2025-03-20 23:03:00
On the afternoon of the 20th, a fire broke out in a house in Ami Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, and two people were taken to the hospital, where they later died. After the fire, the elderly couple living in the house could not be contacted, and the police are investigating the cause of the fire.
2025-03-20 22:29:00
Following a large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, a committee of experts was convened to consider restoration methods, and they compiled a proposal that future restoration work should involve double-tracking of sewer pipes in order to reduce the impact in the event of a break in the pipes.
2025-03-20 21:17:00
On the afternoon of the 20th, a fire broke out in Ami Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, burning down a house. Two people, a man and a woman, were rescued and taken to the hospital, but the man died and the woman is in a critical condition and unconscious, according to the fire department. The police and fire department are investigating the cause of the fire while confirming the identity of the victims.
2025-03-20 18:39:00
The event was planned by high school students from Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, to support the reconstruction of the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by earthquakes and heavy rains, and included a "mobile morning market" in Wajima City.
2025-03-20 18:31:00
A new levee has been completed in Hirokawa Town, Wakayama Prefecture, where the legend of "Inamura no Hi" (Fire in the Rice Field) remains, in which rice straw was set on fire to protect the villagers from the tsunami after the major earthquake. Local children planted trees to commemorate the completion of the construction of a new levee.
2025-03-20 18:09:00
Minister Sakai, in charge of disaster management, inspected the facilities of evacuation shelters being used in Italy, which is focusing on supporting the daily lives of disaster victims, and expressed his intention to continue to consider ways to improve the environment in evacuation shelters, taking into consideration overseas examples, so that evacuees can live comfortably in the aftermath of a disaster.
2025-03-20 17:18:00
More than three weeks have passed since the forest fire broke out, and the city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture has begun accepting applications for a national "support grant" that will provide up to 3 million yen to households whose homes have been damaged.
2025-03-20 16:03:00
Prince Hisahito, the eldest son of Prince and Princess Akishino, visited the tomb of Emperor Showa in Hachioji, Tokyo, to report that he had graduated from high school.
2025-03-20 13:56:00
On the 20th, it will be 30 years since the Aum Shinrikyo "Tokyo subway sarin attack" in which 14 people were killed and approximately 6,300 people were injured. At Kasumigaseki Station on the Tokyo subway, bereaved families and others mourned the victims.
2025-03-20 12:41:00
On the 20th, it will be 30 years since the Aum Shinrikyo "Tokyo subway sarin attack" in which 14 people were killed and approximately 6,300 people were injured. At Kasumigaseki Station on the Tokyo subway, bereaved families and others mourned the victims.
2025-03-20 12:10:00
In Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, where oyster farming is thriving, forest fires have forced the suspension of oyster landings, meaning that some oysters grown for this season will not be shipped in time, which is a blow to farmers.
2025-03-20 12:06:00
On the morning of the 20th, a light vehicle stopped at a traffic light at an intersection in Hachioji City, Tokyo, was rear-ended by a passenger car and burst into flames, killing one passenger.
2025-03-20 11:38:00
On the 20th, it will be 30 years since the Aum Shinrikyo "Tokyo subway sarin attack" in which 14 people were killed and approximately 6,300 people were injured. At Kasumigaseki Station on the Tokyo subway, bereaved families and others mourned the victims.
2025-03-20 11:12:00
It has been learned from an interview with the school that the Ishikawa Japan Aviation High School in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where many of the students have evacuated to Tokyo due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, will postpone plans to return some of the students to Noto by next month, due to the risk of the school building collapsing in a major earthquake. The school will consider reinforcing or rebuilding the building, which could delay the plan by several years.
2025-03-20 07:39:00
At Fukuoka Airport, a second runway, which was constructed to ease congestion on aircraft, will begin operation on the 20th. Even with the additional runway, the number of takeoffs and landings will only increase by two per hour, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has stated that further expansion of takeoff and landing slots will be considered based on demand trends and local opinions.
2025-03-20 04:36:00
At around 4:25 a.m. on the 20th, an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 3 was observed in Ishikawa Prefecture. There is no need to worry about a tsunami caused by this earthquake. Seismic intensities in various areas were 3 in Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, and 1 in Nakanoto Town. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was off the coast of the Noto Peninsula, the depth of the epicenter was 10 kilometers, and the magnitude, which indicates the scale of the earthquake, is estimated to be 3.3.
2025-03-20 04:24:00
According to JR East, due to a broken overhead wire, service on the Takasaki Line and Shonan-Shinjuku Line was suspended on the evening of the 19th on both the inbound and outbound lines between Takasaki Station and Jinbohara Station. Service was scheduled to resume before dawn, but was postponed due to the time it took to repair the overhead wire. Passengers will travel by bus provided by JR, and service will resume as normal from the first train on the 20th.
2025-03-20 01:35:00
On the 20th, it will be 30 years since the Aum Shinrikyo "Tokyo subway sarin gas attack," in which 14 people died and 6,300 people were injured. As the number of generations who do not know about the incident increases, victims and their families are calling for the lessons of the incident, which failed to prevent an unprecedented terrorist attack, to be passed down and passed on to future generations.
2025-03-20 00:12:00
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has determined that the Saitama-based subsidiary of a major German brake manufacturer was in violation of the Subcontract Act by improperly withholding more than 67 million yen from payments to businesses it had outsourced to manufacture parts, and has issued a recommendation calling for the company to take measures to prevent recurrence.
