2025-02-16 21:20:00
On the afternoon of the 16th, a scallop fishing boat carrying five people capsized off the coast of Tomamae Town, Hokkaido. Three of the people were rescued, but two are still missing and the Japan Coast Guard is searching for them.
2025-02-16 19:55:00
In a case where the former director and two others were arrested for attempting to cover up a murder case at a hospital in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, it was learned from an investigation that multiple other death certificates were found under the same name as the doctor who wrote the false diagnosis that listed the victim's cause of death as "pneumonia." In many cases, the cause of death was listed as "pneumonia," and the police are currently investigating the situation.
2025-02-16 19:53:00
On the afternoon of the 16th, a scallop fishing boat carrying five people capsized off the coast of Tomamae Town, Hokkaido. Three of the people were rescued, but two are still missing and the Japan Coast Guard is searching for them.
2025-02-16 19:08:00
Due to the gradually strengthening winter pressure pattern, heavy snow is expected to fall mainly on the Sea of Japan side of northern and western Japan from the 17th to around Wednesday the 19th of this month. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution regarding the impact of the heavy snow on traffic, and is urging people to be careful of snow accumulation and avalanches.
2025-02-16 18:58:00
The first ever exchange of views was held between victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake and torrential rains and Ishikawa Prefecture Governor Hasi to discuss reconstruction and recovery, and participants made a series of requests regarding the use of temporary housing and the demolition of buildings.
2025-02-16 18:42:00
On the afternoon of the 16th, a train and a light passenger car collided at a railroad crossing in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, causing one train passenger to suffer minor injuries.
2025-02-16 18:34:00
According to the Japan Coast Guard, a scallop fishing boat capsized off the coast of Tomamae Town, Hokkaido. There were five people on board, three of whom were rescued by a nearby boat, but two are missing and the Japan Coast Guard is on the way to rescue them. Two of the three rescued were taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries is unknown. The other person was not injured.
2025-02-16 18:29:00
Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine next week, an exhibition of drawings by Ukrainian children opened in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the 16th.
2025-02-16 18:22:00
The Association of Families of Victims Abducted by North Korea held a meeting in Tokyo and compiled a new action plan, calling on the government to realize the return of all victims while their parents' generation is still alive, and to strengthen independent sanctions against North Korea if this does not happen. As the victims' families are getting older, they strongly express a sense of crisis that time is limited.
2025-02-16 17:56:00
In Chitose City, Hokkaido, a fire burned seven houses and other buildings, and two bodies were found in the ruins. After the fire, the elderly couple living in the house where the bodies were found could not be contacted, and the police believe that the dead are the couple, and are investigating the cause of the fire while proceeding with identification.
2025-02-16 16:41:00
The introduction of "digital textbooks" into schools is being considered. On the 14th, a working group of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology compiled an interim proposal to position digital textbooks as "official textbooks" as early as 2030 and to begin new operations. How will this change the way children learn?
2025-02-16 14:31:00
In a Cabinet Office opinion poll on diplomacy, approximately 56% of respondents said they felt close to South Korea, which marks 60 years since the normalization of diplomatic relations this year.
2025-02-16 12:13:00
A fire broke out in Chitose, Hokkaido, burning down three buildings, including a house, and two bodies were found in the ruins. Police are investigating the cause of the fire while also identifying the bodies.
2025-02-16 10:39:00
In the early morning of the 16th, a house in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, was completely burned down, and one body was found in the ruins. Police believe that the body may be that of a man living in the house who has not been contacted, and are currently investigating.
2025-02-16 07:21:00
On the afternoon of the 15th, a man in his 30s and his two sons were found lying in a car parked in a parking lot in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, and one of the sons, a 5-year-old boy, died. Charcoal briquettes were found in the car, and the police are investigating further, considering the possibility that they may have attempted a double suicide.
