2024-05-26 20:07:00
In the Shizuoka prefecture gubernatorial election, which was held today, Yasutomo Suzuki, the former mayor of Hamamatsu, who was recommended by the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of the People, is competing with Shinichi Omura, a former vice governor who was recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-05-26 19:05:00
A commemorative ceremony was held at Harumi Flag, a condominium complex located in the renovated Olympic Village in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
2024-05-26 18:42:00
The final of the Rugby League One playoff tournament was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo, with Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo winning the tournament for the first time by defeating Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights 24-20. This is Brave Lupus' first domestic league victory in 14 seasons, including the previous Top League era.
2024-05-26 17:38:00
Seibu's manager Kazuo Matsui, who is currently at the bottom of the Pacific League, will take a rest. General manager Hisanobu Watanabe will serve as acting manager from now on.
2024-05-26 17:36:00
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-toku reiterated his desire for exchanges with China, saying, ``I call on China, which held military exercises in response to his inaugural speech, to share with Taiwan the heavy responsibility of stabilizing the region.'' I did.
2024-05-26 17:28:00
On the 26th of Chiakiraku, 23-year-old Shinkomusubi and Ohnosato won the summer sumo tournament for the first time with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses. His first victory in the 7th place from his first dohyo is the fastest record for a sumo wrestler starting in makushita.
2024-05-26 17:10:00
On the 26th, there was an accident on a prefectural road in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, when a microbus carrying 19 high school students fell into the riverbed on the side of the road, and 13 people including the students and driver were taken to the hospital, but all suffered minor injuries. That is.
2024-05-26 16:59:00
Just before noon on the 26th, a fire broke out from a mobile battery carried by a passenger on the Toei Mita Line train in Tokyo, and operations on the Mita Line were temporarily suspended for extinguishing efforts. No one was injured.
2024-05-26 16:08:00
The 91st Japan Derby, a G1 race to determine Japan's best 3-year-old horse in horse racing, was held at Tokyo Racecourse, and the 9th most popular horse, Danone Desail, won.
2024-05-26 14:48:00
The three-prize selection committee for the Grand Sumo Summer Tournament was held, and it was decided that Komusubi Onosato, the sole top contender for the championship, would receive the Skills Award, and if he won, he would also receive the Distinguished Service Award.
2024-05-26 14:46:00
A large-scale shooting exercise by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force using live ammunition was held in Shizuoka Prefecture on the 26th.
2024-05-26 13:56:00
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Niigata-Fukushima heavy rains in July 2004, in which 15 people died in Niigata Prefecture, a flood prevention drill was held on the 26th in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, which suffered major damage. .
2024-05-26 13:04:00
Atsushi Yamamoto, a leading para track and field athlete and the first Japanese track and field athlete with a prosthetic leg to win a medal at the Paralympic Games, announced on his SNS that he will be retiring from active sport.
2024-05-26 13:03:00
Japan's track and field team for the Paris Paralympic Games has been announced, with 16 people selected, including long jumper Maya Nakanishi, who will be participating in the Games for the fifth consecutive time, and Daiki Ishiyama, who will be participating for the first time.
2024-05-26 12:08:00
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress attended the National Tree Planting Ceremony, which aims to create a rich forest in Okayama City.
2024-05-26 12:01:00
Prime Minister Kishida recently left Japan to attend the trilateral trilateral summit meeting held in South Korea on the 27th. Prior to this, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed future-oriented cooperation through a frank exchange of opinions among the leaders, and expressed his desire to revitalize the framework of the three countries.
2024-05-26 11:49:00
On the evening of the 25th, a 4-year-old girl was found in a reservoir in Gero City, Gifu Prefecture, unconscious and in critical condition. The girl's father reported that he had lost sight of his daughter near a nearby irrigation canal, and police are investigating the circumstances at the time, believing that the girl may have fallen into the irrigation canal.
2024-05-26 11:46:00
Shohei Otani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers created a chance with a three-base hit against the Reds on the 25th, but the batting line could not connect, and the team lost, resulting in their fourth consecutive loss.
2024-05-26 10:56:00
The Japanese government announced that Prime Minister Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will hold a Japan-China summit meeting in the afternoon of the 26th in Seoul, South Korea, where they are visiting.
2024-05-26 10:54:00
On the morning of the 26th, typhoon No. 1 occurred off the coast of southern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency urges caution regarding the future course.
2024-05-26 10:05:00
The fifth game of the ``Meijin-sen,'' the oldest of the eight major shogi titles, has begun in Hokkaido. The winner or loser is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 27th, whether Sota Fujii (21) will win and make his first defense as a "Meijin", or challenger Masayuki Toyoshima (34) will get his second win and keep his hopes alive.
2024-05-26 08:56:00
Nozomi Tanaka, who placed 8th in this event at last year's World Championships, set a time of 14 minutes 47.69 seconds in the women's 5,000 meters at an international track and field competition held in the United States, setting the standard for participation at the Paris Olympics. As a result, he was selected to be on the Olympic team for the second consecutive Olympics.
2024-05-26 07:18:00
In the early hours of the 26th, a man was stabbed in the abdomen in the parking lot of a pachinko parlor in Tokushima City, and his condition is unconscious. Several men who attacked the man ran away from the scene, and police are investigating their whereabouts on suspicion of attempted murder.
2024-05-26 06:34:00
In the second match of the ACL Asian Champions League final, which determines Asia's number one soccer club, Yokohama F. Marinos lost 5-1 to Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates. The total score of the two games was 3-6, and F. Marinos did not win for the first time.
2024-05-26 05:50:00
A large-scale fire broke out at an indoor amusement facility in western India, leading Indian media to report that at least 24 people, including several children, were killed.
2024-05-26 05:39:00
In December last year, the body of a 46-year-old man living in Tokyo was found in a suitcase recovered from the Tama River in Kawasaki City. Police found five people, including a former couple in their 50s and their daughter. He was arrested on suspicion of abandonment. Police suspect that there was some kind of trouble between the man and his daughter, who was previously in a relationship, and are investigating the details of the incident. In response to the investigation, one person has denied the charges.
2024-05-26 05:26:00
An event was held in southern China's Guangdong province where employees of Japanese companies expanding into China and local government officials rowed dragon boats shaped like dragons to deepen ties with each other.
2024-05-26 04:53:00
The meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7, which was held in Stresa in northern Italy, concluded on the night of the 25th, Japan time. In the joint statement, the G7 expressed concern about China's overproduction problem, saying it was undermining the economic resilience of the G7 countries, and expressed a united stance to restrain China.
2024-05-26 04:49:00
Prime Minister Kishida will visit South Korea for two days starting on the 26th to attend the trilateral summit meeting of Japan, China, and South Korea, which will be held for the first time in four and a half years. Prior to the meeting, we are coordinating the holding of a Japan-China summit meeting, and would like to reaffirm our commitment to promoting a mutually beneficial strategic relationship.
2024-05-26 00:44:00
Long-term interest rates exceeded 1%. Since the Bank of Japan reduced its purchases of government bonds on May 13, long-term interest rates have continued to trend upward. Is this a response to the weaker yen or a move towards normalizing monetary policy? Ahead of the June decision-making meeting, there are various views on the Bank of Japan's cuts in the market. (Economy Department reporter Koki Nishizono)
2024-05-26 00:41:00
American media outlets are reporting that incorrect information is being displayed in a new search service that utilizes generative AI that American IT giant Google just started offering this month. Answers such as recommending using glue to stick cheese to pizza are appearing, causing a stir.
