2025-03-31 21:29:00
The third-party committee's report also acknowledged cases of harassment by executives, including BS Fuji news program anchor Osamu Sorimachi, who retired as a director of Fuji Television on March 27.
2025-03-31 20:50:00
H.I.S., a travel agency that has been hit by a series of allegations of fraudulent receipt of employment adjustment subsidies within its group, has announced that it will take disciplinary action against four executives, including reducing the compensation of President Motofumi Yata, in order to clarify management responsibility.
2025-03-31 20:32:00
A "non-binary" person who identifies as neither male nor female requested that her family register listing as "eldest daughter" be amended to a gender-neutral listing. The Kyoto Family Court rejected the request, stating that "biological sex is important in social life, and it is reasonable to publicly prove it by listing one's gender."
2025-03-31 20:30:00
On the 31st, a French court of first instance handed down a guilty verdict to Marine Le Pen, former leader of the far-right French party National Rally, on charges of misappropriating her public secretary's salary for party activities, and decided to suspend her right to run for office for five years.
2025-03-31 19:09:00
Regarding the series of issues surrounding the trouble between Nakai Masahiro and a female announcer at Fuji TV, a third-party committee established by Fuji TV and its parent company released its investigation report on the 31st, stating that the incident was "determined to be sexual violence that occurred as an 'extension of work.'" Following the report from the third-party committee, Fuji TV will hold a press conference at 7:25 pm to announce improvement measures based on the report. *NHK will broadcast both the third-party committee's press conference and Fuji TV's press conference.
2025-03-31 18:50:00
A private research company has found that the number of food items that will be subject to price increases in April will exceed 4,000 for the first time in a year and a half. This year, prices have been increasing at a faster pace than last year due to rising labor and logistics costs, and a surge in price hikes is expected at least through the summer.
2025-03-31 17:33:00
Regarding the major earthquake that occurred in central Myanmar, fake videos that are believed to have been created using generative AI are spreading on social media. When a disaster occurs, fake videos and information with no basis in fact tend to spread easily, so it is important to be careful not to spread them carelessly.
2025-03-31 16:28:00
By the 31st, local governments had recognized that the 13 people who died in Ishikawa Prefecture after the Noto Peninsula earthquake were disaster-related. This brings the total number of disaster-related deaths from the Noto Peninsula earthquake, including those in Niigata and Toyama Prefectures, to 342, and the total number of deaths, including direct deaths, to 570.
2025-03-31 15:21:00
It has been discovered that a harmful substance known as PFAS, an organic fluorine compound, has been detected in high concentrations in wastewater from the Shimousa Air Base of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Chiba Prefecture. As the substance has been detected in succession in areas surrounding the base, the prefecture and other organizations have decided to request the Self-Defense Forces to take measures to prevent leakage.
2025-03-31 15:07:00
A third-party committee set up by Fuji TV and its parent company to examine how the series of problems surrounding Nakai Masahiro's troubles with women were handled will report the results of their investigation to the board of directors of both companies on the 31st. The third-party committee will hold a press conference at 5pm to explain the contents of the report, and the company will also hold a press conference at 7pm to announce improvement measures based on the report. *NHK will broadcast live both the third-party committee's press conference and Fuji TV's press conference.
2025-03-31 12:02:00
A social welfare corporation in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, which has been preparing to set up a so-called "baby post" to anonymously take in children whose parents cannot raise them, held a press conference and announced that it would begin operating in the afternoon of the 31st. This is the second such case in the country as a medical institution, following a hospital in Kumamoto City.
2025-03-31 11:40:00
The Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake is expected to occur in the near future. The damage estimates of the government have been fully revised after more than 10 years since the last time. Due to changes in the calculation method, the tsunami inundation area has expanded, and evacuation delays have also been considered, so in the worst case scenario, the death toll is 298,000, a slight decrease from the previous estimate of over 320,000. However, thanks to the effectiveness of past efforts, the number of casualties will be significantly reduced if efforts for rapid evacuation and earthquake resistance are further advanced. *The height of the tsunami for each region can be seen in the latter half of the article. Meanwhile, the number of "disaster-related deaths" due to illness caused by evacuation life etc. has been estimated for the first time, and in the worst case scenario, it is feared that the number could reach 52,000, about 13 times that of the Great East Japan Earthquake, making it urgent to improve the living environment of evacuees (*This is the national estimate and differs from the estimates of each prefecture).
2025-03-31 11:14:00
On the 31st, the ninth day since the forest fire broke out in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga of Imabari City held a press conference at 11:00 a.m. and announced that the fire had been "put out" and there was no longer any risk of it spreading.
2025-03-31 09:16:00
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 31st, the start of the week, concerns over a slowdown in the US economy grew, and sell orders spread immediately after trading began, causing the Nikkei average to temporarily fall by more than 1,300 yen. Investors are concerned that if the reciprocal tariffs and additional tariffs on imported cars announced by US President Trump are implemented, inflation in the US will rise and consumer spending will cool, and sell orders spread across a wide range of stocks, including export-related stocks, immediately after trading began on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2025-03-31 09:02:00
The February index of industrial production, which indicates corporate production activity, was 102.4, up 2.5% from the previous month, with 2020 as the base year. This was the first increase in four months, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry maintained its assessment of corporate production activity as "advancing and retreating."
2025-03-31 07:09:00
Tomoyuki Sugano, a pitcher who transferred from the Giants to the Orioles in major league baseball, made his major league debut as a starting pitcher against the Blue Jays. Sugano left the mound in the fourth inning due to cramps, giving up two runs and becoming the losing pitcher, so he was unable to win his first game in his debut match.
2025-03-31 06:23:00
The third-party committee set up by Fuji Television and its parent company, which has been investigating the series of issues surrounding Nakai Masahiro's troubles with women, will report the results of its investigation to the company on the 31st. The focus will be on how the committee will judge whether the company's response and governance were appropriate.
2025-03-31 06:14:00
Following a series of incidents of foreign objects being found in food served to customers, major beef bowl chain Sukiya will suspend operations at all stores, with the exception of a few, for four days from the morning of the 31st. In addition to carrying out cleaning and hygiene measures, the chain will also work to identify the cause of the contamination.
2025-03-31 06:05:00
The massive earthquake that hit central Myanmar on the 28th of this month has killed approximately 1,700 people in Myanmar, and many people are still believed to be trapped in collapsed buildings. As the 72-hour period after the earthquake approaches, when survival rates are said to drop sharply, rescue efforts are urgently needed in the affected areas.
2025-03-31 05:38:00
In relation to the issue of around 20 construction companies allegedly manipulating orders for large-scale repair work on aging apartment buildings in the Kanto region, the Fair Trade Commission has newly inspected several companies, according to interviews with people involved. It is expected that the commission will analyze documents and other information to clarify the actual state of transactions.
2025-03-31 05:17:00
When children enter elementary school, they start school later than when they were in daycare, which can affect how parents work and give children time to themselves, creating a "morning wall for first graders." It has been learned that the Child and Family Agency plans to soon notify local governments across the country to understand the needs of their communities and take appropriate measures to address this issue.
2025-03-31 05:10:00
The new fiscal year budget bill will be revised again in the House of Councillors on the 31st, the last day of the fiscal year, before being returned to the House of Representatives for enactment. Meanwhile, the ruling and opposition parties have agreed to reach a decision by the 31st on the treatment of corporate and group donations, but discussions are expected to continue beyond April.
