Social News(2024/06/20)
A Ministry of Finance car hit a pedestrian and fled the scene, killing a man, and the driver, a company employee, was arrested.
2024-06-20 23:58:00
On the evening of the 20th, a car hit a male pedestrian on a road near the National Diet Building in Nagatacho, Tokyo, and then fled the scene. The man was taken to a hospital but later died. The car that fled the scene was a Ministry of Finance official vehicle, and the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested the driver, a company employee, on suspicion of hit-and-run and other offenses, and is currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Linear rain band expected in southern Kyushu tomorrow morning; be on high alert for landslides
2024-06-20 22:45:00
Due to the influence of the front, very heavy rain is falling intermittently in southern Kyushu, and a linear rain band is expected to form by the morning of the 21st, which could rapidly increase the risk of disasters. Please be on high alert for landslides and river flooding, and spend the night of the 20th in a safe place.
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Representative Mari Akimoto released on bail after being indicted on charges of accepting bribes in connection with offshore wind power generation
2024-06-20 22:29:00
House of Representatives member Mari Akimoto, who was indicted in September last year on charges including bribery related to offshore wind power generation and had been detained for over nine months, was released on bail on the night of the 20th.
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Two China Coast Guard vessels intrude into Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa; Coast Guard continues to monitor
2024-06-20 22:23:00
On the evening of the 20th, two China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters one after the other, in line with the movements of two Japanese fishing boats, off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. The Japan Coast Guard is continuing to warn and monitor the vessels to immediately leave the territorial waters.
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Tokyo District Court grants bail to House of Representatives member Mari Akimoto, rejecting prosecutors' appeal
2024-06-20 21:57:00
On the 20th, the Tokyo District Court ruled to grant bail to Representative Akimoto Mari, who was indicted in September last year on charges of bribery related to offshore wind power generation and whose lawyer had requested bail. The prosecution's appeal against the ruling was rejected, and since the 20 million yen bail has already been paid, Representative Akimoto is expected to be released on bail.
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Sapporo mayor considering disciplinary action against elderly food delivery operator for failing to check on safety
2024-06-20 21:50:00
Sapporo City is working on a program to deliver meals to elderly people and check on their safety. In response to a case in which a delivery company failed to check on the safety of an 80-year-old woman who was later found dead after collapsing inside her home, Mayor Akimoto has indicated that he intends to consider disciplinary action against the company.
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Finance Ministry car hits pedestrian, flees and overturns; driver arrested
2024-06-20 21:44:00
On the evening of the 20th, a car hit a pedestrian on a road near the National Diet Building in Nagatacho, Tokyo, then fled the scene and then overturned. The man was taken to the hospital, but is said to be in a critical condition and unconscious. The car that overturned was a Ministry of Finance vehicle, and the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested the driver, a company employee, on suspicion of hit-and-run and is currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Real estate company apologizes after advertisement lists "Mt. Iwaki" instead of "Mt. Iwate"
2024-06-20 21:14:00
It was discovered that an image of Mount Iwaki in Aomori Prefecture had been used in a insert advertisement for a condominium in Morioka City that advertised views of Mount Iwate, the highest peak in Iwate Prefecture. The real estate company selling the condominium admitted the mistake and apologized to the city.
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Tsunami-hit Sendai beach to reopen for first time since disaster as city prepares evacuation plan
2024-06-20 21:08:00
The beaches in Sendai City, which were damaged by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, have been designated disaster risk areas and are no longer open for swimming, but from July they will be open for swimming for the first time since the disaster. In conjunction with this, the outline of the evacuation plan compiled by the city has been revealed, and it has been revealed that construction will be carried out to raise the height of the evacuation site before the reopening.
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Areas affected by Noto Peninsula earthquake urged to "take extra precautions" before the rainy season begins
2024-06-20 21:04:00
Ishikawa Prefecture is expected to experience rainy and cloudy weather from this weekend, and in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, landslides are likely to occur on loose ground, and buildings damaged by the earthquake are at increased risk of collapsing under the weight of the rain. With the first rainy season since the disaster approaching, local governments are calling for people to be extra careful in dangerous areas and to check the weather when cleaning up their homes.
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"New banknotes make current banknotes unusable" - False information spreading on social media - "Beware of scams"
2024-06-20 21:01:00
False information has been spreading on social media about the new banknotes that will be issued for the first time in 20 years next month, such as "old banknotes will become invalid and deposits will be frozen." The Ministry of Finance has warned that "current banknotes will not become invalid, so please be careful of fraud."
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Linear rain band expected in southern Kyushu tomorrow morning; be on high alert for landslides
2024-06-20 21:00:00
Due to the influence of the front, very heavy rain is falling intermittently in southern Kyushu, and a linear rain band is expected to form by the morning of the 21st, which could rapidly increase the risk of disasters. Please be on high alert for landslides and river flooding, and spend the night of the 20th in a safe place.
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Kumamoto, Reihoku Town: Car at facility for disabled people crashes into fence, 1 dead, 9 injured
2024-06-20 20:41:00
On the morning of the 20th, in Reihoku Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, a shuttle vehicle for a disability support facility crashed into a parking lot fence, and 10 people, including users, were taken to the hospital, including a man in his 70s who died, one person with serious injuries, and eight people with minor injuries. The police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Kawasaki City "Inappropriate posts about Tokyo gubernatorial candidates on Ikuta Ryokuchi Official X"
2024-06-20 20:10:00
Kawasaki City announced that inappropriate posts about candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, which was announced on the 20th, were made from the official Twitter account of "X," the former Twitter account of Ikuta Ryokuchi Park located in the city.
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Sapporo: 50-year-old car owner arrested after tire comes off and hits girl
2024-06-20 19:51:00
In November last year, a tire came off a vehicle while it was moving in Nishi-ku, Sapporo, hitting a 4-year-old girl and leaving her unconscious and in critical condition. The 50-year-old owner of the vehicle was arrested by police on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury, etc., for modifying the vehicle and failing to inspect it, causing the accident.
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Consumer Affairs Agency issues interim report on child fall accidents; measures to be considered
2024-06-20 19:50:00
The Consumer Affairs Agency's Safety Investigation Committee has reported the interim results of its investigation into the recent spate of accidents involving children falling from windows and balconies, and has announced its intention to consider countermeasures such as the appropriate use of auxiliary window locks.
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Driver arrested after car hits pedestrian and overturns near National Diet building
2024-06-20 19:48:00
On the evening of the 20th, a car hit a pedestrian on a road near the National Diet Building in Nagatacho, Tokyo, and then fled the scene before overturning. The man was taken to the hospital, but is still unconscious and in critical condition. The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested the driver of the car on suspicion of hit-and-run and is currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Takarazuka Revue's Cosmos troupe performances resume, chairman apologizes to audience
2024-06-20 19:45:00
The Takarazuka Revue's Cosmos Troupe performances, which had been suspended since the death of a 25-year-old troupe member, resumed on the 20th for the first time in about nine months. Prior to the performance, the chairman of the board of directors gave a speech and apologized to the audience for the continued cancellations.
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Car overturns in front of Prime Minister's residence, pedestrian hit, driver arrested
2024-06-20 19:12:00
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, just before 6pm on the 20th, a car overturned on the road in front of the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Nagatacho, Tokyo. It is believed that the car overturned while trying to flee the scene after hitting a pedestrian. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the driver on the spot and is currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Shizuoka Prefecture Numazu: Flood damage caused by heavy rain on the 18th, cleaning up today
2024-06-20 19:11:00
In Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, which suffered repeated flooding due to heavy rain on the 18th, cleanup of affected homes continued on the 20th.
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Kamakura's Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine leaves the Association of Shinto Shrines, citing "self-righteous organizational management"
2024-06-20 19:07:00
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, withdrew from the Association of Shinto Shrines this month, and at a press conference claimed that "the organization's management is perceived to be self-righteous."
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Miyazaki Prefecture Kushima City: Evacuation information for elderly people and others issued to 8,746 households throughout the city
2024-06-20 19:02:00
At 6 p.m., Kushima City in Miyazaki Prefecture issued evacuation information to 8,746 households and 16,946 people throughout the city, warning that damage caused by heavy rains is expected. The information corresponds to alert level 3, and the local government is calling on the elderly and people with disabilities to begin evacuating.
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University professor files criminal complaint over "slanderous posts on social media"; Ibaraki Prefectural Police investigating
2024-06-20 18:47:00
It has been revealed that a professor at the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture has filed a criminal complaint with the Ibaraki Prefectural Police Headquarters for being slandered on social media. According to investigators, the post was made by a police officer from the prefectural police, and the complaint has been accepted and an investigation is underway, but the Ibaraki Prefectural Police said they "cannot comment" when contacted by media.
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Cooling of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 6 temporarily suspended due to metal plate transmitting electricity burned out
2024-06-20 18:36:00
On the 18th, in response to a problem that caused a partial cut in the electricity supply at Unit 6 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and stopped cooling the spent fuel pool for nearly 10 hours, Tokyo Electric Power Company revealed that a metal plate transmitting electricity was burned away in a fire, and that another piece of metal was found in contact with this metal plate.
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Linear rain band expected in southern Kyushu tomorrow morning; be on high alert for landslides
2024-06-20 18:31:00
Due to the influence of the front, very heavy rain is falling intermittently in southern Kyushu, and a linear rain band is expected to form by the morning of the 21st, which could rapidly increase the risk of disasters. Please be on high alert for landslides and river flooding, and spend the night of the 20th in a safe place.
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Treated water released; China embargo prolonged; Japan Fisheries Association: "Government should step up efforts"
2024-06-20 18:19:00
Regarding China's prolonged suspension of imports of Japanese seafood products over the release of treated water accumulating at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Masanobu Sakamoto, Chairman of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations (Zengyoren), has called on the government to further urge China to immediately lift the restrictions.
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Tokyo Kodaira: Car goes out of control in supermarket parking lot, 1 person killed, driver in his 70s arrested
2024-06-20 18:17:00
On the afternoon of the 20th, a car ran out of control in a supermarket parking lot in Kodaira, Tokyo, and a woman in her 60s was hit and killed. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the 70-year-old driver on the spot. It is suspected that he mistook the brake for the accelerator.
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Flood danger warning issued for Mannose River in Kagoshima Prefecture; high flood risk; be on high alert
2024-06-20 18:04:00
Due to the heavy rains, the Mannose River, which flows through Minamisatsuma City and Minamikyushu City in the southern part of the Satsuma Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture, has reached a flood danger level at the Mannose Bridge Water Level Observation Station in Minamisatsuma City. Kagoshima Prefecture and the Kagoshima Regional Meteorological Observatory issued a flood danger warning at 5:30 pm earlier, urging people to be on high alert, as the risk of flooding is extremely high.
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Disabled man petitions for relief after failing high school entrance exam despite not getting the number of available places
2024-06-20 18:01:00
On the 20th, a disabled man who applied to a public high school in Chiba Prefecture filed a petition for human rights relief, claiming that he was rejected because of his disability, even though the school had fewer applicants than the quota, and that this is a violation of his right to an education.
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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issues business improvement advice to TEPCO subsidiary over unauthorized access to customer information
2024-06-20 17:58:00
Regarding the issue of customer information of a subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Company, which transmits and distributes electricity, being illegally viewed by employees of the holding company, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has issued a business improvement recommendation to the subsidiary, citing deficiencies in information management, and calling for the subsidiary to prevent recurrence.
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Chinese former manager arrested in Chiba for performing surgery at beauty salon without a medical license
2024-06-20 17:45:00
A 43-year-old Chinese former manager of an esthetic salon in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, was arrested for allegedly performing cosmetic surgery on a woman in her 20s without a medical license, causing serious injury to her nose. He is said to have partially denied the charges during questioning.
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Tokyo issues warning over number of hand, foot and mouth disease patients exceeding standard; infection control measures required
2024-06-20 17:43:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has issued a warning, saying that the number of patients with hand, foot and mouth disease, which mainly infects young children and causes rashes on the hands, feet and mouth, has exceeded the threshold. This is the first time the metropolitan government has issued a warning since 2022, two years ago, and it has decided to call for infection prevention measures such as frequent hand washing.
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Refund fraud suspect arrested, address and name unknown, withdrew over 250 million yen
2024-06-20 17:21:00
The suspect arrested by the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters for making false phone calls, such as "Your insurance premiums are refunded," and defrauding elderly people of their cash, is said to have no personal identification, and his address and name are unknown. Police are investigating the possibility that he may have traveled around the country as a "cash withdrawer," withdrawing more than 250 million yen so far.
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Zenroren holds press conference ahead of labor-management debate on minimum wage, calls for significant increase
2024-06-20 16:58:00
Ahead of labor-management discussions beginning next week on this year's minimum wage, labor group Zenroren has called for a significant increase, citing rising prices as threatening the livelihoods of many people.
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Kagoshima: Evacuation orders issued to 17,016 households and 32,528 people in Minamisatsuma city
2024-06-20 16:57:00
Minamisatsuma City in Kagoshima Prefecture issued an evacuation order to 17,016 households and 32,528 people throughout the city at 4:23 pm on the 20th, citing a high risk of landslides due to heavy rain. The information corresponds to Level 4 on a five-level alert scale, and the city is calling for everyone to evacuate from dangerous areas.
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Ueno Zoo's twin giant pandas celebrate their third birthday on the 23rd
2024-06-20 16:53:00
The twin giant pandas "Xiao Xiao" and "Lei Lei" at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo will celebrate their third birthday on the 23rd of this month. Many visitors came to see the two grown-ups.
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Decontamination work begins in "designated residential area for returnees" in Namie town, Fukushima
2024-06-20 16:45:00
Decontamination work began on the 20th in areas of Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture, which are designated as "difficult-to-return areas" and where evacuation orders remain in place following the accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 13 years ago, allowing residents who wish to do so to remain there. In the future, demolition work on homes and other areas will finally begin.
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Okinawa: A China Coast Guard vessel briefly enters Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands; Coast Guard continues surveillance
2024-06-20 16:34:00
On the 20th, off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, a China Coast Guard vessel entered Japanese territorial waters in tandem with a Japanese fishing boat, sailing within the waters for more than two hours before leaving the waters at around 11 a.m. The Japan Coast Guard continues to warn and monitor the vessel to ensure it does not enter the waters again.
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Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to make shingles vaccine a routine vaccination covered by public funds
2024-06-20 16:19:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to include the vaccine for shingles, a skin disease that causes painful blisters in a band-like pattern, in the "regular vaccinations" for which the cost will be subsidized by public funds. In the future, a formal decision will be made after discussions at an expert meeting on the target age for vaccination, etc.
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Evacuation notice for elderly people and others issued throughout Minamiaso Village, Kumamoto
2024-06-20 16:19:00
Minamiaso Village in Kumamoto Prefecture issued evacuation information to 4,772 households and 10,044 people throughout the village at 4 p.m. to guard against landslides caused by rain. This information corresponds to level 3 out of 5 alert levels, and calls on the elderly and people with disabilities to begin evacuating.
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A linear rain band is expected to occur in southern Kyushu from tonight through the morning of the 21st.
2024-06-20 16:06:00
Due to the influence of the front, heavy rain is falling intermittently in southern Kyushu. A linear rain band may occur from the night of the 20th to the morning of the 21st, causing a sudden increase in the risk of disasters. Please be on high alert for landslides and complete your preparations during the daylight hours of the 20th.
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Tokyo District Court grants bail to House of Representatives member Mari Akimoto; prosecution files quasi-appeal
2024-06-20 15:53:00
On the 20th, the Tokyo District Court ruled to grant bail to Representative Akimoto Mari, who was indicted in September last year on charges of bribery related to offshore wind power generation and whose lawyer had requested bail, and the bail of 20 million yen was paid. The prosecution has appealed the decision, and if the court rejects it, Representative Akimoto will be released on bail.
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Tokyo Kodaira One person killed after car driven by man in his 70s goes out of control in supermarket parking lot
2024-06-20 15:52:00
Just after 1 p.m. on the 20th, a car driven by a woman in her 70s went out of control in a supermarket parking lot in Kodaira City, Tokyo, and a woman in her 60s who was getting out of another parked car was hit and killed.
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Japan Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organizations General Assembly: "It is necessary to get the second generation of atomic bomb survivors to participate in the movement"
2024-06-20 15:40:00
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations held its regular general meeting in Tokyo, where members exchanged views on its activities for next year, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, and on the future direction of the organization, including encouraging second-generation atomic bomb survivors and their supporters to join its activities.
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JR issues letter of thanks to residents for accommodating "train photographers" along the Yakumo express line
2024-06-20 15:31:00
JR presented a letter of appreciation to residents of Hino Town in Tottori Prefecture and others for their support in catering to train enthusiasts known as "totetsu-tori" (railway photographers) along the Yakumo express line, where old-style vehicles have ceased regular service, and for contributing to the safe operation of the train.
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Tokyo to issue warning as number of hand, foot and mouth disease patients exceeds standard, taking measures against infection
2024-06-20 15:22:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has issued a warning, saying that the number of patients with hand, foot and mouth disease, which mainly infects young children and causes rashes on the hands, feet and mouth, has exceeded the threshold. This is the first time the metropolitan government has issued a warning since 2022, two years ago, and it has decided to call for infection prevention measures such as frequent hand washing.
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Evacuation information for elderly people and others issued throughout Ibusuki, Kagoshima
2024-06-20 15:05:00
Ibusuki city in Kagoshima prefecture issued evacuation information to 19,626 households and 37,869 people throughout the city at 1pm on the 20th, due to the possibility of a linear precipitation band occurring between the night of the 20th and the morning of the 21st. This corresponds to Level 3 on a five-level alert scale, and calls on the elderly and people with disabilities to begin evacuating.
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About 130 people attend memorial service for former leprosy patients Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
2024-06-20 14:45:00
A ceremony was held at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to commemorate former leprosy patients who were forcibly isolated under national policy and suffered discrimination before dying.
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Man dressed like "Shocker" escapes from attempted pawn shop robbery in Niigata
2024-06-20 14:41:00
On the night of the 19th, a man broke into a pawn shop in Niigata City and threatened the store clerk with a knife, but fled without taking anything. The man, who is believed to have been wearing a black balaclava and black clothing like a villain from a special effects TV show, is thought to have fled in a light-colored car, and police are investigating the case as an attempted robbery.
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Tokyo District Court grants bail to House of Representatives member Mari Akimoto; prosecution files quasi-appeal
2024-06-20 14:31:00
On the 20th, the Tokyo District Court ruled to grant bail to Representative Akimoto Mari, who was indicted last September on charges of bribery related to offshore wind power generation and whose lawyer had requested bail. The prosecution has appealed the ruling, but if the court rejects the appeal and the 20 million yen bail is paid, Representative Akimoto will be released on bail.
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Okinawa: A China Coast Guard vessel briefly enters Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands; Coast Guard continues surveillance
2024-06-20 14:23:00
On the 20th, off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, a China Coast Guard vessel entered Japanese territorial waters in tandem with a Japanese fishing boat, sailing within the waters for more than two hours before leaving the waters at around 11 a.m. The Japan Coast Guard continues to warn and monitor the vessel to ensure it does not enter the waters again.
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34-year-old suspect arrested in hit-and-run incident that left a man dead in Honjo, Saitama
2024-06-20 14:21:00
On the 20th, police arrested a 34-year-old suspect who was driving a hit-and-run vehicle in which a 65-year-old man was hit and killed in Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture last month.
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Kumamoto Prefecture, Reihoku Town: Car from disability support facility crashes into fence, 10 people injured
2024-06-20 14:12:00
On the morning of the 20th, in Reihoku Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, a shuttle vehicle for a disability support facility crashed into a parking lot fence, and a total of 10 people, including users, were taken to the hospital, two of whom were seriously injured and eight others were slightly injured. The police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Man injured after being attacked by bear while hiking in Yamagata's Mount Zao mountain range
2024-06-20 13:07:00
Earlier on the 20th, a man who was hiking on the Yamagata side of the Zao mountain range, which straddles Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, was attacked by a bear and sustained injuries from his head to his shoulders. Police say his injuries are not life-threatening.
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Junior high school English textbooks replace description introducing defendant Ippei Mizuhara
2024-06-20 12:58:00
It has been discovered that a textbook company that had included a passage introducing Mizuhara Ippei, a former interpreter for Major League Baseball player Ohtani Shohei, has changed the content of the textbook in a new English textbook to be used at junior high schools from next spring.
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Okinawa: A China Coast Guard vessel intrudes into Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands, Japan Coast Guard issues warning and monitors
2024-06-20 12:57:00
On the morning of the 20th, a China Coast Guard vessel entered Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, following the movements of a Japanese fishing boat. The Japan Coast Guard is continuing to warn and monitor the vessel to immediately leave the territorial waters.
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Oppenheimer "cried and apologized" - video of interpreter testimony found
2024-06-20 12:56:00
A video was found in Hiroshima City in which an interpreter who was present testified that Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who led the development of the atomic bomb, met with atomic bomb survivors in the United States 19 years after the end of the war and "shed tears and apologized" during the meeting. Experts said, "It was surprising that he actually met them and apologized, and it is significant that the survivors heard it directly."
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Shizuoka Prefecture Numazu: Flood damage caused by heavy rain on the 18th, cleaning up today
2024-06-20 12:53:00
In Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, which suffered repeated flooding due to heavy rain on the 18th, cleanup of affected homes continued on the 20th.
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A linear rain band is expected to occur in southern Kyushu from tonight through the morning of the 21st.
2024-06-20 12:45:00
Due to the influence of the front, heavy rain is falling locally in southern Kyushu. A linear rain band is expected to occur from the night of the 20th to the morning of the 21st, which could dramatically increase the risk of disasters. Please be on guard against landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and rising rivers, and complete your preparations during daylight hours on the 20th.
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Ishikawa: Publicly funded demolition of buildings in Wajima "Morning Market Street" begins, applications increase two weeks after start
2024-06-20 12:33:00
Two weeks have passed since the start of public demolition, in which the government is covering the costs of demolishing buildings on Asaichi Street in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where a large fire broke out in the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The city is seeking to speed up the work in response to the increasing number of demolition applications, with the aim of quickly restoring and rebuilding the area.
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Kumamoto Prefecture, Reihoku Town: Car from disability support facility crashes into fence, 10 people injured
2024-06-20 12:32:00
According to the police, at around 8:45 a.m. on the 20th, near National Route 324 in Kamitsufukae, Reihoku-cho, Kumamoto Prefecture, a vehicle from a disability support facility was attempting to turn right when it collided with a fence in the parking lot of another facility. There were 10 people in the vehicle, all of whom were conscious when they were taken to the hospital, of which two men in their 70s suffered serious injuries and eight suffered minor injuries. The vehicle was driven by a man in his 40s who was a staff member of the disability support facility. The police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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A linear rain band is expected to occur in southern Kyushu from tonight through the morning of the 21st.
2024-06-20 12:15:00
Due to the influence of a front, heavy rain is falling in southern Kyushu. A linear rain band will occur from the night of the 20th to the morning of the 21st, causing very heavy rain to continue, and there is a risk of heavy rain. Please be on guard against landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and rising rivers, and complete your preparations during the daylight hours on the 20th.
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Tokyo District Court decides to grant bail to House of Representatives member Mari Akimoto, bail set at 20 million yen
2024-06-20 12:10:00
On the 20th, the Tokyo District Court ruled to grant bail to House of Representatives member Mari Akimoto, who was indicted in September last year on charges of bribery related to offshore wind power generation and whose lawyer had requested bail. If the prosecution does not file a quasi-appeal and the 20 million yen bail is paid, he will be released on bail.
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Okinawa region announces end of rainy season one day earlier than normal
2024-06-20 12:06:00
The Okinawa region is covered by a high pressure system and is mostly sunny. Many sunny days are expected in the coming week, and the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory announced at 11:00 a.m. on the 20th that "Okinawa is likely to have ended its rainy season," the earliest in the country.
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Kagoshima Prefectural Police makes a series of arrests; National Police Agency to dispatch inspector next week
2024-06-20 12:04:00
Following four consecutive arrests of current and former police officers at the Kagoshima Prefectural Police Headquarters this year, the National Police Agency has decided to send an inspector to the prefectural police as early as next week to investigate the circumstances and consider measures to prevent recurrence.
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Bridge in "Mt. Fuji Photo Spot" with fence on median strip Shizuoka Fuji
2024-06-20 11:57:00
A fence is being installed to prevent people from entering the median strip on a bridge on a national highway in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a place that many foreign tourists visit as a photo spot for Mount Fuji.
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A man dies after train collide with light truck at JR Gono Line crossing in Hachiho, Akita
2024-06-20 11:51:00
On the morning of the 20th, a train collided with a light truck at a railroad crossing on the JR Gono Line in Hachiman-cho, Akita Prefecture, killing a 79-year-old man who was driving the light truck. The railroad crossing did not have a barrier, and the police are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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Oppenheimer "cried and apologized" - video of interpreter testimony found
2024-06-20 11:49:00
A video was found in Hiroshima City in which an interpreter who was present testified that Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who led the development of the atomic bomb, met with atomic bomb survivors in the United States 19 years after the end of the war and "shed tears and apologized" during the meeting. Experts said, "It was surprising that he actually met them and apologized, and it is significant that the survivors heard it directly."
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Heavy rain expected in Kyushu from midday through the 21st; be on alert for landslides
2024-06-20 07:54:00
Due to the active front, Kyushu is likely to experience very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms from around noon on the 20th to the 21st. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution against landslides and flooding in low-lying areas.
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Takarazuka Revue's Cosmos Troupe performances resume on the 20th after a nine-month hiatus
2024-06-20 05:33:00
Following the death of a 25-year-old member of the Takarazuka Revue, performances by the Cosmos Troupe were suspended and will resume on the 20th for the first time in about nine months. In March of this year, the troupe acknowledged the power harassment by senior students and apologized to the family, and is working to prevent recurrence. Attention is focused on how this will be utilized in future performances.
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System to allow prosecutors to erase data seized from secretly taken child pornography images begins
2024-06-20 05:30:00
A new system to address the concerns of victims of voyeurism and other crimes will begin on the 20th. The system will allow prosecutors to delete image data of voyeurism and child pornography as an administrative measure, regardless of whether the crime is prosecuted or not.
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Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested 38-year-old police sergeant on suspicion of attempted laundry theft, charges denied
2024-06-20 05:25:00
On the evening of the 19th, a 38-year-old police sergeant working at a Kanagawa Prefectural Police Station was arrested for attempting to steal laundry that had been hung out to dry at an apartment in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The sergeant denies the charges.
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Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to double lump-sum payments to medical institutions to promote use of My Number health insurance cards
2024-06-20 00:01:00
As the utilization rate of the "My Number Health Insurance Card" is sluggish, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to double the lump-sum payment given to medical institutions that increase the number of users to a maximum of 400,000 yen.
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