2024-08-04 22:34:00
On the evening of the 4th, a jet ski carrying two people crashed into a wave-breaker on the riverbank of the Nagara River in Gifu City, leaving one of the people in critical condition and unconscious.
2024-08-04 21:07:00
The final round of the men's golf tournament began on the 4th at the Paris Olympics. Hideki Matsuyama, who started the tournament in 4th place with a total score of 11 under par and 3 strokes behind the leader, is aiming to win a medal. We will update the latest information as it becomes available. NHK is broadcasting the event on its General TV.
2024-08-04 21:02:00
Joji Yuasa, a composer who had a major influence on postwar Japanese contemporary music and who also composed the music for NHK's historical dramas, passed away on July 21 from pneumonia at his home in Tokyo. He was 94 years old.
2024-08-04 21:00:00
The Ukrainian military announced that it had sunk a Russian submarine deployed in a port in the southern part of Crimea, which Russia unilaterally annexed, with a missile. The Ukrainian military has also stepped up attacks on airfields and other targets in southern Russia, and President Zelensky emphasized the results, saying, "With each such attack, we come closer to a just end to the war."
2024-08-04 20:26:00
As the number of victims of "romance scams," in which people are tricked into giving up cash by making them feel romantically attracted to them, is rapidly increasing in Japan, INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) and Japan's JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) have teamed up to hold a training session in Nigeria, a West African country that is a base for international fraud, to help strengthen the investigative capabilities of police and other agencies.
2024-08-04 20:02:00
On the 4th, the maximum temperature approached 40 degrees in various places. Temperatures rose mainly in western and eastern Japan, with 301 locations nationwide reaching 35 degrees or higher, the highest number this season. The Japan Meteorological Agency has stated that the high temperatures may continue for another month or so. There are concerns about the impact of the prolonged heat on agricultural crops.
2024-08-04 19:02:00
In Israel, tensions in the region remain high, with growing vigilance against Iranian retaliation following the killing of a top leader of the Islamic organization Hamas, amid rocket attacks from neighboring Lebanon's Shiite Islamic organization Hezbollah and the Israeli military carrying out airstrikes on Hezbollah facilities.
2024-08-04 18:51:00
The final round of the women's domestic golf tour tournament was held in Hokkaido, and 21-year-old Reo Takeda improved her score by six strokes to finish at 12 under par, making a comeback and winning her fourth victory of the season.
2024-08-04 18:16:00
On the morning of the 4th, a father and son from Okayama Prefecture went missing while trying out diving in the sea off Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture, and were later found sunk in the ocean by the instructor who accompanied them. The father, in his 50s, died, and his son, a high school student, was in a state of unclear consciousness and was being treated at a hospital.
2024-08-04 18:01:00
A rally calling for the return of the Northern Territories was held in Nemuro City, Hokkaido, where former residents of the islands called for "strong diplomatic negotiations to pave the way for their return" as Russia's protracted invasion of Ukraine has left no progress in resolving the territorial issue.
2024-08-04 17:44:00
The Kurume Water Festival, a summer festival in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, was held on the 4th, with a parade featuring marching bands and mikoshi (portable shrines), with over 8,000 local citizens taking part.
2024-08-04 16:05:00
An advisory committee made up of business representatives from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum met in Tokyo and compiled a set of recommendations calling for the creation of rules to avoid the imposition of tariffs on each other in the expanding electronic commerce market.
2024-08-04 16:00:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 3:00 p.m. on the 4th, 36 people, ranging in age from 2 to 94, had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
2024-08-04 15:49:00
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appealed for a thorough response to the heavy rains in July, saying that "national measures are being taken." However, rescue efforts are still ongoing in the area, and the full extent of the damage is not yet known.
2024-08-04 14:56:00
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tornado warning at 2:25 p.m., stating that a tornado or other strong winds are believed to have occurred in the central and southern part of Okinawa's main island.
2024-08-04 14:41:00
In the early hours of the 4th, five fires occurred in a 3km radius in Okegawa City, Ina Town, and Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture, burning down houses and stores within a 4-hour period. Three days earlier, on August 1st, a fire had also occurred in Kuki City, burning down a house in the early hours of the morning. Police are investigating whether the six fires may have been serial arson attacks.
2024-08-04 14:40:00
An "Insect Sports Tournament" is being held in Shintoku Town, Hokkaido, where insects such as stag beetles and grasshoppers compete in a variety of events.
2024-08-04 13:43:00
The draw for the summer national high school baseball tournament will be held on the 4th at 2:00 pm at the Festival Hall in Kita-ku, Osaka.
2024-08-04 13:10:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers stole three bases in a game against the Athletics on the 3rd, becoming the first player in his major league history to have more than 30 stolen bases in a season.
2024-08-04 12:40:00
As the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approaches, 35 short messages thought up by local residents and others are being exhibited in Kunitachi, Tokyo, in an effort to keep memories of the bombings alive.
2024-08-04 12:36:00
Ahead of Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Anniversary on the 6th, an event was held in Hiroshima City where children could ride on the "Atomic Bomb Survivor Train," which is still running despite being damaged by the atomic bomb, and listen to testimonies from atomic bomb survivors.
2024-08-04 12:32:00
An explosion occurred on a beach in the capital of Somalia, in eastern Africa, killing more than 30 civilians and is believed to have been carried out by an Islamic extremist group.
2024-08-04 10:52:00
Following the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates further, major domestic banks are increasingly raising the "short-term prime rate," which serves as the benchmark for interest rates on mortgages, etc. Meanwhile, they have also decided to raise interest rates on ordinary deposits, and the gradual rise in interest rates is likely to have an impact on households and businesses.
2024-08-04 09:28:00
As the controversy continues to grow over the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, with allegations that it made religious insults, the Vatican issued an unusual statement expressing its displeasure with the ceremony, saying, "There should be no expression that mocks religious beliefs."
2024-08-04 09:17:00
With the first anniversary of the devastating wildfires that hit the Hawaiian island of Maui approaching on the 8th of this month, the Hawaii state government has announced that it expects to reach a settlement to pay a total of approximately 600 billion yen to victims and others seeking compensation.
2024-08-04 09:16:00
All mixed team judo events at the Paris Olympics were completed on the 3rd, and Japan won three gold medals in individual competitions, men's and women's, the most of any participating country, but a significant decrease from the nine medals won at the Tokyo Olympics. The men's team won five medals, while the women's team only won two, the lowest number ever, below the three they recorded at the 2012 London Olympics.
2024-08-04 06:34:00
Temperatures are expected to continue to rise in western and eastern Japan on the 4th, with dangerously high temperatures approaching 40 degrees in some parts of Kyushu. Please continue to take thorough measures to prevent heatstroke, such as refraining from going outside and exercising as much as possible.
2024-08-04 05:06:00
The fiscal year 2023 financial statements for public pensions have been compiled, and the total amount of reserve funds for the Employees' Pension Insurance, which is for company employees and others, and the National Pension Insurance, which is for self-employed individuals and others, has increased by more than 40 trillion yen from the previous fiscal year to a record high of approximately 256 trillion yen, due to rising stock prices and a weak yen.
2024-08-04 04:43:00
At the Paris Olympics, Japan defeated the world number one ranked team, France, in the third place deciding match for the women's sabre team fencing, winning the bronze medal. This is the first time that Japan has won a medal in the sabre event.
2024-08-04 03:28:00
As part of a series of robberies at homes in the mountains in four prefectures, including Tochigi, a Vietnamese suspect who was arrested in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture for stealing cash, was later arrested at a police station in Utsunomiya where he was being held, for attempting to escape by breaking the ceiling.
2024-08-04 03:02:00
Regarding the killing of a top leader of the Islamic organization Hamas while visiting Iran, Iran's elite military forces claimed on the 3rd that it was a missile attack, and stressed that Israel would retaliate, saying, "Israel will receive severe punishment at the right time, place and quality."
