2024-07-18 22:21:00
On the night of the 18th, an explosion occurred in an apartment in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture. According to the police and fire department, three people were injured, but all were conscious and none of them were in any danger of dying. The police and fire department are currently investigating the exact cause.
2024-07-18 22:07:00
On the night of the 18th, an explosion occurred in an apartment in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture. According to the police and fire department, three people were injured, but all were conscious and none of them were in any danger of dying. The police and fire department are currently investigating the exact cause.
2024-07-18 21:07:00
According to the Kawaguchi City Fire Department in Saitama Prefecture, a report was received at around 8:30 pm on the 18th in Namiki, Kawaguchi City, that "an apartment building exploded. Windows were broken." There is information that one person was injured, so the details of the incident are currently being investigated.
2024-07-18 21:02:00
With the spring labor offensive seeing a series of large wage hikes, how much will wages be raised this year? A discussion was held at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's council on the 18th between labor and management, with the labor side calling for a large increase, while the business side took a cautious stance, stating that small and medium-sized businesses have not been able to sufficiently pass on the increased costs to prices. The discussion is expected to continue until next week, when a national guideline will be decided, and the focus will be on whether the increase will exceed last year's record high.
2024-07-18 20:36:00
Ahead of the "Doyō no Ushi Day" on July 24th and August 5th, an "Eel Memorial Service" was held in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture, a city famous for its eel dishes, to give thanks to eels and pray for prosperous business.
2024-07-18 20:32:00
In parks in Tokyo's 23 wards, there have been a series of cases of oak wilt, in which trees die one after another due to an insect called the oak longhorn beetle. The damage has spread to at least 14 wards over the past two years, and each ward is scrambling to take measures.
2024-07-18 20:21:00
On the 9th of this month, when various parts of Miyazaki Prefecture were experiencing extreme heat, it was discovered that a woman in her 90s from Kijyo Town died of heatstroke at home. This is the first death from heatstroke in Miyazaki Prefecture this year.
2024-07-18 20:20:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested four people, including an 18-year-old high school student, for assaulting and injuring a young man in his 20s who said he wanted to quit his illegal part-time job.
2024-07-18 20:09:00
The second game of the Oi tournament, one of the eight major titles in shogi, was held in Hakodate, Hokkaido, where Akira Watanabe (40), 9th dan, defeated Souta Fujii (21), seven-time champion, to bring the score back to one win and one loss.
2024-07-18 20:05:00
In a retrial for a former deputy editor at Kodansha who was charged with murder for killing his wife at home eight years ago and claimed innocence, the Tokyo High Court sentenced him to 11 years in prison, saying that his claim of innocence that his wife committed suicide lacked credibility.
2024-07-18 20:04:00
In a lawsuit in which Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. sought to have additional tax levied on the income of a group company in a tax haven overturned, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling on the 18th dismissing Nissan's appeal, finalizing the additional tax of approximately 5 billion yen.
2024-07-18 20:03:00
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has been verifying the safety of releasing treated water accumulating at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, released a report on the 18th stating that the results of its second investigation since the releases began confirm that the system continues to comply with international safety standards.
2024-07-18 19:52:00
Tohoku Electric Power Co. has announced that it will postpone the restart of its Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 from around September to around November, citing the fact that it is no longer possible to conduct training on how to respond to a serious accident, which is necessary before the plant can be restarted.
2024-07-18 19:43:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division searched the offices of former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act, as he was suspected of repeatedly making illegal donations, such as sending condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary and family. The illegal donations, including the flowers he sent, are suspected to amount to hundreds of thousands of yen, and the special investigation division is expected to investigate the source of these expenditures and the flow of funds within his office. Following the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division's search of his offices, Horii left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-07-18 19:37:00
On the 18th, driverless Level 4 autonomous minibuses began operating for the first time in Tokyo.
2024-07-18 19:31:00
Police arrested the mother's common-law husband on suspicion of assault resulting in death and the mother on suspicion of abandonment resulting in death after they assaulted a first-grade elementary school girl and killed her in an apartment in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, in May of this year.
2024-07-18 19:29:00
The Ministry of Defense has revealed that the Military Police, an internal investigative agency of the Self-Defense Forces, arrested four former members of the Self-Defense Forces in November last year in connection with the fraudulent receipt of diving allowances in the Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
2024-07-18 19:28:00
On the 16th, a 33-year-old Vietnamese woman was swept away in a river in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture, and her whereabouts were unknown. Her body was found downstream on the 18th.
2024-07-18 19:27:00
Defense Minister Kihara inspected the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture and Mageshima in Nishinoomote City, where construction of an SDF base is underway, and stated that both sites play extremely important roles, and that he intends to continue strengthening the defense system of the Nansei Islands.
2024-07-18 19:25:00
On the afternoon of the 18th, a man in his 70s was attacked by a bear in a residential area of Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture. The man returned home on his own, but suffered injuries to his face and other parts of his body and was taken to the hospital.
2024-07-18 19:11:00
A police sergeant in his 50s working at Chichibu Police Station in Saitama Prefecture was arrested on suspicion of violating the Local Public Service Act for illegally obtaining personal information managed by the police and leaking it to an acquaintance.
2024-07-18 19:09:00
It has been revealed that an elementary school student who came to observe a town council member in Ogawara Town, Miyagi Prefecture, was seen playing a smartphone game during the council meeting and pointed out in a comment that "there was someone playing a game." In an interview with NHK, the council member said, "I think I was unconsciously playing and looking at a game app. I regret it."
2024-07-18 19:05:00
Tokyo Electric Power Company's electricity bill for September this year is expected to be reduced by more than 1,000 yen for the average household compared to the previous month, due to the start of government subsidies.
2024-07-18 18:54:00
In a retrial for a former deputy editor at Kodansha who was charged with murder for killing his wife at home eight years ago and claimed innocence, the Tokyo High Court sentenced him to 11 years in prison, saying that his claim of innocence that his wife committed suicide lacked credibility.
2024-07-18 18:51:00
Regarding the "Sado Island Gold Mine," which is aiming to be registered as a World Heritage Site, it has been learned that the local mining rights owner has submitted a letter of commitment to not conduct commercial mining in order to respond to the additional information requested by the UNESCO advisory body in its recommendation. With this, the response to the three additional pieces of information requested in the recommendation has been completed, and attention is focused on the outcome of the deliberations at the World Heritage Committee.
2024-07-18 18:42:00
"How can we carry on their lives?" said the president, who lost 36 of his colleagues. "I remember the staff sitting at their desks with red eyes, thinking about how to connect the production." On the 18th, it was five years since the Kyoto Animation studio was set on fire. A memorial service was held at the former studio site, where bereaved families and company officials offered prayers for those who died. (Details of the employee representative's eulogy and President Hatta Hideaki's speech are also included.)
2024-07-18 18:38:00
On the 18th, a high pressure system caused a wide area to be sunny, and the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that "the rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions." On the 18th, it was extremely hot in many areas, but for the next week or so, there are expected to be areas with maximum temperatures of over 35 degrees, so please be careful of heatstroke.
2024-07-18 18:34:00
With the spring labor offensive seeing a series of large wage increases, how much will wages be raised this year? A council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is expected to present a guideline for the amount of minimum wage increase requested by both labor and management on the 18th. Discussions will continue until next week, with the focus on whether the increase will be larger than last year's "43 yen increase per hour," the largest increase ever.
2024-07-18 18:30:00
A research team from the University of Tokyo has succeeded in extracting what are believed to be living microorganisms from a 2 billion year old layer of rock that spreads underground in South Africa. "It's almost like opening a treasure box," said an expert. The oldest living microorganisms found so far are about 100 million years old. If future analysis confirms that they are 2 billion year old organisms, it could be an important discovery that brings us closer to the origin and evolution of life on Earth, one of the greatest mysteries in science.
2024-07-18 18:29:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division searched the offices of former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act, as he was suspected of repeatedly making illegal donations, such as sending condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary and family. The illegal donations, including the flowers he sent, are suspected to amount to hundreds of thousands of yen, and the special investigation division is expected to investigate the source of these expenditures and the flow of funds within his office. Following the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division's search of his offices, Horii left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-07-18 18:25:00
A 56-year-old company employee from Iwate Prefecture was referred to prosecutors for allegedly modifying an air gun to manufacture one capable of firing metallic bullets. The Metropolitan Police Department is stepping up its cyber patrols and other measures against the company employee, who is said to have been selling powerful illegal air guns on an auction site.
2024-07-18 18:23:00
It has been revealed that in October of last year, experts pointed out that the mountain on which Matsuyama Castle is located in Matsuyama City, where a landslide occurred on the 12th of this month, is prone to slope collapse if it rains more than a certain amount. The city also recognized the risk of landslides and had planned to start cutting down trees on the slopes from the year after next.
2024-07-18 18:21:00
In a case where the bodies of a married couple were found in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office indicted seven people, including the eldest daughter and her common-law husband, who is believed to be the mastermind, on the 18th for conspiring to murder the couple.
2024-07-18 18:19:00
In an accident last year in which an elementary school student at an after-school club drowned to death in a pool in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, the police have referred the director of the after-school club at the time to prosecutors on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death, for failing to exercise his duty of care, including failing to give instructions to supervise the children.
2024-07-18 18:13:00
On the morning of the 18th, a 72-year-old man was found collapsed in his car parked in the parking lot of a commercial facility in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, and was later confirmed dead. According to the fire department, the cause of death was heat stroke.
2024-07-18 18:05:00
It has been revealed that the former mayor of Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture, ordered unnecessary construction work, such as repeatedly repainting playground equipment in a park, saying that the color was "not good," resulting in an extra 18 million yen in costs. The city plans to consider whether to seek damages from the former mayor.
2024-07-18 18:05:00
At a regular press conference on the 18th, Yasuhiko Nishimura, Grand Master of the Imperial Household Agency, stated that Prince Hisahito, the eldest son of Prince and Princess Akishino, who will turn 18 in September this year, will be able to attend palace events as an adult member of the imperial family after he graduates from high school next year and holds his coming-of-age ceremony.
2024-07-18 18:02:00
In May of this year at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force training center in Yamanashi Prefecture, a soldier was killed when shrapnel from an explosion occurred during a grenade-throwing training exercise. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force released the results of an investigation into the incident, which concluded that the cause of the accident was that soldiers did not properly take cover behind a protective wall after the grenade was thrown.
2024-07-18 17:41:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division has launched a compulsory investigation, searching Horii's office and other locations on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act, as former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii is suspected of repeatedly making illegal donations, such as sending condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary and family. The illegal donations, including the pillow flowers, are suspected to amount to hundreds of thousands of yen, and the special investigation division is expected to investigate the details of the matter, including the lawmaker's awareness. Following the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division's search of his office and other locations, Horii left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-07-18 17:40:00
In a retrial for a former deputy editor at Kodansha who was charged with murder for killing his wife at home eight years ago and claimed innocence, the Tokyo High Court sentenced him to 11 years in prison, saying that his claim of innocence that his wife committed suicide lacked credibility.
2024-07-18 17:33:00
It has been learned that the Tokyo District Court has granted a petition by residents of the Sumiyoshi-kai, a designated crime syndicate located in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, and issued a provisional injunction banning the use of the headquarters of the group. This is the largest case to date of a gang headquarters being banned from use.
2024-07-18 17:24:00
The heads of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, US military, and South Korean military met and stated their opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force, mentioning China. It is extremely unusual for the heads of the uniformed forces of the three countries to mention China, and they have indicated their intention to deepen cooperation not only in dealing with North Korea, but also with China.
2024-07-18 17:10:00
On the night of the 17th, two bodies were found in the ruins of a house in Saitama City that was completely burned down. Police are investigating the cause of the fire and are investigating whether the bodies are a couple in their 70s who lived in the house and have not been able to be contacted since the fire.
2024-07-18 16:58:00
On the morning of the 18th, a 50-year-old man drowned off the coast of Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, and was taken to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead. At the time, a long-distance swimming competition for a junior high school on an island in Hakata Bay was being held near the scene, and the man was swimming alongside the students as a volunteer. The Japan Coast Guard is currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-07-18 16:53:00
In Shibuya, Tokyo, where redevelopment is underway, the New South ticket gates of JR Shibuya Station, which are being relocated approximately 200 meters, were opened to the press ahead of their opening on the 21st of this month.
2024-07-18 16:52:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division has launched a compulsory investigation, searching Horii's office and other locations on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act, as former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii is suspected of repeatedly making illegal donations, such as sending condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary and family. The illegal donations, including the pillow flowers, are suspected to amount to hundreds of thousands of yen, and the special investigation division is expected to investigate the details of the matter, including the lawmaker's awareness. Following the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division's search of his office and other locations, Horii left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-07-18 16:50:00
On the 18th, the weather will be sunny due to the high pressure system covering eastern Japan. In the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions, many sunny days are expected over the next week, and the Japan Meteorological Agency has announced that "the rainy season is likely to have ended." In western Japan, some areas have been extremely hot since the morning, so please be careful of heatstroke.
2024-07-18 16:41:00
In connection with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has examined the construction costs of the planned "Obama-Kyoto Route" and found that the costs could nearly double what was previously estimated. Discussions are expected to continue regarding funding and cost-effectiveness.
2024-07-18 16:39:00
Yamagata prefecture had issued a "Flood Risk Information" for the Kyoda River, which flows through Tsuruoka City and other areas, but switched to a "Flood Warning Information" at 3:40 pm as the water level had fallen below the flood danger level. As the Kyoda River water level is above the evacuation decision level, the prefecture is calling on people to continue to check the information issued by local governments and ensure their safety.
2024-07-18 16:38:00
In response to the issue of people who took Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red koji supplements developing kidney diseases and other conditions, the Consumer Affairs Agency has announced its intention to require businesses to collect and report information on health damage caused by foods for specified health uses (FOSHU) from September this year, in line with a review of the functional food labeling system.
2024-07-18 16:37:00
An 81-year-old former breeder from Moroyama Town, Saitama Prefecture, was summarily indicted on the 18th for violating the Animal Welfare Act for sealing a dog he was raising in a bag and letting it die in May of this year, and the Kawagoe Summary Court issued a summary order for a fine of 400,000 yen.
2024-07-18 16:15:00
A 56-year-old company employee from Iwate Prefecture was referred to prosecutors for allegedly modifying an air gun to manufacture one capable of firing metallic bullets. The Metropolitan Police Department is stepping up its cyber patrols and other measures against the company employee, who is said to have been selling powerful illegal air guns on an auction site.
2024-07-18 16:11:00
In May of this year at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force training center in Yamanashi Prefecture, a soldier was killed when shrapnel from an explosion occurred during a grenade-throwing training exercise. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force released the results of an investigation into the incident, which concluded that the cause of the accident was that soldiers did not properly take cover behind a protective wall after the grenade was thrown.
2024-07-18 15:59:00
In connection with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has examined the construction costs of the planned "Obama-Kyoto Route" and found that the costs could nearly double what was previously estimated. Discussions are expected to continue regarding funding and cost-effectiveness.
2024-07-18 15:37:00
Yamagata Prefecture had issued a "Flood Risk Information" for the Fujishima River that runs through Tsuruoka City, but as the water level dropped below the flood danger level, it switched to a "Flood Alert Information" at 2:05 pm on the 18th. As the water level remains above the evacuation decision level, the prefecture is calling on people to check the information issued by local governments and ensure their safety.
2024-07-18 15:36:00
The Tokyo District Court ruled that the prosecutor's repeated comments to the suspect, who continued to remain silent, such as "He's just a kid," constituted illegal interrogation that went against the spirit of guaranteeing the right to remain silent, and ordered the government to pay 1.1 million yen in damages.
2024-07-18 14:59:00
On the 17th, the Naha District Public Prosecutors' Office decided not to indict a U.S. Marine Corps private who was arrested on the 4th of this month in Naha City for groping a woman's breast.
2024-07-18 14:56:00
Automobile manufacturer Suzuki has filed a recall with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for over 130,000 vehicles across six models, including the Alto, due to a defect in the transmission that transmits engine power to the wheels, which could, in the worst case scenario, render the vehicles unable to drive.
2024-07-18 14:53:00
The Tokyo High Court has sentenced a former deputy editor of a popular Kodansha manga magazine to 11 years in prison in a retrial for murder for killing his wife at their home eight years ago.
2024-07-18 14:29:00
Following the incident in which former President Trump was shot while he was giving a speech, National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki stated at a press conference on the 18th that, given that the former president was shot from a high place outside the venue, the government will be thoroughly vigilant against similar crimes and will urge organizers of speeches to prioritize indoor venues.
2024-07-18 14:16:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division has launched a compulsory investigation, searching Horii's office and other locations on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act, as former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii is suspected of repeatedly making illegal donations, such as sending condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary and family. The illegal donations, including the pillow flowers, are suspected to amount to hundreds of thousands of yen, and the special investigation division is expected to investigate the details of the matter, including the lawmaker's awareness. Following the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division's search of his office and other locations, Horii left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-07-18 14:02:00
As teacher shortages become an issue, a survey by the teachers' union found that public elementary, junior high and high schools across the country were short of at least 4,000 teachers as of May of this year.
2024-07-18 13:57:00
The first wooden temporary housing units in the prefecture have been completed in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. After the occupancy period has ended, the units can be used as public housing.
2024-07-18 13:33:00
Regarding the issue of harmful substances known as PFAS, a type of organic fluorine compound, being detected one after another in Chiba Prefecture, additional investigations were conducted in Kamagaya City, and extremely high concentrations of the substance, up to 700 times the national provisional target value, were detected in well water.
2024-07-18 13:14:00
The Tokyo District Court ruled that the prosecutor's repeated comments to the suspect, who continued to remain silent, such as "He's just a kid," constituted illegal interrogation that went against the spirit of guaranteeing the right to remain silent, and ordered the government to pay 1.1 million yen in damages.
2024-07-18 13:09:00
Police arrested the mother's common-law husband on suspicion of assault resulting in death and the mother on suspicion of abandonment resulting in death after they assaulted a first-grade elementary school girl and killed her in an apartment in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, in May of this year.
2024-07-18 12:59:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division has launched a compulsory investigation, searching Horii's office and other locations on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act, as former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii is suspected of repeatedly making illegal donations, such as sending condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary and family. The illegal donations, including the pillow flowers, are suspected to amount to hundreds of thousands of yen, and the special investigation division is expected to investigate the details of the matter, including the lawmaker's awareness. Following the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division's search of his office and other locations, Horii left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-07-18 12:51:00
On the 18th, it has been five years since the Kyoto Animation studio was set on fire. A memorial service was held at the former studio site, where bereaved families and company officials offered prayers for those who died.
2024-07-18 12:18:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Division has launched a compulsory investigation, searching Horii's office and other locations on suspicion of violating the Public Offices Election Act, on suspicion of repeatedly making illegal donations to LDP member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii, such as sending condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary or family. The illegal donations, including the flowers sent as pillowcases, are suspected to amount to hundreds of thousands of yen, and the Special Investigation Division is expected to investigate the details of the incident, including the lawmaker's awareness.
2024-07-18 12:08:00
The Fujishima River, which runs through Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, reached a flood danger level at the Fujishima Water Level Observation Station in the city, and the prefecture issued a "flood danger information" at 11:36 a.m. on the 18th. Yamagata Prefecture is calling on people to check evacuation information from local governments and take measures to ensure their safety.
2024-07-18 11:59:00
On the 18th, the weather will be sunny due to the high pressure system covering eastern Japan. In the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions, many sunny days are expected over the next week, and the Japan Meteorological Agency has announced that "the rainy season is likely to have ended." In western Japan, some areas have been extremely hot since the morning, so please be careful of heatstroke.
2024-07-18 11:58:00
On the 18th, it has been five years since the Kyoto Animation studio was set on fire. A memorial service was held at the former studio site, where bereaved families and company officials offered prayers for those who died.
2024-07-18 11:56:00
Four boys aged 16 to 17 were arrested for unlicensed motorbike driving near a festival site in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, and engaging in other reckless driving behavior, including swerving. The Metropolitan Police Department is stepping up vigilance as there is a tendency for young people to engage in reckless driving behavior in the coming season, when many festivals and events are held, in an attempt to show off to the people gathered there.
2024-07-18 11:40:00
In the early morning of the 18th, a woman in her 50s was attacked by a bear while working in the fields in Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, and was taken to the hospital with injuries to her head and arms. According to police, her life is not considered to be in danger.
2024-07-18 11:11:00
At 11:00 a.m. on the 18th, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that "the rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions." The end of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region is one day earlier than average and four days earlier than last year. In the Tokai region, the end of the rainy season was one day earlier than average, but two days later than last year.
2024-07-18 10:37:00
The rain has been getting stronger intermittently in Yamagata Prefecture, and the prefecture issued a "flood danger information" at 9:55 a.m. on the 18th, as the Kyoda River, which flows through Tsuruoka City and other areas, reached a flood danger level at the Sanwa Water Level Observation Station in Tsuruoka City. The prefecture is calling on people to check evacuation information from local governments and take measures to ensure their safety.
2024-07-18 06:49:00
Rice harvesting has begun in Kushima City, Miyazaki Prefecture, a producer of early-season rice, and farmers are busy working.
2024-07-18 06:33:00
Following a landslide that occurred on the mountain where Matsuyama Castle is located in Matsuyama City, killing three people, the castle and ropeway have been closed, and souvenir shops and other businesses in the area have expressed concern about the impact this will have on the summer tourist season.
2024-07-18 06:15:00
On the 18th, it will be five years since the Kyoto Animation studio was set on fire, killing 36 employees and injuring 32 others, and a memorial service will be held at the former studio site. Families of the deceased have said, "Even after five years, our grief never changes."
2024-07-18 06:05:00
It has been learned from people involved that LDP member of the House of Representatives Manabu Horii is suspected of repeatedly making illegal donations totaling hundreds of thousands of yen, including giving condolence money to people in his electoral district through his secretary and family. As Horii is said to have specified who to give condolence money to and how much, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Division is expected to soon begin a full-scale investigation into the allegations of violation of the Public Offices Election Act and will work to clarify the situation.
2024-07-18 05:48:00
On the night of the 17th, a fire broke out in a wooden house in Kita-ku, Saitama City, completely burning it down, and the couple in their 70s who lived there are unable to be contacted. Police and firefighters are investigating whether they may have been able to escape in time.
