2024-11-08 23:03:00
The government is considering including support measures to raise wages for workers in the medical, nursing care, and welfare sectors, where labor shortages are a problem, in the new economic measures to be compiled as early as November.
2024-11-08 22:55:00
On the 7th, Tokyo Electric Power Company revealed that the first test sample of nuclear fuel debris removed from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant weighed approximately 0.7 grams. The plan was to collect a few grams of nuclear fuel debris.
2024-11-08 22:15:00
A summit of the European Union is being held in Hungary, and following Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, the leaders are expected to discuss future cooperation with the US on security issues, including military assistance to Ukraine.
2024-11-08 21:47:00
In the review of the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant, which Hokkaido Electric Power Company is aiming to restart, the Nuclear Regulation Authority on the 8th approved the explanation given by the company, which raised the expected tsunami height by more than double the initial estimate. With this being the conclusion 11 years after the application was submitted, Hokkaido Electric Power Company hopes to complete its explanation of the remaining review items by the end of the year.
2024-11-08 20:20:00
Amid a series of robberies involving unlicensed part-time work in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the National Police Agency has found that in the three weeks up to the 7th, people who applied for unlicensed part-time work have contacted the police for advice, and in the case of the individual or their family being taken into custody, there have been 46 cases. Police across the country are stepping up efforts to protect people who have been threatened by their supervisors after applying for unlicensed part-time work, and are urging people to never take part in crime.
2024-11-08 18:39:00
New issuance of health insurance cards will be suspended as of December 2nd, and they will be replaced by My Number health insurance cards. The government and medical institutions are rushing to make preparations, but the document that is now being delivered to many households is causing a stir.
2024-11-08 18:11:00
The US presidential election saw former Republican President Trump win and become president again. We will provide a detailed report on the impact this will have and reactions from countries around the world.
2024-11-08 18:02:00
The Imperial Household Agency has announced that Princess Yuriko of Mikasa, 101, who has been hospitalized in a hospital in Tokyo since March this year, has been experiencing a deterioration in her condition and her overall functioning has declined.
2024-11-08 17:59:00
At an earnings briefing on the 8th, Olympus Chairman Yasuo Takeuchi offered his "deep apologies" for the resignation of the company's president and CEO over an illegal drug issue.
2024-11-08 17:57:00
Last month, a 75-year-old man was assaulted and killed at a house in Yokohama, and his cash and other belongings were stolen. The perpetrator, a 22-year-old painter, has been indicted on charges of robbery resulting in death. According to investigators, the defendant stated in the initial police investigation that he had received instructions from multiple accounts on a communication app, and some of the accounts matched those of the people in charge of a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area, so the police are continuing to investigate whether this series of incidents is connected to the incidents.
2024-11-08 17:39:00
Major automakers have all released their interim financial results, and while the weak yen boosted earnings, five of the seven companies saw their final profits decline due to intensifying sales competition in the main markets of the United States and China.
2024-11-08 16:44:00
Regarding iDeCo, an individual-type defined contribution pension plan that is added to public pensions, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to continue to set the upper age limit for starting to receive benefits at 75, but to consider raising the contribution limit in light of rising prices and wages.
2024-11-08 16:41:00
Regarding the "support grant system" that will be gradually implemented from the year after next in order to secure financial resources for measures to combat the declining birthrate, Minister of Child Policy Mihara stated that the system will not result in further burdens being imposed through expenditure reforms, etc., and expressed his intention to carefully explain the significance of the system to the public.
2024-11-08 16:18:00
On the morning of the 8th, a train collided with a passenger car at a railroad crossing on the IR Ishikawa Railway in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, killing an elderly man driving the car. No passengers or crew on the train were injured.
2024-11-08 15:33:00
The Cabinet Office announced that the coincident index, which indicates the current state of the economy, for September this year was 115.7, up 1.7 points from the previous month, with 2020 as the base year. This is the first increase in the index in two months.
2024-11-08 15:27:00
A 17-year-old boy was arrested for selling cough medicine to junior and senior high school students without a license on the streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo. The Metropolitan Police Department has decided to crack down on illegal sales to young people with the intention of overdosing on drugs, as there have been a series of cases.
2024-11-08 15:24:00
Late on the night of the 7th, someone forced open the front door of a house in Yokohama and tried to break in, but fled as soon as a resident called out to them. Five days earlier, a pair of people had broken into a neighboring house, leading to heightened vigilance. Police are investigating the whereabouts of the person who escaped, as well as whether the case is related to a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
2024-11-08 14:51:00
Kioxia Holdings, a global leader in semiconductors and flash memory, has decided to aim for an IPO between December and June of next year. It had initially aimed to list in October, but has now decided to look at trends in the semiconductor market and other factors to find the right timing.
2024-11-08 14:40:00
138 people from across Japan were selected as "Contemporary Master Craftsmen" for their outstanding skills in a wide range of fields, from traditional crafts to cutting-edge technology.
2024-11-08 14:34:00
The number of influenza patients is increasing all over the country, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 8th that influenza has entered a nationwide epidemic. Excluding last year, when influenza was prevalent throughout the year, this is the second earliest influenza epidemic since 2009, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling on people to consider taking precautions such as wearing masks and getting vaccinated.
2024-11-08 14:23:00
The Chinese government announced that President Xi Jinping will attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Peru this month. A summit meeting between Japan and China is being arranged to coincide with the meeting, and if it is realized, it will be the first meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and President Xi since he took office.
2024-11-08 14:10:00
Popular comedy duo Downtown's Matsumoto Hitoshi is seeking compensation for defamation over an article in the magazine Shukan Bunshun that featured the testimony of a woman who allegedly sexually assaulted him. However, an agreement has been reached between Matsumoto and the magazine's publisher, Bungeishunju, to withdraw the lawsuit, according to interviews with people involved.
2024-11-08 14:00:00
Regarding the lifting of the freeze on the "trigger clause" that would suspend taxation on the additional portion of the gasoline tax, as requested by the Democratic Party for the People, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Murakami indicated at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that if the clause is activated, local tax revenues would decrease by approximately 500 billion yen per year.
2024-11-08 13:53:00
Due to vehicle inspections being carried out at Ichinoseki Station in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Shinkansen services have been suspended on the outbound lines between Sendai Station and Shin-Aomori Station since 12:34 p.m.
2024-11-08 13:48:00
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, radar analysis shows that more than 120 mm of heavy rain fell in the hour leading up to 1:30 pm near Yoron Town in Kagoshima Prefecture. As the risk of a disaster is imminent, the agency has issued a "record-breaking short-term heavy rainfall information" and is calling for people to ensure their safety.
2024-11-08 12:50:00
The NHK Trophy, the fourth event in the figure skating Grand Prix series, has begun. This tournament will be held over three days, and for each athlete aiming for the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics one year and three months from now, this is an important event to check their current status for this season, which is also a pre-season. We will report on the first day's competition in a flash. NHK will be broadcasting all events every day.
2024-11-08 12:46:00
A city council member in Fuchu City, Tokyo, was arrested in August this year for allegedly giving a man in his 20s sleeping pills and committing obscene acts. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, he admitted to the charges, saying that he had met the man at a festival and taken him to his home and groped him.
2024-11-08 12:44:00
The trial of a 28-year-old ex-wife who is accused of murder and other crimes for allegedly killing a wealthy company president from Wakayama Prefecture who was known as "Don Juan of Kishu" began on the 8th, and the defendant's questioning began on the 8th, with the ex-wife explaining how she met the president about six months before the incident.
2024-11-08 12:15:00
Policy discussions between the policy research committee chairmen of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People have begun regarding new economic measures. The Democratic Party for the People is believed to have called for a review of the so-called "1.03 million yen annual income barrier" and support measures for the recovery and reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula.
2024-11-08 12:07:00
According to the police, on the 8th, at around 10 am, two kindergarten children and a nursery teacher were hit by a light passenger vehicle while walking at an intersection in Katsuura Town, Tokushima Prefecture, and were taken to the hospital. The extent of their injuries is unknown, but all of them were conscious when they were taken to the hospital. The police arrested the driver of the light passenger vehicle on the spot on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury, and are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-11-08 11:55:00
A 44-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of transferring drugs believed to be cocaine to Stefan Kaufmann, former president and CEO of precision equipment manufacturer Olympus, who resigned in October over a drug scandal. The Metropolitan Police Department is also conducting a voluntary investigation into former president Kaufmann, who is said to have transferred drugs multiple times over a period of a year and a half since the year before last.
2024-11-08 11:47:00
The first meeting of the headquarters established by the government to achieve regional revitalization was held, and Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to aim to double regional revitalization subsidies in the budget proposal for next year, FY2025, as well as to support efforts to increase added value in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and tourism industries through new economic measures.
2024-11-08 11:20:00
It has been learned that Megumi, a major operator of group homes for people with disabilities, which has been subject to the so-called "associative liability system" by the national government for systematically overcharging food costs from users, has reported to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare that it has agreed to transfer approximately 100 of its facilities nationwide to a corporation in Hyogo Prefecture.
2024-11-08 10:19:00
In July of this year, when the yen was experiencing a historic depreciation, it was revealed that the government and the Bank of Japan intervened in the market on two consecutive days, injecting a total of more than 5.5 trillion yen.
2024-11-08 10:02:00
Yokozuna Terunofuji of sumo wrestling will be absent from the Kyushu Tournament, which begins on the 10th. This will be the 23rd time in a row that Terunofuji has been absent, following the Autumn Tournament, and the Kyushu Tournament will be without a Yokozuna from the first day.
2024-11-08 09:11:00
On the 7th, two days after the election, Trump, who won the US presidential election, announced that he would appoint a woman who had led his own election campaign headquarters as his Chief of Staff, a key position in his administration. He said that this would be the first time he had appointed a female Chief of Staff, and he has already begun personnel changes ahead of the launch of his second term in January next year.
2024-11-08 08:57:00
It has been learned through interviews with people familiar with the matter that the Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to soon issue a recommendation to the major publishing company Kadokawa and its subsidiaries to prevent a recurrence of the practice of "undercutting" writers, photographers and others involved in magazine production by keeping manuscript fees and other compensation low.
2024-11-08 08:01:00
NHK's request for information from the government revealed that there were more than 1,900 cases a year of emergency transfers being refused at "comprehensive perinatal maternal and child medical centers" nationwide, which handle the births of high-risk pregnant women, such as those at risk of premature labor, due to a lack of available hospital beds. Experts point out, "I think that patients are ultimately transferred to a medical institution somewhere, but the longer it takes to connect to medical care, the higher the risk, so measures need to be considered immediately."
2024-11-08 07:49:00
In May of this year, a 47-year-old suspect was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department for approaching a woman on a bicycle from behind on a motorcycle and snatching her bag from the basket on a street in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo. Around the same time, there have been a series of snatch thefts targeting women in Katsushika Ward and Adachi Ward, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating, believing that the suspect is involved.
2024-11-08 07:03:00
The US Federal Reserve Board held a meeting to decide monetary policy and announced on the 7th that it had decided to lower interest rates by 0.25%. This is the second consecutive rate cut, following the previous meeting, and the decision was made in light of the declining inflation rate.
2024-11-08 06:54:00
While former President Trump, who was seen as reluctant to continue supporting Ukraine, won the US presidential election, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for continued support at a summit of European countries.
2024-11-08 06:24:00
On the 7th, Russian President Putin congratulated Trump on his victory in the US presidential election, saying, "His desire to repair relations with Russia and contribute to ending the Ukraine crisis is at least noteworthy."
2024-11-08 05:30:00
The LDP, Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People will begin policy consultations on new economic measures from the 8th. As voices are raised within the party demanding responsibility for the defeat in the House of Representatives election, the LDP executive wants to steadily advance policies such as economic measures with the cooperation of the opposition parties, and stabilize the administration.
2024-11-08 01:10:00
On the 7th, 27 high school students and teachers on board a Japan Airlines and United Airlines flight from Guam to Narita Airport complained of food poisoning-like symptoms such as vomiting, and 14 were taken to the hospital. All symptoms were mild.
