2024-07-15 23:23:00
JR Chuo Line rapid trains had been suspended on both lines between Tokyo Station and Takao Station due to a fatal accident at Hachioji Station, but service resumed at 11:05 p.m.
2024-07-15 23:11:00
JR Chuo Line rapid trains are currently suspended on both the up and down lines between Tokyo Station and Takao Station due to a fatal accident at Hachioji Station. According to JR East, service is expected to resume around 11:40 pm.
2024-07-15 22:57:00
On the morning of the 15th, a 63-year-old man was found floating in the Iwami River in Akita City, and was taken to a hospital where he later died. Based on the situation at the scene, the police believe that the man may have been swept away for some reason while fishing, and are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-07-15 19:11:00
The Ministry of Defense has informed local governments that the U.S. Navy's Iwakuni Air Base in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, will be deploying its aircraft with the CMV-22 Ospreys later this year. This will be the first time that the Navy's Ospreys will be deployed in Japan.
2024-07-15 18:47:00
Matsuyama City had issued an "emergency safety assurance" for 13,226 households and 22,062 people in the Shimizu district due to the risk of landslides caused by heavy rain, but lifted the order at 5:30 pm, except for a part of Midoricho 1-chome. The city is calling on residents in areas where an "emergency safety assurance" is still in place to evacuate to a safe place and take actions that will likely save their lives.
2024-07-15 18:20:00
On the 15th, a national panel of experts inspecting environmental conservation measures being taken by JR Central, which is aiming to open the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, visited a tunnel construction site in Yamanashi Prefecture.
2024-07-15 17:44:00
The evacuation order issued to 25,140 households and 53,619 people throughout Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, due to the heavy rains, was lifted at 5:00 p.m. This means that all evacuation orders issued within Kagoshima Prefecture have now been lifted.
2024-07-15 17:41:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation under the former Eugenic Protection Law, a plaintiff living in Tokyo visited his father's grave in his hometown of Sendai to report on the outcome of the trial.
2024-07-15 17:26:00
Following the landslide that occurred in Matsuyama City on July 12, experts conducted an investigation near the summit and confirmed that the geology at the site was made of hardened sand and that a "surface collapse" had occurred, in which a layer close to the surface had collapsed.
2024-07-15 17:17:00
On the afternoon of the 15th, a 74-year-old man who was working as a lifeguard at a sweetfish fishing tournament held in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, was swept away by the river and died.
2024-07-15 16:57:00
On the morning of the 15th, a man in his 60s was found floating in the Iwami River that runs through Akita City, and was taken to a hospital, but later died. Police believe he may have been swept away while fishing, and are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-07-15 16:37:00
On the morning of the 15th, a river swelled at the tourist spot "Fukiware Falls" in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, flooding the nearby promenade, temporarily leaving 22 tourists, including children, stranded. According to the fire department, everyone was rescued and no one was injured.
2024-07-15 16:15:00
Due to heavy rain, a landslide occurred in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture on the morning of the 15th, and mud flowed into a nearby house. No one was injured.
2024-07-15 15:29:00
The evacuation order issued for the entire Yuda district of Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture due to heavy rains was lifted at 2:00 p.m.
2024-07-15 15:17:00
The evacuation order issued for 9,735 households and 18,538 people throughout Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture, due to the heavy rains, was lifted at 3:00 p.m.
2024-07-15 14:59:00
On the morning of the 15th, a river swelled at the tourist spot "Fukiware Falls" in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, flooding the nearby promenade, temporarily leaving 22 tourists, including children, stranded. According to the fire department, everyone was rescued and no one was injured.
2024-07-15 14:48:00
Around noon on the 15th, a pleasure boat ran aground in a port in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the three people on board were rescued by the Japan Coast Guard and fire department after taking refuge on wave-breaking blocks.
2024-07-15 14:23:00
The atmospheric conditions are unstable due to the influence of the front, and heavy rain is falling intermittently, mainly in western Japan. In Kyushu, there is a risk of very heavy rain for a while, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for people to be on high alert for landslides, as well as for flooding of low-lying areas and river overflows.
2024-07-15 13:51:00
While the opening of swimming beaches has been postponed in many areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the only beach opening in Oku-Noto was held in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture.
2024-07-15 13:47:00
On the morning of the 15th, about 20 people were stranded on a promenade near the tourist spot "Fukiware Falls" in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, when a river overflowed. Police and firefighters have been working to rescue them, and so far, all of them have been rescued.
2024-07-15 13:46:00
On the 14th, there were multiple rescue requests from people who became unable to move while hiking in the Daisetsu mountain range and other areas in Hokkaido, but all of them were rescued.
2024-07-15 12:57:00
On the morning of the 15th, about 20 people were stranded on a promenade near the tourist spot "Fukiware Falls" in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, when a river overflowed. Police and firefighters have been working to rescue them, and so far, all of them have been rescued.
2024-07-15 12:31:00
A massive landslide occurred in the center of Matsuyama City on the 12th of this month, and work to remove large amounts of soil and sand that had flowed into residential areas continued at the site on the 15th.
2024-07-15 12:25:00
In Seattle, Washington state in the western United States, a bronze statue of a girl modeled after Hiroshima's Children's Atomic Bomb Statue was found missing, with its legs cut off, and police are investigating the incident on suspicion of theft.
2024-07-15 12:14:00
According to the police, on the morning of the 15th, about 20 people were left stranded on a promenade near the tourist spot "Fukiware Falls" in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture. There was information that the river in the area had suddenly risen in water, and the police and fire department were working to rescue the people, but everyone has been rescued so far. The fire department also said that there have been no reports of injuries so far. "Fukiware Falls" is a tourist spot known for its spectacular water scenery.
2024-07-15 12:09:00
According to JR Kyushu, Kyushu Shinkansen trains had been suspended between Kumamoto Station and Kagoshima Chuo Station since the first train, but service resumed on the outbound line at around 11:30 a.m. Service on the inbound line is expected to resume after 1 p.m.
2024-07-15 12:02:00
The atmospheric conditions are unstable due to the influence of the front, and heavy rain is falling intermittently, mainly in western Japan. In Kyushu, there is a risk of very heavy rain for a while, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for people to be on high alert for landslides, as well as for flooding of low-lying areas and river overflows.
2024-07-15 11:30:00
Due to a personal injury accident, JR Joban Line suspended some sections of rapid trains and local trains from around 9:30 a.m., but operations resumed on the full line at 11:01 a.m.
2024-07-15 10:27:00
In Hokkaido on the 14th, there were multiple rescue requests from people who became unable to move while hiking in the Daisetsu mountain range and other areas, and police and fire departments are searching for them.
2024-07-15 10:12:00
The front has caused unstable atmospheric conditions, causing heavy rainfall in Kyushu and other areas. A linear rain band is expected to form in northern Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture by the morning of the 15th, causing heavy rainfall. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for people to be on high alert for landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and river flooding.
2024-07-15 10:06:00
Due to a fatal accident that occurred at around 9:30 a.m., JR Joban Line is suspending operations on both inbound and outbound rapid trains between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward and Toride Station in Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and on both inbound and outbound local trains between Shinagawa Station and Tsuchiura Station in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
2024-07-15 09:20:00
Akune City in Kagoshima Prefecture has raised the "evacuation for the elderly and others" information that was issued throughout the city to an evacuation order at 4 a.m. due to the risk of landslides. The information corresponds to Level 4 out of 5 alert levels, and calls for everyone to evacuate from dangerous areas.
2024-07-15 09:09:00
Experts have analyzed data from the tsunami caused by an earthquake that occurred last October off the coast of Torishima in the Izu Islands and found that it was likely caused by repeated topographical changes at an undersea volcano.
2024-07-15 06:59:00
The front has caused the atmospheric conditions to become unstable, and the rain has intensified, especially in Kyushu, with some areas experiencing very heavy rain. In northern Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture, a linear rain band is expected to occur by the morning of the 15th, causing heavy rain, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for people to be on high alert for landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and river flooding.
2024-07-15 06:33:00
According to JR Kyushu, due to the heavy rain, Kyushu Shinkansen services will be suspended from the first train on both lines between Kumamoto Station and Kagoshima-Chuo Station.
2024-07-15 05:25:00
The city of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture issued an evacuation order for the entire Yuda district of the city at 4:25 a.m. due to the risk of landslides. The information corresponds to level 4 out of 5 alert levels, and the city is calling for everyone to evacuate from dangerous areas.
2024-07-15 05:05:00
As the damage caused by pirate sites that post internationally popular Japanese anime and manga online without permission becomes more serious, an industry group has found that 22 people, including operators of overseas-based sites, have been arrested by local investigative authorities over the past three years. With damage caused by pirated Japanese content estimated at 2 trillion yen, the group has decided to further strengthen its measures.
2024-07-15 01:40:00
On the 14th, there were multiple rescue requests from people in Hokkaido who became unable to move while hiking on Mount Biei in the Daisetsuzan mountain range, and police and fire departments are searching for them.
