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Social News(2024/03/17)


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Osaka's Horai pork buns contain plastic pieces; recovery efforts underway

2024-03-17 22:15:00
Hourai, a company that manufactures and sells pork buns in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, announced that some of the pork buns it sold on the 16th and 17th were contaminated with plastic pieces. The company is currently collecting the pork buns it sold and disposing of the bean paste, and so far nine customers have contacted them about contamination, but so far there is no information regarding health hazards.

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Child sexual assault counseling facility to be opened in Tokyo, staffed by professionals from medical institutions

2024-03-17 18:42:00
In recognition of the increasing need for specialized responses to child sexual assault, a facility will be opened in Tokyo next month where professionals from medical institutions will be able to provide sexual counseling to young people.

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Ishikawa Veterinary Association provides free medical treatment for pets in Suzu as local veterinary hospital suffers damage

2024-03-17 18:34:00
The Ishikawa Prefecture Veterinary Association provided free medical treatment for pets in Suzu City on the 17th, as local veterinary hospitals were affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake.

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Hidetoshi Nakata and others remove rubble in Suzu Supporting recovery efforts after the Noto Peninsula earthquake

2024-03-17 16:38:00
Former Japanese national soccer player Hidetoshi Nakata and others visited Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, to help with recovery efforts from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and worked to remove debris by operating a small excavator.

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Sapporo convenience store murder case 43-year-old suspect re-arrested on suspicion of murder, etc.

2024-03-17 16:09:00
Last month, police arrested a 43-year-old suspect on suspicion of attempted murder in the stabbings of three staff members at a convenience store in Sapporo, one of whom died. Police have reinstated him on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. I was arrested.

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TEPCO completes fourth and final release of treated water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant this fiscal year

2024-03-17 15:58:00
Tokyo Electric Power Company announced on the 17th that it had completed the fourth and final release of this fiscal year, which began on the 28th of last month, regarding treated water that had accumulated at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

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“Using SNS to connect the village” even when separated by distance Wajima Ishikawa

2024-03-17 15:46:00
Many people affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake were forced to leave their familiar places and live in their own evacuation destinations. Due to the scale of the damage, some people are forced to consider relocating rather than returning to their hometowns, but in a village in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, people are using social media to communicate their current situation and stay connected even when they are separated. There is a movement to do so.

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Entering the Equinox: People who lost family members in the earthquake visit their graves, Iwate, Miyako

2024-03-17 15:15:00
On the 17th, the beginning of the equinox, at a temple on a hill in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, where many people evacuated after the Great East Japan Earthquake, people who had lost family members in the earthquake were visiting their graves.

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Annual spring festival dedicated to traditional kagura at earthquake-damaged shrine Tomioka Town, Fukushima

2024-03-17 13:55:00
The annual spring festival was held on the 17th at a shrine in Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture, which was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and parishioners dedicated traditional kagura.

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Volunteers collect disaster waste on behalf of elderly residents Nanao Ishikawa

2024-03-17 12:22:00
As the disposal of disaster waste generated by the earthquake has become an issue in Ishikawa Prefecture, local volunteers and others in Nanao City on the 17th took care of elderly people who are unable to bring damaged household goods and other disaster waste to the temporary storage site themselves. We collected this on behalf of residents and others.

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Water outages have been resolved in some areas, but water leaks in residences, etc. Water is still cut off in most areas Ishikawa Suzu

2024-03-17 12:12:00
The 17th marks one week since the water outage ended in some areas of Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, but water outages continue in most parts of the city. Even in areas where water outages have been resolved, there are homes that need repairs due to water leaks, and contractors are busy dealing with them.

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Ishikawa Wajima high school baseball team resumes activities as players prepare the field

2024-03-17 11:12:00
The baseball club at a high school in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has resumed full-scale activities, with players gathering for the first time since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake to prepare the field.

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[Earthquake breaking news] Earthquake intensity 4 in Fukushima Prefecture, no worries about tsunami

2024-03-17 07:34:00
At around 6:17 a.m. on the 17th, there was an earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture with a seismic intensity of 4. There is no need to worry about a tsunami from this earthquake.

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[Earthquake breaking news] Earthquake intensity 4 in Fukushima Prefecture, no worries about tsunami

2024-03-17 07:01:00
At around 6:17 a.m. on the 17th, there was an earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture with a seismic intensity of 4. There is no need to worry about a tsunami from this earthquake.

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