2024-09-11 22:04:00
The Kyoto District Court has decided to hear the trial of a gang leader charged with murdering the president of a Kyoto company that operates Gyoza no Ohsho restaurants 11 years ago, without the participation of lay judges, and instead to have the judge alone.
2024-09-11 21:45:00
Tokyo's Toshima Ward announced that 84 employees had commuted to work by means and routes different from those they had reported, and had fraudulently received allowances. The total amount amounted to 9.8 million yen, and the ward has decided to review its confirmation methods to prevent recurrence.
2024-09-11 20:59:00
On the 9th, a group of about 30 university students went kayaking on Lake Biwa in Otsu City and temporarily went missing. On the 11th, the university held a press conference and apologized, saying, "We were unable to properly assess the situation and caused inconvenience to many people involved."
2024-09-11 20:57:00
Former judge Nakamura Shin has been appointed as the newest justice of the Supreme Court, and he has stated his aspirations, saying, "I would like to strive to discuss issues from a variety of perspectives."
2024-09-11 20:45:00
Kyoto City began a new initiative on the 11th to help preserve the city's landscape and traditional industries by accepting donations from foreign tourists visiting the city for travel or other reasons, and giving them gifts in return.
2024-09-11 20:32:00
Due to a personal injury accident, JR Tokaido Line services were suspended on both lines between Odawara Station and Atami Station, but services resumed just after 8:00 p.m.
2024-09-11 20:05:00
According to JR East, due to a fatal accident, service on the Tokaido Line was suspended on both lines between Tokyo Station and Atami Station in Shizuoka Prefecture, but service has resumed on both lines between Tokyo Station and Odawara Station in Kanagawa Prefecture. Service on both lines between Odawara Station and Atami Station is still suspended.
2024-09-11 19:53:00
Regarding the issue of crew members of patrol boats belonging to the Sasebo Coast Guard in Nagasaki Prefecture fraudulently receiving daily allowances for sailing, the Japan Coast Guard has investigated and found that fraudulent receipt of allowances was confirmed on 71 vessels nationwide, including those initially discovered. The investigation is in the early stages, and the Japan Coast Guard plans to investigate further and consider measures to prevent recurrence.
2024-09-11 19:48:00
Ahead of the LDP presidential election and the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election, families of victims abducted by North Korea held a press conference in Tokyo, where they appealed, "There is a time limit for us to be reunited with our abduction victims while the parents' generation is still alive. We hope that our desperate wishes will be accepted."
2024-09-11 19:45:00
Regarding the HPV vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer and other diseases, free vaccinations are being offered to women of a certain age group who missed the opportunity to be vaccinated, but with the deadline approaching in March of next year, an increasing number of people are visiting clinics in Tokyo to get vaccinated.
2024-09-11 19:31:00
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Prince and Princess Akishino, visited the Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition that began in Tokyo on the 11th.
2024-09-11 19:29:00
An executive at an Osaka advertising company has been referred to prosecutors on suspicion of violating copyright law for recreating the website of a hospital that had already closed down and using the hospital's images without permission to advertise health foods.
2024-09-11 19:21:00
On the afternoon of the 11th, a light passenger car and a truck collided in a tunnel on a prefectural road in Naganohara Town, Gunma Prefecture, killing one woman in her 70s who was in the light passenger car and injuring three others. The police believe that the light passenger car ran into the oncoming lane and are investigating the details of the accident.
2024-09-11 19:19:00
In 2022, a tourist boat sank off the coast of Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and 6 missing. Underwater camera footage taken by police in the search for the missing has been released. This is the first time that footage from inside the boat has been made public in relation to the accident.
2024-09-11 19:15:00
Temperatures rose nationwide on the 11th, with 152 locations from Tohoku to Kyushu recording temperatures of 35 degrees or higher, accounting for roughly one-sixth of the nation's observation points, and some locations even breaking records for the highest temperature recorded in September. Extreme heat is expected to continue from the 12th onwards, so please continue to take precautions against heatstroke.
2024-09-11 19:11:00
New documents have been found showing that a drug called "Nijiha," developed by the former army and others and continued to be administered at leprosy sanatoriums in Kumamoto Prefecture despite having strong side effects, was also administered at Tama Zenshoen, a national sanatorium in Higashimurayama, Tokyo.
2024-09-11 19:10:00
Three years ago in Okayama City, a five-year-old girl was abused and later died. The mother was charged with confinement resulting in death and other crimes. The Okayama District Court sentenced her to 10 years in prison, as requested by the prosecution, saying, "She was in the only position to stop the abuse but did not, and the girl's despair is only too obvious."
2024-09-11 19:04:00
According to JR East, services on the Tokaido Line have been suspended on both lines between Tokyo Station and Atami Station in Shizuoka Prefecture since around 6:40 p.m. due to a fatal accident.
2024-09-11 18:49:00
Three nurses have been referred to prosecutors on suspicion of touching the bodies of several disabled hospitalized patients and hitting them on the head at a hospital in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture. According to the police, all of them have denied the charges during questioning.
2024-09-11 18:42:00
An elephant that arrived at the Fukuoka City Zoo from Myanmar in July of this year died on the 10th. On the 11th, a floral tribute was set up at the zoo, and citizens mourned the elephant that had died just 40 days after arriving in Fukuoka.
2024-09-11 18:24:00
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 Otsu District Public Prosecutors Office indicted the then-director of the after-school club on charges of professional negligence resulting in death, while still at home, for failing to exercise his duty of care.
2024-09-11 18:22:00
JR Freight has temporarily suspended all freight train operations and is conducting inspections after discovering 300 new cars that have not been checked for fraudulent data falsification in the process of attaching axles to the wheels of freight trains. Cars that have completed the inspection will be put back into service as soon as possible, starting from the 11th.
2024-09-11 18:03:00
On the afternoon of the 11th, 11 elementary school students and teachers who were hiking at an outdoor activity facility in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, were stung by bees and taken to the hospital. According to the fire department, all symptoms were mild.
2024-09-11 18:00:00
In a lawsuit brought by Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors, the Nagasaki District Court on the 9th ruled that some of the plaintiffs were atomic bomb survivors. Following this ruling, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) released a statement on the 11th by Secretary General Kido Sueichi.
2024-09-11 17:57:00
On the afternoon of the 11th, a truck and a light passenger vehicle collided in a tunnel in Naganohara Town, Gunma Prefecture, killing one person and injuring three others.
2024-09-11 17:43:00
Typhoon No. 13 is expected to move northwest while developing over the ocean south of Japan, and is likely to approach Okinawa and Amami with violent winds from Saturday the 14th to Sunday the 15th. Please check the latest typhoon information and start preparations early.
2024-09-11 17:16:00
JR Freight has revealed that it has found 300 new cars that have not been checked for any irregularities, including data falsification, in the process of attaching axles to the wheels of freight trains. The company is temporarily suspending all freight train operations on the 11th to check for safety. After that, it will resume operation of cars that are confirmed to be free of problems as early as the 11th.
2024-09-11 16:59:00
The Nuclear Regulation Authority has compiled a draft inspection result stating that the anti-terrorism facilities that Chugoku Electric Power Co. has applied to install at Shimane Nuclear Power Plant Unit No. 2, which it is aiming to restart, meets the standards, effectively deciding to give the facility an approval.
2024-09-11 16:54:00
Hagoromo Foods, a major food processing company headquartered in Shizuoka City, sued a subcontractor that manufactured the canned goods over the issue of insects being found in the company's canned goods sold at supermarkets eight years ago. It has been learned from interviews with people involved that a settlement was reached on the 11th in a lawsuit filed by the company against a subcontractor that manufactured the canned goods.
2024-09-11 16:19:00
A general goods store using an old house that was damaged in the heavy rains that hit Western Japan six years ago opened in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture on the 11th.
2024-09-11 16:05:00
In July of this year, it was discovered that a licensed nursery school in Fukuoka City had temporarily isolated a newborn infant suspected of having hand, foot and mouth disease by placing it in a cardboard box. The city of Fukuoka verbally warned the school about this inappropriate childcare practice and asked for improvements.
2024-09-11 15:29:00
A traffic safety class was held at an elementary school in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, where a woman who lost her child, who was seven years old at the time, in a traffic accident eight years ago gave a speech in which she spoke about her feelings as a mother and the importance of protecting one's own life.
2024-09-11 15:28:00
The damage caused by fraud in which people are persuaded to invest or fall in love through social media etc. is becoming more serious not only in Japan but also in Europe, the US and other parts of the world. An international conference was held in Tokyo on the 11th, where officials from investigative agencies from various countries gathered to discuss countermeasures.
2024-09-11 15:26:00
On the morning of the 11th, toxic hydrogen bromide was released from a factory in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, and three employees were treated at a hospital for sore throats and sore eyes. All symptoms were mild.
2024-09-11 14:53:00
According to the fire department, on the afternoon of the 11th, 10 elementary school students and one teacher who were accompanying them were stung by a bee while hiking at an outdoor activity facility in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, and are receiving treatment. No one is seriously injured.
2024-09-11 14:52:00
Following the revelation of irregularities at JR Freight, including the falsification of data on vehicle maintenance, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism began special safety audits based on the Railway Business Act on the 11th at the three business locations where irregularities were found.
2024-09-11 14:51:00
In July of this year, it was discovered that a licensed nursery school in Fukuoka City had temporarily isolated a newborn infant suspected of having hand, foot and mouth disease by placing it in a cardboard box. The city of Fukuoka verbally warned the school about this inappropriate childcare practice and asked for improvements.
2024-09-11 14:27:00
At a meeting of tourism ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea held in Kobe, the three countries agreed to strengthen cooperation toward the goal of increasing the number of travelers to 40 million by 2030. The joint declaration also included a commitment to promoting the sharing of tourism data held by each country.
2024-09-11 14:18:00
Flight training had been suspended due to the effects of the Noto Peninsula earthquake at the Japan Aviation College Ishikawa in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, but training resumed on the 11th, with planes carrying students and instructors taking to the Noto skies for the first time in a long while.
2024-09-11 14:10:00
The town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture has announced that it will cancel the relaxation of the ban on access to the mountain trail leading to the crater lake at Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, which was scheduled to begin in late September. This is in response to the Japan Meteorological Agency's warning that there is a possibility of increased volcanic activity.
2024-09-11 13:51:00
In a lawsuit brought by Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors, the Nagasaki District Court on the 9th ruled that some of the plaintiffs were atomic bomb survivors. Following this ruling, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) released a statement on the 11th by Secretary General Kido Sueichi.
2024-09-11 13:39:00
On the afternoon of the 10th, a large dog that is sometimes used for dog fighting was found in a house in Omitama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and its whereabouts are unknown. The city and police are searching for the dog and urging nearby residents not to approach if they see it.
2024-09-11 13:31:00
On September 11th, 13 and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, police officers conducted a search for people whose whereabouts are still unknown on the coast of Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture.
2024-09-11 13:25:00
It has been 13 and a half years since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on the 11th. In Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, an exhibition of photographs taken by children of ordinary everyday scenes before the earthquake is being held.
2024-09-11 13:07:00
On the evening of the 10th, a light passenger vehicle rear-ended a combine harvester used for rice harvesting on a prefectural road in Hitachiota City, Ibaraki Prefecture, killing an 87-year-old farmer who was driving the combine.
2024-09-11 13:02:00
On the night of the 10th, Typhoon Hagibis formed in the ocean far south of Japan. It is expected to gain strength and approach Okinawa after the 14th, so the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for people to pay close attention to future information.
2024-09-11 13:01:00
The Nuclear Regulation Authority has compiled a draft inspection result stating that the anti-terrorism facilities that Chugoku Electric Power Co. has applied to install at Shimane Nuclear Power Plant Unit No. 2, which it is aiming to restart, meets the standards, effectively deciding to give the facility an approval.
2024-09-11 12:23:00
At a meeting of tourism ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea held in Kobe, the three countries agreed to strengthen cooperation toward the goal of increasing the number of travelers to 40 million by 2030. The joint declaration also included a commitment to promoting the sharing of tourism data held by each country.
2024-09-11 12:10:00
An opening ceremony was held for a facility that supports working women, including helping them advance their careers and balance work and child-rearing, which has opened in Tokyo.
2024-09-11 12:06:00
In response to a Chinese-language news program on NHK's international radio broadcasts and other channels, in which a Chinese staff member made statements regarding the ownership of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture that were not in the script and that differed from the official position of the Japanese government, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issued administrative guidance on the 11th, warning NHK not to let such things happen in the future, and requesting that NHK take thorough measures to prevent recurrence and publicize the status of compliance with these measures.
2024-09-11 11:39:00
On the morning of the 11th, toxic hydrogen bromide was released at a factory in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, and three employees were treated at a hospital for sore throats and eyes.
2024-09-11 08:22:00
Late on the night of the 10th, a fire broke out in a building that served as both a residence and an office in Seya Ward, Yokohama City, and two bodies were found in the ruins. According to the police, they have been unable to contact the 88-year-old and 55-year-old women who lived in the building, and the police are rushing to confirm that these two are the deceased.
2024-09-11 07:13:00
Late on the night of the 10th, a fire broke out at a building that served as both a residence and an office in Seya Ward, Yokohama City, and two bodies were found in the ruins.
2024-09-11 03:37:00
On the 11th, it will be 10 years since the police launched a thorough investigation into the Kudo-kai, a designated crime syndicate in Kitakyushu City, which led to the arrest of its leader. Although the Kudo-kai's membership has fallen to a quarter of its peak, there are still cases in which the group is suspected to be involved, and the police are determined to continue their investigation with the aim of destroying the organization.
2024-09-11 02:27:00
On the evening of the 10th, a man was found bleeding and collapsed in an apartment building in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, and was later confirmed dead at a hospital. Police have arrested a 61-year-old male resident of the apartment building on suspicion of attempted murder, and are currently investigating the identity of the deceased man and the details of the incident.
2024-09-11 00:00:00
Princess Kiko, wife of Prince Akishino, celebrated her 58th birthday on the 11th. On the occasion of her birthday, Princess Kiko responded in writing to questions from reporters.
