2024-07-20 21:55:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 9 p.m. on the 20th, a total of 171 people, ranging in age from 5 to 94, had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
2024-07-20 21:50:00
According to JR East, local trains on the Chuo and Sobu lines had been suspended between Nishi-Funabashi and Chiba stations due to the fatal accident, but service resumed around 9:40 pm. There are no more sections where service has been suspended.
2024-07-20 21:39:00
The fireworks display scheduled for the evening of the 20th in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, was canceled at the last minute due to rain and thunder.
2024-07-20 21:12:00
According to JR East, local trains on the Chuo and Sobu lines were suspended between Mitaka and Chiba stations due to the fatal accident, but resumed service between Mitaka and Nishi-Funabashi stations at around 8:50 pm. Service remains suspended between Nishi-Funabashi and Chiba stations, with service expected to resume around 9:20 pm.
2024-07-20 19:16:00
On the 21st, it will be 80 years since fighting between the Imperial Japanese Army and the US Army began in Guam, a fierce battlefield during the Pacific War. A memorial service was held locally to mourn the deaths of those who died in the war, with the participation of surviving families of Japanese soldiers.
2024-07-20 19:03:00
On the evening of the 20th, a man who had been playing at a river in Ato, Yamaguchi City, went missing, and police and firefighters are continuing their search.
2024-07-20 18:45:00
A man in his 50s who was swimming in the sea in Kihoku Town, Mie Prefecture, was found collapsed on a wave breaker offshore and died. The cause of the man's death was drowning, and the police are currently investigating the details.
2024-07-20 18:43:00
On the 20th, eastern and western Japan experienced extremely hot weather with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees, and in Shizuoka City it reached a dangerously high 38.9 degrees. Temperatures are expected to rise in many areas on the 21st, so please continue to take measures to prevent heatstroke.
2024-07-20 18:41:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 3:00 p.m. on the 20th, a total of 73 people, ranging in age from 5 to 94, had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
2024-07-20 18:19:00
Ahead of Obon, a memorial service was held at a temple in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, to commemorate the victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake and pray for recovery.
2024-07-20 18:11:00
As the summer heat becomes more intense, zoos in Tokyo have introduced new systems to strengthen heat prevention measures for staff, visitors, and animals. There is now a growing movement to sell such systems that help prevent heatstroke. We covered the trends in various regions.
2024-07-20 17:39:00
On the 20th, when public elementary and junior high schools in Gunma Prefecture began their summer vacation, temperatures reached scorching 35 degrees Celsius in many areas, and the indoor pool in Kiryu City was crowded with many families.
2024-07-20 17:00:00
Following the shooting of former US President Trump, false information about the incident has been spreading. Conspiracy theories have also spread quickly on social media, even crossing borders to Japan. Who is spreading this information and why? Here's what we can find from our analysis and interviews.
2024-07-20 16:59:00
On the afternoon of the 20th, Typhoon No. 3 formed in the sea east of the Philippines. The typhoon is large and will continue to develop as it moves northward, and there is a risk that it will approach the Sakishima Islands of Okinawa Prefecture around the 24th of this month, so please pay close attention to future typhoon information.
2024-07-20 16:35:00
Local tournaments are being held in the heat in preparation for the summer National High School Baseball Tournament. NHK interviewed the high school baseball federations of all 47 prefectures and found that more than 80% of them would take some kind of action if a "special heatstroke alert" was issued, and seven of these federations would cancel games that day. We interviewed them to find out how they plan to protect players and spectators from the heat this summer.
2024-07-20 15:30:00
"Marine heat waves" are when sea surface temperatures rise to extremes. They are believed to have led to record heat in northern Japan last summer, and experts say they are "still continuing at their strongest levels," and that temperatures will rise in northern Japan this summer as well. In addition, there have been abnormal changes in squid, bonito, sea squirts, and other fish. We interviewed them about the mechanism and impact of "marine heat waves."
2024-07-20 14:28:00
An event where visitors can try out the work of a zookeeper began on the 20th at a seal breeding facility in Monbetsu City, Hokkaido, and is proving to be popular with tourists.
2024-07-20 13:00:00
According to Seibu Railway, services on the Seibu Shinjuku Line were suspended on both lines between Seibu-Shinjuku Station and Kamishakujii Station due to a fatal accident, but services resumed around 12:40 p.m.
2024-07-20 12:30:00
Notojima Aquarium in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which had been closed due to extensive damage caused by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, reopened for business for the first time in six months on the 20th.
2024-07-20 12:10:00
On the morning of the 20th, a heavy construction machine overturned at a construction site in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, and two people believed to be construction workers were taken to the hospital, one of whom was confirmed dead.
2024-07-20 12:00:00
On the 19th (Japan time), computer system failures believed to be caused by security software occurred around the world. Microsoft announced that the affected services have been restored, and the impact, which spread to a wide range of fields such as passenger aircraft operations, medical care, and broadcasting, is still continuing in some areas but is heading toward resolution.
2024-07-20 11:57:00
Temperatures are expected to rise over a wide area of the Kanto-Koshin region on the 20th, with temperatures reaching over 35 degrees in many places, so please be careful of heatstroke by drinking plenty of fluids. Meanwhile, from the afternoon of the 20th, the atmospheric conditions in the Kanto-Koshin region are expected to become very unstable, resulting in heavy rain, so please be careful of landslides and other disasters.
2024-07-20 11:46:00
The annual "Spring Tide Festival" was held at Choshi Fishing Port in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, which boasts one of the largest catch volumes in Japan, and fishermen and others prayed for a good catch and safety at sea.
2024-07-20 11:41:00
On the 20th, it has been 21 years since the mudslide disaster in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which claimed the lives of 19 people. Bereaved families and others gathered in the affected areas early in the morning to pray for the victims.
2024-07-20 11:27:00
Police arrested a 23-year-old suspect on suspicion of robbery and other offences after he broke into a store in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture this month that sells precious metals and other items with a knife and stole over 300,000 yen in cash.
2024-07-20 11:06:00
In the early hours of the 20th, an elderly woman was found collapsed on a prefectural road in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was taken to a hospital, but is still unconscious and in critical condition. Based on security camera footage, the police are investigating the incident as a hit-and-run.
2024-07-20 10:51:00
A woman in her 60s was attacked by a bear in a mountain village in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, and suffered minor injuries. Police are urging nearby residents to be careful of bears when going out.
2024-07-20 10:34:00
On the 19th, Japan time, computer system failures believed to be caused by security software occurred around the world, affecting a wide range of fields, including airline operations, medical care, and broadcasting. While recovery from the failure is progressing, the impact continues at airports in the United States.
2024-07-20 08:02:00
Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, issued an evacuation order to 13,564 households and 28,745 people throughout the city at 7:20 a.m. on the 20th, due to the increased risk of landslides caused by heavy rain. The information was level 4 out of 5, and the city called for everyone to evacuate from dangerous areas.
2024-07-20 07:21:00
Following the landslide that occurred last week on the mountain where Matsuyama Castle is located in Matsuyama City, it has been learned that Kochi Prefecture will begin investigating whether there is a risk of the mountainside and stone walls of Kochi Castle, which is also built on a mountain, collapsing.
2024-07-20 07:20:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Saito and an expert on climate change measures held a dialogue in Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture, and exchanged views on the future of coal-fired power generation and other issues.
2024-07-20 06:42:00
On the 19th, Japan time, computer system failures believed to be caused by security software occurred around the world, affecting a wide range of fields, including airline operations, medical care, and broadcasting. While recovery from the failure is progressing, the impact continues at airports in the United States.
2024-07-20 06:35:00
On the 19th, the New York stock market saw an increase in sell orders due to concerns that the impact of the system failure was spreading around the world, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall by more than $300.
2024-07-20 05:48:00
In a case where a mother and her common-law husband were arrested for assaulting and killing a first-grade elementary school girl in an apartment in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, no bruises were found at the kindergarten the girl attended before moving to Inuyama City with her mother. Police are continuing their investigation, believing that the assaults by the common-law husband began after the three of them started living together.
2024-07-20 05:46:00
A survey by the Agency for Children and Families has revealed that the number of children on waiting lists for after-school care, which provides after-school care for elementary school children from dual-income families and other households, due to a lack of vacancies and other reasons, was 18,462 as of May this year, the highest number ever.
2024-07-20 05:32:00
In April of this year, two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters collided and crashed during training off the Izu Islands. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), at the request of the Ministry of Defense, searched the seabed using an unmanned probe. As a result, one of the crashed aircraft had been found by the 19th, and what appears to be the other aircraft had also been confirmed in the vicinity, according to interviews with people involved.
2024-07-20 05:29:00
Regarding HeartSheet, a regenerative medicine product that received conditional and time-limited government approval and is being used to treat patients with severe heart failure, a specialist committee of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has since concluded that it is not appropriate to grant regular approval for the product, as its effectiveness has not been demonstrated.
2024-07-20 04:51:00
Approximately 2.8 million sunflowers are in full bloom on farmland along the coast of Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
2024-07-20 00:00:00
On the afternoon of the 19th, a 17-year-old high school boy who was playing with a group on the beach in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, drowned in the sea and died.
