2024-08-02 21:09:00
A 90-year-old woman was found collapsed in a field in Kami-cho, Hyogo Prefecture, on the afternoon of the 2nd, and was confirmed dead at the hospital where she was taken. According to the police, she is believed to have died of heat stroke.
2024-08-02 21:07:00
Last month's record-breaking heavy rains caused damage in some communities in the Osawa district of Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, as large amounts of soil and sand flowed into houses and other buildings. However, no houses were found to have been washed away, and experts say it is highly likely that the soil and sand flowed in little by little, pointing out that "it was on the edge of becoming a mudslide that would wash away houses and other structures all at once."
2024-08-02 21:04:00
The Ministry of Defense has given a verbal warning to Administrative Vice-Minister Kazuo Masuda for failing to report to Defense Minister Kihara the arrest of a former Self-Defense Force member who had fraudulently received diving allowances. This is the second time that an administrative vice-minister has been disciplined for a series of scandals.
2024-08-02 20:56:00
A fire broke out at a factory in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, at around 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd. No injuries have been reported, but flames are still burning and firefighting efforts are ongoing.
2024-08-02 20:36:00
It has come to light that, as of last month, there have been three cases in three elementary and junior high schools in Yokohama where teachers forgot to turn off tap water while inspecting or cleaning the swimming pools, resulting in water being wasted. The Board of Education has said that none of the incidents were intentional and will not seek compensation from the teachers.
2024-08-02 20:30:00
Agave, a plant that blooms only once every few decades, has been blooming in succession across the country this summer. Experts say this is a rare phenomenon, and point out that rising temperatures may be creating an environment that is favorable for the growth of agave, which grows wild in places such as Mexico.
2024-08-02 20:15:00
A third-party committee set up by Tokyo Women's Medical University to investigate the university's alumni association's opaque financial flows and other issues has concluded that the university's board of directors had become dysfunctional due to the "one-man rule" of President Kinuko Iwamoto, and that fundamental reforms are needed.
2024-08-02 20:11:00
A large number of dead fish, including mullet and Japanese sardines, were found in a river flowing through Tokyo's Koto Ward and other areas. The metropolitan government believes that the cause of the deaths was a lack of oxygen due to the rising water temperature caused by the heat, as well as mud from the riverbed that was stirred up by recent heavy rains that clogged the fish's gills, making it difficult for them to breathe.
2024-08-02 20:11:00
In a second trial ruling in a lawsuit filed by residents living near the Nyutabaru Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in Miyazaki Prefecture over noise pollution, the Miyazaki branch of the Fukuoka High Court acknowledged the damage suffered by all plaintiffs and ordered the government to pay more than 200 million yen in compensation. However, following the first trial, the court did not grant an injunction against the Self-Defense Forces' flights.
2024-08-02 20:05:00
In July, a Hamamatsu City bus driver in his 40s forced an elementary school student who had insufficient funds on his IC card to apologize in an intimidating manner, and the company decided to remove the driver from duty for the time being. After getting off the bus, the elementary school student gave up on his transfer and walked home in the scorching heat for about two hours.
2024-08-02 20:03:00
According to the fire department, a fire broke out on the premises of a factory that handles plastic bottles and scrap metal in Aoyagikita, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, at around 6:40 pm on the 2nd, and black smoke rose up, with firefighters engaged in firefighting activities. So far, there has been no information on any injuries.
2024-08-02 19:54:00
According to NHK interviews with local governments in Yamagata Prefecture, by 5 p.m. on the 2nd, more than 1,400 homes, sheds, and stores in 17 cities, towns, and villages in Yamagata Prefecture had suffered flooding above or below the floor level due to the record-breaking rains.
2024-08-02 19:31:00
Yamagata Prefecture has announced for the first time that damage to its agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries from last month's record-breaking rains will amount to at least 6 billion yen.
2024-08-02 19:30:00
On the afternoon of the 2nd, a man believed to be in his teens drowned at a beach in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and is receiving treatment at a hospital, but according to police he remains unconscious.
2024-08-02 19:27:00
Justice Minister Koizumi met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the former Eugenic Protection Law and offered an apology on behalf of the government. He then indicated his intention for the Ministry of Justice to take the lead in implementing permanent measures to eradicate discrimination and prejudice.
2024-08-02 19:05:00
In response to a series of scandals at the Kagoshima Prefectural Police Headquarters, the National Police Agency announced that it has completed a special inspection of the prefectural police force that began in June. It also announced a policy to strengthen training and guidance for headquarters chiefs, citing a lack of ethical education not only among junior officers but also among senior officers, and the lack of leadership and control.
2024-08-02 19:03:00
On the 2nd, temperatures continued to rise, mainly in western and eastern Japan, with dangerously high temperatures approaching 40 degrees in the Kinki region. High temperatures are expected to continue over the weekend, so please continue to take thorough measures to prevent heatstroke.
2024-08-02 18:51:00
Justice Minister Koizumi met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the former Eugenic Protection Law and offered an apology on behalf of the government. He then indicated his intention for the Ministry of Justice to take the lead in implementing permanent measures to eradicate discrimination and prejudice.
2024-08-02 18:45:00
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's "100-Article Committee" was held in response to a document prepared by a former prefectural bureau director accusing Governor Saito of alleged power harassment, and decided to invite Governor Saito to appear as a witness on August 30th to question him about the points made in the document.
2024-08-02 18:44:00
Last week in Yamagata Prefecture, where record-breaking rains caused a series of river floods, expert analysis has revealed that heavy rain fell over a wide area from the mid- to lower reaches of the Mogami River, and even more rain fell in the tributary basins, causing water to flow into the river all at once, which is believed to have led to the flooding of the Mogami River and its tributaries.
2024-08-02 18:40:00
Due to record-breaking rains last month, about 120 homes in Sakegawa Village, Yamagata Prefecture, are still without water. According to the village, it will take at least three weeks for water to be restored.
2024-08-02 18:38:00
Following a series of arrests of police officers and former executives, the Kagoshima Prefectural Police Headquarters identified issues with the management of the organization and compiled measures to prevent recurrence, including the establishment of a "Reform Promotion Study Group" where police officers on the front lines will discuss organizational issues and convey their opinions directly to the chief of the headquarters. The measures were announced on the 2nd.
2024-08-02 18:37:00
Regarding the conclusion that the restart of Unit 2 of the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture has been effectively denied, as the possibility of the fault directly beneath the reactor building moving in the future cannot be denied, the Nuclear Regulation Authority has decided not to accept additional investigations into the fault as requested by the operator, Japan Atomic Power Company, and has instructed its secretariat to proceed with the procedures to officially reject the plant.
2024-08-02 18:30:00
It is expected that over 980,000 people will use international flights at Narita Airport during the Obon holiday period, an increase of about 30% from last year, with the peak of the departure rush on August 10th and the peak of the return rush on August 17th.
2024-08-02 18:23:00
Police and firefighters conducted a seven-hour search on the 2nd at the site of the landslide in Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, for a male worker who has been missing since the 25th of last month, but were unable to find him. They plan to continue the search in the river basin near the site.
2024-08-02 18:20:00
Last year, the total amount donated to local governments nationwide through hometown tax was over 1.11 trillion yen, exceeding 1 trillion yen for the first time. In addition, 10 million people used hometown tax in the past year, the highest number ever. If you tap on the map in the article, you can check the amount of money donated to your own local government and the local governments to which you have actually donated. In the latter half of the article, we also introduce a list of local governments with the highest donation amounts.
2024-08-02 18:11:00
On the morning of the 2nd, a junior high school boy drowned while playing in the Katsura River in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City with friends, and died at the hospital where he was taken.
2024-08-02 18:10:00
On the afternoon of the 2nd, a large crane collapsed at a hospital construction site in Shiroishi Ward, Sapporo, blocking a nearby road. According to the police, the driver of the crane complained of back pain, but no other injuries were reported.
2024-08-02 18:01:00
On the morning of the 2nd, a 40-year-old suspect was arrested by police on suspicion of attempted murder after hitting and injuring two women with his car in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Shortly before this, the suspect's 42-year-old wife was stabbed at home and died at the hospital where she was taken. Police are investigating the possibility that the suspect hit another woman with his car after stabbing his wife.
2024-08-02 17:58:00
On the morning of the 2nd, a container weighing over 6 tons fell at Honmoku Pier in Yokohama Port, crushing the driver's seat of a trailer truck that was in the works, killing the 73-year-old male driver.
2024-08-02 17:41:00
Just before noon on the 2nd, in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, a car ran onto the sidewalk and a man in his 70s riding a bicycle was hit and killed. The car that ran onto the sidewalk is believed to have been trying to avoid a collision with another car at an intersection, and the police are investigating the details of the accident.
2024-08-02 17:38:00
This is a summary of the damage caused by record-breaking heavy rains in Akita Prefecture as of the 2nd.
2024-08-02 17:33:00
Following a series of arrests of police officers and former executives, the Kagoshima Prefectural Police Headquarters identified issues with the management of the organization and compiled measures to prevent recurrence, including the establishment of a "Reform Promotion Study Group" where police officers on the front lines will discuss organizational issues and convey their opinions directly to the chief of the headquarters. The measures were announced on the 2nd.
2024-08-02 17:32:00
According to major airlines, the peak period for domestic flights during this year's Obon holiday will be on the 10th of this month for flights heading out from Haneda, Osaka, and other locations to various locations, and on the 17th of this month for flights heading inbound.
2024-08-02 17:31:00
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which manages public pension reserves, posted a profit of more than 8.9 trillion yen from April to June this year, helped by rising stock prices both at home and abroad and a weak yen, and its total managed assets exceeded 250 trillion yen for the first time.
2024-08-02 17:19:00
In the early hours of the 2nd, a 4-year-old boy, a 5-year-old girl, and their 34-year-old father were found collapsed in a room in an apartment in Kawasaki City, and were taken to a medical facility, but were confirmed dead. There was a generator in the bathroom where the three were found, and it is believed they died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Police are investigating the possibility that they may have been a murder-suicide attempt.
2024-08-02 17:17:00
On the afternoon of the 2nd, a mobile battery carried by a passenger caught fire on a train on the Nankai Electric Railway Airport Line in Izumisano City, Osaka. According to the fire department, two women were taken to the hospital with minor burns, and another passenger was slightly injured but not transported to the hospital.
2024-08-02 17:09:00
The Nuclear Regulation Authority, which has concluded that the restart of Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 in Fukui Prefecture cannot be allowed because the possibility of the fault directly under the reactor building moving in the future cannot be denied, has met with the president of Japan Atomic Power Company, the operator, and has instructed him to prepare a draft review document stating that the plant has failed the review, stating that the additional investigation into the fault requested by the operator is not necessary. If the Nuclear Regulation Authority officially compiles the review document, it will be the first time since its establishment in 2012 that a nuclear power plant will not be allowed to restart, and Japan Atomic Power Company will be forced to make a decision on whether to apply for a new review or to decommission Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2.
2024-08-02 17:06:00
Last year, the total amount donated to local governments nationwide through hometown tax was over 1.11 trillion yen, exceeding 1 trillion yen for the first time. In addition, 10 million people used hometown tax in the past year, the highest number ever. If you tap on the map in the article, you can check the amount of money donated to your own local government and the local governments to which you have actually donated. In the latter half of the article, we also introduce a list of local governments with the highest donation amounts.
2024-08-02 17:00:00
According to the fire department, a car ran onto the sidewalk in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, just before noon on the 2nd, hitting a man in his 70s who was riding a bicycle. The man was taken to the hospital unconscious. The car crashed into another car in a parking lot along the road and stopped, and the police are currently investigating the details. *The fire department initially said that it was a woman who was hit, but this has now been corrected.
2024-08-02 16:57:00
Oita City experienced scorching heat from the morning onwards, and at Takasakiyama Natural Zoo in the city, where visitors can get up close and personal with wild Japanese macaques, baby monkeys gathered in a pool reserved for monkeys and enjoyed splashing around in the water.
2024-08-02 16:54:00
Prince and Princess Akishino interacted with elementary and junior high school students from Okinawa who were visiting Tokyo as "mini-journalists" during the summer vacation to experience the work of a journalist.
2024-08-02 16:49:00
On the morning of the 2nd, a car repair shop in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, burned down in a fire. No one was injured, and the police are investigating the cause of the fire.
2024-08-02 16:46:00
The outline of the peace declaration to be read by the mayor of Nagasaki at the Peace Memorial Ceremony on the 9th of this month was announced. After touching on Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and the tense situation in the Middle East, the declaration will call on nuclear-weapon states and others to seek a peaceful solution through diplomacy.
2024-08-02 16:23:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, by 3:00 p.m. on the 2nd, 23 people aged between 0 and 91 had been rushed to the hospital with suspected heatstroke in Tokyo.
2024-08-02 16:11:00
Last year, the total amount donated to local governments nationwide through hometown tax was over 1.11 trillion yen, exceeding 1 trillion yen for the first time. In addition, 10 million people used hometown tax in the past year, the highest number ever. If you tap on the map in the article, you can check the amount of money donated to your own local government and the local governments to which you have actually donated. In the latter half of the article, we also introduce a list of local governments with the highest donation amounts.
2024-08-02 16:00:00
The Nagaragawa Railway, which runs through Gifu Prefecture, temporarily suspended operations on some sections after a warp was found in the rails. This is believed to be due to the intense heat.
2024-08-02 15:59:00
A total of over 400 million yen in general grants will be paid early to August 5th to three municipalities in Yamagata and Akita prefectures that suffered damage from the record-breaking rains in July.
2024-08-02 15:58:00
The Kagoshima Prefectural Police Headquarters has been hit by a series of problems involving police officers, including the arrest and indictment of the former head of the Public Safety Division for leaking information. Based on the results of the "special inspection" that the National Police Agency has been conducting since June, the Kagoshima Prefectural Police plans to announce measures to prevent recurrence on the 2nd, which are expected to include the establishment of a "study group" where police officers in the field will discuss organizational problems and directly convey their opinions to the chief of the headquarters.
2024-08-02 15:56:00
A rare blue-bodied tree frog is on display at an aquarium in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, and is attracting the attention of visitors.
2024-08-02 15:55:00
According to the fire department, a car ran onto the sidewalk in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, just before noon on the 2nd, hitting a woman in her 60s who was riding a bicycle. The woman was taken to the hospital unconscious. The car crashed into another car in a parking lot along the road and stopped, and the police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-08-02 15:53:00
With the typhoon season approaching in full swing, drills simulating large-scale flooding were conducted in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, where approximately 70% of the ward is located at zero metres above sea level.
2024-08-02 15:43:00
The Asahi Shimbun Company has announced that it will suspend publication of its evening edition in Fukuoka Prefecture and other areas from October this year. The reason given is that the prices of raw materials and transportation costs are rising, and this means that evening editions will be suspended in all Kyushu prefectures.
2024-08-02 15:39:00
In Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, which was hit by heavy rains last week, an initiative began on the 2nd to lend out cars free of charge to people whose cars have become flooded and are no longer usable.
2024-08-02 15:30:00
On the 1st, it was discovered that a worker at a facility in Niigata Prefecture that uses radiation to inspect valves and other items was exposed to up to 32 millisieverts of radiation after working with radioactive materials without putting them in containers. According to the Nuclear Regulation Authority, there is currently no impact on the health of the worker or the surrounding environment.
2024-08-02 15:21:00
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced that Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi will begin a long-term stay at the International Space Station as early as February next year aboard the private American spacecraft Crew Dragon.
2024-08-02 15:06:00
Last year, the total amount donated to local governments nationwide through hometown tax was over 1.11 trillion yen, exceeding 1 trillion yen for the first time. In addition, 10 million people used hometown tax in the past year, the highest number ever. If you tap on the map in the article, you can check the amount of money donated to your own local government and the local governments to which you have actually donated. In the latter half of the article, we also introduce a list of local governments with the highest donation amounts.
2024-08-02 14:53:00
According to the fire department, at around 1:30 pm on the 2nd, luggage on a train at Izumisano Station on the Nankai Electric Railway Airport Line in Izumisano City, Osaka, caught fire, injuring three people. According to the Nankai Electric Railway, the fire started with a mobile battery carried by a passenger, and there is information that a backpack and a seat were also burned. The police and fire department are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2024-08-02 14:16:00
Last year, the total amount donated to local governments nationwide through hometown tax was over 1.11 trillion yen, exceeding 1 trillion yen for the first time. In addition, 10 million people used hometown tax in the past year, the highest number ever. *This article provides a list of local governments with the highest donation amounts.
2024-08-02 13:55:00
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's "100-Article Committee" was held in response to a document prepared by a former prefectural bureau director accusing Governor Saito of alleged power harassment, and decided to invite Governor Saito to appear as a witness on August 30th to question him about the points made in the document.
2024-08-02 13:25:00
On the morning of the 2nd, a junior high school boy drowned while playing in the Katsura River in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City with friends. According to police, he is in a critical condition and unconscious.
2024-08-02 13:24:00
In the early hours of the 2nd, in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, a car drove about 200 meters with a 30-year-old man living nearby on the hood, before shaking him off and fleeing. When a suspicious man in a car was called out to in a nearby parking lot, the car suddenly sped off and drove towards him, leaving the man slightly injured. Police are investigating the incident as an attempted murder.
2024-08-02 13:10:00
Last year, the total amount donated to local governments nationwide through hometown tax was over 1.11 trillion yen, exceeding 1 trillion yen for the first time. In addition, 10 million people used hometown tax in the past year, the highest number ever. *This article provides a list of local governments with the highest donation amounts.
2024-08-02 13:09:00
In response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the government's Earthquake Investigation Committee released the results of an investigation stating that there are 25 active faults along the coast and offshore from Kinki to Hokuriku that could cause an earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher.
2024-08-02 13:02:00
According to police, at around 10 a.m. on the 2nd, a container fell onto a truck working at Honmoku Pier in Yokohama Port, crushing the driver's seat of the truck.
2024-08-02 12:32:00
On the 2nd, the high pressure system was covering the Tohoku region through to Okinawa, and it was sunny. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the rainy season had ended in northern Tohoku, and all areas except Hokkaido, which does not have a rainy season, had ended. It has already been extremely hot since the morning, especially in western Japan, so please continue to take precautions against heatstroke.
2024-08-02 12:31:00
A 26-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly forcing a junior high school girl he met on social media to send him sexually explicit images, then threatening her by telling her to "send electronic money if you don't want them to be spread."
2024-08-02 12:10:00
On the morning of the 2nd, a woman in her 40s was stabbed with what appeared to be a bladed object at a house in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and died at the hospital where she was taken. Near the house, two other women were hit by a car and injured. Police suspect that a husband in his 40s stabbed his wife and then hit the other women with his car, and have arrested him on suspicion of attempted murder and are currently investigating further.
2024-08-02 11:59:00
In response to the issue of fraud in national certification tests, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued a corrective order to Toyota Motor Corporation on July 31, stating that new irregularities had been found in seven of the company's vehicle models, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito stated, "I would like the company to take this corrective order seriously and take thorough measures to fundamentally prevent a recurrence," calling for immediate action to rectify the problem.
2024-08-02 11:56:00
On the 2nd, the high pressure system was covering the Tohoku region through to Okinawa, and it was sunny. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the rainy season had ended in northern Tohoku, and all areas except Hokkaido, which does not have a rainy season, had ended. It has already been extremely hot since the morning, especially in western Japan, so please continue to take precautions against heatstroke.
2024-08-02 11:49:00
Last year, the total amount donated to local governments nationwide through hometown tax was over 1.11 trillion yen, exceeding 1 trillion yen for the first time. In addition, 10 million people used hometown tax in the past year, the highest number ever. *This article provides a list of local governments with the highest donation amounts.
2024-08-02 11:44:00
On the morning of the 2nd, a fire broke out in a building believed to be an automobile repair shop in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, and firefighting efforts are still ongoing. So far, no one has been injured in the fire.
2024-08-02 11:42:00
A male worker has been missing since July 25th following a landslide at a construction site in Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, which was caused by heavy rains. Police, fire departments, and other personnel began a search on the morning of August 2nd, more than a week after the man went missing, as the risk of secondary disaster had decreased.
2024-08-02 11:25:00
At 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that "the rainy season is likely to have ended in northern Tohoku."
2024-08-02 11:19:00
In a field in Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture, approximately 200,000 sunflowers are in full bloom, creating a landscape bathed in a sea of yellow.
2024-08-02 11:15:00
Heavy rains last week have caused irrigation channels to become filled with mud and debris in some areas of Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and farmers are voicing concerns that water shortages will affect rice growth as the heat gets more severe.
2024-08-02 06:23:00
In the early hours of the 2nd, a 4-year-old boy, a 5-year-old girl, and a man believed to be the 34-year-old father were found collapsed in a room in an apartment in Kawasaki City, and were taken to a medical facility, but were confirmed dead. There was a generator in the bathroom where the three were found, and it is believed they died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Police are investigating the possibility that they may have been a murder-suicide attempt.
2024-08-02 06:04:00
Temperatures are expected to rise on the 2nd, mainly in eastern and western Japan, with dangerously high temperatures approaching 40 degrees in the Kinki region. Please take thorough measures to prevent heatstroke, such as refraining from going out unnecessarily and without urgency, and using air conditioners indoors without restraint.
2024-08-02 05:51:00
The Kagoshima Prefectural Police Headquarters has been hit by a series of problems involving police officers, including the arrest and indictment of the former head of the Public Safety Division for leaking information. Based on the results of the "special inspection" that the National Police Agency has been conducting since June, the Kagoshima Prefectural Police plans to announce measures to prevent recurrence on the 2nd, which are expected to include the establishment of a "study group" where police officers in the field will discuss organizational problems and directly convey their opinions to the chief of the headquarters.
2024-08-02 03:21:00
The Iida Puppet Festival, Japan's largest puppet theater festival, bringing together approximately 270 puppet theater companies from Japan and abroad, has begun in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
