2024-06-14 22:31:00
The Japanese men's water polo team, which will be competing in the Paris Olympics, played a send-off match against a special team coached by musician and water polo player Koji Kikkawa, demonstrating that they are making good progress in their preparations.
2024-06-14 21:30:00
Russian President Putin has set a condition for starting peace talks with Ukraine, which includes the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the four Ukrainian provinces that Russia unilaterally annexed. The West will hold the G7 Summit, a summit of the seven major countries, and an international conference will be held in Switzerland from the 15th to realize a peace plan. It is believed that Russia's proposal will be presented at this summit, with the aim of shaking up Ukraine and the West.
2024-06-14 20:47:00
The Fukuoka Prefectural High School Baseball Federation has decided to make participation in the opening ceremony on the 29th of this month an optional system for each school, taking into account factors such as the heat, and leaving it up to each school's discretion, for the summer National High School Baseball Tournament in Fukuoka, which determines who will advance to Koshien.
2024-06-14 20:44:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, a man in his 70s was found collapsed in his car in Oita City and was later confirmed dead. According to the police, the cause of death was heat stroke.
2024-06-14 19:55:00
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has recommended to the Financial Services Agency that a bank and two securities companies under the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group be subject to administrative sanctions for sharing non-public information about client companies without their consent. In some cases, the executives of the bank and securities companies were found to have shared information inappropriately with each other.
2024-06-14 19:30:00
On the 14th, the Kagoshima Prefectural Police made a statement in response to a complaint by the representative of an online media company that was searched as a party related to a data leak case by a Kagoshima Prefectural Police sergeant, stating that "data was erased from my computer despite my refusal," stating, "When data needs to be deleted, we ensure proper investigation and voluntariness by explaining the situation to the other party and obtaining their consent."
2024-06-14 19:28:00
It has been discovered that termites have become active in homes affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and extermination and inspection requests are being made to companies one after another. Experts point out that if termite damage is left untreated, the risk of collapse due to aftershocks increases.
2024-06-14 19:01:00
Russia has called the G7 summit's proposal to use Russian assets frozen under sanctions to aid Ukraine "criminal" and warned of retaliatory measures.
2024-06-14 18:58:00
Amid concerns about rising rice prices, the prices of last year's rice sold to wholesalers by the JA Group and other groups were announced in May. The average price for all varieties was just over 15,500 yen per 60 kg, 12% higher than the same period last year.
2024-06-14 18:46:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, a jet ski fell two meters to the bottom of the Kikuchi River in Nagomi Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, leaving the man on board unconscious and in critical condition.
2024-06-14 18:04:00
The G7 Summit, currently taking place in Italy, is on its second day. The issue of China's overproduction of electric vehicles and other technologies is expected to be a focus of discussion. Discussions are also planned regarding the use and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). For the first time, the Pope is attending a G7 Summit.
2024-06-14 18:01:00
In December last year, police arrested five people, including a former partner, on suspicion of abandoning the body of a man whose body was found in a suitcase recovered from the Tama River. They have now been rearrested on suspicion of murder for strangling the man to death. Four of them have admitted to most of the charges, while the other has denied them.
2024-06-14 17:18:00
The members of the Japanese women's hockey team that will compete in the Paris Olympics have been announced, with 16 players selected, including captain Yuri Nagai, who will be competing in her third consecutive Olympic Games.
2024-06-14 17:06:00
Five environmental activists have been referred to prosecutors for allegedly writing graffiti on panels surrounding a construction site at Meiji Shrine Gaien in Tokyo and on an object on the grounds of a major trading company in what is believed to be a protest against the redevelopment of Meiji Shrine Gaien.
2024-06-14 16:59:00
Toyota Motor Corporation has decided to continue suspending production of three models that were found to have engaged in fraudulent testing in national certification tests, which was scheduled to end on the 28th of this month, beyond next month. It has not yet been decided when production will resume.
2024-06-14 16:52:00
In preparation for the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, a special committee of the House of Councillors questioned and answered expert witnesses, and opinions were exchanged regarding issues such as the structure of a third-party organization that would check the spending of "policy activity expenses" included in the Liberal Democratic Party's bill.
2024-06-14 16:09:00
The 18 members of Nadeshiko Japan, the Japanese women's soccer team that will compete in the Paris Olympics, have been announced, including playmaker Hasegawa Yui and other players who played in last year's World Cup, as well as two teenage players.
2024-06-14 16:01:00
The city of Fukuoka has begun an experiment to verify the effectiveness of installing single-seater benches at intersections so that elderly people and others can sit and rest while waiting at traffic lights.
2024-06-14 15:56:00
On the 14th, it will be sunny and temperatures will rise across a wide area of Honshu, with some areas reaching scorching temperatures of over 35 degrees. Please take measures to prevent heatstroke, such as drinking plenty of fluids and avoiding strenuous exercise outdoors.
2024-06-14 15:33:00
Toyota Motor Corporation has filed a recall with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for over 230,000 vehicles across 25 models, including the Noah, citing insufficient waterproofing of the cameras installed on the front and rear of the vehicle, which could cause them to lose their pictures due to rainwater or other factors.
2024-06-14 15:12:00
A 34-year-old pianist was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of theft for allegedly stealing a flight attendant's apron while on an airplane.
2024-06-14 14:56:00
Regarding the U.S. military's Osprey transport aircraft, which has been in limited operation since the crash off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, in November last year, a U.S. military commander has indicated that full operation will not resume until the middle of next year or later.
2024-06-14 14:46:00
Following the arrest of a suspect on probation who was receiving support for the murder of a male probation officer in Otsu City, the Liberal Democratic Party has recommended to Justice Minister Koizumi that he take steps to create the necessary environment to ensure the safety of probation officers.
2024-06-14 14:45:00
The Japan Volleyball Association announced that the Japanese women's volleyball team, currently competing in the international tournament "Nations League" being held in Kitakyushu, has qualified to compete in the Paris Olympics. The International Volleyball Federation has notified them that as a result of the matches played so far, they have been confirmed to be within the qualifying range in the world rankings. This will be the sixth consecutive Olympic appearance for the Japanese women's team.
2024-06-14 14:40:00
It has been discovered that balloons with garbage hanging from them that North Korea has sent toward South Korea since May have landed in nearly 800 locations in South Korea. A local opinion poll showed that 60% of the total respondents felt threatened.
2024-06-14 14:29:00
Yoshiko Kuga, an actress known for her elegant acting and who appeared in many films by some of Japan's leading film directors, passed away on the 9th of this month from aspiration pneumonia. She was 93 years old.
2024-06-14 14:13:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers started in the game against the Rangers on the 13th, but was hitless in four at-bats and his team lost.
2024-06-14 13:57:00
This year's Consumer White Paper was approved by the Cabinet, and the number of inquiries related to social media received by consumer centers and other institutions across the country in the past year reached more than 80,000, the highest number ever. In addition, the number of inquiries regarding regular mail-order purchases also increased by more than 20,000 from the previous year, with many people reporting that they had purchased health foods or cosmetics but were unable to cancel their purchases.
2024-06-14 13:44:00
It has been decided that the first debate between Prime Minister Kishida and the opposition party leaders will take place on the 19th of next week. The debate is expected to focus on political reform and other issues, and is expected to influence the battle between the ruling and opposition parties in the final stages of the Diet, including how to handle the motion of no confidence in the Cabinet.
2024-06-14 13:13:00
The Bank of Japan decided to reduce the scale of its purchases of government bonds at its monetary policy meeting held until the 14th. On the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 14th, the yen was trading at the lower 157 yen range against the dollar before the Bank of Japan's announcement, but after the details of the decision were announced, the yen weakened to the upper 157 yen range against the dollar.
2024-06-14 13:10:00
The Bank of Japan decided to reduce the scale of its government bond purchases at the Monetary Policy Meeting held until the 14th. It is said that it will decide on a specific reduction plan for the next one to two years at its meeting in July, further advancing the normalization of monetary policy.
2024-06-14 12:34:00
Writer Yayako Uchida has been appointed co-curator of Mugonkan, an art museum in Nagano Prefecture that exhibits works by art students who lost their lives in the war. She expressed her aspirations, saying, "I want to create opportunities to talk about peace, from generations that have no experience of the war to those who were affected by it."
2024-06-14 12:03:00
In connection with the Koto Ward mayoral election in Tokyo held last April, the Tokyo District Court sentenced former ward mayor Kimura Yayoi, who was charged with violating the Public Offices Election Act and including bribery, to one year and six months in prison, suspended for five years, for a crime that "undermined the fairness of the election."
2024-06-14 11:57:00
June 14th marked 16 years since the Iwate-Miyagi inland earthquake, which left 17 people dead and six still missing. In Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest hit areas, bereaved families visited a memorial to mourn the victims.
2024-06-14 11:53:00
In the case where the bodies of a married couple were found in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture, the Metropolitan Police Department has rearrested two people, including the common-law husband of the victim's daughter, who is believed to be the mastermind, on suspicion of murder. The police are investigating the possibility that there was a feud over management policy between the victim couple, who ran a number of stores, and the common-law husband.
2024-06-14 11:16:00
On the 14th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced that JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), which conducts deep-sea research, will begin a search using an unmanned exploration vehicle as early as next month, at the request of the Ministry of Defense, in order to search for the remains of the aircraft, which are believed to be sunk to the bottom of the ocean at a depth of approximately 5,500 meters following a collision and crash during training off the Izu Islands in April this year.
2024-06-14 11:15:00
Due to the influence of the front, the atmospheric conditions in Okinawa Prefecture have become very unstable, and it is estimated that about 110 mm of torrential rain has fallen in the Okinawa main island area. As the risk of a disaster is imminent, the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a "record short-term heavy rain information" and called on people to ensure their safety.
2024-06-14 11:02:00
The revised Immigration Control Act, which aims to establish a new training and employment system to replace the technical intern training system for foreign workers, was passed and enacted by a majority vote in the House of Councilors.
2024-06-14 10:56:00
Naha City issued an evacuation order to 160,044 households and 313,795 people throughout the city at 10:20 a.m. on the 14th, citing the extremely high risk of landslides due to heavy rain. The information is at alert level 4 out of five heavy rain alert levels, and everyone is being urged to evacuate from dangerous areas.
2024-06-14 10:04:00
The government has decided on this year's "White Paper on Gender Equality," stating that balancing work and health is important to realizing a society in which both men and women can thrive, and that it is hoped that many companies will pay attention to health issues specific to women, such as poor health due to menstruation.
2024-06-14 09:45:00
Former U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Capitol in Washington, D.C., for the first time since his supporters stormed the Capitol three years ago, to affirm unity with Republican lawmakers in both houses of Congress ahead of the presidential election this fall.
2024-06-14 08:55:00
I thought it was just menopause... But it was cancer. Uterine cancer, for which the standard treatment is a total hysterectomy, begins to increase from the late 40s, but as it overlaps with menopause, there are also cases where the symptoms go unnoticed. Should I get tested? Who is at high risk? We asked the experts. (Network News Department Reporter Kanazawa Shie, Afternoon LIVE News Director Akai Maiko)
2024-06-14 08:45:00
On the 13th, the US Supreme Court rejected a petition by anti-abortion activists seeking to restrict the distribution of oral abortion pills that are widely used to perform abortions in the US, preserving the status quo.
2024-06-14 07:52:00
Previously unreleased video testimonies from 47 survivors of the Great Tokyo Air Raid, in which approximately 100,000 people were killed, will be made public.
2024-06-14 07:33:00
It has been learned that, citing an increasing risk of domestically developed brand-name seeds and seedlings being sold overseas through online transactions, an expert panel of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has compiled recommendations calling for the consideration of new measures, such as making it mandatory to display information about sellers when making transactions.
2024-06-14 07:32:00
The Bank of Japan will hold its second day of monetary policy meetings on the 14th, and will hold specific discussions on reducing the amount of government bond purchases that have continued since the policy change in March this year. The focus is on whether the Bank of Japan will show a more proactive stance toward normalizing monetary policy.
2024-06-14 06:06:00
With less than 10 days left until the end of the session, the Liberal Democratic Party is hoping to pass the bill to revise the Political Funds Control Law by the middle of next week. On the other hand, the Japan Restoration Party, which voted in favor of the bill in the House of Representatives, is increasingly criticizing the LDP for being dishonest in its response to the disclosure of the use of the "research, research, and public relations accommodation expenses."
2024-06-14 06:05:00
In the case of the couple whose bodies were found in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture, the Metropolitan Police Department has already rearrested four people suspected of being involved in the murder of the couple, including those who directed and carried out the murder, and on the 14th decided to rearrest two more people, including the common-law husband of the victim's daughter, who is believed to be the mastermind. This means that all six people who were indicted on charges including mutilating the body will now be rearrested.
2024-06-14 06:03:00
In a case in which two men were arrested for allegedly pushing a 17-year-old high school girl from Rumoi City, Hokkaido, off a bridge and killing her in a river in April this year, it has been learned from investigators that the day before the murder, the high school girl had been threatened by a suspect in his 20s with whom she had been in trouble on social media, and had offered to pay 100,000 yen in electronic money to resolve the situation.
2024-06-14 05:53:00
The local specialty cabbage, grown in the cool climate of the Kannabe Plateau in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, is now in the prime of its harvest season.
2024-06-14 05:45:00
In a case where a former member of the House of Representatives and lawyer was arrested for illegally lending his name to a group in Tokyo, soliciting consultations from victims of fraud cases and receiving an initial fee, it was revealed through interviews with investigators that the lawyer received approximately 10% of the initial fee from the group. The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the relationship between the lawyer and the group and the details of the case.
2024-06-14 05:22:00
In northern Israel, numerous rockets and other explosives were fired from neighboring Lebanon for two consecutive days, and the Israeli military is preparing to intensify its military operations against Shiite Muslim groups based in Lebanon. As no progress has been made in negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, there are concerns that the conflict will escalate further.
