2024-10-09 22:29:00
On the 8th, in Guangzhou in southern China, a man with a knife attacked three people on the street, injuring them. Chinese media are reporting that the incident occurred near an elementary school attended by Chinese children, and that two children were also involved.
2024-10-09 20:15:00
The Social Democratic Party has announced its manifesto for the House of Representatives election. It calls for the elimination of money politics, proposing a total ban on political fundraising parties and donations from companies and organizations.
2024-10-09 19:15:00
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has indicated his intention to take countermeasures against Iran's missile attack on October 1st, is reportedly expected to meet with U.S. President Biden as early as the 9th, and the focus will be on what discussions will take place regarding attacks on Iranian oil production facilities, which have raised U.S. concerns.
2024-10-09 19:09:00
Regarding the issue of PFAS, a type of organic fluorine compound, which has been identified as harmful, being detected one after another in Chiba Prefecture, a follow-up survey conducted in August this year in Kamagaya City revealed that extremely high concentrations of PFAS, up to 840 times the national provisional target value, were detected in well water. This is the highest concentration ever found in Chiba Prefecture.
2024-10-09 18:19:00
As rising prices of goods such as beef increase as a result of rising consumer prices, major beef bowl chains are increasingly lowering their prices temporarily in an effort to retain customers.
2024-10-09 18:18:00
The 2024 Nobel Prize winners will be announced in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday, October 9th at 6:45 pm Japan time. This NHK news site will provide a live broadcast of the press conference with simultaneous interpretation, as well as breaking news on the winners.
2024-10-09 18:06:00
One year has passed since the press conference held last year in which the former Johnny & Associates acknowledged and apologized for Johnny Kitagawa's sexual assaults, and former talents who accused the agency of sexual assault held a press conference in Tokyo, pleading, "Please do not let this issue be forgotten."
2024-10-09 18:00:00
A UNESCO advisory body has conducted a preliminary evaluation of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, which is aiming to be registered as a World Heritage Site as it is said to symbolize the governance system of the Edo period, and has notified the Agency for Cultural Affairs. While suggesting that there is a possibility that it may meet the criteria for World Heritage evaluation, it also pointed out issues such as whether it can adequately express the governance system of the feudal lords.
2024-10-09 17:30:00
Ahead of the dissolution of the House of Representatives, a debate between Prime Minister Ishiba and the opposition party leaders was held. In response to criticism from the opposition party that most LDP lawmakers who were not included in the income and expenditure report were officially recognized, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to leave it up to the people, who are the sovereign, to decide whether or not someone is fit to represent the people.
2024-10-09 16:45:00
The members who will take part in the international baseball tournament "Premier 12," which begins in November, have been announced, with 28 players being selected, including Kazuma Okamoto, who contributed to the Giants' league championship, and Chunichi Dragons pitcher Hiroto Takahashi, who won the title of best ERA in the Central League.
2024-10-09 16:08:00
The House of Representatives was dissolved at a plenary session held on the 9th. The election campaign is now effectively underway for the House of Representatives election, which will be held on October 27th. Members of the House of Representatives who will not be running in the election and will now retire have looked back on their careers as politicians.
2024-10-09 15:21:00
According to police, in the early hours of the 9th, two men wearing black balaclavas and dark clothing broke into a home belonging to an elderly couple in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture.
2024-10-09 14:10:00
A British education magazine has published the latest rankings of the world's universities, with Japan's University of Tokyo moving up one place from 29th place last year to 28th.
2024-10-09 13:24:00
Police have investigated a one-year-old boy who was found unconscious in an apartment building in Hirano Ward, Osaka on the 7th and later died, and found that he was suspected of having been assaulted by someone about an hour before his mother called 119. Police are investigating the circumstances at the time by interviewing the mother and her boyfriend, both of whom are in their 20s.
2024-10-09 12:51:00
A private volunteer center has been opened in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which suffered severe damage from last month's record-breaking rains, and volunteers from all over the country are working there.
2024-10-09 12:27:00
On the 8th, American media reported that Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard has made a new proposal to Seven & i Holdings with a higher acquisition price. The total amount is about 7 trillion yen, about 20% higher than the previous proposal, so Seven's response is the focus of attention.
2024-10-09 11:59:00
In the second hearing of a civil trial involving a wrongful conviction in which the president of a chemical machinery manufacturer in Yokohama and two others were arrested on suspicion of illegal exports and later found innocent, questioning began of a current police officer who was in charge of the case in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau at the time. The officer stated that "the investigation was appropriate."
2024-10-09 11:49:00
On the 8th, the third game of the Major League Baseball playoffs, National League Division Series, between the Dodgers and the Padres, is being held in San Diego, the Padres' home stadium.
2024-10-09 11:33:00
US Vice President Harris appeared live on an ABC TV talk show and criticized former Republican President Trump for spreading false information about the Biden administration's response to the hurricanes. Harris has been appearing in various media outlets this week, and it is believed that she is trying to reach a wide range of people with less than a month until the presidential election.
2024-10-09 11:21:00
It has been learned from an investigation official that the Metropolitan Police Department is voluntarily questioning a 15-year-old high school student about the explosion of a cylinder filled with fireworks in a park in Kita Ward, Tokyo, on the 4th of this month. The student admitted to placing the cylinder and said that he "wanted to use the large number of rocket fireworks he had," and the Metropolitan Police Department plans to refer the case to the prosecutor's office on suspicion of obstructing business in Kita Ward.
2024-10-09 10:23:00
North Korea announced at the Supreme People's Assembly, which was held until the 8th, that it had amended part of its constitution. At the previous meeting, General Secretary Kim Jong Un instructed that the constitution be written to clearly state that South Korea is the "number one enemy country," but it is unclear whether such an amendment has been made.
2024-10-09 09:46:00
Uber, the American ride-hailing giant, has announced that it will begin offering electric vehicle-only ride-hailing services in over 40 cities around the world, with the aim of further reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
2024-10-09 09:36:00
In Brazil, the Supreme Court has ruled that social networking site X, which had been suspended by the Supreme Court, should be allowed to resume its service, stating that X had taken the necessary steps.
2024-10-09 09:17:00
The government held an emergency cabinet meeting and decided to dissolve the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives will be dissolved when the dissolution document is read out at a plenary session starting at 3:30 pm, and each party will effectively begin their election campaign.
2024-10-09 09:02:00
Ahead of the House of Representatives election, the Liberal Democratic Party has announced that it will not endorse 12 lawmakers, including those who had not been included in their political funding reports.
2024-10-09 07:14:00
A large hurricane is expected to make landfall in southern Florida in the United States. President Biden has postponed his overseas visit scheduled for the 10th of this week to deal with the situation.
2024-10-09 07:07:00
Prime Minister Ishiba will dissolve the House of Representatives on the 9th after a debate with the opposition party leaders. The House of Representatives election will be announced on the 15th of next week, with voting on the 27th. The main issues are expected to be political reform in response to the problem of politics and money, and economic measures including measures to deal with rising prices, and each party will essentially enter into an election campaign. Political reporter Takuya Miyazato provides an explanation.
2024-10-09 06:29:00
Honda has revealed to the press the technology that will be used in its new EVs, or electric vehicles, which will be rolled out globally from two years from now. In addition to improving production efficiency and reducing the weight of the vehicle, the car will be equipped with the latest technologies such as autonomous driving.
2024-10-09 06:07:00
The Israeli military has intensified its offensive against the Shiite Islamic organization Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, announcing that new troops have begun operations in a ground invasion in the south that it says is limited. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has also repeatedly launched rocket attacks on Israel, intensifying the exchange of fire.
2024-10-09 06:00:00
Andres Iniesta, a former member of the Spanish national soccer team who also played for J1 club Vissel Kobe, announced his retirement and spoke of his feelings, saying, "I am proud of all the efforts I have made and all that I have achieved up until now," and revealed his desire to continue being involved in soccer in the future, perhaps as a coach.
2024-10-09 05:07:00
The prosecution has announced that it will not appeal the verdict of acquittal in the retrial of Iwao Hakamada, who was sentenced to death 58 years ago for the murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture. On the 9th, the prosecution will take steps to waive the right to appeal, and if the acquittal is finalized, Hakamada will be released from his position on death row, where he has been for 44 years.
2024-10-09 05:00:00
Prime Minister Ishiba will dissolve the House of Representatives on the 9th after a debate with the opposition party leaders. The House of Representatives election will be announced on the 15th of next week, with voting scheduled for the 27th. With political reforms in response to the politics-and-money scandal and economic measures, including measures to address rising prices, expected to be key issues, each party will essentially be in the midst of an election campaign.
2024-10-09 04:09:00
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, the US Department of Defense announced that Israeli Defense Minister Gallant's planned visit to the US has been postponed. Israeli media reports that this is likely due to Prime Minister Netanyahu's reluctance.
