Main news(2024/01/18)
Liberal Democratic Party Nikai Faction Political Funds Income and Expenditure Report Correction: 3 years of party income, etc.
2024-01-18 21:53:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Nikai faction ``Shijikai'' corrected its political funding balance report, stating that it had unrecorded party income of about 136 million yen in the three years up to the year before yesterday. Did. The Nikai faction is suspected of failing to record party income of more than 200 million yen in the faction's political fund income and expenditure report over the five years up to and including the past three years, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is currently investigating. .
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High school girl stabbed and injured by man in residential building, uniform lost Miyazaki
2024-01-18 21:06:00
Early on the 17th, at a residence in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, the second daughter, a high school student, was stabbed in the back by a man and injured. According to sources, clothes such as high school uniforms were missing from the house, and her second daughter said, ``I think it's a young man I've never seen before,'' and police are investigating the whereabouts of the man who ran away, treating it as an attempted murder case. We are investigating.
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“Considering disbanding the Kishida faction” announced by Prime Minister over political funding party issue
2024-01-18 20:09:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of the Liberal Democratic Party's faction, Prime Minister Kishida decided to dissolve the Kishida faction, taking into account that the "Koike-kai" (Kishida faction), of which he was the chairman, had not recorded its income and expenditure report. announced that it is considering.
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Political funding: Representative Yasumasa Ohno to be indicted at home; Representative Yaichi Tanikawa to be indicted on summary charges.
2024-01-18 19:41:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions on the 19th on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at the time of the Kishida faction. Through interviews with people involved, we learned that the company has decided to file a summary indictment with a fine for the accounting officer. It is also expected that House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received a large amount of kickbacks from Abe's faction, will be indicted at home, and House of Representatives member Yaichi Tanikawa will be formally indicted.
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I haven't taken a bath for over two weeks... "I'm coming back to life" [Voices from the disaster area, 18th]
2024-01-18 19:26:00
``Everyone is so lively, and I think it's been a rewarding experience.'' These are the words of the owner of a public bathhouse that reopened in Nanao City, where water supply continues to be cut off. 18th day since the earthquake. Even though the situation is still very difficult, we have heard from people who are taking a bath for the first time in a long time and eating a warm soup. We have compiled "Voices from the disaster-stricken areas".
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Former Deputy Minister of Justice Kakizawa released on bail with bail set at 6 million yen, charged with violating the Public Elections Act
2024-01-18 19:20:00
Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa, who was charged with bribery in violation of the Public Offices Election Act, was released on bail on the 18th in connection with the Koto Ward mayoral election in Tokyo held in April last year.
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Female staff dispatched to evacuation center in Wajima, replaced by male staff to meet needs
2024-01-18 18:16:00
In response to a request from an evacuation center in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Ikeda Town in Gifu Prefecture decided to dispatch two female employees instead of the originally planned male staff, and a ceremony was held to hand over their appointments. I did. There are cases in which female disaster victims have concerns that are difficult to discuss with men, and they will actively seek advice from them.
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Is it a body found under the floor of a house in Adachi Ward, Tokyo? ``Couple in their 50s' whereabouts unknown'' reported
2024-01-18 18:13:00
On the night of the 16th, a relative reported that a couple in their 50s living in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, was missing, and when the Metropolitan Police Department investigated their home on the afternoon of the 18th, they found what appeared to be bodies under the floorboards. This was revealed through interviews with investigators. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the situation.
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Ishikawa Prefecture: Newly announced names of those killed in the Noto Peninsula earthquake: 21 people with the consent of their families
2024-01-18 17:01:00
Ishikawa Prefecture released the names and ages of 21 people who died in the Noto Peninsula earthquake on the 18th, with the consent of their bereaved families. The prefecture says it will make public information about other deceased people as soon as it receives the consent of their bereaved families.
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A system that allows any child to attend kindergarten “10 hours a month” Kodomo Ai
2024-01-18 16:22:00
Regarding the ``Every Child's Daycare System,'' which allows parents to leave their children at daycare centers even if their parents are not working, Minister in charge of Children's Policy Kato said that when it is fully introduced from April the year after next, per child per month. They expressed the idea that they would like to be able to use it for at least 10 hours.
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Three people, including Motonobu Tanishige and Hiroki Kuroda, newly elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
2024-01-18 15:59:00
The Baseball Hall of Fame, which honors those who have made great achievements in the development of the baseball world, includes Motonobu Tanishige, who played in professional baseball teams such as Yokohama and Chunichi and holds a record for playing in a total of 3,021 games, as well as Hiroshima, Major League Baseball, and others. Three people were newly selected, including Hiroki Kuroda, who played for the Dodgers.
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Launch of a website to deliver welfare equipment and supplies that “uniform support cannot reach”
2024-01-18 15:58:00
For example, this sponge. Many people may be unfamiliar with this, but it is actually used on a daily basis in nursing care settings to care for the inside of the mouth. If care is not provided, it can be life-threatening, and there are people in the disaster area who are waiting for the aid to arrive. A new project has been launched to help deliver the necessary items to the people who need them.
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Kofu couple murder and arson case: 19-year-old defendant sentenced to death for the first time as a “specified juvenile”
2024-01-18 14:59:00
Three years ago, the defendant, who was 19 years old at the time, was charged with murder and arson for breaking into the home of a woman he had a crush on in Kofu City, killing her parents, and burning down the home. However, the Kofu District Court handed down the death penalty as requested.
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Toyama Himi City Over 17,000 homes without water supply will receive free water and sewage charges for January
2024-01-18 14:11:00
Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, which experienced shaking with a seismic intensity of 5 or above during the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, has decided to waive this month's water and sewage bills for the more than 17,000 homes whose water supply was cut off.
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Communist Party Shii changes chair; policy committee chair Tomoko Tamura to be appointed as new committee chair
2024-01-18 14:10:00
The Communist Party has decided to appoint Tomoko Tamura, chairperson of the policy committee, as the new chairperson, with Chairperson Shii becoming the chairperson. This will be the first time in the party's more than 100-year history that a woman will serve as chairperson of the Communist Party.
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Prime Minister Kishida postpones visit to the US in early March, will reconsider starting in the first half of April
2024-01-18 13:58:00
Regarding his official visit to the United States, Prime Minister Kishida has decided to postpone his official visit to the United States in early March, which was originally planned, and is reconsidering a date in the first half of April, taking into consideration the parliamentary schedules of both Japan and the United States.
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Unlicensed moped driver ignores traffic lights and comes into contact with elderly person. Man sent to prosecutors
2024-01-18 13:52:00
Last year, at an intersection in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, a 24-year-old part-time man who was riding a ``motorized bicycle with pedals,'' which can run on an electric motor without pedaling, ignored a red light and crashed his bicycle. On the 18th, he was referred to the prosecutor's office on suspicion of causing bodily harm by dangerous driving without a license for coming into contact with an elderly person and causing serious injury.
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Liberal Democratic Party non-partisan members of parliament launch new group to discuss political reform, etc.
2024-01-18 13:51:00
In light of the problems surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's factional political funding parties, mid-career and young members of the party who are non-partisan within the party have decided to form a new group to discuss political reform and other issues.
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Liberal Democratic Party Kishida Faction Political Funds Income and Expenditure Report Revised 3 Years Party Income, etc.
2024-01-18 13:42:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party, the Kishida faction ``Hiroike Policy Research Group'', of which Prime Minister Kishida served as chairman, has revised its political funding balance report for the three years up to the year before 2019. Of this amount, there was 8.96 million yen in party income that was not recorded in 2020.
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Osaka's ``Emperor of Guri'' arrested on suspicion of kidnapping for obscene purposes
2024-01-18 13:16:00
A 31-year-old male suspect was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping for obscene purposes after allegedly taking a female junior high school student to his home in Osaka in exchange for sleeping pills. Police are investigating the details of the incident, as the suspect was known as the ``Emperor of Guri'' by young people who gather in Minami, Osaka, which is commonly known as ``Guri Shita.''
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Ishikawa Wajima Port Severe damage due to ship sailing and unloading operations due to earthquake
2024-01-18 13:08:00
The fishing port in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the seafloor has risen due to the earthquake, has suffered serious damage, with ships unable to depart and conditions making it difficult to unload fish.
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Decision to grant bail to former Deputy Minister of Justice Kakizawa; bail set at 6 million yen Tokyo District Court
2024-01-18 12:58:00
The Tokyo District Court has decided to grant bail to Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa, who was charged with bribery in violation of the Public Offices Election Act in connection with the Koto Ward mayoral election held in April last year. Bail is said to be 6 million yen. If the bail amount is paid and the prosecutor does not file a quasi-appeal, the defendant will be released on bail.
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Uniqlo sues mail-order site “SHEIN” operating company over “sales of counterfeit products”
2024-01-18 12:04:00
Uniqlo has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against three companies, including its operating company, in the Tokyo District Court over the sale of counterfeit shoulder bags on the Chinese fashion online shopping site SHEIN. They are seeking a suspension of sales and approximately 160 million yen in damages.
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Nikai's former secretary-general's secretary considers filing a case for violation of the Political Funds Control Act
2024-01-18 11:57:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the office of Toshihiro Nikai, the former secretary-general who is the chairman of the Nikai faction, did not remit more than 30 million yen in party income to the faction over the five years up until the year before, and the former secretary general The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation department is considering filing a case against Nikai's former secretary-general for making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, for not recording the income as income in the political funds income and expenditure report of his political organization. We found out through interviews with the people involved.
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Rain in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake is expected to continue until late on the night of the 18th, so be careful
2024-01-18 11:55:00
In the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, where a maximum seismic intensity of 7 was observed, rain is falling due to the influence of the front. The rain is expected to continue until late on the night of the 18th, and the ground has loosened due to the earthquake, so please be careful of landslides.
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Samsung Electronics' new smartphone uses AI to translate calls in 13 languages including Japanese
2024-01-18 11:24:00
South Korea's Samsung Electronics has announced a new smartphone that uses AI to simultaneously translate the contents of a call into various languages and convey it via voice, and the use of AI in mobile devices is expected to expand in the future. Masu.
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Prime Minister Kishida: “The omission was a clerical error. I will refrain from commenting on the investigation.”
2024-01-18 11:19:00
Prime Minister Kishida said that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation department is considering filing a case against the former accounting director of the Kishida faction in a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. Although he explained that there was an omission and would submit a correction to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the 18th, he also indicated that he would refrain from commenting on the investigation at this stage.
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“Black hole existed at the beginning of the universe” Research team including UK
2024-01-18 10:55:00
A research team from the UK and other countries has announced research results that show that in the early days of the universe, black holes with extremely large masses, several million times the mass of the sun, existed. This black hole is the oldest ever discovered.
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Saitama Kumagaya hit-and-run fatality case: 94-year-old woman driving the car sent to prosecutors
2024-01-18 10:53:00
Last July, a woman was hit and run by a car on a national highway in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, and died. Police referred the 94-year-old woman who was driving the car to the public prosecutor on the 18th on suspicion of hit-and-run.
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U.S. Federal Reserve releases latest economic report that “labor shortage continues to improve”
2024-01-18 09:30:00
The Federal Reserve Board, the central bank of the United States, has released its latest economic report, which shows that the labor shortage, which has been a factor in inflation, continues to improve in almost all regions.
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Iran continues to attack bases of armed groups in neighboring countries, sparking backlash in each country
2024-01-18 08:16:00
Iran has carried out a series of cross-border attacks on neighboring countries such as Iraq and Pakistan, leading to widespread opposition in various countries, and there are concerns that the regional situation will become even more unstable.
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Apple to review app billing rules in court with game company
2024-01-18 08:04:00
The US Supreme Court has rejected the appeals of both companies in a lawsuit between the developer of the popular online game ``Fortnite'' and the IT giant Apple over the rules for charging apps. As a result, the federal appeals court's ruling ordering Apple to review its rules has become final, and Apple is now making changes such as allowing external payment methods.
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[Updated from time to time] Israel “fights until complete victory” Gaza is concerned about starvation
2024-01-18 08:02:00
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who continues military operations in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, said on the 17th that he would ``continue to fight until complete victory,'' reiterating his commitment to annihilating the Islamic organization Hamas. On the other hand, as the fighting continues to drag on, concerns about starvation and infectious diseases are increasing in the region, and there is an urgent need to bring in relief supplies.
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Britain's Duchess Kate undergoes abdominal surgery, suspending official duties for the time being
2024-01-18 07:04:00
The British royal family has announced that Prince William's wife, Duchess Kate, will undergo abdominal surgery and will suspend all royal duties for the time being. Although the surgery was planned in advance and was said to be a success, local media has widely reported on the unexpected surgery of the highly popular Duchess Kate.
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Inadequate explanations and records of surgeries Kyoto City issues administrative guidance to hospitals to improve
2024-01-18 07:00:00
A Kyoto City investigation found that there were three cases in which the neurosurgery department of a hospital in Kyoto City did not provide adequate explanations or records of surgeries, or insufficient verification of safety management. The city provided administrative guidance to the hospital to request improvements.
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Liberal Democratic Party faction considering canceling political funding party, no personnel adjustments made
2024-01-18 06:34:00
The Liberal Democratic Party is considering ways to clarify the nature of its factions, including canceling political funding parties, ensuring that they do not make personnel adjustments such as recommending ministers, and clarifying the factions as organizations that refine policy.
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Kishida faction to bring charges against then-accounting manager Party income of 30 million yen not listed
2024-01-18 05:22:00
In an incident involving a political funding party organized by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Kishida faction, of which Prime Minister Kishida was the chairman, used approximately 30 million yen of party income actually collected by the faction in the three years up to 2020 to finance the faction's politics. Officials say that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation department is considering filing a case against the then-accounting officer of the Kishida faction for making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. I learned something new through the interview.
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Kofu couple murder and arson case sentenced today - defendant was 19 years old at the time - death penalty
2024-01-18 04:51:00
Three years ago, a 19-year-old man was charged with murder and arson for breaking into the home of a woman he had a crush on in Kofu City, killing the woman's parents, and burning down the home. The 18-year-old defendant will be sentenced at the Kofu District Court on the 18th.
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