2025-04-20 22:33:00
On the afternoon of the 20th, a 74-year-old man was paragliding in Ikeda Town, Gifu Prefecture when he made an emergency landing in the mountains and was found collapsed at the bottom of a slope after searching for his helmet. The man was later confirmed dead, and police are investigating the possibility that he had slipped and fallen.
2025-04-20 19:31:00
A 46-year-old city council member who ran and was elected in the Toda City, Saitama Prefecture city council election held in January this year was arrested on suspicion of bribery in violation of the Public Offices Election Act for paying fees to two campaigners who distributed flyers and other items.
2025-04-20 19:10:00
On the evening of the 20th, an accident involving five vehicles, including a passenger car and a regular freight vehicle, occurred on the Chugoku Expressway in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, and eight people, including a child, were taken to the hospital. According to the police, all of them suffered minor injuries, and the details of the accident are currently being investigated.
2025-04-20 18:17:00
In a survey on peace awareness conducted by NHK targeting the younger generation, people who had never heard the experiences of atomic bomb survivors were asked if they would like to hear them. Over 30% of people in Hiroshima, the city that was hit by the bomb, and over 25% nationwide excluding Hiroshima, answered that they "don't want to hear them." The most common reason given was "because I don't want to hear tragic stories," raising the issue of how to pass on the experiences of the atomic bombings.
2025-04-20 18:01:00
On the morning of the 20th, a man in his 50s was found collapsed while cleaning an irrigation channel in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, and was taken to the hospital. According to the fire department, the man was in cardiac arrest when he was taken to the hospital, and was suspected of having heat stroke.
2025-04-20 17:45:00
A 46-year-old city council member who ran and was elected in the Toda City, Saitama Prefecture city council election held in January this year was arrested on suspicion of bribery in violation of the Public Offices Election Act for paying fees to two campaigners who distributed flyers and other items.
2025-04-20 16:25:00
A facility to support the lives and interactions of disaster victims living in temporary housing after their homes and other property sustained severe damage in last year's Noto Peninsula earthquake opened in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture on the 20th.
2025-04-20 15:31:00
In March, an American-made unexploded bomb was found at a construction site in the center of Nagoya, and on the 20th, the Self-Defense Forces removed it after restricting the area.
2025-04-20 14:24:00
Last month, an American-made unexploded bomb was found at a construction site in the center of Nagoya. On the 20th, the surrounding area was cordoned off and the Self-Defense Forces began removing it.
2025-04-20 12:15:00
Last month, an American-made unexploded bomb was found at a construction site in the center of Nagoya. On the 20th, the surrounding area was cordoned off and the Self-Defense Forces began removing it.
2025-04-20 12:07:00
A union of over 17,000 workers who work at ports nationwide, including those who load and unload cargo, has been on strike since the morning of the 20th. They are demanding wage increases and work has come to a halt at ports nationwide.
2025-04-20 11:57:00
In connection with the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Thailand's capital Bangkok following the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar last month, Thai investigators have announced that they have arrested an executive of a local subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned enterprise that was in charge of the construction, and they plan to investigate whether there is any connection to the cause of the collapse.
2025-04-20 11:56:00
According to Odakyu Electric Railway, services on the Odakyu Odawara Line had been suspended on both lines between Shin-Matsuda Station and Odawara Station in Kanagawa Prefecture due to a level crossing accident, but resumed at 11:46 a.m.
2025-04-20 10:59:00
According to Odakyu Electric Railway, due to a railroad crossing accident that occurred just before 10:30 a.m., the Odakyu Odawara Line has suspended operations on both lines between Shin-Matsuda Station and Odawara Station in Kanagawa Prefecture. Operations are expected to resume around 11:30 a.m.
2025-04-20 06:09:00
More than three weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, and many people in the area are still forced to live in difficult conditions outdoors. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, is calling on the international community for continued assistance, saying 6.3 million people are in urgent need of protection and assistance.
2025-04-20 06:06:00
Regarding "painless birth," a method of easing the pain of labor using anesthesia, the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology has for the first time published information on the implementation by prefecture, revealing large regional disparities, with Tokyo accounting for over 30% of all births last year, while Iwate and Kochi did not have a single case of the procedure.
2025-04-20 05:48:00
Two weddings were held on the 19th at the Osaka Kansai Expo site.
2025-04-20 02:40:00
On the 19th, a female high school student who was climbing Mt. Mitake in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, as part of a club activity slipped and fell while descending the mountain, and was taken to the hospital, but remains unconscious and in critical condition. The girl said that this was her first time climbing as part of a club activity since entering school, and the police are currently investigating the circumstances at the time.
