Main news(2024/06/25)
Policy to apply "associational responsibility system" to "Megumi," a group home for people with disabilities
2024-06-25 23:18:00
In response to the problem of overcharging food fees at facilities operated by "Megumi," a management company that operates group homes for people with disabilities in Aichi Prefecture and the Kanto region, Aichi Prefecture and other areas have revoked the designation of some facilities. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to not approve the renewal of the designation of other group homes operated by the company, citing systematic involvement in the fraud. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will work with local governments to address the issue so that people with disabilities living in group homes do not end up with nowhere to go.
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Suspect arrested in Saitama for breaking into 11th floor apartment building using construction scaffolding and theft
2024-06-25 21:17:00
A 30-year-old suspect from Chiba Prefecture was arrested for using scaffolding for large-scale repair work to sneak into an empty room on the 11th floor of an apartment building in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, and stealing cash. Dozens of similar cases have been confirmed in Saitama Prefecture and other areas since around September last year, and police are investigating whether they are related.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "Instruction to file recall notice for three Daihatsu models that do not meet standards"
2024-06-25 20:45:00
Regarding the issue of Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. committing fraud in obtaining type approval necessary for mass production of automobiles, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it had instructed the company to promptly file a recall, as it had confirmed that three vehicle models did not meet national standards.
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ICC issues arrest warrants for former Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Gerasimov
2024-06-25 20:42:00
On the 25th, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it had issued arrest warrants for former Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Gerasimov on suspicion of war crimes and other crimes in relation to the situation in Ukraine. The ICC stated that there are reasonable grounds to believe that they are responsible for the Russian military's missile attacks on Ukrainian power infrastructure between October of last year and March of last year. The ICC has also issued an arrest warrant for President Putin, alleging that the transfer of children from occupied territory in Ukraine to Russia constituted a war crime.
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Carrot prices 1.5 times higher than normal; some vegetables continue to be expensive, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2024-06-25 20:37:00
Due to the effects of bad weather, the retail price of carrots has risen to 1.5 times the average price, and some vegetables remain expensive. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to keep a close eye on whether future weather conditions, such as high summer temperatures, will affect the growth of vegetables.
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Keisei Electric Railway Shin-Keisei Electric Railway's new name will be "Matsudo Line" from April next year
2024-06-25 20:35:00
Keisei Electric Railway has announced that the line of its subsidiary Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, which will be absorbed into the company in April next year, will be operated under the new name "Matsudo Line."
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Fire engine crashes into guardrail, firefighters say they "mishandled the wheel"
2024-06-25 20:35:00
On the evening of the 25th, a fire engine from the Tokyo Fire Department crashed into a guardrail at an intersection in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. The firefighter who was driving said that he "mishandled the steering wheel," and the Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances of the accident.
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Emperor and Empress attend welcoming event in London as state guests
2024-06-25 19:25:00
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, who are on an official state visit to the UK to promote international friendship, will soon be attending a welcoming event in the capital, London.
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Prime Minister: "Rushing to coordinate with ruling party on additional subsidy for electricity and gas bills"
2024-06-25 19:14:00
At a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's executive committee, Prime Minister Kishida indicated his intention to expedite coordination with the ruling party to finalize specific details regarding additional subsidies for electricity and gas bills to be implemented for three months from August as a measure to combat rising prices.
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Okinawa U.S. Air Force soldier indicted for sexually assaulting girl under 16 at Naha District Prosecutor's Office
2024-06-25 19:07:00
It has been revealed that a 25-year-old soldier serving with the U.S. Air Force in Okinawa has been indicted on charges of luring a girl under the age of 16 whom he did not know for lewd purposes, taking her to his home and sexually assaulting her.
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July to September: "Temperatures higher than average. Take care to avoid heatstroke" - Japan Meteorological Agency
2024-06-25 19:00:00
Temperatures are expected to be higher than average across the country from July to September, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people to take caution against heatstroke.
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Japan-Korea Financial Dialogue: Concerns over falling yen and won: "Appropriate measures" confirmed
2024-06-25 18:53:00
The Japan-Korea Finance Dialogue, where finance officials from Japan and South Korea exchanged views on economic and fiscal issues, was held in South Korea. The two sides shared serious concerns over the decline in the values of the Japanese yen and the South Korean won, and confirmed that they would continue to take appropriate measures against excessive exchange rate fluctuations.
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Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau issues disciplinary action against head of inspection department over inappropriate conduct
2024-06-25 18:49:00
A senior official at the Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau was given a disciplinary warning for using a government vehicle for personal purposes and for inappropriately receiving travel expenses for business trips. According to a person familiar with the matter, the senior official was the head of the Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau's inspection department and resigned voluntarily.
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NHK releases fiscal 2023 financial results
2024-06-25 18:10:00
NHK has released its financial results for last fiscal year (2023), which were approved by the Board of Governors.
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Chinese Suzhou Japanese school bus attacked; 52-year-old suspect arrested by local police
2024-06-25 17:56:00
On the 24th, in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, a Japanese school bus was attacked by a man with what appeared to be a knife, injuring Japanese parents and children. Local police announced on the evening of the 25th, a full day after the incident, that the incident occurred and that a 52-year-old male suspect had been arrested. According to the police, the suspect had recently come to Suzhou from another area and was unemployed. The motive for the incident has not been disclosed.
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Kyoto City requests national government to impose higher fares on tourists than on local residents
2024-06-25 16:27:00
Kyoto City's Mayor, Matsui, who faces the problem of overcrowding of public transportation due to the high concentration of tourists, visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to ask for support in implementing a system that would allow tourists and others to pay higher fares than local residents.
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Hometown tax donations - Donations solicited through point-granting websites to be banned
2024-06-25 16:15:00
In response to intensifying competition among intermediary sites in the hometown tax donation system, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has revised its standards and will ban soliciting donations through sites that offer points from October next year.
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"Samples from the dark side of the moon" China's unmanned lunar probe capsule returns
2024-06-25 16:04:00
Chinese state media reported that a capsule containing rock and other samples collected by the unmanned lunar rover Chang'e 6, the first in the world to be collected from the far side of the moon, returned to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in inland China at around 3:00 p.m. on the 25th, Japan time.
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19 people transported to hospital in Tokyo with suspected heatstroke, one in his 60s in serious condition; thorough measures needed
2024-06-25 15:33:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 3:00 p.m. on the 25th, 19 people, both men and women aged between 14 and 91, had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
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Nissan President Uchida apologizes at shareholders meeting for violation of subcontract law
2024-06-25 14:55:00
Nissan Motor held a general shareholders' meeting, where President Makoto Uchida apologized for the company's unilateral cuts to payments to subcontractors and explained that the company will take thorough measures to prevent recurrence.
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Former Prosecutor General of Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
2024-06-25 14:46:00
On the 25th, lawyer Kentaro Kitagawa (64), who served as the top prosecutor-in-chief of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, was arrested by the Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of sexual assault. Former prosecutor-in-chief Kitagawa served as the head of the criminal division of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, deputy chief prosecutor, and head of the criminal division of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, and served as the chief of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office from 2018 to the following year.
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[Live broadcast] Kazuyoshi Miura to move to Atletico Suzuka on loan
2024-06-25 13:59:00
Former Japan national soccer team player and 57-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura, who currently plays for J2 club Yokohama FC, will be moving on loan to JFL club Atletico Suzuka.
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Special grant tax of 52 billion yen to be provided to Ishikawa Prefecture as a source of "Reconstruction Fund"
2024-06-25 13:54:00
Regarding the recovery and reconstruction efforts following the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto announced that a special grant of 52 billion yen will be provided on the 25th as a source of funds for Ishikawa Prefecture's newly established "Reconstruction Fund."
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WikiLeaks founder pleads guilty, agrees plea deal and returns to home country
2024-06-25 13:53:00
It has been learned that Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website "WikiLeaks," who has been indicted on charges of publishing classified information of the U.S. government and other organizations online and engaging in unauthorized access, is expected to appear in a U.S. court and plead guilty. Assange will return to his native Australia once the procedures are complete, and U.S. media reports that he will avoid being imprisoned in an American prison through a plea bargain.
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Police inspect bridge at scene of murder of high school girl in Asahikawa, Hokkaido
2024-06-25 13:50:00
In the case of two people arrested for the murder of a 17-year-old high school girl by pushing her into a river from a bridge in a valley in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, the police conducted an on-site inspection at the bridge on the 25th. The two arrested suspects, both in their 20s, are said to be denying the charges.
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Dodgers Shohei Ohtani scores in eight consecutive games, contributing to the team's two consecutive wins
2024-06-25 13:46:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers in Major League Baseball hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning of the game against the White Sox on the 24th, marking his eighth consecutive RBI and contributing to his team's second consecutive win.
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Earthquake drill conducted six months before the Noto Peninsula earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa
2024-06-25 13:00:00
Six months before the Noto Peninsula earthquake, police officers in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, were trained to practice using equipment in the event of an earthquake.
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Baby beluga whale born, swims happily with mother in Shimane
2024-06-25 12:56:00
A baby beluga whale, a species of whale rarely bred in Japan, was born on the 24th at the Aquas aquarium in western Shimane Prefecture. Both mother and baby are said to be in good health.
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Asahikawa female junior high school student bullying case: investigation report including undisclosed parts leaked?
2024-06-25 12:53:00
In the case where a junior high school girl was found dead in a park in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, three years ago and bullying was determined to have occurred, a document believed to be an investigative report compiled by a third-party committee of the city's Board of Education has been found to have been leaked onto the Internet. Details of the bullying, which were kept private at the request of the victim's family, have also been made public, and the city's Board of Education is currently investigating the matter.
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"Mythical white wolf" successfully bred for the first time in Japan's zoo in Tochigi
2024-06-25 12:18:00
Last month, a zoo in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, became the first in Japan to successfully breed the endangered Arctic wolf, also known as the "mythical white wolf," and the two babies are thriving.
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Four men re-arrested for allegedly defrauding a woman with dementia out of 34 million yen in a property purchase contract
2024-06-25 12:13:00
In a case where four people working at a real estate sales company were arrested for defrauding an elderly woman with dementia by getting her to sign a contract to purchase an apartment, the Metropolitan Police Department has re-arrested them for defrauding her of another 34 million yen by getting her to sign a contract for another property. A list of approximately 90,000 elderly people was seized from the related parties, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that they may have signed more than 50 other contracts targeting elderly people with dementia.
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Tokyo gubernatorial election poster issue: LDP's Motegi says review of Public Offices Election Act is necessary
2024-06-25 12:06:00
In response to the discovery of multiple identical posters being posted on bulletin boards during the Tokyo gubernatorial election, LDP Secretary-General Motegi expressed the view that this is a problem not anticipated in the Public Offices Election Act and that the law needs to be revised.
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Osaka-Kansai Expo: Meeting of representatives from participating countries, etc. "Listening to requests and making steady preparations"
2024-06-25 11:52:00
A meeting of representatives from countries participating in the Osaka-Kansai Expo began in Nara City on the 25th. As construction of foreign pavilions begins one after another, the Expo Association, which is implementing the expo, plans to steadily advance preparations by listening to requests from each country regarding the exhibit content and operation of the pavilions.
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Discussions begin at the minimum wage council; focus is on whether there will be a significant increase
2024-06-25 11:47:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's council to discuss this year's minimum wage began on the 25th. With the trend of large companies raising wages at high levels through the spring labor offensive, the focus is on whether the minimum wage will also be raised significantly.
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A car crashed into a convenience store in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, injuring two people; a driver in his 80s was arrested
2024-06-25 11:46:00
On the morning of the 25th, a car crashed into a convenience store in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, injuring two customers, but neither of them is in any danger of dying. The driver of the car, who is in his 80s, said that he "mistakenly stepped on the accelerator for the brake," and the Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the details of the accident.
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Two years after US abortion ruling was overturned, abortion rights advocates hold protest rally
2024-06-25 10:59:00
To mark two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the previous ruling that abortion is a constitutionally recognized right, people who call for the recognition of the right to abortion held a protest rally. Abortion rights are a major dividing issue in the U.S., and are also attracting attention as one of the issues in this fall's presidential election.
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Yu Darvish to avoid return pitching due to mild inflammation in right elbow
2024-06-25 10:31:00
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish will not be pitching in the game on the 25th, where he was scheduled to return from the injured list.
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Hamas reacts negatively to Israeli PM's refusal to accept permanent ceasefire
2024-06-25 09:01:00
Regarding negotiations with the Islamic organization Hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said he was "ready to accept a temporary ceasefire agreement," but reiterated his stance that he would not accept Hamas' demand for a permanent ceasefire. Hamas has intensified its opposition to the Israeli proposal, making the future of the negotiations even more uncertain.
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CEO of US telecom giant to "strengthen cybersecurity cooperation with Japan"
2024-06-25 07:56:00
Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems, a major American communications company, gave an exclusive interview to NHK. After emphasizing the importance of the Japanese market, he expressed his intention to deepen cooperation with the Japanese government and companies in the cybersecurity division, which is strengthening its business.
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Shohei Otani tops All-Star fan vote DH category, second interim results
2024-06-25 07:29:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has received over 1.77 million votes in the second round of fan voting for the All-Star Game to be held in July, placing him as the top designated hitter in the National League for the second time in a row, following his success in the first round.
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to launch International Strategy Promotion Headquarters to “Make Medical Care and Nursing a Growth Industry”
2024-06-25 07:25:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will soon launch a headquarters to promote international strategies and consider specific measures to develop the medical and nursing care fields into growth industries through measures such as accepting foreigners seeking Japanese medical services and expanding technology and pharmaceuticals overseas.
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Bank of Japan's July Tankan: Large companies and manufacturing industry to remain roughly flat, private forecast
2024-06-25 07:12:00
With regard to the Bank of Japan's Tankan (Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises) to be released on July 1, private research companies are predicting that the economic outlook of large companies and manufacturers will remain roughly the same. While the weak yen will boost earnings from overseas businesses, the newly uncovered irregularities surrounding certification testing at an automobile manufacturer are expected to have an impact.
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Russia religious facility attack leaves 20 dead; investigation into terrorist attack linked to extremist group
2024-06-25 06:44:00
In the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, a series of attacks by armed groups on Russian Orthodox churches and Jewish places of worship have resulted in 20 deaths, according to local health authorities. There is also speculation that Islamic extremist groups may have been involved, and authorities are investigating the incident as a terrorist attack.
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Shohei Ohtani wins "Weekly MVP" for the second time this season, 9th time, the most for a Japanese player
2024-06-25 06:25:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers in Major League Baseball was selected as the National League's weekly MVP. This is Ohtani's second award this season, and his ninth overall, breaking his own record as a Japanese player.
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Liberal Democratic Party: Former Prime Minister Suga's remarks "natural" and "undesirable" spark controversy within party
2024-06-25 05:10:00
Former LDP Prime Minister Suga's criticism of Prime Minister Kishida's response and his statement that it is important to demonstrate a sense of renewal in the LDP presidential election have been viewed within the party as natural given the party's sluggish approval ratings, but there are also concerns that it is undesirable for a breakdown in unity to surface at a time when the party faces a mountain of policy issues such as rising prices, causing a stir.
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Woman with dementia defrauded of cash; list of about 90,000 people seized from related parties
2024-06-25 04:59:00
In a case where four people working at a real estate sales company were arrested for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman with dementia of cash by making her sign a contract to purchase an apartment, an interview with an investigator revealed that a list of approximately 90,000 elderly people's contact information was seized from the related parties. The Metropolitan Police Department believes that they used this list to make so-called "appointment calls" to find elderly people with dementia living alone, asking about their living conditions, and plans to re-arrest the four on the 25th and continue further investigations.
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Emperor Attends Reception Hosted by UK-Japan Friendship Association
2024-06-25 04:55:00
The Emperor, who is on an official visit to the UK to promote international friendship, attended a reception in London hosted by friendship organizations between the two countries.
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