2025-05-01 23:43:00
Many accidents involving children falling from windows or balconies occur in May, when people tend to open windows more often. In response to this, a Tokyo-based NPO has created a manual to promote the installation of "auxiliary locks" on window frames to prevent children from falling.
2025-05-01 23:39:00
Due to a fatal accident, Tobu Urban Park Line services were suspended on both lines between Kashiwa Station in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, and Unga Station in Nagareyama City, but services resumed at 12:50 a.m. on the 2nd.
2025-05-01 21:06:00
On the 1st, which marked 69 years since the official confirmation of Minamata disease, known as the "origin of pollution," a memorial service for the victims was held in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
2025-05-01 20:58:00
On the 1st, seven elementary school children were hit by a car on their way home from school in Nishinari Ward, Osaka, and were injured. Police suspect that the children were hit intentionally, and arrested a 28-year-old suspect from Tokyo on suspicion of attempted murder. The suspect was in a rental car with Osaka license plates, and police are investigating the details of the incident, such as when he came from Tokyo to Osaka. During questioning, he admitted to the charges and reportedly stated, "I got fed up with everything, so I crashed my car into someone with the intention of killing them."
2025-05-01 20:07:00
The city of Yotsukaido in Chiba Prefecture has apologized to donors after it said it would send rare, high-quality strawberries as a thank-you gift for hometown tax donations, but in fact sent a different variety.
2025-05-01 19:37:00
On the 1st, which marked 69 years since the official confirmation of Minamata disease, known as the "origin of pollution," a memorial service for the victims was held in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
2025-05-01 19:14:00
In a case where a former manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank was indicted without being placed on trial for insider trading based on undisclosed information, the trust bank and its parent company announced on the 1st that they would reduce the compensation of eight people, including the president, in order to clarify responsibility.
2025-05-01 19:03:00
On the 30th, a partially skeletal body was found in a bag found in a house in Kawasaki City. According to investigators, a woman in her 20s living in Kawasaki City has been missing since December of last year, and the house where the body was found is related to her former boyfriend. Police are working to confirm the identity and are investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-01 18:51:00
The Osaka-Kansai Expo opened in April. As temperatures rise, there will be concerns about heatstroke, and the heavy rain season will come, so caution is needed against lightning. There is also the possibility of a sudden large earthquake. Please be aware of the risks and precautions to take in order to enjoy the Expo safely.
2025-05-01 18:39:00
In connection with the case in which the body of a newborn baby was found in an apartment in Wakaba Ward, Chiba City on the 29th of last month, police have arrested a 25-year-old woman, believed to be the baby's mother, who lived in the room, on suspicion of abandoning a body.
2025-05-01 18:38:00
A kind of seahorse called a "scorpionfish" huddled together to form a heart shape. A scorpionfish hiding in a sea anemone. The sunlight streaming in through the crystal clear ocean. May 1st marks 69 years since the official confirmation of Minamata disease, said to be "the origin of pollution." Now, efforts are being made to let people know the current state of Minamata's ocean, which has been regenerated over many years.
2025-05-01 18:36:00
The Imperial Household Agency has dismissed an employee in his 20s who works in the Imperial Family's aides' department for disciplinary reasons, alleging that he stole 3.6 million yen from the "Imperial Household Expenses" that are meant for the family's living expenses.
2025-05-01 18:35:00
On the 1st, seven elementary school children were hit by a car on their way home from school in Nishinari Ward, Osaka, and were injured. Police suspect that the children were hit intentionally, and arrested a 28-year-old suspect from Tokyo on suspicion of attempted murder. The suspect was in a rental car with Osaka license plates, and police are investigating the details of the incident, such as when he came from Tokyo to Osaka. During questioning, he admitted to the charges and reportedly stated, "I got fed up with everything, so I crashed my car into someone with the intention of killing them."
2025-05-01 18:29:00
Following the incident on the 30th, when a large amount of water overflowed from a broken water pipe at an intersection in the center of Kyoto, flooding roads, the Kyoto City Waterworks Bureau is considering reviewing the methods and timing of its annual surveys to check for leaks.
2025-05-01 18:22:00
On the 1st, which marked 69 years since the official confirmation of Minamata disease, known as the "origin of pollution," a memorial service for the victims was held in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
2025-05-01 18:08:00
Regarding the large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, where one man is missing, Governor Ohno revealed on the morning of the 1st that firefighters and others conducted an investigation inside the sewer pipe and "confirmed what appeared to be a human figure inside the driver's seat of the truck that was found." Firefighters and police are set to conduct a full-scale search on the 2nd.
2025-05-01 18:01:00
On the afternoon of the 1st, seven elementary school children were hit by a car and injured while walking home from school near an elementary school in Nishinari Ward, Osaka. Police suspected that the children had been intentionally hit, and arrested the 28-year-old suspect from Tokyo who was driving the car on suspicion of attempted murder. During questioning, the suspect admitted to the charges and said, "I was fed up with everything, so I crashed the car I was riding in into the street with the intention of killing someone."
2025-05-01 17:48:00
While tourist destinations around the country are bustling during the Golden Week holidays, an NHK survey has revealed that about one-third of accommodation facilities in the Oku-Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture have not yet resumed operations due to the effects of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred one year and four months ago. In addition to rebuilding the facilities, how to attract guests in the future is an important issue.
2025-05-01 17:18:00
On the afternoon of the 1st, seven elementary school children were hit and injured by a car near an elementary school in Nishinari Ward, Osaka, and police have arrested a 28-year-old Tokyo suspect who was driving the car on suspicion of attempted murder, as he is suspected of intentionally hitting the children. During questioning, the suspect admitted to the charges and said, "I was fed up with everything, so I crashed the car I was riding in into the school with the intention of killing someone."
2025-05-01 17:10:00
Regarding the large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, where one man's whereabouts are unknown, Saitama Governor Ohno revealed on the morning of the 1st that during an investigation inside a sewer pipe by firefighters, "a figure that appeared to be a person was confirmed in the driver's seat of a truck that was found."
2025-05-01 16:57:00
A road safety event was held in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, encouraging people to wear helmets when riding bicycles without worrying about ruining their hairstyle.
2025-05-01 16:56:00
On the afternoon of the 1st, a small fishing boat capsized off the coast of Kinkazan in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. All six people on board were rescued, and according to the Japan Coast Guard, there are no reports of injuries.
2025-05-01 16:30:00
Last month, two suspects in their 20s were arrested for breaking into a house in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, by breaking a window. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that the two men committed the crime after applying for an illegal part-time job, and that they may also have been involved in another attempted theft that occurred in the city.
2025-05-01 16:00:00
While tourist destinations around the country are bustling during the Golden Week holidays, an NHK survey has revealed that about one-third of accommodation facilities in the Oku-Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture have not yet resumed operations due to the effects of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred one year and four months ago. In addition to rebuilding the facilities, how to attract guests in the future is an important issue.
2025-05-01 15:13:00
On the afternoon of the 1st, seven children were hit by a car near an elementary school in Nishinari Ward, Osaka. They are believed to be elementary school students, and according to the fire department, all of them are conscious. The police are investigating the details of the accident, including questioning the driver of the car.
2025-05-01 15:05:00
In a case where a former manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank was indicted without being placed on trial for insider trading based on undisclosed information, the trust bank and its parent company decided on the 1st to take disciplinary action against executives in order to clarify responsibility.
2025-05-01 14:49:00
Regarding the review of the "High-Cost Medical Care System," which aims to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses for patients who incur high medical expenses, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to establish a new expert committee to consider the specific form of the system.
2025-05-01 14:41:00
On the morning of May 1, firefighters and police officers entered the sewer pipe where a man is believed to be stranded for the first time to check the situation after a large road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, where one man is still missing. The results will be shared at a meeting scheduled to be held by the prefecture on the evening of the 1st, and if there is no risk of secondary disaster, a full-scale search for the man will begin.
2025-05-01 14:16:00
According to police and firefighters, seven children were hit by a car and injured in Senbonnaka, Nishinari Ward, Osaka, at around 1:30 p.m. on the 25th.
2025-05-01 13:04:00
Families of victims abducted by North Korea visited the United States and met with senior officials of the Trump administration and members of both houses of Congress. Megumi Yokota's younger brother, Takuya, expressed his anger toward North Korea and asked for help in ensuring his 89-year-old mother is reunited with Megumi as soon as possible.
2025-05-01 12:28:00
A group of domestic experts will be conducting research into the forest fire in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, which burned the largest area since the Heisei era began, in an attempt to clarify the factors that caused the fire to spread over a wide area, including within the city.
2025-05-01 12:13:00
On May 1st, ahead of a memorial service for victims of Minamata disease in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Environment Minister Asao held a meeting with men from a victims' group whose microphones were cut off in the middle of a speech during a meeting with the then Environment Minister a year ago.
2025-05-01 12:02:00
A prefectural summary based on resident registrations in cities and towns has found that the population of four municipalities in the Oku-Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake and heavy rains, fell by more than 10% in the 18 months from the earthquake to the end of March this year.
2025-05-01 11:36:00
May 1st is May Day. The labor organization Zenroren held a May Day convention in Tokyo, and adopted a declaration aiming for large wage increases that exceed the rate of price increases.
2025-05-01 11:22:00
At the preparatory committee for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the representative of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) and the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called for the realization of a world without nuclear weapons.
2025-05-01 08:00:00
On the morning of May 1, firefighters and police officers entered the sewer pipe where a man is believed to be stranded for the first time to check the situation after a large road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, where one man is still missing. The results will be shared at a meeting scheduled to be held by the prefecture on the evening of the 1st, and if there is no risk of secondary disaster, a full-scale search for the man will begin.
2025-05-01 07:20:00
It has been a month since a hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward began operating a so-called "baby post" where babies whose parents cannot raise them can be left anonymously, but interviews with the hospital have revealed for the first time that newborn babies have been left there so far.
2025-05-01 06:44:00
In the case of a large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, where one man is still missing, firefighters and police officers entered the sewer pipe where the man is believed to be trapped for the first time on the morning of May 1st to check the situation. If there is no risk of secondary disasters, the search for the man will begin in earnest more than three months after the incident.
2025-05-01 06:22:00
It has been a month since a hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward began operating a so-called "baby post" where babies whose parents cannot raise them can be left anonymously, but interviews with the hospital have revealed for the first time that newborn babies have been left there so far.
2025-05-01 05:45:00
May 1st marks one year and four months since the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Even during the Golden Week holidays, many volunteers from all over the country are visiting the affected areas to continue their support efforts.
2025-05-01 00:29:00
At dawn on April 30th, a large amount of water overflowed from a broken water pipe at an intersection in the center of Kyoto City, flooding the roads, causing cars to get submerged, and causing the water to become murky. The water pipe had been installed for more than 60 years, which is the standard age for replacement set by Kyoto City, and the city's Waterworks Bureau apologized, saying, "We apologize for the inconvenience."
