2024-07-04 22:57:00
Four professional baseball games were played, with Hiroshima, leader of the Central League, beating second-place Hanshin 7-5 to end their losing streak at three.
2024-07-04 22:11:00
The Japanese women's basketball team, aiming to win a medal for the second consecutive Olympics at the Paris Olympics, played a warm-up match against New Zealand, making 25 of their signature three-pointers and winning by a landslide, 125-57 victory, demonstrating that they are making good progress.
2024-07-04 21:09:00
The Indian government announced that Prime Minister Modi will visit Russia on the 8th of this month and meet with President Putin. This will be Prime Minister Modi's first official visit to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. India is a traditional friend of Russia and has taken a neutral stance, neither supporting nor criticizing Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. The meeting is expected to confirm the cooperative relationship between the two countries.
2024-07-04 21:05:00
Last week, overseas investors bought more Japanese stocks than they sold by more than 120 billion yen, marking the first net purchases in six weeks.
2024-07-04 21:00:00
Haruka Kitaguchi, who is aiming to win a medal in the women's javelin throw at the Paris Olympics, attended a send-off party for her company and expressed her determination, saying, "I want to give it my all and win a medal without any regrets.I want to throw the javelin for myself."
2024-07-04 20:33:00
The 24th of this month is Doyo no Ushi Day. On the 4th, the Fisheries Agency held a presentation on the status of research into the practical application of eel farming, which is said to be at risk of extinction, and participants tasted eels that had been raised from eggs. Will there come a day in the future when we can eat eels?
2024-07-04 19:33:00
"There's a bear!" The woman was chased and knocked down by a bear, which severely injured her face and left her with vision in her right eye that is still in pain. NHK compared bear sightings in Akita Prefecture from last year and this year on a map, and conducted an analysis with experts. ▼What are the trends in bear sightings this year? ▼What are the hints for measures that should be taken? (Scheduled to be broadcast on News Watch 9 on July 4th)
2024-07-04 19:32:00
In an incident that occurred in May last year at a beauty school in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, during a barbecue event, a fire spread among students, killing one person and suffering burns to three others. A third-party investigation committee published a final report calling for a fundamental overhaul of the school's management structure, stating that the incident was a serious accident caused by a lack of crisis management awareness on the part of the school's chairman.
2024-07-04 19:30:00
A group from Tokyo Medical University investigated 12 exosome products used at private clinics and found that three of them could not be confirmed to contain exosomes. The group pointed out that "manufacturers should produce proper exosome products."
2024-07-04 19:23:00
In response to the fact that information about sexual assaults committed by U.S. soldiers was not being conveyed to the Okinawa prefectural government, Foreign Minister Kamikawa has indicated that he will expedite his review of information sharing with local governments and will soon announce measures to improve the situation.
2024-07-04 19:18:00
On the 4th, Western and Eastern Japan experienced extremely hot weather. As the intense heat continues, various measures are being taken in various regions. At firefighting sites, efforts are being made to use smartphone cameras to provide rapid first aid. There are also efforts to have public facilities used as "shelters." We followed the developments in various regions.
2024-07-04 19:11:00
The Tohoku Regional Forest Office has announced that this fall's harvest of beech nuts, which are food for bears, will be higher than average in the five Tohoku prefectures excluding Fukushima Prefecture. This forecast is used as a reference for bear appearance trends in the fall, but experts are calling for caution, saying that bears that have become accustomed to food in human living areas may come down to human settlements even if there is food in the mountains.
2024-07-04 18:34:00
According to the police and fire department, at around 3:30 pm on the 4th, a car and a truck collided head-on in Furugasaki, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, and a girl around 0 to 1 year old who was in the car was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state. A mother in her 20s and a boy around 3 years old who were in the car with her were also injured and taken to the hospital, but are conscious.
2024-07-04 18:26:00
On the 4th, a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a framework led by China and Russia, was held in Kazakhstan in Central Asia, where the formal membership of Russia's ally Belarus was approved. This further strengthens the organization's character as a framework that counters the Western-led international order.
2024-07-04 18:15:00
Amid the continuing serious labor shortage, a survey has found that the number of companies that went bankrupt due to labor shortages in the first half of this year reached a total of 182, the highest number ever for this time of year.
2024-07-04 18:09:00
Regarding the issue of people who have taken Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red koji ingredients and developed kidney diseases, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced that as of July 2nd, there were 81 cases in which Kobayashi Pharmaceutical was investigating the causal relationship in which people who had taken the product later died.
2024-07-04 18:01:00
Voting for the UK general election began in the afternoon of the 4th (Japan time). Pre-election polls show that the Labour Party, the largest opposition party, has a large lead over the ruling Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, raising the possibility of a change of government for the first time in 14 years.
2024-07-04 17:01:00
In the trial of a former nurse accused of killing three hospitalized patients at a hospital in Yokohama by mixing disinfectant into their IV drips, the Tokyo High Court handed down a ruling in June in which neither the prosecution nor the defense appealed, and the nurse was sentenced to life imprisonment.
2024-07-04 16:16:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 3:00 p.m. on the 4th, 47 men and women aged between 19 and 100 had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
2024-07-04 16:14:00
The 12 members of the Japanese Rugby Sevens team for the Paris Olympics have been announced, including Yoshihira Ishida for the men's team and Yume Hirano for the women's team. The Paris Olympics will be the third time that Rugby Sevens has been held at the Olympics, and Japan is aiming to win its first medal in both the men's and women's teams.
2024-07-04 16:12:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers in Major League Baseball recorded a hit in two consecutive games against the Diamondbacks on the 3rd, leading to a run, but the team lost after conceding a large number of runs.
2024-07-04 16:03:00
When children advance to elementary school, the school start time becomes later than at nursery school, which affects the parents' work hours and makes it difficult to continue working, and children spend time alone until school time after their parents go to work. This is called the "morning wall for first graders." The Children and Families Agency has decided to conduct a survey of the actual situation through local governments across the country for the first time in order to consider support for such families.
2024-07-04 15:14:00
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has determined that four major non-life insurance companies have formed a cartel, prohibited by the Antimonopoly Act, in some of their contracts in relation to the problem of pre-fixing premiums for corporate insurance contracts, and has notified the four companies. It is expected to continue its investigation into the pre-fixing and collusion of insurance contracts with local governments, and to decide on final punishment.
2024-07-04 14:39:00
Twenty-seven new athletes have been selected for the Paris Olympic track and field team, including Ryuichiro Sakai, who won the 100 meters at the Japan Championships for two consecutive years, and Kentaro Sato, the Japanese record holder in the 400 meters.
2024-07-04 14:12:00
Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui pitched against the Rangers on the 3rd and pitched 1 1/3 innings without allowing a run, extending his streak to 12 consecutive games without allowing a run, breaking his own record in the major leagues.
2024-07-04 14:10:00
A send-off party was held in his hometown to support Narasaki Tomoa, a climber from Ryugasaki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, who has been selected to represent Japan in sport climbing at the Paris Olympics.
2024-07-04 13:40:00
In April of this year, lightning struck a ground in Miyazaki City, sending 18 high school students playing soccer to the hospital. Following this incident, the Miyazaki Prefectural High School Baseball Federation has decided to strengthen its countermeasures, such as placing lightning detectors in stadiums, starting with the Miyazaki Summer High School Baseball Tournament, which begins on the 6th.
2024-07-04 13:12:00
On the morning of the 4th, a limited express train collided with a passenger car at a railroad crossing on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line in Ginan Town, Gifu Prefecture, injuring a woman in her 80s who was driving the passenger car. The police are currently investigating the details of the accident.
2024-07-04 12:37:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation for the former Eugenic Protection Law, Minister of State for Children's Policy Kato met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit on the 4th. He conveyed the government's words of remorse and apology, and explained the government's intention to consider a new system for providing compensation.
2024-07-04 12:34:00
The Cabinet Office conducted its first nationwide survey to understand the current status of molestation among young people and to use the information to develop countermeasures. While just over 10% of people answered that they had been a victim, 80% said that they had not contacted the police or other authorities, and the Cabinet Office plans to strengthen its consultation system.
2024-07-04 12:17:00
An earthquake occurred at around 12:12 pm on the 4th. There is no need to worry about a tsunami caused by this earthquake. The epicenter was off the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, the depth of the epicenter was 50 km, and the magnitude, which indicates the size of the earthquake, is estimated to be 5.4. The seismic intensity in each city, town, and village is as follows: ▼Seismic intensity 4: Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture; Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture; Ichinomiya Town, Chiba Prefecture; Mutsuwa Town, Chiba Prefecture; Chosei Village, Chiba Prefecture; and Otaki Town, Chiba Prefecture.
2024-07-04 11:59:00
July 4th marks four years since the record-breaking heavy rains of July 2020, which claimed 67 lives in Kumamoto Prefecture, including disaster-related deaths, and two people are still missing. In Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 21 people died, a floral tribute was set up at the city hall to commemorate the victims, and citizens and others have been visiting.
2024-07-04 11:45:00
U.S. President Biden's responses during a televised presidential debate were shaky, leading to some calls for him to withdraw, but he met with state governors from the ruling Democratic Party who support him and emphasized his intention to continue the election campaign.
2024-07-04 11:29:00
In the trial of the case in September of last year in which a then 3-year-old girl was left behind on a school bus at a certified child care center in Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and died of severe heat stroke, the Shizuoka District Court sentenced the then-director of the center, who was charged with professional negligence resulting in death, to one year and four months in prison, and the former teacher of the class to a one-year prison sentence with probation.
2024-07-04 10:56:00
According to a survey by the National Police Agency, last year, a total of over 19,000 people with or suspected of having dementia went missing nationwide, the highest number ever. Over 500 people were found dead.
2024-07-04 10:45:00
According to the police, at around 8:30 a.m. on the 4th, an accident involving five vehicles, including a large truck, a light truck, and a passenger car, occurred on the outbound lane of the Hanshin Expressway Route 5 Bayshore Line in Higashinada Ward, Kobe City. The driver of the large truck was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state. The scene of the accident was a straight three-lane road near the Fukaehama exit, and the police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-07-04 09:54:00
The final results of the fan voting for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game to be held this month have been announced, with Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani coming in first in the National League designated hitter category, ensuring his fourth consecutive appearance.
2024-07-04 09:51:00
On the afternoon of the 3rd, a 96-year-old man was found collapsed in a field in Takamatsu City and was taken to a hospital, but died. According to the police, he is believed to have died of heat stroke.
2024-07-04 09:31:00
On the 4th, stock prices rose on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) reaching a new all-time high during trading hours, the highest it had been in 34 and a half years since December 1989 during the bubble period. On the 3rd, in the New York market, high-tech stocks were bought on the back of a decline in long-term interest rates in the US, and the Nasdaq stock price index reached a new record high at the closing price. Following this trend, buying orders for semiconductor-related stocks and other stocks spread to the Tokyo market immediately after trading began.
2024-07-04 08:53:00
In France, ahead of the runoff election for the lower house of parliament to be held on July 7, a large rally was held in Paris on the 3rd to call for preventing the victory of the far-right party, which came in first in the first round of voting.
2024-07-04 07:47:00
In the second round of the women's singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Naomi Osaka lost in straight sets to an American player with a set score of 0-2, failing to advance to the third round for the first time since 2018.
2024-07-04 07:15:00
Temperatures are expected to continue to rise across the country on the 4th, with dangerously high temperatures of 38 degrees predicted in the Tokai region. Please be cautious of heatstroke, use air conditioning appropriately, and take precautions such as drinking plenty of fluids.
2024-07-04 06:28:00
The results of the "financial review" of the public pension system were announced on the 3rd, and it was determined that even if the economic situation remains the same as in the past 30 years, the average income of the working generation will be more than 50%. In light of the improved outlook, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to postpone the five-year extension of the national pension insurance premium payment period in next year's system reform.
2024-07-04 06:26:00
The UK general election will be held on the 4th. The latest seat forecast shows that the ruling Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will lose a large number of seats, while the largest opposition party, the Labour Party, will win an outright majority, increasing the possibility of a change of government.
2024-07-04 06:17:00
The Supreme Court Grand Bench ruled that the former Eugenic Protection Law, which permitted forced sterilization for reasons such as disabilities, was unconstitutional and ordered the government to pay compensation. Going forward, a system must be created to quickly provide full compensation to victims.
2024-07-04 05:48:00
A credit research company has found that 81 nursing care providers across the country had gone bankrupt by June this year, the highest number ever recorded for the first half of the year.
2024-07-04 05:32:00
Prime Minister Kishida will attend the NATO summit in the United States next week. Coordination is also underway to hold a meeting of the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand to coincide with the summit, with the aim of confirming cooperation toward peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
2024-07-04 00:11:00
Honda and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. are reportedly considering developing and standardizing a new in-vehicle OS, a software that integrates vehicle control. By joining forces in a field that will become increasingly important in the future, the two rival manufacturers aim to increase their competitiveness on the world stage.
