2024-07-30 23:43:00
The Bank of Japan will hold its second day of monetary policy meetings on the 31st. As policy committee members are increasingly of the opinion that prices are rising in line with expectations, they will consider and make a final decision on further interest rate hikes.
2024-07-30 22:52:00
In connection with the incident on July 28th in which a couple in their 80s and their daughter were stabbed to death at a home in Kikugawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, police secured custody of the grandson, a 27-year-old man who was wanted nationwide on suspicion of murder, in Tottori City on the night of the 30th.
2024-07-30 22:07:00
Liberal Democratic Party Senator Megumi Hirose has left the party after the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division searched her offices and other locations on suspicion of fraud, alleging that a woman who had been registered as a public secretary was not actually working and that she had defrauded the government of her salary.
2024-07-30 21:19:00
A committee of experts has recommended that 21 people in Ishikawa Prefecture who died after the Noto Peninsula earthquake be recognized as disaster-related deaths. If the local government officially recognizes them, the number of disaster-related deaths from the Noto Peninsula earthquake will exceed 100.
2024-07-30 21:16:00
In the men's 81 kg judo competition at the Paris Olympics, Takanori Nagase, who is aiming for his second consecutive gold medal, faced Belgium's Matthias Casse, the world number one and bronze medalist at the last Tokyo Olympics, in the quarterfinals. After extra time, he won with a waza-ari with an o-soto-gari and advanced to the semifinals.
2024-07-30 21:09:00
21-year-old Matsuki Kuo, captain of FC Tokyo in the J1 League, has decided to transfer to Southampton in the English Premier League.
2024-07-30 20:14:00
The United States and the Philippines held a foreign and defense ministerial meeting, known as the "2+2," in which the United States announced military aid of $500 million to the Philippines, or more than 76 billion yen, believed to be aimed at deterring China, which is increasingly taking coercive actions in the South China Sea.
2024-07-30 19:45:00
A satellite developed by a Japanese venture company aiming to remove "space debris" approached the H2A rocket's fuselage drifting in space and successfully photographed it, and the images were made public. They hope to develop a satellite that collects "space debris" in the future and develop a business out of it.
2024-07-30 19:39:00
Regarding the "survivor's pension" that is paid to the spouses of company employees who die, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare presented a proposal to the council to extend the period of receipt of the pension to five years for both men and women who are working and have no children. While many members of the committee in attendance expressed support for the proposal, some also called for more time to be spent on the period of receipt.
2024-07-30 19:12:00
In order to strengthen Japan's new drug development capabilities, the government held a meeting to hear opinions from domestic and international pharmaceutical companies, and Prime Minister Kishida announced a policy to increase investment in startup companies involved in new drug development, aiming to create more than 10 companies valued at more than 10 billion yen by 2028.
2024-07-30 18:20:00
Former Constitutional Democratic Party leader Edano met with House of Representatives member Ichiro Ozawa and agreed to aim for a change of government in the next House of Representatives election, and also conveyed that he is "carefully considering" running in the party's leadership election in September of this year.
2024-07-30 17:46:00
On the 30th, representatives of a nationwide organization made up of local assembly members with disabilities called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to inform local assemblies across the country that they will take measures based on reasonable accommodation, stating that at present, disabled assembly members are unable to act on an equal footing compared to non-disabled assembly members.
2024-07-30 17:14:00
In the presidential election held in Venezuela in South America, the local electoral commission announced that President Maduro had won, but there have been calls from the United States and other Latin American countries for the election results to be reviewed.
2024-07-30 16:41:00
Ayane Yanai, who will be competing in the mixed race walk relay at the Paris Olympics, revealed that after she declined to compete in the women's 20km race walk individual event, she received a series of slanderous and abusive posts on her social media. Yanai has called for "the number of such incidents to decrease, even if only a little."
2024-07-30 16:32:00
On the afternoon of the 30th, a taxi crashed through a sidewalk fence in front of Kita-Osaka Kyuko Senri Chuo Station in Toyonaka City, Osaka, injuring a male pedestrian.
2024-07-30 16:19:00
All ten major electric power companies will see a reduction in electricity bills due in September this year, due in part to the start of government subsidies.
2024-07-30 16:16:00
According to the Fukuoka City Fire Department, a report was received just after 3pm on the 30th at Shikanoshima beach in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, that "a person was on a swim ring and seemed to be swept away." According to the Fukuoka Coast Guard, three people, an adult woman, a boy, and a girl, were thought to have been swept out to sea, and although all were rescued, one of the boys was taken to hospital unconscious. The adult woman was conscious, and the girl's condition is unknown. Footage from a camera installed by NHK shows firefighting vehicles and helicopters operating near the beach.
2024-07-30 15:52:00
Iwate Medical University Hospital apologized in 2023 for failing to perform a phlegm suction procedure on a 19-year-old male patient with severe physical and mental disabilities who was hospitalized, resulting in his death.
2024-07-30 15:52:00
Hachinohe city in Aomori prefecture issued evacuation orders to 241 households and 595 people in the Nango Nishi and Nango Shimamori districts at 3:25 pm, citing a high risk of landslides due to heavy rains. The information corresponds to Level 4 on a five-level alert scale, and calls for everyone to evacuate from dangerous areas.
2024-07-30 15:25:00
Koshien Stadium is celebrating its 100th anniversary since its opening, and all 49 schools representing Japan's high school baseball teams have been selected for the summer tournament, which begins on August 7. Gunma's Takasaki University of Health and Welfare High School, which won the spring Senbatsu, is aiming to become the eighth school in history to win both the spring and summer tournaments in a row.
2024-07-30 14:25:00
Deputy Defense Minister Oniki revealed that Maritime Self-Defense Force ships had distributed ice collected in Antarctica in his constituency, and said, "We just wanted to draw attention to the Self-Defense Forces and had no intention of using it for political purposes."
2024-07-30 14:12:00
Following the discovery of a series of violations regarding the handling of "specially designated secrets" related to national security on several Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels, a House of Councilors review committee has decided to recommend to Defense Minister Kihara that he improve the information security system.
2024-07-30 14:04:00
Regarding Aomori Prefecture's intention to conclude an agreement that is a prerequisite for starting operations regarding an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated that this would be significant toward ensuring the stable use of nuclear power plants, and indicated that the government would also proceed with the necessary considerations, such as clarifying the destination for the fuel to be transported after temporary storage.
2024-07-30 13:49:00
Nagayama Ryuju, who competed in the men's 60kg judo competition at the Paris Olympics, posted a message on his social media along with a photo of him and the Spanish judo player he lost to in the quarterfinals. The match between the two had been criticized on social media for being "dangerous" for the Spanish judo player not releasing his ground technique even after the "wait" command was given.
2024-07-30 13:13:00
On the morning of the 30th, an issue occurred that made the websites of local governments across the country inaccessible. Since then, services have been gradually restored, and each local government is in contact with the company that manages their website to investigate the cause.
2024-07-30 13:02:00
Yusei Kikuchi, a pitcher for the Blue Jays in Major League Baseball, will be traded to the Astros, who are in first place in the American League West Division.
2024-07-30 13:00:00
It has been learned from interviews with people involved that the Japan subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, a long-established motorcycle brand, was inspected by the Japan Fair Trade Commission on the 30th on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act, alleging that the company used its strong position over its dealers to impose excessive sales quotas, forcing dealers who could not meet them to make up the gap by purchasing new vehicles themselves, thereby infringing on their profits.
2024-07-30 12:52:00
Regarding the men's triathlon scheduled for the 30th at the Paris Olympics, the organizing committee and sports federations have announced that the event will be postponed by one day to the 31st.
2024-07-30 12:40:00
"NOT DONE YET" - the phrase "I still have a long way to go" - is one of Horimai Yuto's beliefs. Horimai has previously said, "There are infinite skateboarding techniques, so once you're satisfied it's over. I remember these words when I'm in the finals of a competition or when I'm just one step away from victory." On the grand stage of the Olympics, where he was aiming for his second consecutive victory, his sight of successfully executing a big trick at the last moment to grab the gold medal was the moment he demonstrated this belief to the world. (Matsuyama Shohei, Reporter, Sports News Department)
2024-07-30 12:25:00
On the 30th, temperatures are rising from the morning mainly in eastern and western Japan, and in Mie and Chiba prefectures, temperatures have already reached dangerously high levels of 38°C. Temperatures are expected to rise further in the afternoon, so please take thorough measures to prevent heatstroke, such as refraining from going out for non-essential reasons and using air conditioners indoors without restraint.
2024-07-30 11:54:00
On the 30th, the House of Representatives Security Committee held a closed-session hearing on the series of scandals in the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces. Defense Minister Kihara acknowledged that there was a problem from the perspective of civilian control in that a former member of the Self-Defense Forces was arrested last year for fraudulently receiving diving allowances, but was not informed of the incident. On the other hand, he reiterated that he has no intention of resigning to take responsibility for the series of scandals.
2024-07-30 11:00:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Division has launched a compulsory investigation, searching the office and home of Liberal Democratic Party Senator Megumi Hirose on suspicion of fraud, on suspicion that a woman who was registered as a public secretary between last year and last year had no actual work experience and defrauded the government of her salary. The amount of salary paid by the government during this period is said to amount to several million yen, and the Special Investigation Division is expected to investigate the actual situation of the opaque flow of funds surrounding the secretary's salary.
2024-07-30 10:32:00
In the incident in which former U.S. President Trump was shot, local media have reported testimony that police special forces had not been in contact with the Secret Service, which was in charge of protecting Trump, until the incident occurred, highlighting a lack of coordination in security.
2024-07-30 09:19:00
Japan continues to rack up medals at the Paris Olympics, and special editions reporting the feats of the men's gymnastics team and men's street skateboarder Yuto, who won gold medals respectively, were distributed in Marunouchi, Tokyo from around 8 a.m. on the 30th.
2024-07-30 09:12:00
U.S. President Biden has unveiled reform plans for the Supreme Court, which is becoming increasingly conservative, including adding term limits to justices who currently serve life terms.
2024-07-30 08:59:00
In Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, where record-breaking rains last week caused damage including flooding of many homes, residents have been busy cleaning up since early morning.
2024-07-30 08:50:00
McDonald's, a major American hamburger chain, reported a decline in revenue for the three months ending last month for the first time in six quarters due to factors including a decline in customer numbers caused by prolonged inflation in the United States.
2024-07-30 08:49:00
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the nationwide unemployment rate in June was 2.5%, down 0.1 percentage point from May.
2024-07-30 08:31:00
The national average job availability ratio for last month was 1.23, down 0.01 points from the previous month, marking the third consecutive month of decline. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare stated that "the weak yen and rising raw material costs due to rising prices have led to a continued situation in which it is difficult to post job openings in the manufacturing and construction industries."
2024-07-30 07:55:00
A 17-year-old boy broke into a children's dance studio in central England and stabbed people one after another with a knife, killing two children and injuring 11 people, including eight adults, in critical condition. The boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and other offences, and police are investigating his motive.
2024-07-30 07:10:00
Businessman Elon Musk has been criticized for spreading a fake video of Vice President Harris, who is expected to succeed President Biden in the US presidential election, on his own social media platform, X, which may have violated X's terms of service.
2024-07-30 07:03:00
On the 29th, the fourth day of the Paris Olympics, Japan won a total of five medals, including two gold and three bronze medals, including the gold medal in the men's gymnastics team event, their first in two Olympics, continuing their medal rush from the third day.
2024-07-30 06:54:00
Due to the influence of the rainy season front, there is a risk of localized heavy rainfall in Tohoku and Hokuriku on the 30th. In areas such as Yamagata and Akita prefectures, which have experienced record-breaking rainfall, where the ground has become loose and river levees have been damaged, even a small amount of rain could increase the risk of disaster, so please continue to be vigilant against landslides, flooding, and river flooding.
2024-07-30 05:56:00
Japan won the gold medal in the men's gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics. This is Japan's first gold medal in this event in two Olympics since the Rio de Janeiro Games. Over the past three years, the team has never forgotten the disappointment of missing out on the team gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics by just 0.103 points. A certain commitment that the entire team worked on bore fruit, helping them recapture the gold. In the second half of the article, we will tell you the background to the "comeback gold medal" and the details of the match.
2024-07-30 05:51:00
Temperatures are expected to continue to rise in eastern and western Japan on the 30th, with dangerously high temperatures of 38 degrees predicted in Tokai and Shikoku. Please take thorough measures to prevent heatstroke, such as refraining from going out for non-essential reasons and using air conditioners indoors without restraint.
2024-07-30 04:32:00
Currently, emergency self-injectable medication is used when severe allergic symptoms occur, but it has been learned that a group developing the drug has compiled the results of clinical trials which show that a nasal spray type medication has the same effect.
2024-07-30 03:30:00
At the Paris Olympics, 25-year-old Yuto Horigome won the gold medal in the men's street skateboarding event, his second consecutive Olympic gold medal.
