2025-05-05 22:36:00
Police have revealed that the cause of death of an 81-year-old man who collapsed nearby after a blade fell from a wind turbine at Akita City's Seaside Park and later died is believed to be multiple trauma with multiple injuries. Police are investigating the possibility that he may have been hit by the falling blade.
2025-05-05 21:02:00
People who spent the long holiday in their hometowns or tourist spots have begun to return home, and congestion on expressways is at its peak, with traffic jams stretching over 30 kilometers.
2025-05-05 20:12:00
In Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a passenger car crashed into a route bus, then collided with an oncoming vehicle and rear-ended another route bus before coming to a stop. Eight people were slightly injured in the accident, and the police arrested the 31-year-old suspect who was driving the passenger car on suspicion of drunk driving and are currently investigating the details.
2025-05-05 18:57:00
People who spent the long holiday in their hometowns or tourist spots have begun to return home, and congestion is reaching its peak on expressways, with traffic jams stretching over 50 kilometers.
2025-05-05 18:45:00
On the 5th, around noon, a high-speed car collided with 8 vehicles, including a bus, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, injuring 11 people and sending them to the hospital. Police have arrested the 31-year-old driver who rear-ended the car on suspicion of drunk driving and are currently investigating the circumstances of the accident.
2025-05-05 18:40:00
In a case where a woman's body was abandoned in Kawasaki City, an arrested 27-year-old ex-boyfriend suddenly returned to Japan from the United States, where he was staying, after receiving a call from his family saying that a body had been found at his home, according to an interview with an investigator. Since he admitted to ambushing the woman during voluntary questioning and then left the country, police are investigating the possibility that he was initially trying to stay overseas to avoid further investigation. In addition, the family of the victim of the Okegawa Stalker Murder Case pointed out that "the victim is sometimes unable to explain things well because they are exposed to fear," and that the police should take the victim's complaints seriously.
2025-05-05 18:07:00
In a case where a woman's body was abandoned in Kawasaki City, an arrested 27-year-old ex-boyfriend suddenly returned to Japan from the United States, where he was staying, after receiving a call from his family saying that a body had been found at his home, according to an interview with an investigator. Since he admitted to ambushing the woman during voluntary questioning and then left the country, police are investigating the possibility that he was initially trying to stay overseas to avoid further investigation. In addition, the family of the victim of the Okegawa Stalker Murder Case pointed out that "the victim is sometimes unable to explain things well because they are exposed to fear," and that the police should take the victim's complaints seriously.
2025-05-05 14:49:00
The Imperial Household Agency announced that the 91-year-old Emperor Emeritus had been diagnosed with a high possibility of myocardial ischemia as a result of regular checkups and re-examinations, and would be admitted to a hospital in Tokyo for examinations on the 6th.
2025-05-05 14:30:00
In an interview on the evening of the 4th, the 78-year-old driver of a light truck involved in an accident in Hamamatsu City in March this year when a truck plowed into a line of elementary school students riding bicycles, leaving four people dead or injured, said he had apologized to the families of the deceased, and added, "I deeply regret what I did and would like to spend my life making amends."
2025-05-05 13:46:00
On the 5th, around noon, an accident involving more than eight vehicles, including passenger cars and route buses, occurred in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and according to the fire department, at least 11 people were injured. Police have arrested the 30-year-old driver who first rear-ended the vehicle on suspicion of drunk driving and are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
2025-05-05 13:17:00
According to the police, at around 11:30 a.m. on the 5th, an accident involving a bus and several cars occurred near Yokosuka Chuo Station on the Keikyu Line in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. People were injured in the accident, but the number of injured people and the exact extent of their injuries are not known, and the police and others are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-05 12:07:00
According to the police, at around 11:30 a.m. on the 5th, an accident involving a bus and several cars occurred near Yokosuka Chuo Station on the Keikyu Line in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. People were injured in the accident, but the number of injured people and the exact extent of their injuries are not known, and the police and others are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-05 12:01:00
In the early hours of the 5th, a fire broke out at a ryokan in Kinosaki Onsen, a hot spring resort in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, burning at least five buildings including a souvenir shop in the area and sending one person to the hospital. The hot spring resort was temporarily thrown into chaos amid the large number of tourists visiting during the Golden Week holidays.
2025-05-05 11:42:00
In a case where a 27-year-old ex-boyfriend was arrested for abandoning a woman's body in Kawasaki City, it was learned from an interview with an investigator that the woman's smartphone has not been found so far. Since the location information of the smartphone could not be traced immediately after the woman went missing, the police are investigating the possibility that the ex-boyfriend disposed of it.
2025-05-05 11:25:00
A job information company has released the results of a survey showing that only about 15% of doctors feel that they have hopes for new measures introduced by the government last year to address the "uneven distribution of doctors" at hospitals in rural areas.
2025-05-05 09:58:00
A fire broke out at a ryokan in Kinosaki Onsen, a hot spring resort in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, in the early hours of the 5th. According to the fire department, the fire was put out after about five and a half hours, but at least five buildings were burned and one employee was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
2025-05-05 06:49:00
A fire broke out at a ryokan in Kinosaki Onsen, a hot spring resort in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, in the early hours of the 5th. According to the fire department, the fire was almost completely put out after about three and a half hours, but one employee was injured and taken to the hospital.
2025-05-05 04:36:00
In a case where a woman's body was abandoned in Kawasaki City, an ex-boyfriend who was arrested admitted to lying in wait for the woman before she went missing during voluntary questioning in March of this year, according to an interview with an investigator. The woman is believed to have already died at the time of this questioning, and police are further investigating whether this is related to the case.
2025-05-05 04:35:00
As the shortage of home care helpers becomes a serious problem, a labor union has compiled the results of a survey which shows that a growing number of care facilities are being forced to turn down requests for services due to a lack of manpower.
