2025-05-03 20:13:00
The Australian general election closed its polls in all regions by 7:00 pm on the 3rd (Japan time), and vote counting has begun. The focus is on whether the ruling Labor Party, which is leading in the early opinion polls, can maintain power.
2025-05-03 20:09:00
On the 2nd, a 35-year-old male caregiver was arrested for assaulting and injuring an 87-year-old resident at a nursing home in Saga City. The resident was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was taken, and the police have changed the charge from assault to injury resulting in death and are currently investigating.
2025-05-03 19:33:00
May 3rd is Constitution Memorial Day. A rally calling for constitutional reform was held in Tokyo, where Prime Minister Ishiba, who is also the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, stated in a video message that of the four items in the party's proposed amendments, he would prioritize "emergency response" and "clarifying the existence of the Self-Defense Forces." In addition, at a rally held by a civic group that advocates for the constitution, leaders of the four opposition parties attended and argued that the constitutional amendment to create an emergency clause, as advocated by the Liberal Democratic Party and others, should not be approved.
2025-05-03 19:03:00
Police have decided to arrest a 29-year-old Japanese man who was detained by Thai authorities on suspicion of involvement in a Myanmar-based specialized fraud scheme as early as next week on suspicion of abducting a high school student from Miyagi Prefecture from Thailand to Myanmar, according to interviews with investigators.
2025-05-03 18:59:00
In South Korea, there are now three days and one month until the presidential election following the impeachment of former President Yoon Seok-yeol. In preparation for the South Korean presidential election on June 3, the ruling People Power Party has selected former Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo as its official candidate. Attention is focused on whether they will unify their candidates with the former prime minister, who has announced his candidacy as an independent.
2025-05-03 18:40:00
At a tournament in Shizuoka Prefecture, 18-year-old Akira Ochiai and 17-year-old Rin Kubo, who hold the Japanese records in the 800 meters, each recorded the second-best time in history after their Japanese records.
2025-05-03 17:44:00
According to multiple sources, on the afternoon of the 3rd, a China Coast Guard helicopter briefly entered Japanese airspace around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled to respond, and the helicopter has already left the airspace. This is the fourth time that a Chinese aircraft has been confirmed to have violated Japanese airspace, and the third time around the Senkaku Islands. The Ministry of Defense is analyzing the purpose of the flight and is continuing to be vigilant and monitor the situation.
2025-05-03 16:31:00
On the morning of the 3rd, two large motorcycles on a touring trip collided on the Chugoku Expressway in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, killing a man driving one of the motorcycles and injuring a man driving the other motorcycle.
2025-05-03 16:27:00
Ahead of Children's Day on the 5th, an event was held in Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture, known as a carp streamer production area, to raise a giant 100-meter-long carp streamer.
2025-05-03 15:49:00
In preparation for the Deaflympics, an international sports tournament for the hearing impaired, being held in Japan for the first time this November, deaf badminton players holding a training camp in Fuchu, Tokyo, interacted with local junior high school students through playing games.
2025-05-03 14:07:00
The beach in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Kansai region, opened for the season in what was billed as the "earliest season in Honshu," with tourists and others enjoying an early swim.
2025-05-03 13:08:00
In Australia, the general election took place on the 3rd, and the focus is on whether the ruling Labor Party, which is leading in the approval ratings, can maintain power. In Sydney, the largest city, voting began at 7:00 a.m. Japan time, and many voters cast their votes.
2025-05-03 13:04:00
Former Prime Minister Kishida of the Liberal Democratic Party departed Narita Airport on the morning of the 3rd to exchange views with the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia regarding a plan to work with Southeast Asian countries and others to achieve both decarbonization and economic growth.
2025-05-03 13:01:00
The Trump administration in the United States implemented measures to impose an additional 25% tariff on imported engines and other major auto parts at a little after 1:00 pm on the 3rd, Japan time. Measures will be taken to reduce the burden of the tariffs on manufacturers that produce automobiles in the United States. Exports of auto parts from Japan to the United States are the second largest after automobiles, and there are concerns about the impact that the additional tariffs will have on the management of Japanese parts manufacturers.
2025-05-03 12:41:00
In a case where a 28-year-old suspect from Tokyo was arrested for hitting seven elementary school children with his car in Nishinari Ward, Osaka, and causing serious and minor injuries, it was learned from an interview with an investigator that the car was not slowing down and drove close to the children who were standing on the side of the road, and hit them in a corner. The police believe that the impact of the intentional collision without slowing down was large, and are investigating the circumstances at the time.
2025-05-03 12:05:00
Princess Aiko, the eldest daughter of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, attended the opening ceremony of an international conference on disaster medicine and gave her first speech at a ceremony in front of researchers from around the world.
2025-05-03 12:02:00
As the Golden Week holidays enter the latter half of the month, congestion is expected to peak on the 3rd as people head to tourist spots or their hometowns. Many Shinkansen trains heading south are fully booked, and traffic jams on the outbound lanes of the expressway are over 30 kilometers long.
2025-05-03 12:01:00
In a special NHK program celebrating Constitution Day, leaders of the ruling and opposition parties responsible for electoral system reform exchanged opinions on how social media should be used in elections and whether it should be regulated.
2025-05-03 11:35:00
A fire broke out at a hotel in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, in the early hours of the 3rd. Approximately 140 guests were evacuated to another hotel and no one was injured.
2025-05-03 11:19:00
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to cut off federal funding from public radio broadcasters NPR and PBS, citing biased reporting.
2025-05-03 10:46:00
Treasury Secretary Bessent and others issued a statement regarding the second round of Japan-U.S. negotiations following the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration, welcoming Japan's prompt and active engagement while emphasizing that the U.S. side has raised concerns about Japan's tariffs, non-tariff barriers, and other trade concerns.
2025-05-03 08:13:00
In local elections in the UK, the right-wing populist party "Reform UK," which advocates strengthening immigration measures, made great strides. Local media reports that this could be a turning point for the two-party system, as it has become a receptacle for a wide range of people who are dissatisfied with the ruling Labour Party and the largest opposition Conservative Party.
2025-05-03 07:57:00
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitcher for the Dodgers in Major League Baseball, was selected as the National League pitcher's monthly MVP (best player) for March and April. Yamamoto has won three games since the start of the season and has the highest ERA of both leagues at 1.06, making this his first time being selected as the monthly MVP.
2025-05-03 07:22:00
The Trump administration has unveiled the outline of its budget message, which will show Congress the president's thinking on the budget for the new fiscal year starting in October. It will cut policy-related spending by 22% from the previous fiscal year, while increasing defense spending by 13%, in light of China's expanding influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
2025-05-03 07:13:00
In the case where a partially skeletal body was found in a house in Kawasaki City, a woman who was dating the resident of the house called the nearest police station, and some of the calls made her complain about being stalked, according to an interview with an investigator. The woman has since gone missing, and the police are currently investigating how they responded to the incident.
2025-05-03 07:04:00
US President Trump has announced that he will revoke tax benefits from Harvard University, which has refused to comply with his administration's demands for stronger student enforcement. The Trump administration has already frozen some of Harvard's grant funding, further increasing pressure on the university.
2025-05-03 06:48:00
Irish authorities have announced that they will impose a fine of approximately 87 billion yen on the local operator of the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, claiming that the app has violated EU regulations by transferring users' personal data to China.
2025-05-03 06:27:00
On the 2nd, a blade fell from a wind turbine at a seaside park in Akita City, killing a man who had collapsed nearby. No abnormalities were found in the turbine during a routine inspection in March of this year, and police are currently investigating the cause of the fall and whether it is related to the man's death.
2025-05-03 05:20:00
The second round of Japan-US negotiations following the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration has been agreed to proceed with coordination to hold the next ministerial negotiations after the middle of this month. Prime Minister Ishiba will receive a detailed report from Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Akazawa, who will return to Japan on the 3rd, and will work out a strategy for future negotiations.
2025-05-03 05:01:00
On the 3rd, Constitution Memorial Day, the Constitution of Japan marked its 78th year since its enactment. In April, opinions were exchanged in the Diet on how the spread of false information through social media could affect the national referendum on constitutional reform, becoming a new point of contention.
2025-05-03 04:51:00
The right-wing party "Alternative for Germany", which has been gaining support in Germany for its exclusionary policies towards immigrants and refugees, has been designated a far-right group by the government's intelligence agency. In response, some major political parties have expressed the opinion that the party should be banned, raising concerns that the division within the country will deepen further.
