Social News(2025/04/13)
Chubu Airport "Small plane overruns runway" Runway closed
2025-04-13 23:10:00
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau Chubu Airport Office, a small plane overran the runway at Chubu Airport on the night of the 13th, and the runway is currently closed. According to the police, the airport contacted them at around 10 pm to report that an aircraft had deviated from the runway at Chubu Airport. There is currently no information on any injuries.
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[Details] Osaka-Kansai Expo opening day: 158 countries and regions participate
2025-04-13 19:57:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 19:15:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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Bus driver makes inappropriate remark to elderly disabled passenger, company apologizes in Kumamoto
2025-04-13 19:05:00
In February of this year, a driver of a circular bus running in Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture, made an inappropriate remark to an elderly female passenger with a disability who had boarded the wrong route, saying, "You're riding this bus because it's free and you're bored," according to the company, which has acknowledged the facts and apologized to the woman.
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Inside the pouch I gave you for Father's Day...
2025-04-13 18:54:00
My father treasured the pouch that I gave him on Father's Day. However, he died in a forest fire in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture. When the pouch was later returned to the family, it was charred, but something remained.
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Ishikawa's last designated evacuation shelter closed following Noto Peninsula earthquake and torrential rains
2025-04-13 18:42:00
In response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake and heavy rains, local governments in Ishikawa Prefecture have opened "designated evacuation shelters" to accept victims, but the last evacuation shelter was closed on the 13th, due to the completion of construction of temporary housing.
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One week after Nagasaki medical evacuation helicopter accident: Voices mourning the lost mother and child
2025-04-13 18:37:00
On the 13th, it has been one week since the accident in which a medical transport helicopter was found capsized off the coast of Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture, killing three people, including the patient on board and his accompanying son. In Tsushima City, voices were heard mourning the loss of the father and son.
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Takeshi Yoroi and Tetsuya Chiba talk about the war they experienced as children
2025-04-13 18:33:00
Anatomist Takeshi Yoroi and manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, who is a friend of his, held a conversation in Kyoto on the 13th, in which they talked about the war they both experienced as children.
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Atmospheric instability in western and eastern Japan from the 14th: Beware of lightning and gusts of wind
2025-04-13 18:06:00
Rain is falling over a wide area on the 13th, and strong cold air is expected to flow into the upper atmosphere from the 14th to the 15th, making the atmospheric conditions very unstable from western to eastern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution against strong gusts of wind such as lightning and tornadoes, sudden heavy rain, and hail.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 18:03:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 17:17:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 16:09:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 15:17:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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Prime Minister Ishiba: "Strengthening countermeasures under the Disaster Prevention Agency based on lessons learned from past disasters"
2025-04-13 15:12:00
Prime Minister Ishiba visited Kobe City, marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and laid flowers at the memorial to mourn the victims. He also emphasized his intention to strengthen countermeasures based on the lessons learned from past disasters under the Disaster Prevention Agency, which is scheduled to be established within the next fiscal year.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 13:28:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 12:12:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is attended by 158 countries and regions, has opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life." As the world becomes increasingly divided, pavilions from Japan and abroad will be showcasing next-generation technologies, traditions, cultures, and more aimed at solving social issues over the course of six months.
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Woman stabbed and left unconscious at supermarket in Kiyose, Tokyo; stabbing man arrested
2025-04-13 12:07:00
According to the Metropolitan Police Department and other sources, a woman was stabbed at the Seiyu Kiyose supermarket in Kiyose, Tokyo, at around 10:30 a.m. on the 13th, and is now in critical condition and unconscious. The victim, a woman in her 50s, was found collapsed in the women's restroom on the third floor and was taken to the hospital. The man who stabbed her has been taken into custody, and there is information that he is the victim's husband. The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Okayama: Fire destroys a house, two men and women are transported to hospital but confirmed dead
2025-04-13 11:34:00
On the morning of the 13th, a house in Okayama City was completely burned down, and two men and women were taken to the hospital, where they were later confirmed dead. The house was home to a couple in their 80s, and police are currently investigating the cause of the fire while also identifying the victims.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 10:43:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which has the theme of "Designing a Future Society Where Life Shines," and in which 158 countries and regions are participating, has just opened, with people who flocked in from early in the morning now entering one after another.
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[Breaking News] Osaka-Kansai Expo opens with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 10:08:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, which has the theme of "Designing a Future Society Where Life Shines," and in which 158 countries and regions are participating, has just opened, with people who flocked in from early in the morning now entering one after another.
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The "Shirata Residence" damaged in the Niigata, Joetsu and Noto Peninsula earthquakes has been restored and is now open to the public
2025-04-13 06:26:00
The restoration work on the Shirata Residence, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, which was damaged in the Noto Peninsula earthquake, has been completed and an unveiling ceremony was held.
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Test flight of pear pollination using drones and AI in Kuki, Saitama
2025-04-13 06:13:00
A test flight was conducted in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture, to study how to use drones and AI to automatically pollinate local specialty pear trees.
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Investigating filming hours for domestic movies: Is the introduction of screening a trend toward improving working conditions?
2025-04-13 06:12:00
In an effort to improve working conditions on movie set sites, the Film Production Standardization Organization of Japan has for the first time released the results of a study on shooting hours for movies made in Japan, announcing that the average daily shooting hours was about nine hours, about two hours below the upper limit set by the guidelines.
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Man collapses at forest park in Fuchu, Hiroshima; murder investigation underway
2025-04-13 05:59:00
On the night of the 12th, a man believed to be an adult was found bleeding and collapsed on the grounds of a forest park in Fuchu Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, and was later confirmed dead. Based on the circumstances at the scene, the police believe that he was murdered by someone, and are currently investigating the details.
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Woman dies in Tokushima apartment, 39-year-old acquaintance arrested on suspicion of murder
2025-04-13 02:39:00
In the case where a 50-year-old woman was found dead with a knife wound in the back in an apartment in Tokushima City on the 10th, police arrested an acquaintance on suspicion of murder on the night of the 12th and are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Osaka-Kansai Expo opens today with 158 countries and regions participating
2025-04-13 00:22:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo, with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life," will open on the 13th with the participation of 158 countries and regions. In addition to introducing cultures from around the world and new technologies that are expected to spread, the expo will also test whether it can play a role as a forum for exchange between countries.
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