2025-05-01 19:03:00
On the 30th, a partially skeletal body was found in a bag found in a house in Kawasaki City. According to investigators, a woman in her 20s living in Kawasaki City has been missing since December of last year, and the house where the body was found is related to her former boyfriend. Police are working to confirm the identity and are investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-01 18:36:00
The Imperial Household Agency has dismissed an employee in his 20s who works in the Imperial Family's aides' department for disciplinary reasons, alleging that he stole 3.6 million yen from the "Imperial Household Expenses" that are meant for the family's living expenses.
2025-05-01 17:59:00
The election for the party leader was announced on the 1st, with three candidates running. A new leader will be elected at an extraordinary party convention to be held on the 9th of this month.
2025-05-01 17:34:00
An information session was held on the 1st for people planning to run in the by-election for the Yonago City constituency of the Tottori Prefectural Assembly, which will be held on the 25th of this month, and the Prefectural Election Commission explained that, as a measure against so-called "two-horsepower elections," from this election onwards, candidates will be required to submit an oath stating that they "aim to win their own election."
2025-05-01 17:10:00
Regarding the large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, where one man's whereabouts are unknown, Saitama Governor Ohno revealed on the morning of the 1st that during an investigation inside a sewer pipe by firefighters, "a figure that appeared to be a person was confirmed in the driver's seat of a truck that was found."
2025-05-01 16:57:00
A road safety event was held in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, encouraging people to wear helmets when riding bicycles without worrying about ruining their hairstyle.
2025-05-01 16:41:00
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who is acting for the impeached former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, announced his resignation in a speech to the nation on the evening of the 1st.
2025-05-01 16:03:00
On the 1st, South Korea's Supreme Court overturned the second-instance acquittal of Lee Jae-myung, former leader of South Korea's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, who was charged with violating the Public Offices Election Act in connection with the last presidential election three years ago, and ordered a retrial at the High Court.
2025-05-01 16:00:00
While tourist destinations around the country are bustling during the Golden Week holidays, an NHK survey has revealed that about one-third of accommodation facilities in the Oku-Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture have not yet resumed operations due to the effects of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred one year and four months ago. In addition to rebuilding the facilities, how to attract guests in the future is an important issue.
2025-05-01 15:05:00
In a case where a former manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank was indicted without being placed on trial for insider trading based on undisclosed information, the trust bank and its parent company decided on the 1st to take disciplinary action against executives in order to clarify responsibility.
2025-05-01 14:49:00
Regarding the review of the "High-Cost Medical Care System," which aims to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses for patients who incur high medical expenses, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to establish a new expert committee to consider the specific form of the system.
2025-05-01 14:33:00
The American electric car maker Tesla's board of directors has begun searching for a successor to CEO Elon Musk, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The move comes as Musk has been focusing on his work in the White House and the company's performance has been deteriorating.
2025-05-01 14:16:00
According to police and firefighters, seven children were hit by a car and injured in Senbonnaka, Nishinari Ward, Osaka, at around 1:30 p.m. on the 25th.
2025-05-01 13:04:00
Families of victims abducted by North Korea visited the United States and met with senior officials of the Trump administration and members of both houses of Congress. Megumi Yokota's younger brother, Takuya, expressed his anger toward North Korea and asked for help in ensuring his 89-year-old mother is reunited with Megumi as soon as possible.
2025-05-01 13:03:00
U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting with CEOs of major companies planning to invest in the United States, including SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, and emphasized that these plans were his own achievement.
2025-05-01 12:13:00
On May 1st, ahead of a memorial service for victims of Minamata disease in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Environment Minister Asao held a meeting with men from a victims' group whose microphones were cut off in the middle of a speech during a meeting with the then Environment Minister a year ago.
2025-05-01 12:06:00
At its Monetary Policy Meeting, which was held until May 1st, the Bank of Japan decided to maintain its current policy. It will keep the policy interest rate unchanged and encourage short-term market interest rates to remain at around 0.5%. With the future uncertain after the Trump administration in the United States implemented tariffs, it appears that the Bank of Japan has decided that it is necessary to carefully assess the impact on the economy and prices. Governor Ueda is scheduled to hold a press conference later this month to explain the background to this decision and the future direction of policy.
2025-05-01 11:58:00
As airlines around the world move forward with the introduction of recycled aviation fuel known as "SAF," the supply of domestically produced fuel made from used cooking oil began on May 1.
2025-05-01 11:36:00
May 1st is May Day. The labor organization Zenroren held a May Day convention in Tokyo, and adopted a declaration aiming for large wage increases that exceed the rate of price increases.
2025-05-01 11:22:00
At the preparatory committee for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the representative of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) and the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called for the realization of a world without nuclear weapons.
2025-05-01 11:08:00
The remains of the Ainu people, which have been kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland for over 100 years, will be returned to Japan, and a ceremony to hand over the remains was held locally.
2025-05-01 10:53:00
As tensions between India and Pakistan rise over the terrorist attacks in the disputed Kashmir region, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio held successive telephone conversations with both countries and urged both sides to work toward easing tensions.
2025-05-01 07:59:00
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers played in a game against the Marlins on April 30th, hitting a three-base hit and successfully stealing his ninth base of the season, contributing to his team's fifth consecutive win.
2025-05-01 07:40:00
On April 30, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Svyridenko announced on his social media that the United States and Ukraine had signed an agreement regarding mineral resource rights.
2025-05-01 07:31:00
In the semi-finals of the ACL Elite (Asia Champions League Elite), which determines the number one soccer club in Asia, Kawasaki Frontale defeated Saudi Arabia's powerhouse Al-Nassr 3-2 to advance to the final for the first time.
2025-05-01 07:00:00
On April 30th on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than $700 at one point, following the announcement that U.S. GDP (gross domestic product) growth for the January-March period of this year had turned negative.
2025-05-01 06:44:00
In the case of a large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, where one man is still missing, firefighters and police officers entered the sewer pipe where the man is believed to be trapped for the first time on the morning of May 1st to check the situation. If there is no risk of secondary disasters, the search for the man will begin in earnest more than three months after the incident.
2025-05-01 06:22:00
It has been a month since a hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward began operating a so-called "baby post" where babies whose parents cannot raise them can be left anonymously, but interviews with the hospital have revealed for the first time that newborn babies have been left there so far.
2025-05-01 04:32:00
Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmykhali said that an agreement document regarding mineral resource rights, which has been under discussion with the United States, could be signed in the near future, adding, "I hope within 24 hours."
