2024-06-05 21:47:00
An earthquake and tsunami observation system installed on the ocean floor off the coast of the Tokai region has malfunctioned, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning that earthquake early warnings may be delayed by up to 13 seconds.
2024-06-05 21:22:00
In a case in which a former head of public safety at the Kagoshima Prefectural Police Headquarters was arrested for leaking internal documents to a third party, procedures to clarify the reason for his detention were carried out at the Kagoshima District Court, and the former head sent the document to a reporter. ``As a police officer, I simply cannot forgive the fact that the chief of prefectural police tried to cover up a criminal act committed by a prefectural police officer.''
2024-06-05 20:58:00
According to JR East, due to the fatal accident, Chuo Line rapid trains were suspended between Tokyo Station and Takao Station, and Chuo/Sobu Station trains were suspended between Mitaka Station and Chiba Station, but at 8 p.m. All lines resumed operations at around 1:38 p.m.
2024-06-05 20:46:00
A portion of the sample from the asteroid Bennu, which was brought back to Earth by a NASA spacecraft last year, will be provided to Japan this summer, and JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will We hope that new scientific results will be obtained by comparing the asteroid samples brought back by the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 a year ago.
2024-06-05 20:13:00
The city council has approved a supplementary budget that will more than double the original cost of a tour planned by Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, to support local pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers, a major league baseball player, in Los Angeles.
2024-06-05 20:12:00
Regarding the retrial of a former death row inmate who had already been executed in the so-called "Iizuka Incident" in which two elementary school girls were murdered in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 32 years ago, the Fukuoka District Court said, "The defense team has decided that a new The two testimonies used as evidence are unreliable, and the court decided not to grant a retrial.
2024-06-05 20:00:00
JR Chuo Line rapid trains have been suspended on the up and down lines between Tokyo Station and Takao Station due to an accident that occurred at Koenji Station at around 7:26 p.m. In addition, JR Chuo and Sobu Line local trains have also been suspended on the up and down lines between Mitaka Station and Chiba Station. All trains are expected to resume operation around 8:20 p.m.
2024-06-05 19:45:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revealed that the birth rate, which measures the number of children a woman will have, will be 1.20 in 2023, the lowest since statistics began being kept. Compared to the final value for 2022, it has decreased by 0.06 points, marking the eighth consecutive year that it has been lower than the previous year.
2024-06-05 19:43:00
Last month, in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, a curved mirror on a city road collapsed, injuring an elementary school student who was walking nearby.The city revealed that the mirror's support had been modified so that it could be removed. The city believes that the strength of the mirrors has been weakened by this process, and plans to replace or remove other mirrors in the city that have been processed.
2024-06-05 19:28:00
This April, the scheduled salary, which corresponds to the basic salary per worker, increased by 2.3% compared to the previous year, the highest growth rate in about 30 years. On the other hand, real wages, which reflect prices, continue to be negative, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare states, ``Despite the movement to raise wages during the spring labor union, the effects of rising prices continue to be strong.'' Against this backdrop, we interviewed companies that are taking unique initiatives to make up for the shortfall in wage increases.
2024-06-05 19:20:00
In a case in which a former executive officer of an IT-related company in Tokyo who was in charge of investor relations was arrested on suspicion of insider trading, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department on the 5th charged the former executive officer with violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. I was charged with a crime. According to sources, in response to inquiries from securities companies, he falsely pretended that he was not an executive of the company and bought the company's shares, and after the stock price soared, he sold them and made a profit of approximately 50 million yen.
2024-06-05 18:58:00
A 35-year-old police sergeant working at the Hiratsuka Police Station of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police was arrested on suspicion of attempting to defraud a large amount of insurance money after a watch and other items he was wearing were damaged in a traffic accident.
2024-06-05 18:58:00
Shizuoka Prefecture Governor Yasutomo Suzuki and JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa met for the first time on the 5th regarding the ``Maglev Shinkansen'', which has not yet begun construction in Shizuoka Prefecture, and Governor Suzuki stated, ``We need to promote the linear project.'' I conveyed the idea that we should strive for both securing water resources and preserving the environment.
2024-06-05 18:46:00
Regarding the review that is a prerequisite for the restart of Unit 2 of the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka is asking whether the fault within the premises is connected to the area directly below the reactor. It is expected that a conclusion will be reached by the end of July.
2024-06-05 18:43:00
The driver of the truck arrested last month after a large truck crashed into a traffic jam on the Metropolitan Expressway in Saitama Prefecture, killing three people, has been detained for an investigation to determine whether he had any illnesses that may have led to the accident. Ta.
2024-06-05 18:42:00
In this fiscal year's revision of nursing care fees, the basic fee for home-visit nursing care, where the labor shortage is particularly serious, has been lowered, and in light of the voices of opposition from business operators, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi is making preparations for conducting an impact survey. showed the idea of hurrying up.
2024-06-05 18:22:00
In February this year, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a teenage suspect who allegedly broke into a house in Akiruno, Tokyo with something like a crowbar, hit an 80-year-old man in the head, seriously injuring him, and robbed him of cash. Three people were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and murder.
2024-06-05 18:08:00
UA Zensen, a union formed by labor unions in the textile and distribution industries, has compiled the results of a survey on customer harassment, or so-called "kasuhara." Customers in their 60s are the most common types of harassment, with the most notable being requests for an apology for poor handling, requests for product replacement, or requests for re-service.
2024-06-05 18:03:00
On the morning of the 5th, a small propeller plane veered off the runway when landing at Yoron Airport on Yoron Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, hitting a fence and coming to a stop. The man on board was not injured.
2024-06-05 18:00:00
Groups of people affected by Minamata disease and other pollution nationwide visited the Ministry of the Environment on the 5th and submitted a signature to Environment Minister Ito demanding early relief.
2024-06-05 17:46:00
Closed-door proceedings have begun in a lawsuit in which Hitoshi Matsumoto, a member of the popular comedy duo Downtown, is seeking compensation for damage to his reputation caused by an article in Shukan Bunshun that published the testimony of a woman who claimed to have been sexually assaulted. Mr. Matsumoto claimed that he had never forced any sexual act on any woman without her consent.
2024-06-05 17:34:00
On the 4th, a cargo plane that took off from Narita Airport declared an emergency and returned to the airport due to a problem, and damage was found to an internal part of the cargo plane's engine. As the incident could have led to a serious accident, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatched personnel to begin an investigation.
2024-06-05 17:26:00
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested four people who worked at a real estate sales company for defrauding a woman in her 80s with dementia of 16 million yen in cash by making her enter into a contract to purchase real estate. Investigators suspect that he used similar tactics to conclude approximately 50 sales contracts and generate sales of 130 million yen.
2024-06-05 17:06:00
When a federation of labor organizations compiled responses as of the 3rd during this year's spring labor union, it was found that the average wage increase rate for more than 4,900 companies decreased by 0.09 points from the previous survey to 5.08%. The average wage increase rate continues to be lower for small and medium-sized enterprises compared to large enterprises, and the focus is on whether they can continue to maintain a high level of over 5%.
2024-06-05 17:00:00
An information session on the government's subsidy system was held in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, for people who lost their Wajima lacquer workshops and tools in the Noto Peninsula earthquake, making it difficult for them to produce.
2024-06-05 16:55:00
As labor costs and raw material prices continue to rise, the Fair Trade Commission has issued guidance based on the Subcontract Act, including in cases where businesses have engaged in "buy-bashing" practices that unfairly set transaction prices with subcontractors. The number of cases exceeded 8,000 for the second consecutive year last year, and the number of recommendations was 13, the highest in the past 10 years.
2024-06-05 16:38:00
This April, the scheduled salary, which corresponds to the basic salary per worker, increased by 2.3% compared to the previous year, the highest growth rate in about 30 years. On the other hand, real wages, which reflect prices, continue to be negative, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare states, ``Despite the movement to raise wages during the spring labor union, the effects of rising prices continue to be strong.'' Against this backdrop, we interviewed companies that are taking unique initiatives to make up for the shortfall in wage increases.
2024-06-05 16:17:00
On the 5th, a new aircraft arrived at Kisarazu Garrison in Chiba Prefecture, where the Ground Self-Defense Force's Osprey is being provisionally deployed.
2024-06-05 16:13:00
Two Vietnamese suspects have been re-arrested for allegedly using cash cards stolen in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture to withdraw cash during a series of robberies at homes in the mountains around the country. Police are investigating the suspects as having been involved in a series of incidents based in Gunma Prefecture. All of them have denied the charges in response to the investigation.
2024-06-05 16:02:00
On the 5th, ``Public Demolition'', in which the government pays for the demolition and removal of buildings, began on the 5th on ``Asaichi Dori'' in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where a large-scale fire broke out in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
2024-06-05 15:43:00
In an effort to help people meet people who want to get married, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is developing its own matching app, and hopes to have it fully operational by this summer.
2024-06-05 14:32:00
Regarding the retrial of a former death row inmate who had already been executed in the so-called "Iizuka Incident" in which two elementary school girls were murdered in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 32 years ago, the Fukuoka District Court said, "The defense team has decided that a new The two testimonies used as evidence are unreliable, and the court decided not to grant a retrial.
2024-06-05 14:13:00
Three people, including the president of a chemical machinery manufacturer in Yokohama City, were arrested on suspicion of illegal export, and the second trial of a civil trial has begun regarding the false accusations, for which it was later revealed that they were innocent. The manufacturer submitted new evidence claiming that the police had fabricated the incident, while the investigative agency requested the questioning of nine police officers as witnesses in order to deny the illegality of the investigation.
2024-06-05 14:10:00
According to the police, just after 12:40 pm on the 5th, a person passing by reported that a taxi had crossed the separation strip and hit a person in front of Chiba Station.
2024-06-05 14:00:00
The birth rate, which measures the number of children a woman gives birth to, was 1.20 last year, the lowest since statistics began being kept, according to a summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. This is a 0.06 point decrease compared to the final value for the year before, marking the eighth consecutive year that it has been lower than the previous year.
2024-06-05 13:54:00
On the morning of the 5th, a small propeller plane veered off the runway when landing at Yoron Airport on Yoron Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, and came to a halt after hitting a fence. As a result of this, Yoron Airport will close its runway for one day on the 5th.
2024-06-05 13:12:00
The president of a credit guarantee company and others who were arrested and indicted along with the company's president in a case in which a Tokyo-based consulting company is believed to have illegally collected approximately 8 billion yen by promoting a credit guarantee business for medical institutions.3 A man was re-arrested on suspicion of fraud after defrauding customers of 12 million yen by pretending to be a business that did not actually exist.
2024-06-05 13:11:00
Three people, including the president of a chemical machinery manufacturer in Yokohama City, were arrested on suspicion of illegal export, and the second trial of a civil trial has begun regarding the false accusations, for which it was later revealed that they were innocent. The manufacturer submitted new evidence claiming that the police had fabricated the incident, while the investigative agency requested the questioning of nine police officers as witnesses in order to deny the illegality of the investigation.
2024-06-05 13:05:00
A Tokyo tax accountant was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department on suspicion of fraud after allegedly defrauding 34 lawyers at a law firm with whom he has tax advisory contracts out of a total of approximately 87 million yen.
2024-06-05 12:21:00
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, when a small propeller plane landed at Yoron Airport on Yoron Island in Kagoshima Prefecture around 11 a.m. on the 5th, it veered off the runway and came to rest in a grassy area. There was one pilot on board the small propeller plane, but there were no injuries. As a result, the runway is currently closed. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is investigating the detailed situation.
2024-06-05 12:17:00
The number of applications for welfare in March this year was 21,610 nationwide, a decrease of 11.8% compared to the same month of the previous year. This is the second consecutive month that sales are lower than the previous year.
2024-06-05 12:14:00
Regarding the retrial of a former death row inmate who had already been executed in the so-called "Iizuka Incident" in which two elementary school girls were murdered in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 32 years ago, the Fukuoka District Court said, "The defense team has decided that a new The two testimonies used as evidence are unreliable, and the court decided not to grant a retrial.
2024-06-05 11:54:00
Last month, the common-law husband of a 27-year-old mother who was arrested in Mito City for shooting her daughter in the lower grades of elementary school and hitting her in the face and other parts of the body has made statements such as ``I did it for discipline.'' This was revealed through interviews with investigators. Police are investigating in detail whether there was any abuse on a daily basis.
2024-06-05 10:17:00
32 years ago (1992) in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, two elementary school girls were murdered in the so-called "Iizuka Incident," and the Fukuoka District Court has decided to retry the former death row inmate who had already been sentenced to death. , decided to deny the second motion and not grant a retrial.
2024-06-05 10:12:00
Following Toyota Motor Corporation, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on the 5th that Yamaha Motor Corporation, located in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, We have begun an on-site inspection of our headquarters.
2024-06-05 08:30:00
This April, the scheduled salary, which is equivalent to the basic salary per worker, increased by 2.3% compared to the previous year, the highest growth rate in about 30 years. On the other hand, real wages, which reflect prices, continue to be negative, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare states, ``Despite the movement to raise wages during the spring labor union, the effects of rising prices continue to be strong.''
2024-06-05 07:25:00
32 years ago, in 1992, in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, two elementary school girls were murdered in the so-called "Iizuka Incident," and a former death row inmate who had already been sentenced to death was retried.This is the second petition requesting a new trial. On the 5th, the Fukuoka District Court will make a decision on whether to approve or not. There has never been a case in which a retrial of a former death row inmate has been granted, and the decision will be closely watched.
2024-06-05 07:06:00
The Odakyu Odawara Line had suspended operations on the up and down lines between Isehara Station and Shin-Matsuda Station due to a fatal accident, but operations resumed at around 6:49 a.m.
2024-06-05 07:02:00
Two Japanese men living locally in Paraguay, South America, were found dead in their home, and local police believe they were murdered by someone and are investigating.
2024-06-05 06:10:00
The Odakyu Odawara Line has suspended operation on the up and down lines between Isehara Station and Shin-Matsuda Station due to an accident that occurred between Hadano Station and Shibusawa Station in Kanagawa Prefecture at around 5:29 a.m. Operations are scheduled to resume around 6:50 a.m.
2024-06-05 05:04:00
A competition was held in Kanazawa City where fire rescue workers competed in the rescue skills they had trained on a daily basis.
2024-06-05 04:53:00
At a zoo in Tobe Town, Ehime Prefecture, an event was held for Kindergarten children to learn about the importance of teeth by brushing a hippo's teeth in conjunction with ``Tooth and Mouth Health Week.''
