2023-11-08 23:32:00
Thai police announced that they have arrested four Japanese men based in Bangkok who are believed to have been posing as police officers or bank officials and committing a special scam by making false phone calls to Japan.
2023-11-08 23:18:00
A symposium will be held in Tokyo to discuss measures to eliminate deaths from overwork, ahead of the start of upper limit regulations on working hours in fields such as medicine and logistics from next fiscal year, with the bereaved families saying, ``Society as a whole should work to improve the working environment.'' "You should," he said.
2023-11-08 22:45:00
On the night of the 8th, police announced that 25 Japanese nationals, for whom the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters had obtained arrest warrants on suspicion of fraud, etc., for making special fraudulent phone calls to Japan from Cambodia and defrauding them of cash. He was arrested on board the aircraft during transport. The plane has just arrived, and the police will move 25 people to the police station to proceed with the investigation and uncover the true situation of the group.
2023-11-08 22:10:00
A former employee who was in charge of accounting at a subsidiary in Tottori Prefecture of a group company of major paper company Oji Holdings has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after allegedly fraudulently withdrawing over 800 million yen in cash from the company's account. it was done.
2023-11-08 22:08:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested three people, including a former general manager at SoftBank, on suspicion of fraud after soliciting investments and defrauding them of 1.2 billion yen in cash under the guise of a fictitious business by telecommunications giant SoftBank.
2023-11-08 21:46:00
The 8th is the first day of winter, which is the day on the calendar that winter begins. On the morning of the 8th, many parts of Kumamoto Prefecture experienced the coldest weather of the season.
2023-11-08 21:35:00
On the 8th of the first day of winter in Tsurui Village, Hokkaido, a red-crowned crane, a national special natural monument, was seen pecking for food in a field that had been harvested.
2023-11-08 21:15:00
Company executives in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward were arrested on suspicion of fraud after allegedly purchasing a car navigation system using a forged credit card in someone else's name. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the suspect as having fraudulently purchased approximately 7 million yen worth of car navigation systems and drive recorders using the same method.
2023-11-08 21:05:00
In order to improve access between Oita Airport in Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture, and Oita City, a hovercraft that was undergoing pilot training in preparation for its launch this fiscal year was involved in an accident on the morning of the 8th when it collided with a guardrail at the landing area adjacent to the airport. there was. No one was injured, and the operating company stated that the cause was pilot error, and stated that they aim to return to service within this fiscal year, as originally planned.
2023-11-08 20:45:00
Thirteen years ago, a former boy was sentenced to prison in the first trial for stabbing a second-year high school boy to death on a street in Kobe City. The defendant was ordered to pay approximately 93 million yen in compensation to the bereaved family, but an interview with a lawyer representing the bereaved family revealed that the former juvenile objected.
2023-11-08 20:34:00
Against the backdrop of soaring raw material costs, an exhibition was held in Tokyo's Ota Ward, where many small factories are located, to bring together technologies to reduce waste.
2023-11-08 20:32:00
On the afternoon of the 8th, there was a fire at the department store ``Yamagataya'' in Kagoshima City. Although the fire was quickly extinguished and no one was injured, approximately 3,000 people including customers and employees were evacuated, and the surrounding area was briefly in turmoil.
2023-11-08 19:50:00
A regular study meeting was held to evaluate the possibility of a huge earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough, and the conclusion was that no particular changes have been observed.
2023-11-08 19:41:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education has reduced the salary of a teacher at a metropolitan high school for failing to inform students that they could take the university entrance exam based on their high school's recommendation, resulting in the student not being able to take the exam. disciplinary action was taken.
2023-11-08 19:24:00
"Trading cards", also known as "trading cards", are cards with illustrations or photographs printed on them, and are popular among a wide range of generations as they are collected and enjoyed, or played as competitive games. Due to their rarity, some of these trading cards are worth millions of yen, and they are frequently stolen. Since this year, there has been a series of shocking schemes in which stores are quietly stolen by unlocking the showcase during business hours.
2023-11-08 18:59:00
On the 8th, one week after the wildfire that broke out in Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture, on the 1st of this month, the city confirmed that the fire had been completely extinguished and extinguished.
2023-11-08 18:47:00
The number of people who passed this year's bar exam was 1,781, exceeding the number from the previous year for the first time in eight years.
2023-11-08 18:35:00
A woman working for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was sexually harassed by a male member, and after receiving the report, a senior official forced the woman to meet with the male member against her wishes and receive an apology. A total of three members and executives were suspended and disciplined.
2023-11-08 18:19:00
On the morning of the 8th, a 40-year-old man was attacked by a bear on the premises of a residence in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, sustaining injuries including a broken finger. The number of people injured in bear attacks this year in Akita Prefecture is now 66, the highest ever.
2023-11-08 18:18:00
The 8th was the ``first winter'' of the 24 solar terms, so it was winter according to the calendar, but the snow that was seen at the top of Mt. Fuji has disappeared. The Japan Meteorological Agency says that most of the snow appears to have melted due to unseasonably warm weather over the past few days.
2023-11-08 18:17:00
On the afternoon of the 8th, two men who were checking for wild boar traps in a mountain forest in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, and a police officer who rushed to the area after receiving a report, were attacked and injured by a wild boar. The boar was exterminated by a hunter.
2023-11-08 18:12:00
Police announced on the 8th that the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters had obtained arrest warrants for 25 Japanese nationals on suspicion of fraud by making special fraudulent telephone calls to Japan from Cambodia and defrauding them of cash. We are planning to transport him from Cambodia to Japan, arrest him, and investigate the actual situation.
2023-11-08 17:52:00
In response to incidents of home break-ins happening in various places, real estate companies in Yokohama City have created new homes equipped with rooms called ``safe rooms'' where people can temporarily escape if they notice an intruder. Ta.
2023-11-08 17:50:00
The large-scale redevelopment plan underway on the site of Nakano Sunplaza, a symbol of Tokyo's Nakano Ward, is expected to cost about 25 billion yen more than planned due to soaring material prices, and some of the plans will be revised. We found out through an interview with Nakano Ward that this is being considered.
2023-11-08 17:39:00
As teachers' work style reforms and salaries are being discussed in national councils, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is asking students and teachers who aspire to become teachers to conduct interviews so that high school students who aspire to become teachers can learn about the actual situation in the field. I have submitted a request to the Ministry.
2023-11-08 17:35:00
An organization that investigates social issues will conduct a cross-sectional investigation with the cooperation of media companies, citing insufficient verification of the "media silence" that was pointed out as one of the reasons behind Johnny Kitagawa's sexual assault issue. I requested that.
2023-11-08 17:21:00
The landowner has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court demanding that the building that houses the headquarters office of Matsubakai, a designated organized crime group, located in Nishi-Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo, pose a danger to surrounding residents and tourists, demanding that the building be removed and the land surrendered. I woke you up.
2023-11-08 17:14:00
Police announced on the 8th that the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters had obtained arrest warrants for 25 Japanese nationals on suspicion of fraud by making special fraudulent telephone calls to Japan from Cambodia and defrauding them of cash. We are planning to transport him from Cambodia to Japan, arrest him, and investigate the actual situation.
2023-11-08 16:45:00
Regarding the results of the 10th monitoring carried out by the Ministry of the Environment after the release of treated water from the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea, the Ministry of the Environment announced on the 8th that tritium was detected at all locations as before. It was announced that the concentration was below the lower limit of detection.
2023-11-08 16:40:00
The man and woman who were found dead in a house in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture on the 5th of this month have been confirmed to be a couple in their 70s who lived in the house. Both men died of suffocation, and police are conducting a detailed investigation, suspecting that they may have committed suicide.
2023-11-08 16:13:00
On the afternoon of the 8th, there was a fire at the department store ``Yamagataya'' in Kagoshima City. Although the fire was quickly extinguished and no one was injured, all customers and employees were evacuated outside, and the surrounding area was briefly in turmoil. According to the Kagoshima City Fire Department, shortly after 1:30 p.m. on the 8th, a security guard at the Yamagataya department store in Kanase-cho, Kagoshima City reported that something was burning in the bedding corner on the 5th floor. Firefighters were dispatched and the fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, and no one was injured.
2023-11-08 16:01:00
The 8th is the first day of winter according to the calendar, but in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, the temperature is more than 7 degrees Celsius above normal, and outdoor skating rinks cannot be opened because they cannot put ice on them.
2023-11-08 15:23:00
According to information received by the Japan Meteorological Agency from the beginning of the U.S. Geological Survey, there was a large magnitude 7.0 earthquake with its epicenter near Indonesia at around 1:53 pm on the 8th. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this earthquake may cause a tsunami near the epicenter, but there is no risk of a tsunami hitting Japan.
2023-11-08 15:14:00
Princess Yoshiko, the second daughter of Prince and Princess Akishino, who is on an official visit to Peru in South America, paid a courtesy visit to President Bolarte in the capital, Lima.
2023-11-08 13:04:00
In order to improve access between Oita Airport in Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture, and Oita City, a hovercraft that was conducting pilot training on the morning of the 8th in preparation for its launch this fiscal year, collided with a guardrail at the landing area adjacent to the airport. there was. There were no injuries.
2023-11-08 12:51:00
The president of an investment consulting company who was arrested and charged with violating the Investment Law for fraudulently collecting funds by promising to guarantee the principal, falsely claimed that his passport had been seized by the Metropolitan Police Department. He was re-arrested on suspicion of violating the Passport Act because he had received two passports. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that he may have been using a fraudulently obtained passport to move funds overseas.
2023-11-08 12:38:00
In September this year, a 75-year-old driver who was indicted for an accident in which his courtesy car hit and killed two people at a nursing home in Saitama city was found to be seven years older than his actual age when signing an employment contract. In an interview with investigators, it was learned that the suspect had been extradited for submitting a copy of a driver's license that had been forged to look younger. He said, ``I thought it would be advantageous to hire him.''
2023-11-08 12:36:00
On the morning of the 8th, a man in his 40s was attacked by a bear on the premises of a residence in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and suffered injuries to his face and other areas. The number of people injured in bear attacks this year in Akita Prefecture is now 66, the highest ever.
2023-11-08 12:32:00
The ceremony for awarding the Grand Cordon to those who received the Order of the Grand Cordon in the fall was held at the Imperial Palace.
2023-11-08 12:30:00
A large-scale redevelopment plan underway on the site of Nakano Sunplaza, a symbol of Tokyo's Nakano Ward, is expected to cost about 25 billion yen more than planned due to soaring material prices, and Nakano Ward will be part of the plan. I understand that you are considering revising it.
2023-11-08 12:15:00
According to Oita Prefecture, just before 8 a.m. on the 8th, they received a call from the hovercraft operating company saying that a hovercraft appeared to have come into contact with a guardrail at the landing area adjacent to Oita Airport in Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture.
2023-11-08 12:02:00
Six people, including executives of the corporation that owns the building and gang members, were arrested for driving a dump truck into a ramen shop located in a multi-tenant building in Tachikawa, Tokyo. At the time, there was a dispute between the ramen shop and the corporation over eviction, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details.
2023-11-08 11:57:00
On the morning of the 8th, a man in his 40s was attacked by a bear on the premises of a residence in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and suffered injuries to his face and other areas. The number of people injured in bear attacks this year in Akita Prefecture is now 66, the highest ever.
2023-11-08 11:46:00
On the 8th of the first day of winter in Kyoto, the process of pickling ``Senmaizuke'', which uses large turnips that are in season in winter, is in full swing.
2023-11-08 11:38:00
On the morning of the 8th, a man who was checking wild boar traps in a mountain forest in Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture, was attacked by a bear and suffered injuries to his face and other parts. According to police, the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
2023-11-08 11:34:00
On the night of the 7th, two motorcycles collided at an intersection in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture, resulting in the deaths of two men, a university student and an office worker.
2023-11-08 11:32:00
In the early hours of the 8th, a man riding a bicycle was suddenly beaten with a bat-like object by several men on a street in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, and robbed of cash and other items. The men fled, and police are investigating the incident as a robbery-injury case.
2023-11-08 11:23:00
Ahead of the autumn fire prevention campaign starting on the 9th across the country, a fire drill was held at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo.
2023-11-08 11:19:00
In the early hours of the 8th, three young men were found lying on the ground near a riverbed in Hino City, Tokyo, bleeding from the head, and one of them was in a critical condition, unconscious. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the whereabouts of the two men who fled the scene of the incident.
2023-11-08 07:13:00
In a residential area in Chofu City, Tokyo, where ground repair work is being carried out in response to a series of cave-ins, bubbles have been observed on the surface of the nearby river, prompting a group of nearby residents to call for advice from the operator. We have sent a letter requesting an investigation into the cause.
2023-11-08 06:56:00
A class was held at an elementary school in the city to experience making ``Korogaki'', a dried persimmon produced in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, which is popular as a gift during the year-end and New Year holidays.
2023-11-08 06:36:00
Ahead of the winter ski season, ski resorts in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture are preparing slopes using artificial snow.
2023-11-08 06:21:00
Japan's first experiment in which self-driving large buses travel in platoons has begun in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and future technical issues in operation will be verified.
2023-11-08 06:10:00
Shipments of ``kuwai'', which are used as lucky charms in New Year dishes, have begun in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which has the largest production volume in Japan.
2023-11-08 05:56:00
An investigation by the Board of Audit has revealed that the results of price monitoring surveys commissioned to private companies are not being fully utilized as a subsidy project to keep gasoline prices down. The Board of Audit points out that there is another investigation conducted by the government, and that that investigation is sufficient to address the issue.
2023-11-08 05:46:00
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to include in this fiscal year's supplementary budget bill a plan to include support for farmers to strengthen food security, as well as expenses for cutting down and replanting cedar trees as a countermeasure against hay fever. The overall budget for the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector is expected to total more than 810 billion yen.
2023-11-08 05:21:00
A group including Mie University has compiled the results of a survey on the actual situation of pregnancy and childbirth through egg donation from a third party. One in four women developed ``hypertension syndrome during pregnancy,'' and in some cases even died, so the group says, ``We need a system that allows for safe pregnancy and childbirth.''
2023-11-08 04:59:00
A study group of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was held to discuss specific measures to address new issues in information distribution in the digital space, such as the spread of false information due to the spread of generative AI.
2023-11-08 00:55:00
On the afternoon of the 7th, a fire destroyed two houses in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, and one person's body was found in the house that was believed to be the source of the fire. After the fire, the 96-year-old man who lived in the house could not be contacted and police are working to confirm his identity.
