2025-04-29 23:25:00
The U.S. military in Japan has announced that it will hold a "forum" to exchange opinions with Okinawa Prefecture and others on the 9th of next month as a measure to prevent a recurrence of the series of sexual assaults committed by soldiers in Okinawa.
2025-04-29 23:14:00
The U.S. military in Japan has announced that it will hold a "forum" to exchange opinions with Okinawa Prefecture and others on the 9th of next month as a measure to prevent a recurrence of the series of sexual assaults committed by soldiers in Okinawa.
2025-04-29 23:10:00
According to JR East, due to a fatal accident that occurred between Chigasaki Station in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Hiratsuka Station in Hiratsuka City, Tokaido Line has suspended operations on both lines between Tokyo Station and Atami Station in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Operations are expected to resume around 12:10 a.m.
2025-04-29 21:12:00
On the afternoon of the 29th, a small plane made an emergency landing in Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, and landed on a lake, injuring two men on board. Both men are said to be in good health.
2025-04-29 21:09:00
According to the management office of Misawa Airport in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture, the runway was closed from around 6:20 pm on the 29th due to a problem with a US military aircraft, but the closure was lifted around 7:20 pm after the troubled aircraft left the runway. Misawa Airport shares a runway with the US military. As a result of the runway closure, two Japan Airlines flights between Misawa and Haneda were canceled. Japan Airlines said that flights would operate normally on the 30th.
2025-04-29 21:00:00
There have been a series of mountain accidents in the Northern Alps of Nagano Prefecture, leaving three climbers missing.
2025-04-29 20:27:00
According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, the eastbound section of the Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route between Kawasaki Ukishima Junction in Kawasaki City and Tokai Junction in Tokyo's Ota Ward was closed due to a vehicle fire in a tunnel, but was reopened at 8:10 p.m.
2025-04-29 20:03:00
According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, the Metropolitan Expressway Bayshore Route has been closed eastbound between Kawasaki Ukishima Junction in Kawasaki City and Tokai Junction in Tokyo's Ota Ward due to a fire in a passenger car inside a tunnel.
2025-04-29 19:43:00
According to the management office of Misawa Airport in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture, the runway has been closed due to a problem with a US military aircraft. Misawa Airport shares a runway with the US military. According to Japan Airlines, two flights between Misawa and Haneda have been canceled due to this.
2025-04-29 19:11:00
On the night of the 28th, a 76-year-old Yokohama City Councilman who was arrested on suspicion of assault for kicking a restaurant employee in Yokohama City was released. Police will continue their investigation on a voluntary basis.
2025-04-29 18:58:00
On the afternoon of the 29th, a small plane crashed into a lake in Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, and two men on board were injured and taken to the hospital. According to the police, neither of them is in any danger of dying.
2025-04-29 18:52:00
A symposium to consider how to support people who are socially withdrawn was held in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo on the 29th, and many people expressed the opinion that support for their families is important in order for those involved to connect with society.
2025-04-29 18:36:00
This year marks 40 years since the Japan Airlines Jumbo Jet crash, which killed 520 people. The mountain trail to the Osutaka Ridge in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, where the crash occurred, was reopened after the winter closure on the 29th, and bereaved families and others climbed the trail to pay their respects.
2025-04-29 17:49:00
On the 29th, a man believed to be elderly was found collapsed at the bottom of a hiking trail on Mt. Odake in Hinode Village, Tokyo. He was rescued by police and firefighters but was confirmed dead.
2025-04-29 16:16:00
This year marks 40 years since the Japan Airlines Jumbo Jet crash, which killed 520 people. The mountain trail to the Osutaka Ridge in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, where the crash occurred, was reopened after the winter closure on the 29th, and bereaved families and others climbed the trail to pay their respects.
2025-04-29 15:59:00
According to the police and fire department, at around 1:30 pm on the 29th, a witness called the police to report that a small aircraft had fallen into Lake Nakaumi, which straddles Shimane and Tottori prefectures. According to the police, two people were injured in the accident and were transported to the hospital.
2025-04-29 15:55:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 25-year-old suspect living in Kawasaki City in connection with an incident in April in which a man armed with a crowbar broke into a luxury goods store in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and stole bags and other items.
2025-04-29 15:44:00
To coincide with the opening of the Expo, an exhibition looking back on the Osaka Expo 55 years ago began in the underground shopping mall in Namba, Osaka on the 29th.
2025-04-29 15:15:00
According to the police and the Sakai Coast Guard, a witness reported to the police that a small aircraft had fallen into Lake Nakaumi near Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, at around 1:30 p.m. on the 29th. According to the police, two people were injured in the accident and were transported to the hospital. The police and the Coast Guard are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-04-29 15:12:00
A "mobile morning market" set up in various locations by vendors from Morning Market Street in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, was held in Wajima City, attracting many tourists and other visitors.
2025-04-29 14:33:00
In the worst case scenario, the number of "disaster-related deaths" in the event of a major earthquake along the Nankai Trough could reach 52,000. Municipalities are required to establish, through ordinances or other means, a system for reviewing "disaster-related deaths" in preparation for applications from bereaved families, but it has been found that more than half of the 139 municipalities expected to suffer severe damage from a tsunami have not established such regulations.
2025-04-29 13:47:00
In Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, a group of young people testing their courage discovered the skeletal remains of an adult in an abandoned hotel room, and police are currently investigating the identity of the body.
2025-04-29 12:45:00
On the 29th, it marked 13 years since the highway bus accident on the Kan'etsu Expressway in Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture, in which seven passengers were killed, and bereaved families visited the scene to mourn the victims.
2025-04-29 12:23:00
Of the parents of the victims recognized by the government as having been abducted by North Korea, only Megumi Yokota's mother is still alive. On the morning of the 29th, the victims' family association departed for the United States to ask for their cooperation in returning home their relatives as soon as possible.
2025-04-29 12:06:00
On the 29th, due to the influence of cold air above Hokkaido, snow was falling even on flat land in some areas, mainly in the eastern Pacific coast of Hokkaido, and the Meteorological Agency is urging people to be careful of the impact on traffic.
2025-04-29 12:00:00
On the morning of the 29th, the body of a baby boy, believed to have been born just a few days ago, was found in an apartment in Wakaba Ward, Chiba City. The woman in her 20s who lived in the apartment said she had given birth to the baby at home and hid it in the closet, and police are currently investigating the cause of death and questioning the woman and the man who lived with her.
2025-04-29 11:53:00
This year's long holiday is a "skipping holiday" that includes weekdays in between, but on the public holiday, the 29th, many tourists flock to Nagatoro Town, Saitama Prefecture, to take part in a boat ride down the rapids of the Arakawa River.
2025-04-29 06:02:00
On the night of the 28th, a 76-year-old city council member in Yokohama was arrested on suspicion of assault for kicking a restaurant employee. When questioned by police, he denied the charges, saying, "I didn't kick him."
2025-04-29 05:34:00
The recipients of this year's Spring Decorations have been announced, with a total of 3,990 people receiving the awards for their outstanding contributions in various fields.
2025-04-29 00:08:00
On the 28th, a 48-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of murder after he stabbed his 15-year-old high school student son in the back with a knife and killed him at an apartment building in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
2025-04-29 00:02:00
As the number of people who are unable to get enough sleep and suffer from insomnia is increasing, it has been learned that the Japan Society of Sleep Research has decided to request the government to add "sleep disorders" to the list of medical departments listed by medical institutions. It is expected that this will be listed in combination with other medical departments, such as "sleep disorder internal medicine."
