2025-04-12 22:53:00
The 10,000m Japan Championships, which also served as the selection for the World Championships in Athletics, was held, and 24-year-old Rinka Hironaka won her fourth title in two years in the women's category. However, she was unable to break through the World Championships participation standard, and was not selected as a representative for this tournament.
2025-04-12 20:49:00
On the evening of the 12th, Prince and Princess Akishino attended a reception celebrating the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo at a hotel in Osaka.
2025-04-12 19:19:00
It has been discovered that a teacher in his 30s working at a junior high school in Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture, pushed a student against the wall in a hallway because the student did not follow his instructions, causing the student to fall and suffer a serious injury, including a broken skull. The city's Board of Education has determined that this was corporal punishment and will consider taking disciplinary action against the teacher.
2025-04-12 18:59:00
Ahead of high-level talks between the United States and Iran over Iran's nuclear program, representatives from both sides have arrived in Oman, where the talks will take place. Attention is focused on whether the two hostile countries can come to an agreement and find a way to improve relations.
2025-04-12 18:06:00
The Tokyo Big Six University Baseball League's spring league, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, kicked off at Jingu Stadium on the 12th.
2025-04-12 17:59:00
A six-week ceasefire was realized between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas in mid-January this year, but Israel resumed attacks on the Gaza Strip on the 18th of last month due to a deadlock in talks to extend the ceasefire. Since then, public opinion in Israel has been growing that calls for a ceasefire, with the resumption of attacks endangering the lives of hostages.
2025-04-12 17:45:00
The United Nations has announced that an estimated 400,000 people have been forced to flee the Gaza Strip since the Israeli military resumed attacks in the middle of last month, and the humanitarian situation is worsening as the delivery of aid supplies remains suspended.
2025-04-12 17:31:00
To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, a ceremony was held at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Hawaii, USA, with representatives from both Japan and the United States in attendance to pass on to future generations the historical truth of the attacks by Japanese kamikaze planes.
2025-04-12 17:13:00
"150 cm, 30 kg..." "Lose 7 kg in 10 days..." Social media is flooded with videos emphasizing slim waists and legs. Aspiring to look like those in videos, many people become obsessed with extreme dieting, resulting in a number of eating disorders, also known as anorexia.
2025-04-12 15:29:00
The U.S. military announced that it had fired the commander of the U.S. Space Command base in the Danish territory of Greenland. U.S. media reported that the commander had sent emails to base staff expressing disagreement with remarks made by Vice President Vance during his visit to Greenland last month.
2025-04-12 15:20:00
A 22-year-old man from Saitama Prefecture was arrested by police for allegedly sending acquaintances to work at a base for illegal part-time work in Cambodia. He has denied the charges.
2025-04-12 14:34:00
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto started in the Major League Baseball game against the Cubs on the 11th, throwing a season-high 103 pitches and pitching six scoreless innings to earn his second win.
2025-04-12 12:56:00
On the 10th, lightning struck the grounds of a school in Nara City, leaving two junior high school students unconscious during club activities. The school is scheduled to hold a press conference at 1:00 pm on the 12th. We will be live streaming the press conference.
2025-04-12 12:22:00
Early on the morning of the 12th, an elderly woman was found collapsed on the street in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, and later died. Car parts were found at the scene, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the case as a hit-and-run.
2025-04-12 11:55:00
In response to the additional tariffs of 145% imposed by the Trump administration in the United States, the Chinese government will impose additional tariffs of 125% on imports from the United States starting from the 12th. A White House spokesman indicated that President Trump is open to a deal with China, but the outcome of the conflict between the United States and China remains unclear.
2025-04-12 11:50:00
The White House has revealed that the high-level talks between the two countries regarding Iran's nuclear development scheduled for the 12th will be direct talks. This is believed to be the first since the first term of the Trump administration withdrew from the nuclear agreement, but the Iranian side has said that it will be an indirect talk, so attention is focused on how the talks will be conducted.
2025-04-12 11:07:00
Following on from last week, stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange fluctuated wildly this week due to the Trump administration's moves regarding mutual tariffs and other issues.
2025-04-12 10:41:00
As the Trump administration in the United States has tightened registration requirements for foreigners, local Japanese embassies are urging Japanese residents to always carry their registration certificates issued by the U.S. government.
2025-04-12 10:11:00
According to police, a station staff member at JR Kyoto Station reported a suspicious object on platforms 4 and 5 just before 7:00 a.m. on the 12th, and passengers are currently being evacuated outside the ticket gates to investigate.
2025-04-12 10:04:00
A research group including Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine announced that they found new sensory cells in the throats of mice that react to cigarette smoke and bitterness and cause coughing and swallowing. The group believes that this could lead to treatment for chronic coughs, and plans to investigate whether similar sensory cells exist in humans in the future.
2025-04-12 07:31:00
On the 10th, a woman's body was found in an apartment in Tokushima City, and after detailed investigation by the police, it was determined that she had died from a stab wound to the back. The police have begun an investigation into the case as a murder.
2025-04-12 07:17:00
A White House spokesman said the meeting between Special Envoy Vitkov and President Putin, who is currently visiting Russia, was "a new step in the negotiating process toward a ceasefire and an eventual peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine," expressing hope for progress in the talks.
2025-04-12 06:42:00
Amid concerns that social media posts encouraging excessive dieting may have an impact on eating disorders, such as anorexia, LINE Yahoo has begun to strengthen its crackdown measures, such as deleting posts that encourage eating disorders from its Open Chat feature, where users can chat anonymously.
2025-04-12 06:18:00
Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa is scheduled to attend the first Japan-U.S. negotiations next week regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration. While calling for a review of the measures, he plans to carefully identify areas of negotiation that could lead to compromise, taking into account the U.S.'s trade-related claims.
2025-04-12 06:07:00
It has been revealed for the first time that the number of cases in which infants under the age of five choked on food or other substances and were rushed to the hospital exceeded 5,000 in the five years up to last year within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Fire Department. In particular, infants between 7 and 11 months of age are at highest risk, and the fire department and other organizations are calling for caution.
2025-04-12 05:59:00
On the 11th, concerns over trade friction between the United States and China eased somewhat on the New York stock market, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by more than $800 at one point.
2025-04-12 05:24:00
As the United States and China continue to trade tit-for-tat tariffs, a White House spokesman stressed that China should not retaliate, and expressed the view that President Trump is open to making a deal with China.
2025-04-12 05:22:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which will open on the 13th with the theme of "Designing a Future Society Where Life Shines," will have its opening ceremony on the 12th with the attendance of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, Prime Minister Ishiba, and others.
2025-04-12 05:11:00
In response to rising prices and the US tariff measures, voices are being raised within the LDP calling for a temporary reduction in the consumption tax rate, limited to food items, while others are cautious from the perspective of fiscal discipline, and the pros and cons of this are being debated. Voices are also being raised from the opposition party calling for a reduction, and this is expected to become a major point of contention.
