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Kobe event participant suffers serious head injury after being caught in danjiri

2024-05-04 18:27:00
At a danjiri event held in Higashinada Ward, Kobe City, a man who was participating in the danjiri event was crushed by a danjiri and suffered serious injuries, including a broken skull.

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Abductee family members return from America “Government and Congress understood”

2024-05-04 18:12:00
The families of the victims abducted by North Korea have returned from the United States, where they visited, and the understanding of the government and Congress has been obtained in order to resolve the abduction issue. He asked that the request for all countries to return to Japan all at once should be addressed without lowering the request.

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Temperatures are rising, with midsummer days reaching over 30 degrees in various places; 5 days of hot weather, be careful of heatstroke

2024-05-04 18:09:00
On the 4th, the weather was sunny and the temperature rose across the country, making it a midsummer day with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius in various areas from Tohoku to western Japan. The 5th is expected to be hotter than the 4th in many places, so people should be careful about heat stroke.

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Expressway running through Ginza, Tokyo closed to traffic and temporarily opened to pedestrians etc.

2024-05-04 18:08:00
An event was held to open the expressway to pedestrians and others to give people an idea of ​​what it would look like after the project was implemented, on an expressway that runs on the roof of a building in Ginza, Tokyo, which is planned to be converted into a pedestrian-centered public space. It was opened.

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Ishikawa Nanao Seihaku Festival's giant float parade canceled due to earthquake

2024-05-04 17:38:00
The Seihaku Festival, a traditional spring festival in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture that has been passed down since the Heian period, has had its Hikiyama Festival, in which huge floats are paraded, canceled due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and a Shinto ritual will be held on the 4th in hopes of holding it next year. It was done.

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Ageuma Shinto ritual ends on first day; measures to prevent horse injuries caused temporary uproar

2024-05-04 17:36:00
Last year, the Ageuma Shinto ritual at Tado Taisha Shrine in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, in which one of the participating horses fell, broke bones, and was culled, is being held after taking improvements to prevent horse injuries. It was held. On the first day, the 4th, six horses ran up the hill and no one or the horses were injured.

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A robbery incident in which two people broke into a house. Junior high school students who were in the house were safe. Niiza, Saitama

2024-05-04 17:11:00
Early on the 4th, two people armed with hammer-like objects broke into a house in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture, stole cash and a safe, and fled. A middle school boy was alone in the house, but he was not injured, and police are investigating the incident as a robbery.

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Number of children under 15 years old: 14.01 million, 43rd consecutive year of decline

2024-05-04 17:01:00
The 5th is Children's Day. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of children under the age of 15 was 14.01 million as of the 1st of last month, decreasing for the 43rd consecutive year.

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"Children's Taikodai" parades in some areas of Ehime where activities are ending due to declining birthrate

2024-05-04 17:00:00
Ahead of Children's Day, children in Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture paraded through the streets pulling a gorgeous float called the Children's Taikodai.

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Akita Iwate Two people injured after being attacked by a bear while fishing and climbing

2024-05-04 16:23:00
A man fishing and mountain climbing in Akita and Iwate prefectures was attacked by a bear, injuring two people. Police say that the number of bears that have come out of hibernation has increased, and that ``when going into the mountains, avoid going alone as much as possible, take measures such as bringing something that makes noise and telling your family about your plan of action.'' "I want you to do this," he warns.

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Nanao Ishikawa Harvesting strawberries, a specialty of the Sakiyama Peninsula, by securing well water and continuing cultivation

2024-05-04 13:31:00
On the Sakiyama Peninsula in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where water was cut off for about three months due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the local specialty ``Sakiyama Strawberry'', which had been continued to be cultivated by somehow securing well water, was harvested.

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Seibu Shinjuku Line operation resumes

2024-05-04 13:21:00
According to Seibu Railway, the Seibu Shinjuku Line had suspended operations on the upper and lower lines between Kami-Shakujii Station and Tanashi Station due to a fatal accident, but operations resumed at around 1:08 p.m.

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Seibu Shinjuku Line Kamishakujii-Tanashi operation suspended due to accident resulting in death

2024-05-04 13:10:00
Due to a fatal accident that occurred between Musashiseki Station and Higashi-Fushimi Station, the Seibu Shinjuku Line has suspended operations on the up and down lines between Kami-Shakujii Station and Tanashi Station from around 12:34 p.m. According to Seibu Railway, service is expected to resume around 1:40 p.m.

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Suzu Ishikawa Student volunteers clean up with residents on the tsunami-damaged coast

2024-05-04 13:08:00
Many volunteers are visiting the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake during the long holidays. At the coast of Suzu City, which was damaged by the tsunami, approximately 100 student volunteers worked with local residents to clean up items scattered on the coast.

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Nagano's Karuizawa-cho, where seedlings of Yuusuge associated with the Emperor and his wife are distributed

2024-05-04 12:21:00
On the 4th, Greenery Day, at a botanical garden in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, seedlings of ``Yusuge'', which is associated with the Emperor and his wife, were distributed to visitors.

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Noto Peninsula Earthquake "Morning market" from Wajima to Kanazawa in time for long holidays

2024-05-04 12:12:00
The people who had set up shops on Morning Market Street in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where a large-scale fire broke out in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, held a morning market in Kanazawa City to coincide with the long holidays, and many people attended. It was lively.

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1 person dead, 1 unknown at Lake Akan in Hokkaido, boat capsized due to strong winds

2024-05-04 11:46:00
Two men who were on a motorboat at Lake Akan in Kushiro City, Hokkaido went missing, and after a search, one was found and confirmed dead. We are continuing to search for the remaining person.

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Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, considering how financial income should be reflected in calculating insurance premiums for local governments

2024-05-04 09:23:00
When local governments calculate insurance premiums for medical and nursing care, there are cases in which financial income is not reflected, so the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has begun considering how to reflect this.

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Two men missing at Lake Akan in Hokkaido; one found unconscious during search

2024-05-04 07:11:00
On the 3rd, two men who were riding a motorboat at Lake Akan in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, went missing, and when police and local fishing cooperatives conducted a search on the morning of the 4th, one was found unconscious. Police are still searching for the remaining person.

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Juror trial: 90% of jurors selected as teenagers had “good experience”

2024-05-04 06:56:00
In a survey conducted in 2023, when 18 and 19 year olds became eligible to serve as jurors, 0.6% of the jurors actually selected were teenagers, and 90% of them were teenagers. I answered "Very good experience" and "Good experience". Experts say that this is an extremely valuable opinion, but that the low percentage of teenagers may be due to some cases of people easily declining the offer due to their student status.

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Canoe found near Hokkaido Lake Shikotsu man drowning and unconscious

2024-05-04 06:50:00
On the afternoon of the 3rd, a man was found drowning in Lake Shikotsu in Chitose City, Hokkaido, and was rescued, but his condition is still unconscious. A canoe was found nearby, and police are investigating the details of what happened at the time.

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Is a gene involved in PTSD memory related to the onset? Presented by a group including the University of Tokyo

2024-05-04 06:29:00
As a result of experiments using mice, groups such as the University of Tokyo have discovered that PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a condition in which stress symptoms caused by painful experiences such as serious accidents and disasters interfere with daily life. We have published research results that show that the decline in the function of the disease is related to the mechanism of onset.

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Number of vacant houses nationwide reaches 9 million, the highest ever, accounting for 13.8% of all housing units Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

2024-05-04 05:06:00
A survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications found that the number of vacant houses nationwide is 9 million, or 13.8% of all housing units, the highest ever due to population decline and aging.

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