2024-03-12 22:03:00
Last month's consumer price index in the United States was released, and it increased by 3.2% compared to the same month last year. The rate of increase exceeded market expectations.
2024-03-12 21:08:00
Nobuyuki Koga, honorary advisor to Nomura Holdings and chairman of the Keidanren council, has been elected as the new chairman of the NHK Management Committee. Mr. Koga expressed his aspirations at a press conference, saying, ``I want to keep in mind that NHK is run in a healthy and proper manner.''
2024-03-12 20:30:00
On the night of the 12th, a fire destroyed part of a three-story building in the downtown area of Minami, Osaka, and firefighting efforts are still ongoing.
2024-03-12 19:30:00
Measles cases have been confirmed one after another across the country, including in Tokyo and Osaka. It is believed that the infection was acquired by a person who returned from overseas or entered the country as a tourist, and experts say, ``People who are going abroad should check their vaccination history and antibody status, and get vaccinated if necessary.'' I urge you to consider this."
2024-03-12 19:21:00
Due to the influence of the low pressure system accompanying the front, winds and rain are increasing mainly on the Pacific side of eastern Japan. Extremely strong winds are expected to blow in Kanto-Koshin and the Pacific side of Tohoku into the 13th, and the sea is expected to be severely damaged mainly in Kanto-Koshin.The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of strong winds and high waves, leading to landslides and flooding of low-lying land. We urge you to be very careful.
2024-03-12 18:35:00
Last month, three junior high school students were arrested in Osaka for allegedly threatening a male university student with money and causing him to fall from a building.Of the three, a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy at the time were accused of being "unborn". Interviews with investigators revealed that he was suspected of planning to threaten university students by saying things like, "They are adults, so it would be a crime to touch them."
2024-03-12 18:06:00
It has been revealed that Nippon Steel has decided to make an unusual response to the labor union's wage increase demands in response to this year's spring wage war. Major steel companies have continued to raise wages at the same level for many years, but this ``flat rate'' is expected to break down.
2024-03-12 18:05:00
With the market's attention focused on the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting to be held next week, Governor Ueda reiterated at the House of Councilors' Fiscal and Financial Affairs Committee that he would make policy decisions based on the spring labor labor data that will be revealed within the week. I showed it.
2024-03-12 17:49:00
A startup company from the University of Tokyo has developed and completed the largest domestically produced generative AI in Japan. While American companies are taking the lead, the aim is to compete with a strategy that specializes in Japanese.
2024-03-12 17:24:00
NHK's taiga drama to be aired in 2026 has been decided to be ``Toyotomi Brothers!,'' which depicts the story of Toyotomi Hidenaga, who supported his older brother Hideyoshi, as the main character, and the brothers' efforts to unify the country. Taiga Nakano will play the lead role.
2024-03-12 16:57:00
Ishikawa Prefecture began accepting reservations for the ``Hokuriku Ouenwari'' program, which supports the tourism industry affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, from the 12th.
2024-03-12 16:30:00
Costco, a large membership-based supermarket, has violated the Subcontractor Act by having suppliers pay for food discounts at its stores, and the Japan Fair Trade Commission has ordered the Japanese corporation that operated the company to re-issue the same. We have issued recommendations for prevention.
2024-03-12 16:28:00
The spacecraft carrying astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, who has been in space for about half a year, is scheduled to return to Earth on the night of the 12th, Japan time.
2024-03-12 16:09:00
Just after 12:40 p.m. on the 12th, a bicycle was involved in a large truck turning left at an intersection in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture. According to police, the person riding the bicycle was believed to be a high school girl, and she was taken to a hospital in the city, where she died.
2024-03-12 15:53:00
Due to strong winds, flights arriving and departing from Haneda Airport are being canceled one after another.
2024-03-12 15:42:00
A coffee shop in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which has been open for business since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake hit half a century ago, has resumed business, and regular customers and families who have come from evacuation centers are enjoying a leisurely time drinking coffee.
2024-03-12 15:04:00
School counselors dispatched to schools in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake interviewed more than 600 elementary and junior high school students, and some of them complained that they were not feeling well, such as being unable to sleep. Efforts to learn about this have begun.
2024-03-12 13:52:00
According to the ``Corporate Business Business Forecast Survey'' released by the Hokuriku Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, the index showing the business confidence of businesses in the three Hokuriku prefectures from January to March this year was the first in four quarters due to the impact of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. It became a minus.
2024-03-12 13:30:00
Last month, three junior high school students were arrested in Osaka's Chuo Ward for allegedly threatening a male university student with money and causing him to fall from a building. Of the three, a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy at the time were arrested. Through interviews with investigators, it was revealed that she is suspected of pretending to be a fictitious 17-year-old woman on social media, communicating with university students, and inviting them to the university.
2024-03-12 13:16:00
According to the fire department, just after 11:30 a.m. on the 12th, earth and sand collapsed during construction work on the slope of a railway overpass in Ao-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture, and two male workers were caught in it.
2024-03-12 13:09:00
The Liberal Democratic Party announced that the number of party members last year was approximately 1.09 million, a decrease of over 30,000 from the previous year. It is believed that this was due to the public's distrust caused by issues surrounding the faction's political funding party.
2024-03-12 13:02:00
The US Navy Aegis ship called at Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on the 11th and continues to be anchored offshore on the 12th. At Ishigaki Port, a union formed by dock workers is on strike to protest the port call, and the impact on logistics is also spreading.
2024-03-12 12:57:00
A graduation ceremony was held at an elementary and junior high school in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where children who had left their hometowns after the Noto Peninsula earthquake and residents living as evacuees at their schools celebrated the graduates' departure.
2024-03-12 12:33:00
The parent company of Hamazushi has been awarded 500 million yen over an incident in which the operating company of the conveyor belt sushi chain Kappa Sushi allegedly fraudulently used confidential business data from rival Hamazushi. A lawsuit seeking compensation for damages has begun, and Kappa Sushi has shown a willingness to fight.
2024-03-12 12:02:00
The Metropolitan Police Department has newly arrested a 38-year-old former employee on suspicion of embezzlement in connection with a case involving a luxury watch sharing service called Tokematch, in which a watch entrusted to an operating company was sold without the owner's permission. I received a complaint. He has already left the country and plans to make international arrangements in the future.
2024-03-12 12:01:00
Seiko Hashimoto, former Minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, who is pro-Abe, has decided to attend the House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and has informed the review committee. Former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko and others also intend to attend, and the ruling and opposition parties are expected to make arrangements afterward regarding the specific schedule.
2024-03-12 11:45:00
One night after the Academy Awards ceremony, the highest honor in the American film industry, congratulations were heard in Los Angeles as "Godzilla-1.0" became the first Japanese film to win the Best Visual Effects Award. .
2024-03-12 11:17:00
In order to speed up emergency transportation, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is conducting a demonstration experiment in which emergency teams read My Number cards integrated with health insurance cards at the scene and utilize information such as the medical institution the patient attends5. I am planning to start from the month.
2024-03-12 11:02:00
Four members of NHK's management committee, who were appointed on the 1st of this month, were issued their resignations on the 12th.
2024-03-12 11:01:00
At the world boxing qualifying round for the Paris Olympics held in Italy, Japan failed to qualify for all eight weight classes of men and women who participated.
2024-03-12 10:56:00
In order to support the balance between childcare and nursing care and work, the government announced at a cabinet meeting on the 12th that it will expand systems to enable flexible working styles while raising children and provide support for employees who need to care for family members. We have decided on a bill to revise the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act, etc., which includes measures to make the system more widely known.
2024-03-12 10:15:00
Satoru Nomura (77), the organization's leader and president, was sentenced to death in the first trial after being charged with murder and other crimes in four cases in which the Kudo-kai, a designated dangerous organized crime group in Kitakyushu City, attacked citizens. The Fukuoka High Court canceled the first instance verdict and sentenced him to life in prison. In previous trials, Nomura had maintained his innocence, saying there was no collusion in any of the cases.
2024-03-12 09:43:00
Early on the morning of the 12th, there was a fire that completely destroyed a house in Maebashi City, and the bodies of two people were found in the ashes. The father and son, in their 70s and 40s, who live in this house have not been able to be contacted, and police are working to confirm their identities.
2024-03-12 09:21:00
On the 12th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily fell by more than 500 yen. In the New York market on the 11th, sell orders were placed on high-tech stocks whose stock prices had recently risen sharply, and sell orders have also spread in the Tokyo market, centering on stocks such as semiconductors.
2024-03-12 09:11:00
The Corporate Goods Price Index, which measures the prices of goods traded between companies, rose 0.6% last month compared to the same month last year. Although the growth rate has increased as the downward effects of the government's measures to reduce the burden of electricity and gas bills have run their course, they have remained at the 0% level for four consecutive months.
2024-03-12 09:01:00
According to the ``Corporate Business Economic Forecast Survey'' released by the Ministry of Finance and other organizations, the index showing the business confidence of large companies from January to this month was -0.0 points, the first negative figure in four quarters. The manufacturing industry has a minus 6.7 points, and the non-manufacturing industries have a plus 3.2 points.
2024-03-12 08:33:00
Due to the effects of the low pressure system accompanying the front, atmospheric conditions have become extremely unstable in western Japan, and heavy rain is falling in Shikoku. The area of rain will then spread eastward, and extremely strong winds and high waves are expected to continue on the Pacific side of eastern Japan and Tohoku from now until the 13th.The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of strong winds and high waves, causing landslides and low-lying areas. We urge you to be careful about flooding.
2024-03-12 08:04:00
The Biden administration in the United States has announced its "budget statement" for the new fiscal year, aiming to reduce the fiscal deficit by $3 trillion, or approximately 440 trillion yen, over the next 10 years by increasing taxes on the wealthy and large corporations. I showed it.
2024-03-12 07:45:00
Israeli military attacks continue in the Gaza Strip on the 11th, the first day of Ramadan, the Islamic fasting month. Amidst the continuing sacrifices of civilians, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres called for an end to the fighting as soon as possible, saying at the start of Ramadan, ``I call on this sacred period to be a time of peace.''
2024-03-12 07:17:00
Regarding the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the government's Earthquake Investigation Committee has summarized its assessment results that it is highly likely that the earthquake caused active faults in the ocean to shift, not only on the northwest side of the Noto Peninsula, but also on the northeast side.
2024-03-12 07:10:00
The opening series between the Dodgers and Padres will be held in South Korea on the 20th and 21st of this month, with Padres pitcher Yu Darvish starting the first game and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting the second game. became.
2024-03-12 06:36:00
JR East's ``off-peak commuter pass,'' which offers discounts on commuter fares for those who commute by train to avoid the morning rush hour, has been sluggish in the number of purchasers, and the company has decided to expand the discount rate.
2024-03-12 06:21:00
In the psychiatric ward of Saitama Red Cross Hospital in Saitama City, inappropriate cases have been confirmed, such as a doctor not conducting a diagnosis that is required when a patient is forced to be hospitalized, and the city is concerned that this could lead to human rights violations. It has been learned that the government has issued administrative guidance requesting correction.
2024-03-12 06:17:00
IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director-General Grossi will be visiting Japan from the 12th, touring the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and other activities. The Japanese government, with the involvement of the IAEA, will seek understanding both domestically and internationally regarding the safety of releasing treated water, and will persistently urge China and other countries to immediately lift the import ban on Japanese marine products.
2024-03-12 05:49:00
On the 12th, the Fukuoka High Court in the second trial sentenced the head of the Kudo-kai, a designated dangerous organized crime group in Kitakyushu City, to death in the first trial after being charged with murder and other crimes in four cases in which he attacked citizens. I will pass the verdict. In the absence of direct evidence, it will be interesting to see whether the trial court's decision, which acknowledged that the top executives were involved as the masterminds, will be upheld.
2024-03-12 05:07:00
The House of Councilors is considering holding a political ethics review committee later this week to provide explanations and question-and-answer questions from members of the House of Councilors regarding the issue surrounding political funding parties held by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. It is expected that
2024-03-12 04:24:00
Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, who has been in space for about half a year, boarded a spacecraft and left the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of the 12th, Japan time. The spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth on the night of the 12th.
