2024-07-15 22:54:00
A "traditional match" between former professional baseball players from the Giants and Hanshin Tigers was held at the Tokyo Dome, thrilling the audience as a reenactment of the famous match between former Giants player Taku Egawa and former Hanshin Tigers player Masayuki Kakefu was played.
2024-07-15 19:15:00
As part of the reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Naha City, which was destroyed by fire five years ago, work began on installing red tiles on the roof of the main hall on the 15th.
2024-07-15 19:10:00
In the women's 800 meters track and field event, 16-year-old second-year high school student Rin Kubo recorded a time of 1 minute 59.93 seconds, breaking the Japanese record for the first time in 19 years.
2024-07-15 18:59:00
The Japanese men's soccer team that will be competing in the Paris Olympics has arrived in Paris, and with the warm-up match against France on July 17th approaching, player Fujita Joru Chima stated, "We definitely want to win playing our own style of soccer," expressing his desire to use the match as a springboard for the actual Olympics.
2024-07-15 18:33:00
On the 14th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that the Russian military is continuing its attacks with large amounts of guided bombs and drones. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had seized villages in the eastern Donetsk Oblast, and the damage caused by Russian military attacks is expanding.
2024-07-15 18:20:00
The Israeli military has been increasing military pressure by continuing fierce attacks every day, even after carrying out an airstrike on the head of the military wing of the Islamic organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip. There are views that negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of hostages will continue, but the gap between Israel and Hamas is large and difficult to foresee.
2024-07-15 17:59:00
The Third Plenum, an important meeting to decide the long-term economic policy of the Chinese Communist Party, began on the 15th. With the economic outlook growing uncertain due to the real estate slump, the focus is on how Xi Jinping's leadership will indicate the direction of future policies.
2024-07-15 17:45:00
Komeito leader Yamaguchi met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during his visit and the two leaders agreed that it is important for Japan and Cambodia to work together to support mine removal in Ukraine and other countries, utilizing the expertise they have accumulated in mine action.
2024-07-15 17:41:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation under the former Eugenic Protection Law, a plaintiff living in Tokyo visited his father's grave in his hometown of Sendai to report on the outcome of the trial.
2024-07-15 17:26:00
Following the landslide that occurred in Matsuyama City on July 12, experts conducted an investigation near the summit and confirmed that the geology at the site was made of hardened sand and that a "surface collapse" had occurred, in which a layer close to the surface had collapsed.
2024-07-15 17:17:00
On the afternoon of the 15th, a 74-year-old man who was working as a lifeguard at a sweetfish fishing tournament held in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, was swept away by the river and died.
2024-07-15 16:57:00
On the morning of the 15th, a man in his 60s was found floating in the Iwami River that runs through Akita City, and was taken to a hospital, but later died. Police believe he may have been swept away while fishing, and are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-07-15 16:01:00
Last year, Reo Koyama (31), a 4th-dan player who passed the "transfer exam" for professional shogi players, won the match held on the 15th and has met the conditions to participate in the "ranking battle" that determines the rank of shogi players from next year. This is the first time since the war that a shogi player will participate in the "ranking battle" without experiencing the "Shourikai" of a shogi player training institution.
2024-07-15 14:48:00
Around noon on the 15th, a pleasure boat ran aground in a port in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the three people on board were rescued by the Japan Coast Guard and fire department after taking refuge on wave-breaking blocks.
2024-07-15 13:56:00
Enho, a former sumo wrestler in the top division who had been absent due to a neck injury, returned for the first time in seven tournaments on the 15th, the second day of the Nagoya tournament. Although he lost in his bout, he spoke about his thoughts on the future, saying, "I think there's a long way to go, but I love sumo, so I want to give it my all."
2024-07-15 13:51:00
While the opening of swimming beaches has been postponed in many areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the only beach opening in Oku-Noto was held in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture.
2024-07-15 13:36:00
On the 15th, the yen temporarily fell to the mid-158 yen range against the dollar. Last week, the yen rapidly appreciated, and some have suggested that this was due to repeated market intervention by the government and the Bank of Japan, but on the 15th, the yen weakened somewhat.
2024-07-15 12:31:00
A massive landslide occurred in the center of Matsuyama City on the 12th of this month, and work to remove large amounts of soil and sand that had flowed into residential areas continued at the site on the 15th.
2024-07-15 12:28:00
A swimming beach in Sendai City that was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake and was closed to swimming in the past has reopened for the first time in 14 years, with evacuation sites now available.
2024-07-15 12:25:00
In Seattle, Washington state in the western United States, a bronze statue of a girl modeled after Hiroshima's Children's Atomic Bomb Statue was found missing, with its legs cut off, and police are investigating the incident on suspicion of theft.
2024-07-15 12:14:00
According to the police, on the morning of the 15th, about 20 people were left stranded on a promenade near the tourist spot "Fukiware Falls" in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture. There was information that the river in the area had suddenly risen in water, and the police and fire department were working to rescue the people, but everyone has been rescued so far. The fire department also said that there have been no reports of injuries so far. "Fukiware Falls" is a tourist spot known for its spectacular water scenery.
2024-07-15 11:51:00
China's GDP (gross domestic product) growth rate from April to June this year was 4.7% in real terms compared to the same period last year. The growth rate has shrunk from the previous three months, and the economic recovery is lacking in strength.
2024-07-15 10:25:00
On the 14th, Major League Baseball finished all games before the All-Star Game. Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is leading the league with 29 home runs, and is in good form to become the home run king for the second consecutive year and the first Triple Crown winner, and has now reached the halfway point of the season.
2024-07-15 09:20:00
Akune City in Kagoshima Prefecture has raised the "evacuation for the elderly and others" information that was issued throughout the city to an evacuation order at 4 a.m. due to the risk of landslides. The information corresponds to Level 4 out of 5 alert levels, and calls for everyone to evacuate from dangerous areas.
2024-07-15 09:09:00
Experts have analyzed data from the tsunami caused by an earthquake that occurred last October off the coast of Torishima in the Izu Islands and found that it was likely caused by repeated topographical changes at an undersea volcano.
2024-07-15 06:59:00
The front has caused the atmospheric conditions to become unstable, and the rain has intensified, especially in Kyushu, with some areas experiencing very heavy rain. In northern Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture, a linear rain band is expected to occur by the morning of the 15th, causing heavy rain, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for people to be on high alert for landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and river flooding.
2024-07-15 06:53:00
Based on theoretical analysis, the University of Tokyo and others have announced that they have identified a star described in the Kamakura period historical book "Azuma Kagami" as being located in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia and as an object that has undergone an explosion known as a supernova.
2024-07-15 06:46:00
The Russian Ministry of Defense has emphasized its success, dropping bombs with a maximum destructive power of 3 tons on Ukrainian territory, while Ukraine has repeatedly launched drone attacks on important facilities on Russian territory. Both sides appear to be carrying out their operations while also taking into account the psychological impact they will have on the other side.
2024-07-15 06:38:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers in Major League Baseball hit a powerful infield hit to shortstop off relief pitcher Kenta Maeda in a game against the Tigers on the 14th, marking his third consecutive game with a hit.
2024-07-15 06:28:00
In the case of former US President Trump being shot and injured while speaking at a campaign rally in eastern Pennsylvania, the FBI has identified the suspect who was shot and killed on the spot as a local 20-year-old man. US media has reported that explosive materials were found in the man's car and home, and investigators are rushing to clarify the background and motive of the incident.
2024-07-15 05:05:00
As the damage caused by pirate sites that post internationally popular Japanese anime and manga online without permission becomes more serious, an industry group has found that 22 people, including operators of overseas-based sites, have been arrested by local investigative authorities over the past three years. With damage caused by pirated Japanese content estimated at 2 trillion yen, the group has decided to further strengthen its measures.
