2025-04-04 23:01:00
In response to the Chinese government's announcement that it would impose an additional 34% tariff on all imports from the United States in retaliation for the "reciprocal tariffs" introduced by the Trump administration, President Trump posted on his social media account on the 4th, "China made the wrong move. They panicked."
2025-04-04 22:40:00
Six professional baseball games were played on the 4th, and Seibu, the only team out of the 12 teams without a win, beat SoftBank with pitcher Tatsuya Imai pitching seven innings without allowing a run and striking out 10 batters, earning their first win of the season in just their fifth game since the start of the season.
2025-04-04 22:11:00
Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, is demanding the return of a 20 million yen subsidy it provided to a planning company for the production of a movie set in the city, claiming that the company did not meet certain requirements, such as the screening period. The planning company held a press conference on the 4th and stated that it would not return the money.
2025-04-04 22:09:00
According to investigators, a man armed with a knife barricaded himself in a building in Higashiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, at around 4:30 p.m. on the 4th, and was taken into custody by police officers about four hours later at around 8:30 p.m., and arrested on the spot on suspicion of violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law. It is believed that there were no hostages. Police are currently investigating the circumstances at the time in detail.
2025-04-04 21:55:00
The U.S. employment statistics for March, which will affect the yen exchange rate and stock prices, were released, showing that the number of people employed outside the agricultural sector increased by 228,000 from the previous month, far exceeding market expectations.
2025-04-04 20:58:00
Since the afternoon of the 4th, local governments across the country have been experiencing system problems, such as being unable to renew electronic certificates registered on My Number cards. The national government and other organizations are working to restore the system and are investigating the cause.
2025-04-04 20:44:00
On the 4th, the London foreign exchange market saw an accelerated trend of selling dollars and buying yen, with the yen temporarily rising to the 144 yen range per dollar. This is the highest yen-dollar exchange rate in about six months since October last year. Following the Chinese government's announcement on the 4th that it would impose additional tariffs on all imports from the US in response to the "reciprocal tariffs" imposed by the US Trump administration, there has been a trend towards selling dollars due to concerns over intensifying trade friction between the US and China.
2025-04-04 20:05:00
On the evening of the 4th, a steel beam suddenly fell from a railway viaduct in Kita-ku, Tokyo onto a truck traveling below, injuring the driver. The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-04-04 19:30:00
In response to the Trump administration's imposition of a 34% tariff on Chinese imports as "reciprocal tariffs," the Chinese government announced that it would impose an additional 34% tariff on all imports from the United States starting from the 10th of this month. The Chinese government also took countermeasures against the Trump administration's additional tariff measures in February and last month, further intensifying trade friction between the United States and China.
2025-04-04 19:19:00
As the new fiscal year begins, support for working people raising children has increased. Systems have been reviewed and various mechanisms have been introduced to allow both men and women to work flexibly during the child-rearing period, but there is also a growing movement to support those who support those raising children.
2025-04-04 18:48:00
In the case of the arrest of the president of a Tokyo painting company and four others for the murder of a male co-worker at a railroad crossing in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, and making it look like a suicide, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has decided not to indict the 39-year-old president and a 30-year-old employee, who were in a different location from the crossing at the time, on charges of murder, but instead on charges of injury resulting in death. The two employees who were at the crossing at the time have already been indicted on charges of murder.
2025-04-04 18:33:00
On the 2nd, a woman's body was found covered with a blanket in a wooded area in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture. Police have confirmed that the deceased is a 64-year-old woman living in Gifu Prefecture. Police believe that she was killed by someone and are investigating the case as a case of murder and abandonment of a body.
2025-04-04 18:08:00
In connection with the incident in March in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, in which party leader "Party to Protect the People from NHK" Takashi Tachibana was stabbed and injured, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office on the 4th indicted a 30-year-old male suspect who was arrested on charges of attempted murder and violation of the Swords and Firearms Control Law.
2025-04-04 18:04:00
The president of Narita Airport Corporation visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and reported to Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Nakano on the progress of construction work for the runway extension and construction of a new third runway, and indicated that full-scale construction is expected to begin next month.
2025-04-04 16:01:00
As a result of intensive police crackdowns in six countries and regions around the world on cases of child sexual exploitation, including child pornography, 544 people have been arrested in just over a month. Of these, 111 people were arrested in Japan, including a father who had sexually assaulted his young daughter and shared the video in an online group chat. The National Police Agency will continue to cooperate with overseas investigative agencies in order to strengthen its crackdown.
2025-04-04 15:39:00
On the 28th of last month, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, and the military, which holds real power in Myanmar, has reported that 3,145 people have been killed, 4,589 injured, and 221 people are still missing. At least 15 people were killed in a high-rise building under construction that collapsed in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and more than 70 people are still missing.
2025-04-04 15:10:00
On the 4th, some of the documents related to the sale of state land to the school, which the wife of an employee of the Kinki Finance Bureau who committed suicide after being implicated in the falsification of approval documents related to Moritomo Gakuen, had requested to be disclosed by the Ministry of Finance, were disclosed to her. The documents also include previously undisclosed internal communications at the Ministry of Finance regarding the sale of state land to the school, and the focus is on whether new facts will come to light.
2025-04-04 15:07:00
Following a third-party committee's determination that a former female Fuji Television announcer had been sexually assaulted by Nakai Masahiro and the committee's harsh criticism of the company's management, Kansai Television's President Oota Akira, who was Fuji Television's senior managing director at the time and handled the case, resigned as president on the 4th.
2025-04-04 14:19:00
Amid a growing risk-averse trend in financial markets due to concerns over the tariff policies introduced by the Trump administration, Japanese government bonds were bought in the bond market on the 4th, and the yield on 10-year government bonds, which is a representative indicator of long-term interest rates, temporarily fell to 1.17%.
2025-04-04 14:00:00
Research by Okayama University of Science and others has revealed that the Amami rabbit, which lives on a remote island in Kagoshima Prefecture, takes about five times longer to mature than other rabbits, and grows slowly. The research group believes that the slow rate of growth may be increasing the risk of extinction.
2025-04-04 13:57:00
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People met to discuss measures to lower gasoline prices from June of this year, including subsidies.
2025-04-04 13:36:00
US President Donald Trump has announced that he has fired some of the White House's National Security Council staff. US media reports that the decision was made after a far-right female activist who met with President Trump the day before urged him to fire them.
2025-04-04 12:10:00
The results of a survey asking producers, wholesalers, and others about rice prices and supply and demand have been announced, and the price index for March showed little change from the previous month, with many people continuing to view prices as "high."
2025-04-04 12:02:00
On the morning of the 4th, a highway bus and a truck collided on the Hanshin Expressway in Konohana Ward, Osaka, and according to the fire department, seven people were injured, including the bus driver and six passengers. All of them are conscious, and the police are investigating the details of the accident.
2025-04-04 12:02:00
In response to the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States, the Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting of its task force, where lawmakers called on the government to take all possible measures to protect domestic industries and jobs. Here is a summary of the domestic reaction on the 4th.
2025-04-04 11:51:00
Four days have passed since a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar. The death toll has now exceeded 3,100, but some of the affected areas have been the scene of ongoing fighting since the coup four years ago, and aid is not reaching them adequately, creating dire conditions.
2025-04-04 11:13:00
According to a report received by the Tokyo Fire Department, at around 10 am on the 4th, scaffolding covering the exterior wall at a supermarket demolition site in Matsubara-cho, Akishima City, Tokyo, collapsed, and five people have been injured so far. The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the details. The site is located about 700 meters southeast of JR Haijima Station, in an area lined with buildings and houses.
2025-04-04 11:12:00
Regarding whooping cough, a condition that causes persistent, severe coughing, the Japanese Pediatric Society has stated that resistant bacteria that are not affected by current treatments have been reported in various places, and is calling for infants who have turned two months of age to receive the regular vaccination as soon as possible to prevent infection.
2025-04-04 11:01:00
As talks on extending the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, have stalled, US President Trump has revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the US as early as next week. The two leaders are expected to exchange views on how to break the deadlock.
2025-04-04 10:16:00
On the 4th, the Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange temporarily fell by more than 900 yen. Following the Trump administration's announcement that it would impose "reciprocal tariffs" on approximately 60 countries and regions, including Japan, investors remain wary that the global economy may be hit hard, and following the 3rd, sell orders spread immediately after the start of trading in the Tokyo market, causing almost all stocks to fall.
2025-04-04 10:13:00
Fraud victim numbers are on the rise. The total amount of damage caused by special frauds and investment frauds that exploit social media reached nearly 200 billion yen last year, more than double the amount from the previous year. One method that is rapidly increasing in particular is where fraudsters appear on video calls pretending to be police officers or other investigators. AI and other technologies that synthesize the faces of other people are also being misused, raising concerns that the damage will increase.
2025-04-04 09:25:00
The Department of Defense's inspector general's office has announced that it will launch an investigation into whether Secretary of Defense Hegseth and other key members of the Trump administration used a private messaging app to exchange detailed information about military operations and whether the app was used appropriately.
2025-04-04 08:44:00
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced in February that the amount spent on consumption by households with two or more people was down 0.5% compared to the same month last year, excluding price fluctuations. This is the first decrease in three months, and the average household consumption was 290,511 yen.
2025-04-04 08:29:00
US President Trump has indicated that Elon Musk, the businessman who heads DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), may leave the administration within the next few months. President Trump has indicated that Musk needs to return to the business world at some point. In addition, some media outlets have reported that Musk will leave the administration within the next few weeks, raising interest in Musk's future.
2025-04-04 07:05:00
Regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States, the government plans to persistently explain that large amounts of investment from Japan are contributing to the American economy and urge them to reconsider them. The government will also endeavor to grasp the impact on the country and consider further support measures if necessary.
2025-04-04 06:37:00
The Constitutional Court, which has been deliberating whether the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol, who declared "emergency martial law" in South Korea, is appropriate, will hand down its decision on the 4th. With the turmoil in South Korean society continuing since the declaration of "emergency martial law," the Constitutional Court's decision will be closely watched.
2025-04-04 06:08:00
Regarding the tariff measures announced by U.S. President Trump on the 2nd, Commerce Secretary Lutnick stated in an interview with U.S. media on the 3rd that there is no possibility of them being reversed, but he also noted that there is room for negotiation only if trading partners completely correct their tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
2025-04-04 06:05:00
The epidemic of infectious gastroenteritis, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, continues, with the number of patients reported by medical institutions nationwide in the week ending March 23rd being the highest for this time of year in the past 10 years for the seventh consecutive week. One of the causes is norovirus, and it has been found that two different types of the virus are circulating this season, which experts believe may be the reason why the number of patients continues to be high.
