2024-08-13 22:35:00
The town of Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture had closed all of its swimming beaches following emergency information calling for caution in the event of a Nankai Trough earthquake. However, as progress had been made in confirming evacuation routes to higher ground, the town decided to reopen the beaches from 9 a.m. on the 15th.
2024-08-13 22:18:00
On the afternoon of the 13th, a 7-year-old boy drowned while playing in the sea near a campsite in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, and is now in critical condition and unconscious. He is currently being treated at a hospital.
2024-08-13 21:17:00
The Japanese table tennis representative from the Paris Olympics has returned home, and Hayata Hina, who won a silver medal in the women's team and a bronze medal in the singles, said, "I'm not satisfied with the results. I want to challenge myself to bring my mind, technique, and body to the ultimate level in four years." The press conference is being broadcast live.
2024-08-13 21:16:00
On the 13th, Prime Minister Kishida spoke by telephone with Mongolian Prime Minister Oyon-Erdene, who canceled his visit to the country in order to ensure that all possible measures were taken to respond to the earthquake, and conveyed that his intention to place importance on relations between the two countries and to further strengthen them remains unchanged.
2024-08-13 20:41:00
Haruka Kitaguchi, who won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw at the Paris Olympics, was congratulated in the Czech Republic, where she trains.
2024-08-13 19:34:00
The Paris Olympics, which had been held for 17 days, has concluded. The event took place amid a world still divided by the ravages of war. Could the Games, held in France, the birthplace of Baron de Coubertin, the "father of the modern Olympics," who revived the Olympics with the aim of "contributing to the realization of a better and more peaceful world through sport," have become a "festival of peace"?
2024-08-13 19:22:00
Ukrainian forces claim that they have seized control of approximately 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory in a cross-border attack into Russia, and fierce fighting is believed to be ongoing on the ground.
2024-08-13 19:14:00
In Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the "Twenty Years Old Gathering" was postponed until next year due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, an event was held to take free commemorative photographs of people turning 20.
2024-08-13 18:51:00
JR Central has announced that with the approach of Typhoon No. 7, depending on the course and strength of the typhoon, there is a possibility that planned service suspensions or sudden stoppages will occur on the Tokaido Shinkansen for a certain period between August 16th and 17th.
2024-08-13 18:40:00
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there were four typhoons between January and last month, but this month, Typhoon No. 5 occurred in quick succession on the 8th, No. 6 on the 11th, No. 7 and No. 8 on the 13th.
2024-08-13 18:13:00
As concerns about the safety of nuclear power plants continue in Ukraine, which is under Russian aggression, Ukrainian disaster medical officials visited Japan to inspect organizations that responded to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant run by Tokyo Electric Power Company, and learned about the medical system there.
2024-08-13 18:11:00
The Paris Olympics was the first Summer Games in two years to see spectators return, and while the event was filled with the usual excitement, it also brought to light issues such as slander on social media and discussions about gender.
2024-08-13 18:01:00
On the 13th, it has been 20 years since a helicopter that took off from the US military's Futenma Air Base crashed at Okinawa International University in Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture. A rally was held at the crash site, and the university's president called for the closure and removal of the Futenma base, saying, "I feel strong anger at the current situation, which has not changed even after 20 years."
2024-08-13 17:49:00
Just before noon on the 13th, two people believed to be a mother and son in their 70s and 40s were found dead in a house in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility of heatstroke based on the situation at the scene. On the 8th of this month, two people believed to be an elderly couple died in Koto Ward in Tokyo from suspected heatstroke, and the Metropolitan Police Department is calling for thorough measures to be taken.
2024-08-13 16:59:00
In the third game of the seventh day of the National High School Baseball Summer Tournament, Kasumigaura High School from Ibaraki defeated Chiben Wakayama High School 5-4 after an 11-inning tiebreaker to advance to the third round.
2024-08-13 16:44:00
On the night of the 12th, when the Perseid meteor shower, one of the three major meteor showers, reached its peak, a rare phenomenon in which a meteor shower and aurora could be seen at the same time was photographed in Hokkaido.
2024-08-13 16:06:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 3:00 p.m. on the 13th, a total of 23 people aged between 6 and 89 had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
2024-08-13 15:15:00
Heavy rains from Typhoon No. 5 have caused river banks to collapse in various parts of Iwate Prefecture, and the prefecture and local governments are rushing to confirm the damage.
2024-08-13 15:11:00
Members of a cross-party group of lawmakers, including former LDP Secretary-General Ishiba, who is visiting Taiwan, met with President Lai Ching-te and exchanged views on how to prepare for a so-called "Taiwan emergency" amid China's strengthening hegemonic moves.
2024-08-13 13:45:00
In the second game of the seventh day of the summer national high school baseball tournament, Tochigi's Ishibashi High School beat Miyagi's Seiwa Gakuen 5-0 to advance to the third round. This is Ishibashi's first victory at Koshien.
2024-08-13 13:02:00
Five days have passed since the announcement of the Nankai Trough Earthquake Emergency Information. As we approach the Obon holiday season, preparations for a major earthquake are spreading in areas designated as disaster prevention promotion areas. Meanwhile, tourist facilities are experiencing a series of cancellations of accommodation reservations.
2024-08-13 12:25:00
Amid speculation that Iran may retaliate against Israel as early as this week following the killing of a top leader of the Islamic organization Hamas, U.S. President Biden spoke by telephone with the leaders of four European countries and issued a joint statement calling on Iran to exercise restraint.
2024-08-13 11:15:00
In connection with former President Trump, who is seeking re-election in the US presidential election, claiming that he was the victim of a cyber attack by Iran, a major US newspaper reported that documents investigated by the Trump campaign regarding vice presidential candidate Vance have been leaked to the public and that the FBI is conducting an investigation.
2024-08-13 10:59:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers hit his 36th home run, his first in three games, in a two-run shot against the Brewers on the 12th, putting him back in sole possession of first place in the league's home run rankings.
2024-08-13 10:55:00
A Japanese expatriate working for a subsidiary of major retailer Aeon, who was detained in Myanmar in June this year for selling rice at a price higher than the military's controlled price and later sentenced to one year in prison, has been released by the military, a diplomatic source said.
2024-08-13 10:48:00
Following emergency alerts calling for caution in the event of a Nankai Trough earthquake, Dogo Onsen, a tourist destination in Matsuyama City, is expected to see thousands of cancellations of accommodation, with the impact on the hotel industry just as the tourist season is approaching.
2024-08-13 10:06:00
The Corporate Price Index, which shows the prices of goods traded between companies, rose 3.0% in July compared to the same month last year, up from 2.9% in June.
2024-08-13 09:11:00
The Tokyo Stock Exchange continues to experience volatile price movements. Immediately after trading began on the 13th after the long weekend, there was a widespread buyback of stocks that had fallen in price last week, and the Nikkei average has risen by more than 700 yen.
2024-08-13 07:11:00
In the early hours of the 13th, a cargo plane at Narita Airport turned back and made an emergency landing due to aircraft trouble. A tire on the cargo plane burst, and one of the two runways was closed due to work being done on the runway to replace it.
2024-08-13 07:04:00
Temperatures are expected to rise over a wide area on the 13th, with dangerously hot conditions predicted in the Tokai, Kinki, and Kyushu regions. Please continue to take thorough measures to prevent heatstroke.
2024-08-13 06:39:00
Senior U.S. government officials have warned that Iran could retaliate against Israel as early as this week following the killing of a top Hamas official.
2024-08-13 06:33:00
As cross-border attacks by Ukrainian forces continue, Russian President Putin gave orders at a meeting with senior government officials on the 12th to drive the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territory.
2024-08-13 06:31:00
Typhoon No. 5, which crossed Tohoku, caused record-breaking rainfall in Iwate Prefecture, resulting in flooding and landslides. The typhoon turned into a tropical depression in the early hours of the 13th, but people on the Pacific side of Tohoku should be on guard against landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, rising rivers, and overflowing rivers until late on the night of the 13th.
2024-08-13 06:24:00
Typhoon No. 7 formed in the ocean south of Japan in the early hours of the 13th, and is expected to come closest to the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo in the evening and at night on the 14th. There is a risk that it will approach the Izu Islands and eastern Japan from the 15th onwards, so please check the latest information.
2024-08-13 05:55:00
As the "Nankai Trough Earthquake Emergency Information (Massive Earthquake Warning)" was issued, Tokushima City's Awa Odori dance began at an outdoor venue on the 12th in preparation for an earthquake, and the main highlight, the "So Odori" dance, was performed.
2024-08-13 03:23:00
The paperback edition of "One Hundred Years of Solitude," the international bestseller published in 1967 by Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Garcia Marquez, has been published for the first time, becoming an unprecedented hit for a translated novel published over half a century ago and attracting much attention.
