2024-05-12 23:12:00
An independent tally by a Myanmar human rights organization has revealed that the number of deaths in Myanmar has reached 5,000 due to attacks and crackdowns by the military, which has taken power since the coup d'état three years ago.
2024-05-12 22:42:00
Professional baseball player Hayato Sakamoto of the Giants made a hit in the game against Yakult held at Jingu Stadium on the night of the 12th, making him the 13th-ranked professional baseball player in history, matching the record of Tetsuji Kawakami, who played for the Giants and was nicknamed the "God of Batting." He recorded a total of 2351 hits in baseball.
2024-05-12 21:22:00
A table tennis class was held in Hikari City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Kasumi Ishikawa, a native of Yamaguchi City who was active on the world stage, gave direct advice to the children.
2024-05-12 20:43:00
A party was held to celebrate the publication of the memoirs of Mr. Higashi Koshiishi, who served as secretary-general of the former Democratic Party of Japan, and in attendance LDP Vice President Aso and Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan member of the House of Representatives Ichiro Ozawa agreed to discuss each other's parties based on the current political situation. There were also scenes where they were trying to control the situation.
2024-05-12 20:25:00
The first day of the summer sumo tournament took place at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, and the event turned out to be an eventful one, with Yokozuna Terunofuji and all four ozeki losers. This is the first time since the Showa era that five or more yokozuna and ozeki participated and all collapsed on the first day.
2024-05-12 19:11:00
In Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine, Russian military units that have invaded across the border from the north continue to carry out an offensive. Meanwhile, according to the Russian side, in the neighboring western Belgorod region, fighting has intensified in areas around the border, with a series of shelling and drone attacks from the Ukrainian side.
2024-05-12 18:40:00
Just after 1:30 pm on the 12th, a 2-year-old boy was hit by a car on a town road in Higashikawa-cho, Hokkaido, and was taken to the hospital, where he remained unconscious and in serious condition. Police arrested the driver, a man in his 80s, at the scene and are investigating the details of the accident.
2024-05-12 17:57:00
A shortage of local welfare commissioners, who are responsible for looking after elderly people living alone, is an issue in various regions. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to start considering next month the requirement to limit the use of the virus to local residents. Discussions are expected to include the very nature of the system, which has been in place for more than 100 years, such as whether to allow people commuting from another municipality to work.
2024-05-12 17:36:00
A women's sumo tournament was held in the town of Fukushima in Hokkaido, which has produced two yokozuna wrestlers, and heated battles took place.
2024-05-12 17:18:00
With the hiring ratio of public school teachers at an all-time low, Ibaraki Prefecture is trying to secure talented people as soon as possible, and on the 12th, it will be more than a month past the ``standard day'', which is the standard date for holding teacher employment exams. I took the test early.
2024-05-12 17:10:00
On the 11th, a 70 kg stainless steel pole from which team flags and other items were hung fell onto the spectator seats at a new soccer stadium in Hiroshima City.The city of Hiroshima, which owns the facility, and other organizations have been investigating the situation at the site. We did some research to find out.
2024-05-12 16:21:00
Interviews with investigators revealed that an electrical cord was confiscated from the car of the suspect who acted as a mediator who was re-arrested on suspicion of murder in the case where the bodies of a couple were found in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture. . The suspect purchased it a few days before the incident, and the Metropolitan Police Department believes that he handed it over to the perpetrator and used it as a murder weapon, and is currently investigating the details of the circumstances at the time.
2024-05-12 15:57:00
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds won the WE League women's soccer league for the second time in a row. The Reds did not play a game on the 12th, but the loss to 2nd place INAC Kobe Leonessa meant that the difference in points was 7 with 2 matches remaining, and the championship was decided.
2024-05-12 15:45:00
May 12th is Mother's Day. Events to express gratitude are being held all over the country.
2024-05-12 15:33:00
The trampoline competition for the Paris Olympics was held in Maebashi City, and 20-year-old Takashi Nishioka for the boys and Hikaru Mori for the girls were selected to represent the Paris Olympics. Nishioka will be participating in the Olympics for the first time, while Mori will be participating in his second consecutive Olympics.
2024-05-12 15:16:00
At the Japan Monkey Center zoo in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, a baby white-faced capuchin monkey has been born for the first time in 18 years and is looking adorable.
2024-05-12 14:28:00
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sakamoto visited Saga Prefecture on the 12th, and spoke about efforts to revitalize fisheries such as seaweed and bivalve, which continue to suffer from poor harvests, saying, ``We will consider adjustments to accelerate support for the restoration of the Ariake Sea as soon as possible.'' He stated that the country is urgently considering measures to improve the current situation.
2024-05-12 14:24:00
The temporary tour facility that was set up for the renovation of the Hokkaido Government Office's former main office building, the Red Brick Office Building in Sapporo, will be closed on the 12th, and many people are visiting.
2024-05-12 12:58:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers started the game against the Padres on the 11th, but had no hits in three at-bats.
2024-05-12 12:15:00
On Mother's Day, the 12th, at a theme park in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, a female giant panda, Rauhin, who had raised 10 cubs, was given a gift to express her gratitude. .
2024-05-12 12:13:00
The Israeli military has issued a new notice asking residents to evacuate in Rafah, the southern part of the Palestinian Gaza Strip, and is poised to expand its attacks, with approximately 300,000 people evacuated so far. In response, there has been a series of criticisms and backlash from the international community, with comments such as ``There is no safe place in Gaza.''
2024-05-12 11:53:00
In response to the issue of politics and money in the Liberal Democratic Party, representatives from each party exchanged opinions on the revision of the Political Funds Control Act on NHK's "Sunday Debate."
2024-05-12 11:23:00
Major League Baseball Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a viral illness.
2024-05-12 09:16:00
Early on the morning of the 12th, a fire broke out in a materials storage area of a recycling company in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture. The fire was extinguished in about two hours, but there had just been a fire at this material storage area on the 10th, and police and fire departments are investigating the possibility that the fire from the 10th still remained and may have spread again.
2024-05-12 08:04:00
Huge demonstrations have been held in the former Soviet republic of Georgia to oppose the bill, which is due to be voted on next week to restrict organizations that receive foreign funding. The bill has been met with growing opposition as it restricts the activities of NGOs and media that do not comply with the government's wishes, just as in neighboring Russia.
2024-05-12 07:09:00
Due to the influence of the front, atmospheric conditions will be extremely unstable nationwide from the night of the 12th to the 13th, with heavy rain expected in some places, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution against landslides and flooding of low-lying areas. Temperatures are expected to rise on the 12th, especially in eastern and northern Japan, so please be careful of heatstroke.
2024-05-12 06:04:00
Investigators have learned that the suspect who played an intermediary role in the case where the bodies of a couple were found in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture, was rearrested on suspicion of murder and was captured on a security camera near the vacant house at the scene on the day of the incident. I learned this from the interview. Suspects believed to be the ringleaders and instructors were also seen driving or walking around the scene, and the Metropolitan Police Department is further investigating their respective roles at the time of the incident.
2024-05-12 05:45:00
Auroras were observed in various parts of Hokkaido from the night of the 11th to the early morning of the 12th. It's called a "low-latitude aurora," which is seen at latitudes lower than usual, and local observatories say it's the result of an explosive phenomenon called a "solar flare" that occurs on the surface of the sun.
2024-05-12 04:55:00
Russian military units have invaded Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine from the north, and the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that they have taken control of five villages in Kharkiv Oblast. In response, the Ukrainian side says that fierce fighting continues and they are holding back the Russian military's advance.
2024-05-12 02:41:00
On the afternoon of the 11th, there was an accident in which a taxi overturned in a tunnel on the Shuto Expressway Wangan Line in Ota Ward, Tokyo, and two people, the driver and a passenger in their 60s, were killed.
