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Political News(2013/04/04)


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The Chichibu city council resolved to survive Seibuchichibusen

2013-04-04 23:28:00
For that Seibu Holdings, has been proposed to abolish the Seibuchichibusen from investment funds in the United States of the largest shareholder, the City Council of Chichibu, Saitama was a resolution will urge the continuation of the route.

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A new school has opened a human resource development of agriculture

2013-04-04 22:53:00
The 4th, and agricultural organizations and food manufacturers has been established to develop human resources responsible for agriculture competitive "Japan Agricultural Management College" was started.

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Kaieda representative sectioning re-passed bill to treat

2013-04-04 22:31:00
The Kaieda representative of the Democratic Party, at a press conference, bill by around the disparity of one vote of the House of Representatives election, the ruling party side, review based on the law of "0 up 5 down" the sectioning of small constituency is, is rejected in the Upper House For that was the case, it is shown poised to not hesitate re-passed in the House of Representatives, and said, "are Ogo~tsu rely on a few", it was criticized.

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Insufficient Mr. Hashimoto In "0 up down 5"

2013-04-04 21:02:00
Told reporters, for the correction of disparities of one vote of the small constituency of the House of Representatives election, Hashimoto joint representative of Nihon'ishin'nokai's not enough enactment of a bill to review the sectioning under the laws of the "0 up down 5" as, we showed the idea that aims to achieve assign seats mechanically depending on the population of "21 up 21 down".

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Deferred the European Central Bank policy interest rate

2013-04-04 21:02:00
The time being, the European Central Bank, maintain, the level of the policy rate now for open the Council of regular for determining the monetary policy of the single currency, the euro, to prop up financially the current situation of severe economic conditions, has been in the past at least It was decided to.

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Dead new bird flu in China

2013-04-04 20:41:00
The 4th, infection of two people newly confirmed, one of whom died in China where human infection of avian influenza virus "H7N9 type" is one after another. In China, three day weekend will start from the 4th, many people have to go out, authorities have called for the strengthening of infection prevention.

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"Handed-type fraud" 10 million yen damage

2013-04-04 20:30:00
The 3rd, a woman of 70 generations of Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, from a man claiming to be his son, in response to the call of the lie that "was misplaced somewhere a bag check has entered", is ripped off a 10 million yen in cash, police is, we are investigating the incident as billing fraud handing type.

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Also you it for clothing spray poisoning symptoms

2013-04-04 20:30:00
For clothing for spray such as "prevention Asejimi", components such as fluorine resin is included, if you inhaled in large quantities, as there is a risk of causing symptoms of poisoning, NCAC to check the ingredients before using I am invited.

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The offshore wind testing facility off the coast of Kitakyushu

2013-04-04 20:30:00
Experimental facility power generation amount was more stable than the land is expected of "offshore wind power generation" was completed in off the coast of Kitakyushu.

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Note in the outline recommendations of the Liberal Democratic education reform

2013-04-04 19:50:00
In order to develop the human resources who are active in the international community, education reproduction execution headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party, education reform that incorporate and be a condition of the college entrance examination that the exam of English such as "TOEFL", to take the score above a certain level I did note in the outline, the proposals.

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To $ 1 = 95 yen London

2013-04-04 19:13:00
Situations where the circle is likely to be sold against the euro and the dollar in response to the fact that the Bank of Japan announced a new monetary easing measures continued, the yen exchange rate, the London foreign exchange market four days, the $ 1 = 95 yen level It has been traded to the center.

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Parts fall from the edge of the rice Futenma base

2013-04-04 19:00:00
Two days, I've found that from AH1 attack helicopter belonging to the United States military Futenma base in Okinawa, cap of the fuel tank had to fall. There is no information, such as the wounded, but the Okinawa Defense Bureau, has offered a thorough rapid relapse prevention and reported to the United States Marine Corps.

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Japan checks and balances in the Australian prime minister TPP

2013-04-04 19:00:00
Participation of Japan to the negotiations of TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, said, "If you're face to have ambitions, and welcome," said Gillard Prime Minister of Australia, aim to stab a nail in Japan so that it does not seek the exception of tariff elimination It has been seen that there is.

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The disciplinary advisory wrestling powerhouse school corporal punishment in Kyoto

2013-04-04 18:37:00
A problem that male teacher advisor had done the corporal punishment in Prefectural High School in Kyoto known as the powerhouse of wrestling, as well as to the disciplinary action of the pay cuts as an advisor, there are seven is "corporal punishment, Kyoto Prefecture Board of Education, the school has published a report that guidance to counsel is "was very poor also.

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And cooperation Watanabe representative democratic election of the House of Councillors

2013-04-04 18:37:00
Told reporters, Watanabe representative of Your Party showed the idea in the Upper House election in the summer, capacity wants to do electoral cooperation with the Democratic Party around the constituency of one.

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95 yen level in the exchange rate of the yen Bank of Japan meeting

2013-04-04 18:37:00
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on the 4th, the movement to sell the yen in the wake of a new monetary easing measures that were hammered out in the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Bank of Japan continued, the yen has fallen to $ 1 = 95 yen level.

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Cheat constable length reprimand disposal in promotion test

2013-04-04 18:04:00
After the constable length of Ichikawa police station in Chiba Prefecture, passed the promotion test of sergeant, as was a cheat and bring a note in the test with the candidate are required to match the promotion, Chiba Prefectural Police Headquarters disciplinary reprimand I was with the disposal.

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To bus accident guilty determination of baseball

2013-04-04 17:56:00
in an accident that two years ago, on the highway of Oita Prefecture, seven people were casualties bus baseball staff of high school rode is to rear-end collision on the track, the Supreme Court, a decision to dismiss the appeal of the guardian of the staff that was driving Te, I became that the ruling of the month to determine whether two years imprisonment 6 marked with probation.

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Hague Convention related bills into deliberations over international marriage

2013-04-04 17:56:00
and related bills approved proposal defining the treatment of children at the time of international marriages has been the collapse of "the Hague Convention" is deliberation entering in the House of Representatives, state that it is not signed a "treaty continues, Kishida Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan in the international community The stated position of also "could be asked, and sought to understand and early approval of the Convention.

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Bank of Japan "quantitative and qualitative monetary easing" decision

2013-04-04 17:56:00
Open up to 4 days the Monetary Policy Meeting, which will be the first after he took office of President Kuroda, in mind be implemented in about two years the price target of 2%, the Bank of Japan, newly referred to as "quantitative and qualitative monetary easing" I decided to strengthen measures of monetary easing such. It is now in the future, such as the Bank of Japan to double in two years, the amount of money supply, it is converted to a monetary easing massive unprecedented.

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Highest in the past Seven & I operating income

2013-04-04 17:56:00
Distribution giant "Seven & I Holdings", such as that from a financial results for the fiscal year ended February this year, at a convenience store flagship product of private brands such as side dish was a strong, operating income is often by far the most became.

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140,000 recall three models Honda light such as "Vamos"

2013-04-04 17:04:00
Light passenger car that was produced, in three models such as "Vamos", oil leaks from the engine, in the worst case, failure to be in and out of the smoke or fire is found as, Honda, Land, a recall of 140,000 units over I was reported to the Department of Transportation.

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"Monetary easing with different dimensions for both quantity and quality," President Kuroda

2013-04-04 16:50:00
At a press conference after the monetary policy meeting, for measures to strengthen monetary easing was determined this time, but monetary easing different dimension at all with "Until now. Without Chikujitounyuu of forces, President Kuroda of the Bank of Japan, necessary I said, "took all the policies.

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Re-arrest the boy of the United States nationality in serial arson

2013-04-04 16:40:00
Last month, in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, in a fire that burnt in succession and buildings and shrines housing, boy of 15 years of American nationality that has been arrested for setting fire to the storeroom of the housing, the fire also building the shrine and as attached, it has been re-arrested by the police on suspicion of arson.

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Direct election of the prime minister in favor guys and Restoration

2013-04-04 16:40:00
The Constitution Committee of the House of Representatives, has shown the idea discussion is performed by people brought this one home for Select by direct election the Prime Minister a "direct election of the prime minister", Your Party and Nihon'ishin'nokai is that it should be introduced.

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"I stepped on monetary policy in a different dimension," Aso Minister

2013-04-04 16:40:00
about what the Bank of Japan decided to strengthen measures of a new monetary easing, told reporters, and for the early realization of the price stability goal of "2%, Aso Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Finance, depresses the monetary policy of a different dimension exactly As I mentioned early inauguration of the new executive,. Bank of Japan to evaluate the thing, you're very welcome, "said respectful sincerely that it was summarized decisive quickly and significant results only this in a very short period of time. In relation to that it has temporarily stopped the voluntary rules that have limited the amount of government bonds that the Bank of Japan buy-so that it does not act as a substitute of the finances of the country, Aso Deputy Prime Minister, "fiscal consolidation is government bond purchases it, "said a replacement pawl, we showed recognition that the government is steadily tackle the fiscal consolidation is not essential.

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Opening ceremony and Iwate-Otsuchi 4 elementary school integration

2013-04-04 15:48:00
Four elementary schools in Iwate Prefecture, Otsuchi was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, will be "Otsuchi Elementary School" it is integrated, the 4th, opening ceremony was held.

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Significantly higher prices received stock monetary easing measures

2013-04-04 15:48:00
The Tokyo stock market of the 4th, the order spread rapidly buying in response to that the Bank of Japan decided to strengthen measures for a new monetary easing in monetary policy meeting, the Nikkei Stock Average ended the trade with a great rise in were.

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2 years entrance ceremony in the town of "national minimum"

2013-04-04 15:38:00
At an elementary school in Yamanashi Prefecture Hayakawa-cho, the least population in the city across the country, the 4th, the entrance ceremony for the first time in two years is carried out, all the freshmen of three people in Tokyo by using the system of the town to encourage immigration It was the children that have emigrated from Kanagawa.

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Updated long-term interest rates lowest in history

2013-04-04 15:38:00
Tokyo bond market of the 4th, the movement to buy Japanese government bonds in response to the Bank of Japan's decision to a new monetary easing measures in the monetary policy decision meeting is strengthened temporary, long-term interest rates decreased to 0.425%, 2003 I have updated the lowest level ever attached to the June year.

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Is less than 0.5% long-term interest rates

2013-04-04 15:27:00
Tokyo bond market of the 4th, the movement to buy Japanese government bonds in response to the fact that the Bank of Japan decided a new monetary easing measures in the monetary policy decision meeting is strengthened, long-term interest rates dropped to 0.435 percent temporary approximately nine years I became a low level of the month or the first time in 10.

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"I want to evaluate high" Minister Amari

2013-04-04 15:00:00
about what the Bank of Japan decided to strengthen measures of a new monetary easing, told reporters, you want to evaluate high as drastic step extremely ". Amari economic revival minister's bold monetary easing measures beyond the widely expected perhaps. Moreover, it was stated that "I think that this decision was made unanimously, the thing that got off to a larger rudder to the realization of the price stability target attitude of the Bank of Japan exactly.

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Turning Nikkei Stock Average rose

2013-04-04 14:35:00
By the Bank of Japan decided to strengthen measures for a new monetary easing in monetary policy meeting, the Nikkei Stock Average and starts to rise after entering in the afternoon, the Tokyo stock market four days, is a movement to repurchase stocks that have fallen has spread.

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Seibu line surviving railroad 7 City demand

2013-04-04 14:25:00
Parent company of Seibu Railway for "Seibu Holdings", in response to the investment fund of the United States "Cerberus" has embarked on a tender offer for TOB = stock, the city of seven railway to meet in Tokyo's Tama area in the Seibu line railroad I've submitted to the Seibu side the document to seek the survival of the route.

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Small hybrid car that was last year's best-selling "Aqua"

2013-04-04 14:25:00
compact hybrid car Toyota in "Aqua", new cars last year, it was the best selling in the country, became the first top by more than had become a leader for the third consecutive year the "Prius".

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Seismic intensity 4 in Ibaraki and Chiba

2013-04-04 14:03:00
42 minutes around 1:00 pm on the 4th, there was an earthquake to observe the swing of seismic intensity 4 in Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture. There is no worry of the tsunami caused by the earthquake. Kamisu and Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, and to it was observed seismic intensity 4, was Asahi City. Also, Tochigi Prefecture Moka and Mito, it like Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Kanto and Fukushima Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, it was observed the swing of 1 and 2 seismic intensity in various parts of Niigata Prefecture this other seismic intensity 3. And depends on the observation of the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter in Chiba Prefecture, east off the coast, it is estimated that the depth of the epicenter is 10 km, magnitude indicating the scale of the earthquake and 5.3.

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Drops received monetary easing of the yen Bank of Japan

2013-04-04 14:03:00
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on the 4th, the movement to sell the yen in response to the announcement of a new monetary easing by the Bank of Japan is spread, the yen has started to fall.

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Bank of Japan has doubled in two years measures to strengthen the supply amount of a new monetary easing

2013-04-04 13:47:00
Open up to 4 days the Monetary Policy Meeting, which will be the first after he took office of President Kuroda, the Bank of Japan, a new called "quantitative and qualitative monetary easing" in mind be implemented in about two years the price target of 2% I decided to strengthen measures of monetary easing. Future, such as the Bank of Japan to double in two years the amount of money supply, it was decided to go ahead to monetary easing on a large scale.

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9 people injured Hyogo attacked by a wild boar

2013-04-04 12:52:00
Morning the 4th, Hyogo Prefecture Taishi-cho, nine men and women are attacked by a wild boar in succession, was injured. The wild boar found seen and struck nine is the dead at the scene near the police have investigated the situation, such as at the time.

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Odakyu Odawara Line resume operation

2013-04-04 12:45:00
Under the influence of the injury that occurred in the crossing of Kawasaki City, Tama-ku, Ikuta, Odawara Line of Odakyu Electric Railway has been postponed operation in the vertical line between the new Yuri Station Mukogaoka Amusement Park station, but driving in 0:30 too pm I was resumed.

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The re-arrest the mother murder eldest son

2013-04-04 12:25:00
incidents that the eldest son of 19-year-old last month, cut the body of the mother in the apartment of Kawasaki Miyamae-ku, as was to go to the room, had been living together has been arrested, the police, was re-arrested on suspicion of murder the eldest son .

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I seek self-control to Chief Cabinet Secretary North Korea

2013-04-04 12:25:00
At a press conference in the morning, about what North Korea has repeatedly behavior provocative, as the "government, are aware of course that North Korea is beginning to a variety of movement, but Chief Cabinet Secretary to gather information As I mentioned we will work, and "has taken the posture of thorough. That basis, that the "North Korea has repeatedly every day behavior provocative, but extremely regrettable. Japan, without being swayed by these words and actions, while taking work closely with the countries concerned, but Chief Cabinet Secretary, North Korea It was said that "I want to urged against, it is possible to implement the Security Council resolutions of the United Nations, it was understood that such provocative behavior is not a benefit of their own, is not carried out provocations.

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BP is to a wind power project withdrawal of US

2013-04-04 12:25:00
The 3rd, a leading energy company in the United Kingdom as "BP" was announced in order to achieve the rationalization of management, and to consider the sale of equipment that withdrew from the business of wind power generation, which has been working in the United States, relevant.

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"Hands of the clock begins to move" 100 days Abe administration

2013-04-04 11:33:00
Morning the 4th, told reporters, about becoming a 100 days regime is established, Prime Minister Abe is "in order to go out the results a full-fledged, not unless we have to make further efforts" in the Prime Minister's Office It said, we showed the idea cite our best to continue, such as revival of the Japanese economy.

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Bodies of two people from the house burned down two buildings burn

2013-04-04 09:33:00
The early morning of the 4th, housing two buildings are burned down in Kitakyushu, the bodies of two people found from the ruins of the house of the furnaces of this, along with the rush to confirm seeing the police, the couple who live in this house, the cause of the fire has been examined.

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To the first set of the primary safety goal

2013-04-04 09:10:00
May be provided for the first time as an indicator to take safety measures at nuclear power plants in the country a "safety goals", the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the country, about once in a million years the frequency with which the accident in which a radioactive substance is released in large quantities occurs It is now possible to suppress below.

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$ 100 or more drops NY Dow

2013-04-04 09:10:00
Order sell spread from the fact that economic indicators in the United States was lower than expected in the market, the New York stock market three days, has fallen $ 100 more than the closing price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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Grants in the Honda car purchase of local production

2013-04-04 06:14:00
In an attempt to cheer the whole area a new plant major automotive manufacturers construction is underway in Saitama Prefecture Yorii, Honda, it means that the town is to assist the 100,000 yen to townspeople that you have purchased a car that has been produced in this factory directly below.

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Can not be distributed temporary information problems such as seismic intensity

2013-04-04 06:00:00
The early morning of the 4th, during an earthquake, which measured shaking of seismic intensity 4 in Hokuriku, one o'clock, there is a problem that can not be delivered to the local governments is information such as seismic intensity in the system of the Japan Meteorological Agency, the Japan Meteorological Agency has to determine the cause.

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To Prof. Yamanaka invited to a garden party in the spring

2013-04-04 05:28:00
I became that of spring garden party to be held on the 18th of this month, more than 2,500 people, such as Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is invited.

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To "Abenomikusu strategy Zone" consider

2013-04-04 05:28:00
Subcommittee of industrial competitiveness meeting of government is opened, because the experts lawmakers to promote the special economic zone, proposed and established conduct and to a significant lowering of the corporate tax rate of "Abenomikusu strategy Special Zone", the government side, the financial resources we showed the idea to consider positively while taking into account any problems.

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Discussion of packed in a new Bank of Japan monetary easing measures

2013-04-04 04:49:00
The 4th, the Bank of Japan has decided to open the Monetary Policy Meeting of the second day, to advance the discussion of stuffing for enhancements of the new monetary easing to realize the early price target of 2 percent under the President Kuroda .

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Disaster museum exhibition convey resume tsunami

2013-04-04 04:19:00
Museum in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, was opened in the Central after two years from the occurrence of the earthquake, exhibition of a new permanent convey the fear of tsunami has been published.

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To encourage strengthening sectioning bill deliberation into

2013-04-04 04:19:00
Towards the disparities of one vote of the House of Representatives election, ruling party that you are going to want to deliberation into early a bill to review the sectioning based on the law of small constituency of "0 up 5 down", to carry out further constant reduction The beginning of the Nihon'ishin'nokai policy favor the bill, we have decided to strengthen the outreach to the opposition if accustomed to clear.

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Decrease for the second year in a row ODA in the world

2013-04-04 04:19:00
Under the influence of developed countries are working on fiscal consolidation in the background and credit uncertainty in Europe, decreased 4% from the previous year, the amount of ODA = Official Development Assistance of the world last year, declined for the second consecutive year I've found that.

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Seismic intensity 4 in Toyama Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture

2013-04-04 02:21:00
58 minutes around 1 am on the 4th, there was an earthquake to observe the swing of seismic intensity 4 in Toyama Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture. There is no worry of the tsunami caused by the earthquake.

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JR Yokosuka Line resume operation

2013-04-04 00:18:00
Under the influence of the personal injury that occurred in Shinbashi Station, JR Yokosuka Line had suspended the operation in the down line between Chiba and Shinbashi, but I've resumed operation in 0:07.

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