2025-04-19 22:38:00
Just after noon on the 19th, a female high school student who was on a club trip to Mount Mitake in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, fell while descending the mountain and was taken to the hospital, but remains in a coma and in critical condition.
2025-04-19 21:32:00
In the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's parliament, a total of 50 lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties are facing an unprecedented recall, or dismissal, due to the conflict between the ruling and opposition parties. President Lai Ching-te has called for cooperation on dealing with China, but there is no sign of the conflict calming down.
2025-04-19 21:03:00
On the 19th, the final day of the World Team Trophy figure skating team competition, the second half of the pairs free skating event was held, and the “Rikuryu” pair of Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi, who won the gold medal at the World Championships, followed up their success in the first half with a personal best score to take first place.
2025-04-19 19:32:00
The Hikiyama Festival, which marks the arrival of spring in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, began on the 19th, with large floats parading through the town for the first time in two years.
2025-04-19 19:22:00
Regarding the U.S. tariff measures, Prime Minister Ishiba met again with Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa, who was involved in the negotiations, and others, to conduct a detailed analysis of the U.S. demands. The Prime Minister and the Prime Minister confirmed that they will continue to make preparations for the next round of negotiations in order to find areas where both sides can come to a compromise.
2025-04-19 19:20:00
On the 19th, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel became the first foreign vessel to call at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base, which has been undergoing expansion with the assistance of China. As China strengthens its maritime expansion, Japan is also believed to be aiming to strengthen cooperation with Cambodia.
2025-04-19 19:18:00
A spokesman for the Russian presidential office described talks with the Trump administration over a ceasefire as "quite complicated," suggesting that the talks are making little headway.
2025-04-19 18:36:00
The women's final was held at the All-Japan Gymnastics Championships, which also serves as the qualifying tournament for the World Championships, and 17-year-old Rina Kishi won her first title.
2025-04-19 18:23:00
Around noon on the 19th, a fire broke out on the fourth floor of a 14-story prefectural housing complex in Izumiotsu City, Osaka, and smoke rose to the upper floors. According to the fire department, one person was seriously injured, and the police and fire department are investigating whether anyone was unable to escape.
2025-04-19 18:19:00
Regarding measures to combat high prices, former LDP election campaign chief Junichiro Koizumi expressed the view that it is necessary to come up with measures to alleviate the burden, including cash payments and tax cuts, for people who are struggling to make ends meet and are unable to benefit from wage increases.
2025-04-19 18:18:00
Regarding the reduction in the consumption tax rate, which is a contentious issue within the party, Noda indicated that he would like to make a decision before the long holiday, taking into account discussions on whether to reflect it in the party's campaign pledges for the House of Councillors election in the summer.
2025-04-19 18:14:00
A half marathon event was held in Beijing, the capital of China, in which a bipedal humanoid robot ran alongside human runners. According to the organizers, this was the world's first marathon event in which a humanoid robot ran, showcasing the robotics technology that the country is working to develop.
2025-04-19 17:36:00
"Public comments" are a method of soliciting opinions from the public in the process of national policy decision-making. While there are usually only a few to a few dozen comments, there have been a series of unusual incidents in recent times where a single policy has received over 10,000 comments. The government has analyzed that a small number of individuals are behind the large number of posts, and has expressed strong concern that this could impede administrative work and undermine the system itself. Who is posting so many comments, and why? Our reporting team was able to speak to several people who had repeatedly called for comments on social media. Here's what they had to say.
2025-04-19 16:59:00
Prime Minister Ishiba indicated his intention to set up a new relevant ministerial meeting next week to consider concrete measures to enhance employment support, particularly for those in the so-called "employment ice age" generation.
2025-04-19 15:05:00
Hitomi Soga, who was abducted by North Korea and later returned to Japan, launched a signature campaign in her hometown of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, calling on the government to "hold a Japan-North Korea summit meeting as soon as possible so that all abduction victims can return to their hometowns."
2025-04-19 15:01:00
On the morning of the 19th, a truck crashed into a passenger car on the Metropolitan Expressway in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, causing a total of three accidents, resulting in the death of a two-year-old boy who was in the car that was rear-ended. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the scene was congested at the time, and they are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident by questioning the truck driver.
2025-04-19 14:16:00
Tatsuya Shinhama, who is expected to win a medal in the men's 500m speed skating event at next year's Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics, was hit by a car this month while training on his road bike and suffered serious injuries, including a broken facial bone. Speaking to reporters from his hospital room, Shinhama said, "I will overcome the ordeal."
2025-04-19 12:51:00
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto started against the Rangers in Major League Baseball and pitched a powerful seven innings without allowing a run, striking out 10 batters, tying his career high, to earn his third win of the season.
2025-04-19 12:50:00
Regarding the man who the US Supreme Court pointed out as being wrongly deported by the Trump administration as part of its measures against illegal immigration, President Trump reiterated that the action was justified. Meanwhile, the opposition Democratic Party has stepped up its criticism of the Trump administration, saying that the man should be allowed back to the US in accordance with the Supreme Court's decision, and the exchange of words continues.
2025-04-19 08:02:00
Following an accident in Hino City, Tokyo last year in which a man was killed when a ginkgo tree branch fell on him, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted an investigation into the occurrence of similar accidents in parks and on roads, finding that over 1,700 such incidents had occurred nationwide in the approximately three and a half years up to November last year.
2025-04-19 07:57:00
Astronaut Takuya Onishi, who began a long-term stay in space last month, became the third Japanese to serve as commander of the International Space Station. He expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to do my best to live up to the expectations placed on Japan."
2025-04-19 07:48:00
On the 19th, a high pressure system will cover a wide area of the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, causing temperatures to rise in various places, with the maximum temperature in Kumagaya City and Kofu City in Saitama Prefecture expected to reach 30 degrees, a midsummer day. Please be careful of heatstroke as your body is not used to the heat at this time of year.
2025-04-19 07:45:00
On the 18th, the Major League Baseball Dodgers announced that Shohei Ohtani will be on the "paternity list" in preparation for his wife Mamiko's birth, and will miss that day's game. Ohtani revealed that Mamiko was pregnant in December last year when he posted on his social media account "I can't wait for our little rookie to join our family" along with photos of children's clothes.
2025-04-19 07:41:00
A senior Trump administration official said on the 18th that the administration is considering dismissing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who is in fierce conflict with U.S. President Trump over monetary policy, midway through his term.
2025-04-19 05:46:00
Ahead of the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo this month, it has been discovered that a police officer from the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters temporarily lost internal documents related to security at the expo. The Osaka Prefectural Police have stated that they will "strive to prevent a recurrence," and the National Police Agency has instructed police forces across the country to thoroughly manage security-related documents.
2025-04-19 05:32:00
On the 19th, it will be six years since an elderly driver's car went out of control in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, killing a mother and her young child. The victim's family members are saying, "Traffic accidents make no one happy."
2025-04-19 05:26:00
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose new fees on Chinese-flagged or Chinese-built ships when they call at ports in the U.S. As trade friction between the U.S. and China intensifies, the conflict is expected to intensify.
2025-04-19 05:21:00
In the Japan-U.S. negotiations over U.S. tariff measures, the government expects that the expansion of imports of automobiles and agricultural products will come up in the discussions in the future, due to President Trump's assertions, and intends to respond in a way that does not damage the national interest.
2025-04-19 05:15:00
Regarding ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned the possibility of stopping his role as mediator if either side makes it difficult to achieve a ceasefire, but added that he "hopes it will not be necessary," indicating his intention to continue seeking a ceasefire.
2025-04-19 03:15:00
When asked on an LDP internet program when he learned of President Trump's intention to attend, Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa said, "I found out through a social media message while on the plane that the president would be attending in person. I was surprised and was like, 'Huh?'"
