraine on the 7th (Japan time), including the situation of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries involved. (There is a time difference of 6 hours between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow, Russia)
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Typhoon No. 13 approaches towards the 9th, Izu Islands is at risk of forming a linear rain belt
2023-09-07 06:52:00
Typhoon No. 13 is developing in the south of Japan and moving north-northeast, and there is a risk that it will approach eastern and northern Japan by the 9th. In the Izu Islands near Tokyo, a ``linear rain belt'' consisting of rain clouds that developed one after another developed into the morning of the 8th, and there is a risk that the risk of disasters will increase rapidly. Be wary of landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and rising river waters.
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Mari Akimoto requests members of the House of Representatives to appear; full-scale investigation begins; Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department
2023-09-07 06:13:00
Mari Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives, was asked multiple times by the former president of a wind power generation company aiming to enter the offshore wind power generation business to ask parliamentary questions that would be advantageous to the company, and in return received a large amount of funding. Through interviews with people involved, we learned that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department has requested Representative Akimoto to appear. The Special Investigations Department is expected to launch a full-scale investigation into the suspect's bribery charges on the 7th.
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Johnny's office to hold press conference this afternoon to receive investigation report on sexual assault issue
2023-09-07 05:56:00
In response to an investigation report by a special team by outside experts that found that the former president of Johnny's Jimusho had repeatedly sexually assaulted numerous minors over a long period of time, the agency announced on the afternoon of the 7th that We will hold our first press conference. The attendees and details of the press conference have not been disclosed, but the company will discuss whether the agency will admit to sexual assault, specific measures to help victims, and the future management structure, including the change of president Julie Fujishima. It will be interesting to see how you explain it.
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Russian military attack on shopping street in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region kills 17 people
2023-09-07 05:54:00
17 people were killed and 32 injured in an attack by Russian forces on a shopping street in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on the 6th. President Zelenskiy accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians.
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“Hoyu” President “Price pass-through is not progressing as expected”
2023-09-07 05:39:00
Due to the problem of school lunches and dormitory meals being suddenly stopped being provided all over the country, the president of Hoyu, a company in Hiroshima City that provides meals, responded to an interview and said that nearly half of the approximately 150 facilities nationwide have stopped providing meals. It has been revealed that it is no longer available. On top of that, the company plans to file for bankruptcy proceedings with the court, claiming that it has become difficult to continue its business due to factors such as not being able to pass on mid-range prices due to soaring food and labor costs.
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to seek ``penal fine'' from former Unification Church and notify Tokyo District Court today
2023-09-07 05:12:00
On the 7th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology notified the Tokyo District Court to impose administrative penalties for refusing to answer more than 100 questions regarding the exercise of the right to ask questions. I am planning to do so. It is a policy to put an end to the exercise of the "right to ask questions" and begin full-fledged consideration toward a decision to request a dissolution order to the cult.
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"H2A" rocket No. 47 equipped with a lunar probe etc. to be launched today
2023-09-07 04:03:00
The ``H2A'' rocket No. 47, which carries Japan's first lunar probe and other equipment aiming to land on the moon, is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on the 7th, although its launch was postponed due to bad weather.
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