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Social News(2023/11/25)


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2nd grade elementary school student falls into the sea and dies while fishing with his parents on the breakwater Anan, Tokushima

2023-11-25 21:26:00
Just before noon on the 25th, a second-grade elementary school boy who had come fishing with his parents at a breakwater in Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture, fell into the sea and died at a hospital. Police are investigating the details.

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Abandoned a body in a heavily guarded room; pretended to be a deceased man and contacted relatives on SNS

2023-11-25 20:16:00
A female suspect, a former employee of a store run by the man, was arrested for allegedly abandoning the body of a 42-year-old man who lived in a room with the door barred at an apartment building in Nagoya. Interviews with investigators revealed that even after the man's death, he appeared to be posing as a man on social media and contacting his relatives. Police are investigating the incident in detail, suspecting that the man tried to appear alive to delay the discovery of the incident.

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Poultry farm in Kashima, Saga: First bird influenza of the season; approximately 40,000 chickens to be culled

2023-11-25 19:48:00
A dead chicken was found at a poultry farm in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, and genetic testing detected the avian influenza virus. This is the first time this season that avian influenza infection has been confirmed at a poultry farm, and Saga Prefecture is in the process of culling approximately 40,000 chickens raised at the farm.

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Rakuten “Harassment-like behavior from pitcher Anraku” multiple players

2023-11-25 19:26:00
It has been learned that multiple Rakuten professional baseball players have complained of harassing behavior from pitcher Tomohiro Anraku (27). The team is carefully proceeding with an investigation into those involved, including pitcher Anraku.

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``Hakata Gion Yamakasa'' fatal accident ``Chiyoryu'' measures to prevent recurrence reported at general meeting

2023-11-25 18:59:00
In July this year, a 57-year-old man who was participating in Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a traditional summer festival in Fukuoka, fell and died after being crushed under the Yamakasa. The group compiled measures to prevent recurrence and reported them at the general meeting of the organizing organization on the 25th. In the event of any danger, Yamakasa activities must be stopped immediately, and the places where accidents are most likely to occur are listed and information is shared among all participants.

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Party ticket purchase organization official: “Multiple members requested to purchase separately”

2023-11-25 18:19:00
Issues surrounding the political funding of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party. A number of cases have come to light where political funding parties, which are required to be included in income and expenditure reports, did not include the names of organizations that received payments exceeding 200,000 yen at a time. An official from a group that purchased party tickets told NHK that they were asked to do so by multiple members of the same faction, and purchased tickets separately for each member of the same party.

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Ministry of Defense National Institute for Defense Studies “China and Russia deepen cooperation and change the international order”

2023-11-25 17:35:00
The Ministry of Defense's National Institute for Defense Studies has compiled a report this year on China's military trends. It is analyzed that China is deepening cooperation with Russia in a wide range of areas, including military and nuclear policy, and that China will continue to deepen strategic cooperation and move forward with changes to the existing international order.

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Avian influenza at poultry farm in Saga, Kashima, first in Japan this season

2023-11-25 17:30:00
A dead chicken was found at a poultry farm in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, and genetic testing detected the avian influenza virus. This is the first time this season that avian influenza infection has been confirmed at a poultry farm, and Saga Prefecture has begun culling approximately 40,000 chickens raised at the farm.

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Vietnamese office worker arrested for using stun gun and stealing cash in Itabashi, Tokyo

2023-11-25 17:01:00
In October, a Vietnamese office worker was arrested on suspicion of robbery causing injury after breaking into an apartment in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward, pressing a stun gun on a female resident in her 80s, and stealing tens of thousands of yen in cash. .

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Avian influenza at poultry farm in Saga, Kashima, first in Japan this season

2023-11-25 15:12:00
A dead chicken was found at a poultry farm in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, and genetic testing detected the avian influenza virus. This is the first time this season that avian influenza infection has been confirmed at a poultry farm, and Saga Prefecture has begun culling approximately 40,000 chickens raised at the farm.

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``Hakata Gion Yamakasa'' fatal accident The management organization to which the man belongs takes measures to prevent recurrence

2023-11-25 12:12:00
In July this year, a 57-year-old man who was participating in Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a traditional summer festival in Fukuoka, fell and died after being crushed under the Yamakasa. The group has put together measures to prevent recurrence. In the event of any danger, Yamakasa activities must be stopped immediately, and the places where accidents are most likely to occur are listed and information is shared among all participants.

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Avian influenza at poultry farm in Saga, Kashima, first in Japan this season

2023-11-25 11:14:00
A dead chicken was found at a poultry farm in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, and genetic testing detected the avian influenza virus. This is the first time this season that avian influenza infection has been confirmed at a poultry farm, and Saga Prefecture has begun culling approximately 40,000 chickens raised at the farm.

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Malicious host club enters store and strengthens enforcement notification National Police Agency

2023-11-25 07:19:00
The National Police Agency has responded to a series of cases in which female customers who used host clubs were charged high fees by the establishments and forced to prostitute themselves ``to repay the fees that the hosts had advanced.'' , issued a notice to police headquarters across the country to stop entering malicious stores and strengthen enforcement.

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Heavy snowfall expected tomorrow in northern Japan; be wary of blizzard and other traffic impacts

2023-11-25 06:41:00
Snow is increasing mainly in Hokkaido due to the strong winter pressure distribution and cold air. There is a risk of snow and very strong winds blowing mainly in northern Japan through the 26th, so please be careful of the impact on traffic due to blizzards and snowdrifts as well as strong winds.

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Foreign technical intern training system: A new system aimed at securing and developing human resources

2023-11-25 06:21:00
Regarding the foreign technical intern training system, the government's expert panel compiled a final report on the 24th stating that the current system, which has been criticized for human rights violations, will be abolished and a new system will be created with the aim of securing and developing human resources. Ta. In the future, the question will be how to build a system that meets the objectives while gaining the understanding of both foreigners and the host side.

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Proposed amendment to the National University Corporation Law The Association of National Universities releases a statement expressing strong concerns

2023-11-25 06:16:00
The Chairman of the Association of National Universities expresses strong concerns over a proposed amendment to the National University Corporation Law that would require large-scale national university corporations to establish an "Administration Policy Council" to decide on medium-term plans, budgets, etc. We have released a statement.

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Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare considers online sales of drugs that require face-to-face sales via video calls with pharmacists

2023-11-25 05:57:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is currently considering allowing online sales of drugs that require face-to-face sales by pharmacists at pharmacies, etc., on the condition that pharmacists provide medication guidance via video call.

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Body found in a screened-off room. The female suspect and victim have known each other for nine years.

2023-11-25 05:21:00
Two people have been arrested in connection with a case in which a female suspect, a former employee of a store run by the man, was arrested for allegedly abandoning the body of a 42-year-old man who lived in a room with the door barred at an apartment building in Nagoya. Police interviews revealed that the former employee appears to have known the man since he started working at the store about nine years ago. Police are also investigating the details of how the man died.

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Suspected avian influenza at poultry farm in Kashima, Saga Prefecture inspects

2023-11-25 03:10:00
On the 24th, a large number of chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, and the prefecture's simple tests revealed that they were suspected of being infected with the avian influenza virus. Detailed test results are expected to be known by the morning of the 25th, and if infection is confirmed, the prefecture plans to destroy the approximately 40,000 chickens raised at this poultry farm.

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Investigation into the whereabouts of a man who escaped from a robbery and injury at a tobacco store in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo

2023-11-25 03:00:00
On the afternoon of the 24th, a man armed with what appeared to be a knife broke into a tobacco store in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, punched the owner, who is in his 80s, and stole his cash before fleeing. The man suffered injuries to his face, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the man's whereabouts as a case of robbery and bodily injury.

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