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Main news(2024/01/31)


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“Myanmar military decides to extend state of emergency” state media

2024-01-31 23:11:00
On the 1st, ahead of the three-year anniversary of the coup, Myanmar's military decided to extend the state of emergency declared following the coup for six months. As a result, there is no prospect of holding elections for a transition to civilian government, and fighting with pro-democracy forces and ethnic minority armed groups is expected to intensify.

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Wakura Onsen in Nanao: More than 20 inns and other hotels have been forced to close for a month after the earthquake

2024-01-31 22:30:00
At Wakura Onsen in Nanao City, one of the leading hot spring resorts in Ishikawa Prefecture with a history of approximately 1,200 years, February 1st marks one month since the January 1st earthquake, and 20 inns and hotels are still open. The rest have been forced to close.

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Fujitsu UK Post Office Enforcement Case Considering Compensation for Victims Based on Investigation Results

2024-01-31 22:10:00
On the 31st, Fujitsu, which supplied the accounting system believed to be the cause of the UK post office scandal, announced at a press conference to announce its financial results that it would consider compensating victims based on the results of an independent investigation. I did.

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Ritsumeikan: “Political reform must be realized in this Diet session” Requesting cooperation from Meiji Restoration

2024-01-31 21:45:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan requested the cooperation of the Japan Restoration Party, stating that it is necessary to implement political reform in the current Diet session.

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Kyoto Animation arson murder case: Defendant apologizes to bereaved family members he visited and explains why he appealed

2024-01-31 21:13:00
The bereaved family of Shinji Aoba, who lost his wife, met in prison at the Kyoto District Court, where he was sentenced to death for setting fire to the Kyoto Animation studio and killing 36 employees. According to his family, while they received another apology, the defendant said the reason for his appeal was, ``There was something I wanted to get across.''

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House of Representatives Budget Committee: The ruling and opposition parties agree to begin substantive deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill from February 5th.

2024-01-31 20:56:00
The House of Representatives Budget Committee, which deliberates on the new fiscal year's budget bill, announced at a board meeting on the 31st that the Liberal Democratic Party would conduct an investigation into political funding parties among its members and submit the results to the Diet. agreed to begin substantive deliberations on the budget bill from February 5th.

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Former organizing committee director: “Directors have no authority” Olympic and Paralympic corruption case trial

2024-01-31 20:44:00
In the trial of Haruyuki Takahashi, former director of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee, who is accused of receiving bribes totaling nearly 200 million yen from five companies in a corruption case involving sponsorship contracts for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the defense team said: He maintained his innocence, stating that the directors of the organizing committee did not have the authority to collect sponsors.

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Plenary session of the House of Representatives: Prime Minister ``considers response'' as RDP pursues political funding issue

2024-01-31 19:44:00
At the plenary session of the House of Representatives from the 31st, representatives from each party began questioning Prime Minister Kishida's policy speech. Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, urged the resignation or departure of members involved in the issue regarding political funding parties of the Liberal Democratic Party faction, but Prime Minister Kishida ascertained the facts through interviews with the parties involved. Based on this, he indicated that he would consider responding.

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Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction corrected income and expenditure report for three years until October 2019

2024-01-31 19:13:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the largest faction, the Abe faction, the Seiwa Policy Research Group, has accused political parties of having unrecorded party income of over 435 million yen in the three years up to the year before 2019. I have corrected the fund balance report. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department has revealed that the Abe faction's accounting director received a total of 675.03 million yen in party income over the five years up to 2017, according to the faction's political funds income and expenditure report. He is being prosecuted at home for failing to fill in the required information.

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Political funding issue: Two parliamentary vice-ministers of Abe's party decide to resign and replace them Government

2024-01-31 19:09:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction's political funding party, Takuro Komori, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, and Ryuho Kato, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, who belong to the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, resigned after new income that was not recorded in the income and expenditure report was revealed. Did.

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Six members of the Liberal Democratic Party Mogi faction, including Chairman Sekiguchi of the House of Councilors, resign.

2024-01-31 19:04:00
In response to issues surrounding the LDP's faction's political funding party, six members of the Mogi faction, including House of Councilors Chairman Sekiguchi, resigned on the 31st.

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Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Fire command system malfunctions amid flood of rescue requests

2024-01-31 18:13:00
Immediately after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, it was discovered that a problem occurred in the command system of the fire department headquarters that has jurisdiction over Wajima City and Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, making it impossible to issue dispatch orders. At the time, the number of rescue requests far exceeded the number that the fire department could respond to, and the staff member who responded said, ``We were unable to issue commands, and we were unable to send emergency vehicles immediately.''The road situation "It was frustrating to not be able to do anything even though I wanted to save so many lives."

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Big Motor's arrested employee may have been ordered to cut trees due to the influence of the head office

2024-01-31 17:51:00
The head office employee who was arrested for instructing the cutting down of a roadside tree in front of a used car sales company "Big Motor" store is the only person in charge of patrolling and inspecting stores in various locations, and is conducting regular inspections of stores at the site. It was revealed through interviews with police and other sources that he had a lot of influence. It has been pointed out that poor inspection results led to demotion, and police are investigating the possibility that the trees were ordered to be felled using influence.

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Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kato submits resignation as 100,000 yen income is not listed on income and expenditure report

2024-01-31 17:36:00
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ryuho Kato, who belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, released a comment on the 31st, saying that he had not recorded 100,000 yen of income in his political organization's income and expenditure report. announced that he had submitted his resignation.

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[Live streaming] Aichi Taketoyo Thermal Power Plant reports “explosion and black smoke”

2024-01-31 16:15:00
On the afternoon of the 31st, the fire department received a series of reports that black smoke was rising at a thermal power plant in Taketoyo Town, Aichi Prefecture, and the fire department is investigating the situation in detail. According to the fire department, just after 3 p.m. on the 31st, there were multiple reports from people living nearby saying that there was an explosion and black smoke was rising at the Taketoyo Thermal Power Plant in Taketoyo Town, Aichi Prefecture. Black smoke was coming from the boiler facility, and the coal conveyor next door was also on fire. According to the police and fire department, there are currently no reports of injuries. Images from a camera installed by NHK at Chubu Airport show a large amount of black smoke rising in the direction of the power plant.

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My wife, my son, where are you... My wife's whistle that kept ringing [Voices from the disaster area, 31st]

2024-01-31 15:30:00
The flute was left behind by his wife. I rang that whistle many times. Many times in front of her home. However, there was no reaction. ``I'm sorry I couldn't help you,'' said a man from Wajima City, crying as he spoke of his feelings for his family.

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Approximately 790,000 Toyota Yaris, Aqua, and Sienta vehicles recalled

2024-01-31 15:20:00
Toyota Motor Corporation has submitted a recall to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for approximately 790,000 vehicles in three models, including the Yaris, due to a defect in the device that cushions the impact from the road surface, which could, in the worst case, make the vehicle undriveable. I did.

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Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Komori submits resignation due to 700,000 yen of income not being listed on income and expenditure report

2024-01-31 15:00:00
Takuro Komori, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, who belongs to the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, has submitted a letter of resignation after failing to record 700,000 yen in income in the income and expenditure report of the branch of the political party he represents over the faction's political funding party. revealed.

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Large quantities of flares from dismantled cars stored without permission? Documents sent to company, etc. Miyagi

2024-01-31 14:39:00
The Metropolitan Police Department has referred the managing director of a car buying and selling company in Miyagi Prefecture and the company as a corporation to prosecutors on suspicion of storing a large amount of flares containing gunpowder in a warehouse without permission. He reportedly collected flares from dismantled cars and sold them on an internet auction site.

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Takakage Waka, who won the Makushita tournament for the first time at the Grand Sumo Banzuke Organization Meeting, will return to Juryo

2024-01-31 14:30:00
This year, a banzuke organization meeting was held for the Sumo Spring Tournament in March, and Takakage Wakakage, an experienced sekiwake who won the Makushita championship in his first tournament, will be returning to Juryo.

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JR West Nanao Line will resume operation on all lines from February 15th for the first time in a month and a half

2024-01-31 14:15:00
JR West has announced that it plans to resume operations on some sections of the Nanao Line, which have been suspended due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, from February 15th. As a result, all sections of JR's conventional lines within Ishikawa Prefecture will be reopened for the first time in about a month and a half.

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US Forces Korea F16 fighter jet crashes while flying over the Yellow Sea, a series of crashes since last year

2024-01-31 13:47:00
The US military stationed in South Korea announced that an F-16 fighter jet crashed while flying over the Yellow Sea on the west side of the Korean peninsula. Since last year, there have been a number of crashes of F16 fighter jets in the US military stationed in South Korea.

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First flight of new airline “Toki Air” takes off from Niigata Airport

2024-01-31 13:22:00
The Sapporo Okadama flight of Toki Air, a new airline based at Niigata Airport, went into service on January 31st, and the first flight took off from Niigata Airport in the presence of related parties. This is the first time in 15 years that a scheduled flight by an airline not affiliated with a major airline has started in Japan, and expectations are high for its economic effects.

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One month tomorrow since the earthquake, the first temporary housing in Ishikawa Prefecture will be built in Wajima City

2024-01-31 12:40:00
February 1 marks one month since the Noto Peninsula earthquake occurred, and the first temporary housing in Ishikawa Prefecture will be completed in Wajima City on the 31st.

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Big Motor employee arrested visited store as part of "environmental maintenance inspection"

2024-01-31 12:15:00
An investigation has revealed that an employee at the head office who was arrested for instructing the cutting of a street tree in front of a used car sales company "Big Motor" store had personally visited the store as part of an "environmental maintenance inspection." I found this out through interviews with the people involved. Police are investigating in detail the circumstances surrounding his visit to the store.

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Former temporary employee of NTT West subsidiary arrested by Okayama Prefectural Police over personal information leak issue

2024-01-31 12:05:00
A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West leaked more than 9 million pieces of personal information from local governments and companies, including illegally taking customer information from companies in Okayama Prefecture and leaking it to a list agency. Interviews with investigators revealed that the prefectural police headquarters arrested a former temporary employee in his 60s on suspicion of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

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The cause of death in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake was "compression death" in approximately 40% of cases, but "hypothermia" and "freezing death" were also reported.

2024-01-31 11:59:00
As of the 30th, 238 people have been confirmed to have died in Ishikawa Prefecture due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, including suspected ``disaster-related deaths''. Of these, NHK interviewed the National Police Agency regarding the cause of death for 222 people whose autopsies were performed by the police, and found that the most common cause of death was crushing death due to being crushed under a collapsed building, accounting for approximately 40% of the total. I found out that It was revealed that more than 30 people suffered from "hypothermia" or "frozen to death," highlighting the fact that many people were losing their physical strength and dying while waiting for rescue. Ta.

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Bank of Japan decision-making meeting A series of statements positive about a shift in large-scale monetary easing measures

2024-01-31 11:42:00
The Bank of Japan has released the ``main opinions'' of its monetary policy meeting held last week, and some members said that ``it is necessary to intensify discussions on exits.'' I found that there were a number of positive statements toward a shift in monetary easing measures.

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Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Komori and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kato resign due to political funding scandal

2024-01-31 11:23:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi announced that Takuro Komori, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tatsuyoshi Kato, both members of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, have informed him of their intention to resign. The reason seems to be the issue surrounding Abe's political funding party.

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Earthquake-affected areas Temperatures are expected to rise during the day and snow is expected to melt; landslide warning

2024-01-31 10:12:00
Although the number of earthquakes is gradually decreasing in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture and its surrounding areas, there is still a lot of activity and continued vigilance is required. Temperatures in the affected areas are expected to be similar to late March temperatures during the day, snow is expected to melt, and the ground has loosened due to previous earthquakes, so please be careful of landslides.

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December industrial production index rises for the first time in two months; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry maintains basic assessment

2024-01-31 10:01:00
The industrial production index in December of last year, which indicates the production activity of companies, was 105.9 with 2020 as 100, an increase of 1.8% over the previous month and the first increase in two months. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry maintained its basic judgment of "up and down."

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Kotonowaka promoted to Ozeki, first wrestler from Chiba Prefecture in 69 years

2024-01-31 09:17:00
The Japan Sumo Association held an extraordinary board meeting on the 31st and decided to promote Kotonowaka, who won 13 matches in his first tournament, to ozeki. This is the first new ozeki since Toyo Shoryu, who was promoted after the Nagoya Grand Prix last July, and the first sumo wrestler from Chiba Prefecture in 69 years.

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British and other research teams analyze why insects ``fly into fire''

2024-01-31 09:08:00
The results of a study using high-speed cameras to analyze the movement of insects in detail in an attempt to elucidate the phenomenon in which insects gather in artificial light such as street lights at night have been announced, and the research team explains why insects ``fly into the fire''. I think it is possible.

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Monetary policy meeting minutes released for half a year starting three months after the start of extraordinary easing

2024-01-31 08:52:00
The Bank of Japan has released the minutes of the six-month monetary policy meeting that began in July 2013, three months after it began so-called unprecedented easing under former Governor Kuroda. At the time, speculation about revisions to U.S. monetary policy caused turbulence in financial markets, indicating that policy committee members were acutely aware of the risks involved in normalizing monetary policy.

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Three Japanese men in their 20s suspected of involvement in special fraud arrested and transferred from Cambodia

2024-01-31 08:16:00
Three Japanese people in their 20s were arrested by the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters for their involvement in a special fraud case in which elderly people were defrauded of cash while staying in Cambodia. Police have also arrested two people in Japan, including ``Ukeko,'' who are believed to be members of the same group, and are determined to uncover the reality of the group.

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FamilyMart to introduce robots nationwide to “reduce the burden on store managers”

2024-01-31 07:20:00
Improving the working environment for convenience store managers has become an issue due to a serious labor shortage. Under these circumstances, FamilyMart has decided to introduce robots to stores nationwide to enable remote work for store managers.

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Armed group suspected of being involved in the attack that killed a U.S. soldier declares “suspension of operations against the U.S.”

2024-01-31 06:29:00
On the 30th, Kataib Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian armed group that the US Department of Defense has indicated may have been involved in the attack that killed three US soldiers, released a statement on social media, stating that the US military It has been announced that military operations against the country will be suspended.

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National Diet: Representatives from each party respond to questions: RDP is poised to press the Liberal Democratic Party to fulfill its political responsibilities

2024-01-31 06:19:00
Representatives from each party will begin questioning Prime Minister Kishida's policy speech on the 31st. While the Liberal Democratic Party presents Prime Minister Kishida with a concrete schedule for political reform and urges him to begin work as soon as possible, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is fulfilling its political responsibilities by disposing of all members involved in the political funding issue. I'm prepared to press on.

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Noto Peninsula Earthquake Land created with embankments collapses at multiple points, causing damage to houses

2024-01-31 04:20:00
Experts have discovered that the Noto Peninsula earthquake caused lands built by mounding of earth to collapse in multiple locations, including Nanao City and Tsubata Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, and that homes were also damaged.

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