2024-07-02 22:44:00
On the 2nd, a group of people gathered for a Hindu religious event in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh collapsed on top of each other, with major Indian media outlets reporting, citing officials, that more than 50 people were killed.
2024-07-02 22:27:00
The first new banknotes in 20 years will be issued on the 3rd, but police in various regions are urging people to be on the lookout for special fraud schemes that take advantage of the issuance of the new banknotes.
2024-07-02 21:39:00
When NHK interviewed local governments in Osaka Prefecture about stockpiles of portable toilets and other items in preparation for a major disaster such as a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough, it was found that 20% of the local governments were likely not meeting the national guidelines for the number of times toilets should be used per evacuee. Experts point out that it is important to be aware of the number of times toilets will be used when preparing for a stockpile.
2024-07-02 21:07:00
Police have arrested a part-time employee in his 50s on suspicion of fraud and violation of the Trademark Act for allegedly filling empty bottles of Yamazaki, a premium domestic whiskey, with what appeared to be other liquor, and taking them to a pawn shop in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, where he defrauded the shop of over 1.5 million yen.
2024-07-02 19:42:00
Following the revelation that donation amounts were being taken into consideration in personnel evaluations and recommendation entrance exams at Tokyo Women's Medical University alumni association, a group of doctors from the university hospital visited the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to explain the current situation and call for appropriate guidance from the government.
2024-07-02 19:31:00
Six months have passed since the Noto Peninsula earthquake, but discussions on the reconstruction of the affected areas are expected to continue for a long time. In this situation, what is considered important is a "pre-reconstruction plan" that discusses and decides in advance how to develop the town after the disaster. Kochi Prefecture, which is expected to suffer damage from a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough, is trying to formulate this "pre-reconstruction plan," but it has been revealed that multiple local governments have stopped creating plans because they are unable to secure national subsidies.
2024-07-02 19:26:00
According to the police, a young girl was found collapsed in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo City, Nakanoshima 2-jo 3-chome just before 5:00 pm on the 2nd. Based on the situation at the scene, the police are investigating the possibility that the girl may have fallen from the building. The girl was taken to the hospital, but was unresponsive when she was called out to.
2024-07-02 19:21:00
In a case where a former member of the House of Representatives was arrested for illegally lending his name to a group without a lawyer's license to solicit consultations from victims of fraud cases and receive an initial fee, it was learned from an interview with an investigator that a manual was seized from the group's headquarters that stated, "Emphasis should be placed on the title of former Diet member." The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office indicted the lawyers on the 2nd.
2024-07-02 18:51:00
The first new banknotes in 20 years will be issued on the 3rd. The 10,000 yen note will feature Shibusawa Eiichi, known as the "father of modern Japanese economy," the 5,000 yen note will feature Tsuda Umeko, the first female Japanese student to study in the United States, and the 1,000 yen note will feature the portrait of bacteriologist Kitasato Shibasaburo. Some financial institutions are expected to have the new banknotes available in the morning of the 3rd.
2024-07-02 18:35:00
The results of the fan vote for the professional baseball All-Star Game to be held in July have been announced, with nine players selected from the Pacific League, including Nippon-Ham Fighters' main player, Mannami Nakamasa.
2024-07-02 17:10:00
Interviews with local governments in the Noto region have revealed that over 40% of temporary housing in the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, including those scheduled for construction, are in areas that are at risk of flooding or landslides according to hazard maps. *A list of temporary housing at risk of flooding is provided later in this article.
2024-07-02 16:23:00
The Oita District Court has rejected the defendant's claims of innocence and sentenced a 39-year-old company employee to death on charges of robbery and murder for breaking into a home in Usa City, Oita Prefecture, four years ago, killing a parent and child and stealing their cash.
2024-07-02 16:21:00
A passenger plane operated by a Spanish airline en route to Uruguay in South America encountered severe turbulence and made an emergency landing at an airport in Brazil, with Western media reporting that at least 30 passengers were injured.
2024-07-02 16:17:00
Japan's fencing team for the Paris Olympics held a press conference, and women's sabre athlete Misaki Emura, who has been selected to serve as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony, expressed her enthusiasm, saying, "I'm excited to see what kind of world will unfold before me. I want to walk with my head held high and with a feeling of gratitude."
2024-07-02 16:03:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 3:00 p.m. on the 2nd, 21 people, both men and women aged between 8 and 93, had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
2024-07-02 15:50:00
Regarding the LDP presidential election to be held by autumn this year, Digital Minister Kono was asked by reporters why he thought that "in various opinion polls, the percentage of people who say that Mr. Kono is suitable to be the next president is decreasing." He replied, "I think there are a variety of factors at play. We haven't done any particular analysis in detail."
2024-07-02 15:17:00
According to the fire department, at around 2:30 pm on the 2nd, an employee at Idemitsu Kosan's Chiba office in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, reported that "hazardous materials are on fire. Oil is leaking and black smoke is coming out." One person is believed to have been injured, and 10 fire engines have been dispatched to extinguish the fire.
2024-07-02 14:44:00
One of the attractions of the Paris Olympics is the urban sports that will be held mainly around the Place de la Concorde. In Paris, where sports such as skateboarding are deeply rooted in the city, there are voices of anticipation for the Olympics, and momentum is building with trial lessons for the sport being held.
2024-07-02 14:08:00
Regarding measures to combat "food waste," in which edible food is discarded, the target of halving the amount of waste in areas such as eating out was achieved ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Kishida has instructed that new targets be formulated by the end of this fiscal year.
2024-07-02 13:59:00
On the 2nd, the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei average temporarily hit the 40,000 yen level. This is the first time it has done so during trading hours in about three months since April of this year. Energy and financial stocks have risen in value against the backdrop of rising crude oil futures prices and domestic long-term interest rates.
2024-07-02 13:35:00
In a case where a 61-year-old barber was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman he had invited to a hotel while posing as a prostitute on the streets of Kabukicho, Shinjuku, the Metropolitan Police Department has rearrested him on suspicion of sexually assaulting another woman while posing as a police officer and showing a fake arrest warrant. The barber has reportedly denied the charges.
2024-07-02 13:01:00
Kadokawa, a major publishing company that has been hit with system problems for its video streaming service Niconico Video and book publishing, has confirmed that the hacker group it claims to have carried out a cyber attack has also leaked further personal information related to the company. The company has issued a new apology to those involved and called on people not to download or spread the data.
2024-07-02 12:59:00
The Ministry of Finance announced that it will raise the nominal interest rate on 10-year government bonds issued this month to 1.1%, the highest rate since 2011, in light of rising market yields.
2024-07-02 12:52:00
As a backlash spreads across Okinawa Prefecture following the recent spate of sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers, the mayor of Yomitan Village, home to a U.S. military base, visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Okinawa office on the 2nd and called for the restructuring of the information provision system to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
2024-07-02 12:42:00
On the 2nd, former Japan national soccer team player Kazuyoshi Miura, 57, joined his team in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, where he has been transferred on a temporary basis, and immediately began working up a sweat with the same training menu as the younger players.
2024-07-02 12:06:00
The Ministry of Defense has drawn up its first basic guidelines for promoting the use of AI. It will focus on using AI in seven areas, including target detection such as missiles and intelligence gathering, but will also work to reduce risks due to concerns about reliability.
2024-07-02 12:02:00
Regarding the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' decision to ban solicitation through intermediary sites that award points for hometown tax donations, one of the site operators has opposed the decision. Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto has asked for understanding, saying that this is in order to ensure that the system serves its original purpose.
2024-07-02 11:57:00
Regarding the criminal liability of former President Trump, who was indicted in connection with the storming of the Capitol in the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that "acts performed in the course of official duties while in office are exempt from criminal liability," and American media has reported that this is a historic decision that grants immunity even after leaving office. On the other hand, President Biden has criticized this as a dangerous precedent, saying that presidential powers will no longer be restricted by law.
2024-07-02 11:16:00
Russia's UN ambassador, who holds this month's chair of the UN Security Council, held a press conference and once again criticized the United States, which is defending Israel, over the situation in Gaza, where fighting between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas continues.However, regarding the situation in Ukraine, he maintained his hard-line stance that he will not agree to the peace plan proposed by the Ukrainian side.
2024-07-02 11:09:00
On the early morning of the 2nd, a ferry carrying 140 passengers and crew ran aground near the entrance to Tomakomai Port in Hokkaido. According to the Japan Coast Guard and other sources, there were no injuries, no flooding, and no oil spills, and tugboats are currently working to tow the ferry away.
2024-07-02 09:53:00
Mitsubishi UFJ Bank announced that the outage that occurred in its corporate internet banking service had been resolved by the evening of the 1st. The service is currently operating normally.
2024-07-02 08:18:00
It has been six months since the two-plane collision at Haneda Airport. In order to clarify the situation at the time of the accident, it has been revealed that the Japan Transport Safety Board has requested passengers on the plane to provide any video footage they took at the time through the airline. It is said that making such a request is unusual.
2024-07-02 07:35:00
In a case in which a former boy, aged 15 at the time, was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence for killing a woman shopping at a shopping facility in Fukuoka City in 2020, it was revealed that the woman's mother took advantage of a new system that allows prison staff to convey her feelings to the perpetrator, telling the staff, "I want you to face the feelings of the victim and her family head-on without running away, and to make sure you explain the meaning of an apology."
2024-07-02 07:06:00
On the 1st, former aide to former President Trump, Steve Bannon, who was convicted of contempt of Congress in connection with the storming of the US Capitol three years ago, was incarcerated in the United States. Mr. Bannon is said to have a certain amount of influence among Trump's ardent supporters, and before his incarceration, he claimed to be a political prisoner and called on his supporters to continue their movement.
2024-07-02 06:54:00
North Korea announced on the morning of the 2nd through the state-run Korean Central News Agency that it had successfully test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile, the Hwasong-11, on the 1st. The missile is said to have traveled up to 500km and is capable of carrying a 4.5-ton "super-large warhead." It also announced that it would conduct another test-fire of the Hwasong-11 this month to confirm the explosive power of the "super-large warhead" with a range of 250km. The South Korean military revealed that North Korea had launched two short-range ballistic missiles from the southwest to the northeast on the 1st, and the announcement is likely referring to these missiles.
2024-07-02 06:52:00
Due to the influence of the front, heavy rain is falling over a wide area from western to eastern Japan, and the ground is loose in some areas, especially in Kyushu. The unstable atmosphere is expected to continue in western and eastern Japan on the 2nd, so please continue to be on guard against landslides.
2024-07-02 06:36:00
In the railway industry, in order to make up for the labor shortage at maintenance and inspection sites, there is a growing movement to introduce robots and AI (artificial intelligence) for work that requires working at height or for labor-intensive, strenuous tasks.
2024-07-02 05:55:00
In Okinawa Prefecture, where a series of sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers have come to light, opposition to the incidents is spreading, with several city and town assemblies passing resolutions of protest calling on the Japanese and U.S. governments to provide compensation to the victims and take effective measures to prevent recurrence.
2024-07-02 05:08:00
Regarding the criminal liability of former President Trump, who was indicted for the Capitol storming incident that occurred three years ago in the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that "acts performed in the course of official duties while in office are exempt from criminal liability," and sent the case back to the lower court, stating that it should decide whether the acts that were the subject of the indictment were official duties. As a result, it is highly likely that the first hearing of the trial regarding the Capitol storming incident will not be held before the presidential election in November.
2024-07-02 04:58:00
It has been discovered that part of the outer wall of the Taushubetsu River Bridge, a former railway arch bridge on Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro Town, Hokkaido, has collapsed over the past few days, spanning several meters.
2024-07-02 02:01:00
On the night of the 1st, a car crashed into a sidewalk in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, killing nine people. According to local media, the man who was driving said that "the car suddenly accelerated," and the police are investigating the details of the accident.
