2024-11-04 21:07:00
Local media reported that music producer Quincy Jones, known for working on the hit album "Thriller" by popular American singer Michael Jackson, passed away on the 3rd. He was 91 years old.
2024-11-04 21:05:00
On the 4th, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had notified the United Nations that it was terminating its agreement with UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East), which provides support to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip and elsewhere. This will inevitably affect UNRWA's activities in the future, and there are concerns that the humanitarian situation will worsen further.
2024-11-04 20:47:00
The South Korean military has revealed that it has dug a trench over 120 meters long near the site where North Korea blew up a road and railway connecting the country in October. It is believed to be to prevent tanks from entering from the South Korean side, but the South Korean military says it has "no military effect."
2024-11-04 20:42:00
National Security Advisor Akiba, who is visiting Beijing, China, met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and exchanged views on the issue of North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia and the realization of a Japan-China summit to be held on the sidelines of an international conference to be held in South America in November. The two leaders agreed to continue dialogue at all levels between Japan and China.
2024-11-04 20:40:00
On the morning of the 4th, a second-grade boy was found floating in the Shonai River in Nagoya City and was rescued, but was confirmed dead. Police believe that the boy may have entered the river and drowned, and are investigating the circumstances at the time in detail.
2024-11-04 19:52:00
Prime Minister Ishiba is considering appointing Keisuke Suzuki as Minister of Justice and Taku Eto as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to replace the cabinet ministers who lost in the recent House of Representatives election.
2024-11-04 19:42:00
Construction work on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen station, which is underway underground at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, has been opened to local residents.
2024-11-04 19:37:00
Iranian President Pesce Kian, who is prepared to retaliate against the Israeli attack, suggested that he may decide how to retaliate depending on Israel's response regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
2024-11-04 19:21:00
Starting on the 5th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange will extend the closing time of trading by 30 minutes to 3:30 pm. This will be the first time in 70 years that the closing time has been extended, and the focus will be on whether this will lead to market revitalization.
2024-11-04 18:16:00
The prosecutorial review committee has decided that the non-indictment of the former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, who was accused of violating the Political Funds Control Law in relation to a political fund-raising party for the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, was unjust, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Division will reinvestigate the case and decide whether to indict him again. Meanwhile, the committee has decided that Mr. Seko himself should not be indicted.
2024-11-04 17:55:00
A 36-year-old police sergeant working at the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Yokosuka Police Station was arrested on suspicion of fraud and other offences for allegedly using forged documents to withdraw 7 million yen in cash from the account of a man in his 70s whom he met through work. According to the police, he was in uniform at the counter and showed his police ID, so it is believed he was on business.
2024-11-04 16:44:00
Ahead of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, which begins on November 10th, he took part in a joint practice session with the stable to which new ozeki Onosato belongs, and fought 20 bouts against fellow ozeki Kotosakura, impressively showing his recovery from the ill health that caused him to miss the autumn tour.
2024-11-04 16:08:00
In Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where heavy rains in September caused flooding in homes, many volunteers worked to shovel out mud on the final day of the long weekend on the 4th. However, with winter approaching, progress in the work in the Oku-Noto region is only about 30% of the target, and the prefecture is calling for further cooperation.
2024-11-04 16:04:00
Shin Na, executive director of the Japan Business Federation, who is currently visiting China, met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on the 4th and called for improvements to the business environment in China, including the resumption of visa exemptions for short-term stays for Japanese people and transparent enforcement of laws.
2024-11-04 15:56:00
Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit to be held in Peru in mid-November, and revealed that he is coordinating summit meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Biden while he is there.
2024-11-04 15:53:00
The defense communications satellite, which the Ministry of Defense is developing to share information between military units, was launched on the H3 rocket No. 4 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 3:48 pm on the 4th. The rocket will then separate the satellite and place it into the planned orbit.
2024-11-04 12:58:00
The LDP plans to begin full-scale internal discussions regarding political reform, and one of the focal points is expected to be how to handle the "policy activity expenses" paid by the party to lawmakers, which opposition parties such as the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Komeito Party are calling for the abolition of.
2024-11-04 12:57:00
Zan, the oldest hippopotamus in Japan, who was kept at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, died on the 3rd at 49 years old, and visitors to the zoo are mourning his death.
2024-11-04 12:56:00
November 5th is the United Nations' designated World Tsunami Day. Prior to that, large-scale disaster prevention drills were held in Wakayama City and other areas, simulating the occurrence of a massive earthquake along the Nankai Trough.
2024-11-04 12:44:00
The US presidential election will begin on the evening of the 5th (Japan time). On the last Sunday of the election campaign, Vice President Harris appealed in Michigan, one of the battleground states, that she is the one fit to be president, while former President Trump visited three battleground states and emphasized that he would end inflation.
2024-11-04 12:31:00
In a case in which several men broke into a house in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo on the 2nd, bound the male resident with duct tape, and fled after stealing cash and other items, it has been learned from an investigator that the men are believed to have searched the house for about 10 hours. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 29-year-old suspect and sent him to the prosecutor's office on the 4th, and is currently investigating the whereabouts of several people who are on the run.
2024-11-04 12:29:00
As part of a series of robberies occurring one after another mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 28-year-old suspect for preparing the murder weapon used in the incident that occurred in Nerima Ward, Tokyo in September this year. This is the sixth person to be arrested in connection with this incident, and the Metropolitan Police Department is further investigating the actual situation of the group.
2024-11-04 11:27:00
On the 3rd, in a robbery and assault case that occurred in Yotsukaido City, Chiba Prefecture, the suspect, who was arrested and is believed to have been working part-time in an illegal job, made a statement to the effect that he "came by train to the nearest station to the scene," according to an interview with an investigator. He is believed to have purchased gloves and adhesive tape at a convenience store near the station, and the police are investigating further, believing that he was ordered to do so by a supervisor.
2024-11-04 11:06:00
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. shut down the reactor on the morning of the 4th after a malfunction occurred in the measurement-related equipment inside the reactor at the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, which was restarted on the 29th of last month. In the future, they will inspect the equipment and other equipment to investigate the detailed cause of the malfunction.
2024-11-04 08:57:00
In the eastern Spanish floods that have killed more than 200 people, residents frustrated with the delay in aid protested by hurling mud and shouting at the King and Queen as they visited the affected areas. The Associated Press reported that this was an "unprecedented event."
2024-11-04 08:18:00
Typhoon No. 22 formed in the sea east of the Philippines in the early hours of the 4th. The typhoon is expected to gain strength and move westward, so please pay close attention to future information.
2024-11-04 07:33:00
On the night of the 3rd, two people were arrested in Fukuoka and Okinawa prefectures on suspicion of drunk driving, a crime that has become subject to new penalties under the revised Road Traffic Act that came into effect on the 1st of this month. The police are publicizing the new penalties and calling on people to follow traffic rules when riding bicycles.
2024-11-04 06:44:00
Voting for the US presidential election will begin on the evening of the 5th, Japan time. On the last Sunday of the election campaign, Vice President Harris of the Democratic Party and former President Trump of the Republican Party each called for votes for them in battleground states that hold the key to victory or defeat.
2024-11-04 05:56:00
The runoff election for the president of Moldova, a former Soviet republic, took place. The contest is between the incumbent, who has been pushing for membership in the EU, and a rival candidate who is calling for improved ties with Russia. The focus is on whether the people of Moldova will choose to continue on the path to EU membership.
2024-11-04 05:56:00
Russian drone attacks have continued in Ukraine, with local authorities on high alert, as they say the drones are approaching the capital, Kyiv, in groups before dispersing and flying at low altitudes in an attempt to confuse air defense systems.
2024-11-04 05:08:00
DeNA, the professional baseball team that won the Japan Series for the first time in 26 years, has invited former team member Shuichi Murata, who was the team's home run king twice during his playing days, to be their coach for next season, according to interviews with people involved.
2024-11-04 04:47:00
Amid a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area involving illegal part-time workers, interviews with investigators have revealed that a suspect believed to be a recruiter who was arrested in October for a robbery and assault case at a home in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, had sent messages to the perpetrator via a communication app encouraging him to carry out the robbery.
2024-11-04 04:44:00
Regarding the issue of abductions by North Korea, the government has recently released messages from the families of missing persons who may have been abducted, calling for cooperation in resolving the issue.
