Social News(2025/01/16)
Japan Meteorological Agency issues warning around Mount Ontake crater, raises eruption alert level to 2
2025-01-16 23:07:00
The Japan Meteorological Agency has announced an alert around the crater at 10 pm on the 16th, raising the eruption alert level to "2" due to an increase in volcanic earthquakes at Mount Ontake, which lies on the border between Nagano and Gifu prefectures, and the possibility of an eruption in the future. The agency is calling for people to be on alert for large volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows within a radius of about 1 kilometer from the crater.
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Two bodies found in ruins of house fire in Tochigi Prefecture; siblings of residents
2025-01-16 22:41:00
On the afternoon of the 16th, a fire broke out at a house in Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture, and two bodies were found in the ruins. According to the police, they have been unable to contact the elderly sibling who is believed to have lived in the house, so they are working to confirm the identity of the body and are investigating the cause of the fire.
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Police officer consulted on victim of 300,000 yen fraud from false phone call fails to detect scam
2025-01-16 21:46:00
On the 14th, a woman in her 50s in Tokushima Prefecture received a false phone call saying that she had unpaid fees on a website, and was defrauded of 300,000 yen in cash. The woman visited the police box immediately after receiving the phone call to ask for advice, but the police officer who responded did not see through the scam and she fell victim to the scam.
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Earthquake Alert: Earthquake magnitude 3 hits Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, no risk of tsunami
2025-01-16 21:39:00
At around 9:22 pm, an earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture. There is no need to worry about a tsunami caused by this earthquake.
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Aomori: 2 injured in avalanche while backcountry skiing
2025-01-16 20:59:00
On the afternoon of the 16th, in Ajigasawa Town, Aomori Prefecture, two people, a foreign tour group and a Japanese guide, who were skiing in the "backcountry" outside the ski resort courses, were caught in an avalanche and injured.
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Local government bonds outstanding for restoration and reconstruction costs from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake exceed 280 billion yen
2025-01-16 20:41:00
On the 17th, it will be 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, in which 6,434 people died. It has been revealed that the total balance of local government debt, which is local bonds issued by Hyogo Prefecture and local governments within the prefecture to cover the costs of recovery and reconstruction from the earthquake, exceeds 280 billion yen. Kobe City and other cities expect that it will take more than another 10 years to repay the debt, and even now, 30 years after the earthquake, the burden of the huge reconstruction costs is weighing heavily on them.
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Memorial gathering held in Kobe marks 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the 17th
2025-01-16 20:39:00
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the 17th, a memorial service for the victims began in the evening of the 16th in a park in Kobe.
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Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare postpones decision on basic pension increase plan to 2029 or later
2025-01-16 20:31:00
Regarding the proposal to raise basic pensions, which is a focus of pension system reform, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has begun making adjustments to postpone the decision on whether to implement it until after 2029, four years from now, while taking into account the economic situation and other factors.
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Police officer who hit pedestrian with car referred to prosecutors for disappearance due to "evaporation phenomenon"
2025-01-16 20:17:00
Last year, in Okayama City, a police officer hit a pedestrian while driving a car for personal business. When the police analyzed the dashcam footage, they found that a phenomenon known as "evaporation" occurred, in which the headlights of the police officer's car and an oncoming vehicle overlapped, making the pedestrian invisible. On the 16th, the police sent the police officer to the prosecutor's office on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury.
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Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare postpones decision on basic pension increase plan to 2029 or later
2025-01-16 19:47:00
Regarding the proposal to raise basic pensions, which is a focus of pension system reform, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has begun making adjustments to postpone the decision on whether to implement it until after 2029, four years from now, while taking into account the economic situation and other factors.
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Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office Decides Not to Indict Company Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Child Prostitution
2025-01-16 19:45:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has decided not to indict a company employee who was arrested for allegedly giving cash to a high school girl who was waiting for customers on the streets of Kabukicho in Shinjuku for the purpose of prostitution and engaging in lewd acts with her.
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Prosecutors to maintain guilty plea in retrial of murder of junior high school girl 39 years ago in Fukui
2025-01-16 19:40:00
On the 16th, the prosecution announced to the court and the defense team that it plans to maintain its claim of guilt in the retrial of a 59-year-old man who was imprisoned for murder in the case of the murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui City 39 years ago. On the other hand, the prosecution has indicated that it will not submit any new evidence, and the defense team stated, "This is a very contradictory response and is dishonorable. The claim of guilt should be abandoned."
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Local government bonds outstanding for restoration and reconstruction costs from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake exceed 280 billion yen
2025-01-16 19:39:00
On the 17th, it will be 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, in which 6,434 people died. It has been revealed that the total balance of local government debt, which is local bonds issued by Hyogo Prefecture and local governments within the prefecture to cover the costs of recovery and reconstruction from the earthquake, exceeds 280 billion yen. Kobe City and other cities expect that it will take more than another 10 years to repay the debt, and even now, 30 years after the earthquake, the burden of the huge reconstruction costs is weighing heavily on them.
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Buddha statue stolen from Nagasaki's Tsushima temple and former head priest come face to face for the first time in 13 years
2025-01-16 19:36:00
It has been learned that the former head priest of a temple in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, who was arrested in 2012 and whose ownership was later claimed by a Korean temple, is set to visit South Korea next week to see the statue for the first time in 13 years.
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Aomori: 2 injured in avalanche while backcountry skiing
2025-01-16 19:35:00
On the afternoon of the 16th, in Ajigasawa Town, Aomori Prefecture, some foreign tourists skiing in the "backcountry" outside the ski resort courses were caught in an avalanche, leaving two people injured.
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Tokyo to subsidize purchase of security equipment to strengthen measures against unlicensed part-time work at private homes
2025-01-16 19:19:00
In response to a series of crimes, including robberies, committed by unlicensed part-time workers, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to subsidize the purchase of security equipment in the new fiscal year in order to encourage stronger security measures in private homes.
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Hyogo, Ashiya: Man stabbed and injured; two suspects arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and murder
2025-01-16 19:10:00
On the morning of the 16th, a man in his 30s was stabbed with what appeared to be a bladed object and injured on the street in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Police have arrested two Malaysian suspects on suspicion of attempted robbery and murder for stabbing the man and stealing his smartphone.
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Foreign skiers in Aomori caught in avalanche while skiing off course, some injured
2025-01-16 18:47:00
According to the police and fire department, some of the foreign tourists who were skiing in the "backcountry" outside the ski resort course in Ajigasawa Town, Aomori Prefecture, were caught in an avalanche just after noon on the 16th. All the tourists, including the one who was caught in the avalanche, had already descended the mountain on their own, and one of them was taken to the hospital complaining of back pain. Another person was reportedly slightly injured.
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Increase in online medical consultations: Cases where prescribed medicines cannot be picked up at pharmacies
2025-01-16 18:43:00
As the influenza epidemic continues and there are concerns about medicine shortages, there are cases where patients are unable to pick up the medicine prescribed by their doctor at the pharmacy.
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Lawyers and three others arrested for illegally mediating debts
2025-01-16 18:40:00
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested an 86-year-old lawyer and two others in Tokyo on suspicion of violating the Lawyers Act for illegally receiving referrals from moneylenders for multiple debtors seeking debt consolidation. The lawyers received a total of over 100 million yen in fees from 270 multiple debtors, and paid a portion of that to the moneylenders as "referral fees."
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Opposition party: "Former Abe faction accounting officer to be called before budget deliberation"
2025-01-16 18:37:00
Ahead of the regular Diet session convening next week, the Diet affairs committee chairs of seven opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, met to confirm that they will seek a resolution to summon the former Abe faction's accounting officer as an expert witness before deliberations begin on the new fiscal year budget proposal, in order to uncover the truth behind the LDP's politics and money problems.
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Prime Minister Ishiba meets with Fukushima "dried persimmon" producers, "all-out efforts for reconstruction"
2025-01-16 18:34:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with producers of dried persimmons, a specialty of Fukushima Prefecture, called "Anpo-kaki," and offered them encouragement, expressing his intention to continue to work with all his might toward the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Visually impaired people trained to get on and off trains at stations using actual trains Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
2025-01-16 18:33:00
As there has been a steady stream of accidents involving visually impaired people falling off train platforms, relevant parties gathered at a station in Tokyo to conduct training on getting on and off trains using actual trains. This was the first training conducted in accordance with the items drawn up by a national review committee, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism hopes to popularize this type of training in the future.
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Memorial gathering held in Kobe marks 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
2025-01-16 18:32:00
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the 17th, a memorial service for the victims began in the evening of the 16th in a park in Kobe.
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Prime Minister Ishiba discusses wage hikes with managers of small and medium-sized businesses
2025-01-16 18:26:00
In order to achieve wage increases, Prime Minister Ishiba held a roundtable discussion with small and medium-sized business owners and expressed his intention to submit a bill to amend the Subcontracting Law to the Diet at an early date in order to thoroughly ensure price pass-on and fair trading practices.
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"Itadakijoshi Riri-chan" prison sentence to be finalized; Supreme Court rejects appeal
2025-01-16 18:22:00
On the 16th, the Supreme Court decided to dismiss the appeal of a 26-year-old defendant who was accused of using the name "Itadaki Joshi Riri-chan" on social media to deceive men into falling in love with him and defrauding them of over 150 million yen. The Supreme Court decided to finalize the prison sentence of eight years and six months and a fine of 8 million yen.
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Former nursery teacher found not guilty in case of death of child at Hiratsuka nursery school in Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama District Court
2025-01-16 18:20:00
The Yokohama District Court has acquitted a former nursery school teacher who was charged with causing death by assaulting a one-year-old child on the head at a nursery school in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, eight years ago, citing the fact that "the cause of death cannot be determined and there is no basis for finding him guilty."
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Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visit special exhibition commemorating 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
2025-01-16 18:16:00
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visited Kobe City ahead of the 30th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the 17th, and viewed a special exhibition at the Prefectural Museum that showcased the progress of reconstruction.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Bank gold bar theft case: former employee confesses to "targeting theft outside business hours"
2025-01-16 17:36:00
In a case in which a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for stealing gold bars belonging to a customer from a safe deposit box, it has been learned from interviews with investigators that the former employee made a statement during questioning to the effect that "I mainly targeted the times when there were no customers around, and put the stolen items in a basket and took them out of the safe deposit box room."
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Mitsubishi UFJ Bank to cut compensation for president and five others in connection with former employee theft case
2025-01-16 17:29:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has officially announced that it will reduce the salary of its president, Junichi Hanzawa, by 30% for three months in order to clarify who is responsible. It has also decided to reduce the salary of Chairman Naoki Hori and the executive officer in charge, bringing the total number of people who have been disciplined to five.
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Suspect re-arrested in Kitakyushu junior high school student murder case begins "detention for evaluation"
2025-01-16 16:53:00
Regarding the case in which two junior high school students were killed at a fast food restaurant in Kitakyushu, a 43-year-old suspect was re-arrested, and from the 16th, the prosecution has begun "evaluation detention" where experts will conduct psychiatric evaluations on the suspect. It is expected that a decision on whether to indict him will be made based on the results of the evaluations.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Bank to cut compensation for president and five others in connection with former employee theft case
2025-01-16 16:06:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has officially announced that it will reduce President Junichi Hanzawa's monthly salary by 30% for three months in order to clarify responsibility. It has also decided to reduce the salaries of Chairman Naoki Hori and the executive officer in charge, bringing the total number of people who have been disciplined to five.
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Four people arrested for running fake side job website
2025-01-16 15:51:00
In connection with a fraud case in which more than 80 members of a group that ran fake side job websites targeting women were arrested, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has made new arrests of suspects who worked as "legal affairs officers" within the group, whose role was to respond to complaints from victims and keep them quiet.
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Dentists arrested for misusing information obtained from free medical examinations for international students and defrauding medical fees
2025-01-16 15:19:00
In connection with a medical fee fraud case in which dentists were arrested for providing free medical examinations to international students, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested three more dentists on suspicion of using the same method to defraud local governments of their medical fees.
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Shiga's Hikone City and Kagoshima City sign an agreement to overcome the "Sakuradamon Gate Incident" and continue their exchange
2025-01-16 14:33:00
On the 16th, Hikone City in Shiga Prefecture and Kagoshima City signed an exchange and cooperation agreement in an effort to deepen ties and resolve historical grudges over the Sakuradamon Incident, in which Hikone Domain lord Ii Naosuke was assassinated by samurai from the Satsuma Domain and other domains at the end of the Edo period.
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Prime Minister Ishiba: "We will do everything possible to support Aomori Prefecture's snow removal and disposal budget"
2025-01-16 14:31:00
In response to a request from Governor Miyashita of Aomori Prefecture, which is experiencing record snowfall, for financial support to expedite snow removal, Prime Minister Ishiba conveyed his intention to respond as much as possible.
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Volcanologist Kazuya Ota passes away at age 90 "House doctor at Mount Fugen"
2025-01-16 14:26:00
Professor Kazuya Ota, a volcanologist who played a central role in observation activities during the eruption disaster at Mount Unzen and was also known as the "Fugendake family doctor" and professor emeritus at Kyushu University, passed away on the 15th in Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture. He was 90 years old.
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Convenience store industry group says it will be difficult to resume operations for about a week after a massive earthquake
2025-01-16 14:21:00
An industry group for convenience stores has compiled the results of a survey which suggests that in the event of a major earthquake such as the Nankai Trough earthquake, it will be difficult for stores to resume operations for around a week after the incident, especially in areas that suffer the most damage.
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Tokyo to subsidize purchase of security equipment to strengthen measures against unlicensed part-time work at private homes
2025-01-16 14:13:00
In response to a series of crimes, including robberies, committed by unlicensed part-time workers, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to subsidize the purchase of security equipment in the new fiscal year in order to encourage stronger security measures in private homes.
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Junior high school teacher pleads innocent at first hearing in case of murder of man in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo
2025-01-16 14:03:00
At the first hearing of a case in which a junior high school teacher in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, is accused of breaking into a home and killing a man with a knife, the teacher stated, "I am not the culprit," and claimed innocence.
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Tokyo Family Court denies US couple with different surnames their marriage registration in Japan
2025-01-16 14:00:00
A Japanese couple who married in the United States and chose to have different surnames filed a petition to have their marriage registration accepted in Japan while still keeping their different surnames. The Tokyo Family Court rejected the petition, stating that "even Japanese couples who marry according to foreign procedures must register either the husband's or wife's surname as the 'surname the couple will use.'"
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Prosecutors to maintain guilty plea in retrial of murder of junior high school girl 39 years ago in Fukui
2025-01-16 13:52:00
On the 16th, the prosecution announced to the court and the defense team that it intends to maintain its claim of guilt in the retrial of a 59-year-old man who was imprisoned for murder in the case of the murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui City 39 years ago. On the other hand, the prosecution has indicated that it will not submit new evidence, and the defense team stated, "This is a very contradictory response and is not honorable. The claim of guilt should be abandoned."
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Kawasaki: Two apartment buildings burned down in fire; three confirmed dead, male residents
2025-01-16 13:11:00
Three people who went into cardiac arrest in a fire that completely burned down two apartment buildings in Kawasaki City early on the morning of the 16th have all been confirmed dead. The dead are believed to be three men in their 70s and 80s who lived in the apartment where the fire started, and the police are investigating the cause of the fire.
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Fuji TV President to hold press conference tomorrow regarding reports of "Masahiro Nakai having trouble with a woman"
2025-01-16 13:11:00
Following a weekly magazine report alleging that Fuji Television employees were involved in a dispute between entertainer Nakai Masahiro and a woman, Fuji Television has announced that its president, Minato Koichi, will hold a press conference on the 17th.
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Hyogo, Ashiya: Man stabbed and injured on the street; two men escape but are in custody
2025-01-16 13:02:00
On the morning of the 16th, a man believed to be in his 30s was stabbed with what appeared to be a knife on the street in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was taken to the hospital with injuries. He was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. Two people fled the scene, but the police have apprehended them in Osaka Prefecture and are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Odakyu Odawara Line resumes operation
2025-01-16 12:44:00
Due to a signaling equipment failure, services on the Odakyu Odawara Line were suspended on both lines between Shinjuku Station and Kyodo Station, but services resumed at around 12:30 p.m.
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Lawyers and three others arrested for illegally mediating debts
2025-01-16 12:24:00
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested an 86-year-old lawyer and two others in Tokyo on suspicion of violating the Lawyers Act for illegally receiving referrals from moneylenders for multiple debtors seeking debt consolidation. The lawyers received a total of over 100 million yen in fees from 270 multiple debtors, and paid a portion of that to the moneylenders as "referral fees."
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Fuji TV President to hold press conference tomorrow regarding reports of "Masahiro Nakai having trouble with a woman"
2025-01-16 12:17:00
Fuji TV announced that its president, Koichi Minato, will hold a press conference on the 17th in response to a weekly magazine report alleging that a Fuji TV employee was involved in a dispute between entertainer Masahiro Nakai and a woman. Fuji TV has been investigating the matter since last year, bringing in an outside lawyer.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Bank gold bar theft case: former employee confesses to "targeting theft outside business hours"
2025-01-16 12:09:00
In a case in which a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for stealing gold bars belonging to a customer from a safe deposit box, it has been learned from interviews with investigators that the former employee made a statement during questioning to the effect that "I mainly targeted the times when there were no customers around, and put the stolen items in a basket and took them out of the safe deposit box room."
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Odakyu Odawara Line Shinjuku-Kyoto service suspended on both lines
2025-01-16 12:08:00
Due to a signaling equipment failure, the Odakyu Odawara Line has suspended operations on both lines between Shinjuku Station and Kyodo Station since around 10:40 a.m. Operations are expected to resume around 12:40 p.m.
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Lawyers hold consultation session ahead of enforcement of former Eugenic Protection Law and new Compensation Law tomorrow
2025-01-16 11:50:00
Ahead of the enforcement of a new law on the 17th that provides new compensation to victims who were forced to undergo sterilization under the former Eugenic Protection Law and their spouses, lawyers are holding free telephone consultations and other sessions across the country.
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Renovation company employee arrested in Yokohama for fraudulently obtaining construction fees under the guise of water heater inspection
2025-01-16 11:39:00
An employee of a Yokohama-based renovation company was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for visiting the home of an 80-year-old woman under the guise of inspecting her water heater, lying to her and claiming that it was "dirty," and then defrauding her of the construction costs.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Bank president to have salary cut in connection with ex-employee safe deposit box theft
2025-01-16 11:39:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has decided to punish President Junichi Hanzawa by reducing his monthly salary by 30% for three months in order to clarify responsibility. The bank also plans to reduce the salaries of Chairman Naoki Hori and several other executives in charge, and will announce this in the afternoon of the 16th.
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Odakyu Odawara Line Shinjuku-Kyoto service suspended on both lines
2025-01-16 11:06:00
Due to a signaling equipment failure, the Odakyu Odawara Line has suspended operations on both lines between Shinjuku Station and Kyodo Station since around 10:40 a.m. Operations are expected to resume around 11:40 a.m.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Bank president to have salary cut in connection with ex-employee safe deposit box theft
2025-01-16 11:01:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has decided to punish President Junichi Hanzawa by reducing his monthly salary by 30% for three months in order to clarify responsibility. The bank also plans to reduce the salaries of Chairman Naoki Hori and several other executives in charge, and will announce this in the afternoon of the 16th.
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[Earthquake Alert] Chiba Prefecture hits magnitude 3, no risk of tsunami
2025-01-16 09:22:00
At around 9:07 a.m. on the 16th, an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 3 was observed in Chiba Prefecture. There is no need to worry about a tsunami from this earthquake. The seismic intensity in various areas was ▽Seismic intensity 3 was observed in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, ▽Seismic intensity 2 and 1 was observed in Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Yamanashi Prefecture. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was off the southeast coast of Chiba Prefecture, the depth of the epicenter was 50 kilometers, and the magnitude, which indicates the scale of the earthquake, is estimated to be 4.5.
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Kawasaki: Two apartment buildings burned down in fire, two people in cardiac arrest, four men and women burned
2025-01-16 09:15:00
In the early morning of the 16th, two apartment buildings in Kawasaki City were completely burned down. According to the police and fire department, two people were found in a state of cardiac arrest, and four men and women suffered burns. The police and fire department are currently investigating whether there are any other people who were unable to escape.
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[Earthquake Alert] Chiba Prefecture hits magnitude 3, no risk of tsunami
2025-01-16 09:14:00
An earthquake occurred at around 9:07am on the 16th. There is no need to worry about a tsunami caused by this earthquake. The epicenter was off the southeast coast of Chiba Prefecture, the depth of the epicenter was 50km, and the magnitude of the earthquake was estimated to be 4.5. The seismic intensity of each city and town is as follows. ▼Seismic intensity 3: Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture.
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Nankai Trough mega-earthquake probability raised to "around 80%" within the next 30 years
2025-01-16 08:53:00
The government's Earthquake Research Committee recalculated the probability of a major earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years as of January 1st, raising the previous estimate from "70% to 80%" to "around 80%." The committee said this was not affected by the Hyuga-Nada earthquake that occurred on the 13th of this month, and that this is because a lot of time has passed since the last major earthquake, and called for people to make preparations.
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[Earthquake] Magnitude 3 earthquake in Aomori Prefecture, no risk of tsunami
2025-01-16 08:09:00
At around 7:38 am on the 16th, an earthquake measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale was observed in Aomori Prefecture. There is no need to worry about a tsunami caused by this earthquake.
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Kawasaki apartment fire: 3 men in their 40s to 80s transported to hospital
2025-01-16 07:46:00
On the 16th, a fire broke out in an apartment in Kawasaki City, spreading to a neighboring apartment, and so far three people have been taken to the hospital with burns. Police and firefighters are investigating whether anyone was unable to escape.
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Suspect in the murder of a female student in Kitakyushu does not deny involvement in the incident
2025-01-16 07:03:00
In connection with the incident in which two junior high school students were killed at a fast food restaurant in Kitakyushu City, a 43-year-old suspect who was re-arrested on suspicion of murdering a female junior high school student has denied the charges during police questioning, but has been found to have made statements to his lawyer indicating that he does not deny his involvement in the incident.
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30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Over 60% of survivors say "memories and lessons have faded"
2025-01-16 05:17:00
On the 17th, it will be 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, in which 6,434 people died. When NHK conducted a survey of people living in areas that were hit hardest by the disaster, over 60% of those who experienced the disaster said they thought their memories and lessons had faded. Experts point out that "the experience of the disaster is not something that can be talked about casually, so we need to create a system to pass on memories to the next generation."
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Former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee steals gold bars "to compensate another customer's cash"
2025-01-16 04:48:00
In a case in which a former employee of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank's Nerima branch was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for stealing gold bars worth 260 million yen that were stored in a safe deposit box belonging to two of the branch's customers, it has been learned from interviews with investigators that the former employee stated during questioning that his reason for stealing the gold bars was "I had been transferred, and my purpose was to make up for the cash I had stolen from another customer up until that point."
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Nankai Trough mega-earthquake probability raised to "around 80%" within the next 30 years
2025-01-16 01:14:00
The government's Earthquake Research Committee recalculated the probability of a major earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years as of January 1st, raising the previous estimate from "70% to 80%" to "around 80%." The committee said this was not affected by the Hyuga-Nada earthquake that occurred on the 13th of this month, and that this is because a lot of time has passed since the last major earthquake, and called for people to make preparations.
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