Main news(2025/01/19)
Japan table tennis team head coach: Seiya Kishikawa to take over as men's head coach, Tsuyoshi Nakazawa as women's head coach
2025-01-19 20:49:00
The new head coach of the Japanese table tennis team for the Los Angeles Olympics three years from now has been decided, with two-time Olympian Kishigawa Seiya taking on the role of men's coach.
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Explosion at restaurant in Hyuga, Miyazaki; 4 people slightly burned; employee calls it a "gas explosion"
2025-01-19 20:32:00
On the morning of the 19th, an explosion occurred at a restaurant in Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture, leaving the owner and four employees with minor burns. The employee said, "There was a gas explosion," and the police are currently investigating the incident.
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On the 8th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, Ozeki Toyonoryu suffers his second loss
2025-01-19 19:10:00
The first day of the sumo tournament is now on the eighth day. Ozeki Toyonoryu, who is aiming for the title, lost to Shodai and is now 6-2.
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South Korea: President Yoon refuses questioning after arrest, supporters clash with police
2025-01-19 18:49:00
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, who was arrested on suspicion of masterminding a civil war, commented from his detention center that he would "do his best to correct my mistakes through judicial proceedings," and refused to be questioned by the Joint Investigation Headquarters on the 19th. Meanwhile, some of the president's supporters, who are opposed to the arrest, continued to cause chaos on the afternoon of the 19th, scuffled with police.
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Kobe Steelers wins big with special Rugby League One jersey
2025-01-19 18:00:00
Rugby League One's Kobelco Kobe Steelers wore special jerseys to commemorate the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake 30 years on, and won a comfortable 50-22 victory over Urayasu D-Rocks in a match in Kobe.
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Rally calls on government to join treaty ahead of fourth anniversary of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
2025-01-19 17:37:00
To mark nearly four years since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into force, a rally was held in Nagasaki on the 19th, where atomic bomb survivors and citizens gathered to call on the Japanese government to join the treaty.
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Saitama Kitamoto apartment burned down, two bodies found, residents in their 60s
2025-01-19 17:04:00
On the night of the 18th, an apartment building in Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture, burned down, and two bodies were found in the ruins. Police believe the bodies may be residents in their 60s who have been unable to be contacted, and are currently working to confirm their identities.
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Former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Member Passes Away; Member of the 100 Articles Committee
2025-01-19 16:10:00
It has been learned that Hideaki Takeuchi, a former member of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly who served as a member of the 100-Article Committee investigating the accusations against Hyogo Governor Saito of power harassment, passed away on the 18th.
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Prime Minister Ishiba to Trump: "We will proactively make our case"; meeting date currently being arranged
2025-01-19 13:34:00
Prime Minister Ishiba said on NHK's "Sunday Debate" that he is currently coordinating a date for a meeting with U.S. President-elect Trump, and indicated his intention to proactively advocate for the realization of Japan's national interests on issues such as security and the economy.
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"Trump eager to visit China within 100 days of inauguration" US media
2025-01-19 13:33:00
US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a desire to visit China within 100 days of taking office on the 20th of this month in order to deepen ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US media reported.
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Foreign Minister Iwasaki leaves to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony; Japan-U.S. foreign ministers' meeting also being arranged
2025-01-19 12:25:00
Foreign Minister Iwaki left for Washington on the morning of the 19th to attend the inauguration ceremony of the next US President Trump. He is also arranging a Japan-US foreign ministers' meeting with Rubio, who will be the Secretary of State, and hopes to quickly confirm the policy of maintaining and strengthening the Japan-US alliance with the new administration.
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Fire continues to spread on Mount Daizokyoji, which straddles Kofu and Fuefuki in Yamanashi
2025-01-19 12:22:00
A fire broke out on the 18th in a mountain straddling the cities of Kofu and Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, and is still burning about a day later, with firefighters working to extinguish the blaze from the ground and the air.
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Prime Minister Ishiba: "I would like to carefully reach an agreement while also gaining the support of the opposition parties."
2025-01-19 12:19:00
Ahead of the convening of the regular Diet session on the 24th of this week, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to carefully seek consensus on running the government with a minority ruling party, while also gaining the support of the opposition parties, on NHK's "Sunday Debate." Meanwhile, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda indicated his intention to examine the contents of the new fiscal year budget proposal and then seek revisions.
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TikTok to temporarily suspend app operations in the US
2025-01-19 11:56:00
TikTok, which operates the video-sharing app, has notified users that it will temporarily suspend operation of the app in the United States in response to a law that effectively bans the app coming into effect in the United States on the 19th. Trump, who will take office as president on the 20th, is reportedly considering an executive order to temporarily suspend such bans, and the future of the app will be left to the discretion of the next administration.
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Second day of the Common University Entrance Examination begins; no reports of problems affecting the exam
2025-01-19 11:46:00
The second day of the Common University Entrance Examination, for which over 490,000 people are applying, is being held on the 19th. This is the first test to comply with the new curriculum guidelines, and a test on the new subject "Information" will also be held in the afternoon.
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Trump emphasizes immediate implementation of policies to combat illegal immigration after taking office
2025-01-19 11:23:00
Ahead of his inauguration on the 20th of this month, US President-elect Donald Trump gave interviews to American media and emphasized his intention to immediately implement the policies he advocated during the election campaign, including measures to combat illegal immigration, after taking office.
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Trump: "A 90-day extension to the effective TikTok ban is appropriate"
2025-01-19 09:57:00
As the US moves to impose a law that would essentially ban the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, President-elect Trump told US media that "a 90-day extension is the most likely," making clear that he is considering a de facto postponement of the ban.
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Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station opens as the closest station to the Osaka-Kansai Expo site
2025-01-19 08:32:00
Osaka Metro's Yumeshima Station, the closest station to the site of the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2020, which opens in April this year, opened on the 19th.
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South Korea President Yoon arrested, first arrest of sitting president - South Korean media
2025-01-19 06:56:00
Regarding South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, who declared "emergency martial law," the Joint Investigation Headquarters obtained an arrest warrant for the president on suspicion of masterminding a civil war in the early hours of the 19th, and South Korean media reported that the president had been arrested. This is the first time that a sitting president has been arrested in South Korea.
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Fathers also suffer from "postpartum depression" - National research team creates support manual
2025-01-19 06:48:00
While more men are gradually taking part in child-rearing, some fathers struggle to balance work and child-rearing and suffer from postpartum depression. In response, a national research team has created a manual for local government employees outlining specific support methods for fathers.
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Israel and Hamas to enter six-week ceasefire period starting today at 3:30 p.m.
2025-01-19 06:46:00
Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas, who have been fighting in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, will enter a six-week ceasefire period from 8:30 a.m. on the 19th (3:30 p.m. Japan time on the 19th). Hamas is to release 33 hostages during this period, and the main focus is on whether the ceasefire will be steadily implemented.
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Massive protests in Washington ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration
2025-01-19 06:38:00
Ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the 20th of this month, large-scale demonstrations by people opposed to Trump were held in the capital Washington, calling for respect for the rights of women, immigrants, sexual minorities, and others.
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The National Men's Ekiden Race will start today at 12:30pm in front of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
2025-01-19 05:21:00
The National Men's Ekiden will be held on the 19th in winter in Hiroshima, where runners from junior high school students to working adults will pass the sash to each other in a prefectural competition.
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Second day of the Common University Entrance Examination: New subject "Information" exam held
2025-01-19 05:04:00
The "Common Test for University Admissions," for which over 490,000 people have applied, will hold tests on the second day, the 19th, in science, mathematics, and the new subject of information.
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