2025-05-07 23:22:00
On the 7th, just before 7pm, a man brandished a knife at the "Todaimae Station" on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, injuring two men. Neither of the two men are in any danger of dying, and the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 43-year-old suspect on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-07 23:11:00
According to the Senzaki Coast Guard in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a report was received at around 8:00 pm on the 7th that "a boat appears to have capsized off the coast of Nagato City." A search by the Coast Guard and others revealed that a boat measuring about 3 meters in length was found capsized in the sea west of Nagato City. There is also information that a boat had set out at noon and never returned, with two men on board, so the Coast Guard and others are continuing their search.
2025-05-07 22:50:00
On the 7th, just before 7pm, a man brandished a knife at the "Todaimae Station" on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, injuring two men. Neither of the two men are in any danger of dying, and the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 43-year-old suspect on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-07 22:27:00
The number of people who used the Shinkansen and limited express trains during the Golden Week holidays was just over 13.12 million, up approximately 103% from last year.
2025-05-07 22:09:00
On the afternoon of the 7th, two China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. The Japan Coast Guard is continuing to warn and monitor the vessels to immediately leave the territorial waters.
2025-05-07 21:53:00
Just before 7 p.m. on the 7th, a man brandished a knife at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, injuring two men. Both injured were conscious, and the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 43-year-old male suspect on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently investigating the details. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the suspect used a knife-like object with a blade length of about 20 cm to slash a man in his 20s who was trying to board the train from the platform. The man sustained injuries to his head. Three nearby passengers managed to hold the suspect down, but one man in his 30s sustained injuries to his finger. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the arrested suspect is remaining silent during questioning. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, based on the victim's story, it is believed that the suspect and the victim did not know each other. The Metropolitan Police Department announced that it had arrested suspect Yoshitaka Toda (43), whose address and occupation are unknown, on suspicion of attempted murder.
2025-05-07 21:17:00
On the night of the 6th, a fire broke out at Shiraoka City Hall in Saitama Prefecture, burning about 1,300 square meters of the first floor. The city will set up a temporary counter in another facility from the 8th, but only certain services, such as consultation services, will be resumed.
2025-05-07 21:13:00
On the 7th, Kamagaya City in Chiba Prefecture, where high concentrations of PFAS, an organic fluorine compound some of which are considered hazardous, were detected in well water, released the results of blood tests conducted on residents who used well water for drinking. Nine out of 10 people had levels that exceeded the threshold indicated by an American academic institution as a health risk.
2025-05-07 21:02:00
Just before 7pm on the 7th, a man brandished a knife at Todai-mae Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, injuring two men. Both injured were conscious, and the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 43-year-old male suspect on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently investigating the details of the incident. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the suspect slashed a man in his 20s who was attempting to board the train from the platform with a knife-like object with a blade length of about 20cm. The man sustained injuries to his head. Three nearby passengers managed to subdue the suspect, but one man in his 30s sustained injuries to his finger. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the arrested suspect is remaining silent during questioning.
2025-05-07 20:24:00
As Tokyo Electric Power Company aims to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, Niigata Governor Hanazumi visited the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on the 7th to request that the areas eligible for national subsidies and support measures for areas where nuclear power plants are located be expanded.
2025-05-07 20:22:00
According to NTT Communications, some services such as toll-free numbers and Navi Dial were unavailable from around 3:00 p.m. due to a malfunction, but were back in working order by 7:00 p.m. The company is currently investigating the cause and extent of the impact, and has stated that it "sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience caused."
2025-05-07 19:59:00
According to information received by the Metropolitan Police Department, a man brandished a knife on the platform of Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line just before 7 p.m. on the 7th, injuring people. There is also information that several people were injured, and the Metropolitan Police Department has taken the man into custody and is investigating the details.
2025-05-07 19:45:00
From April to the 7th, 116 children and others at an elementary school under the jurisdiction of the Kurokawa branch of the Shiogama Public Health Center in Miyagi Prefecture complained of diarrhea and vomiting, and rotavirus was detected in five of them. The prefecture believes that a mass infection caused by rotavirus has occurred, and is calling for thorough infection control measures such as hand washing and disinfection.
2025-05-07 19:04:00
NTT Communications announced that some services such as toll-free numbers and Navi Dial have been unavailable since around 3:00 p.m. due to a malfunction. The company is working to restore services and is investigating the cause and extent of the impact. NTT Communications said, "We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused."
2025-05-07 18:56:00
A 29-year-old Japanese man who was detained by Thai authorities on suspicion of involvement in a specialized fraud scheme based in Myanmar was arrested on suspicion of abducting a high school student from Miyagi Prefecture from Thailand to Myanmar. Police are also planning to investigate the actual situation of crime bases in Myanmar.
2025-05-07 18:54:00
On the 5th, in an accident in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, where a passenger car collided with a route bus and other vehicles, injuring eight people, it was learned from an investigation that the passenger car stopped after the initial rear-end collision, then backed up and started moving again. Police are continuing their investigation, believing that the driver, who was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, may have attempted to flee the scene.
2025-05-07 18:31:00
On the night of the 6th, a fire broke out at Shiraoka City Hall in Saitama Prefecture, burning about 1,300 square meters of the first floor. The city hall suspended all counter services on the 7th, and there is no prospect of resuming operations after the 8th.
2025-05-07 18:30:00
On the afternoon of the 7th, a fire broke out in a house in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and spread to surrounding buildings. It was put out about three hours later, but one woman in her 80s was slightly injured.
2025-05-07 18:29:00
In connection with the issue of a subsidiary of Japan Airport Terminal Co., which operates the terminal building at Haneda Airport, being accused of concealing income in a tax audit by the National Tax Agency, interviews with related parties have revealed that a Tokyo-based consulting firm that received funds from the subsidiary as outsourcing fees was also found to have failed to declare approximately 90 million yen in 2019.
2025-05-07 18:27:00
New damage estimates have been presented for Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's Day last year. They envision a major earthquake caused by nine fault zones, and depending on the earthquake, it is expected that major damage will occur not only in the affected areas of the Noto region, but also in Kanazawa City and other areas. As recovery and reconstruction work progresses in the affected areas, the issue is how to implement countermeasures.
2025-05-07 18:22:00
A 38-year-old mother was arrested on suspicion of murder after she killed her eldest son, who was just four months old at the time, in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture. During questioning, she reportedly said that she was suffering from "postpartum depression."
2025-05-07 18:20:00
On the morning of the 7th, a bicycle carrying a mother and two small children was hit by a light passenger vehicle at an intersection in Takamatsu City, killing the 39-year-old mother and leaving the one-year-old child seriously injured, including a fractured skull. The police arrested the 20-year-old company employee who was driving the light passenger vehicle on the spot, and are currently investigating the details of the incident on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death or injury.
2025-05-07 18:08:00
The Imperial Family will visit Okinawa Prefecture from the 4th of next month for two days to mark the 80th anniversary of the ground battle at the end of the Pacific War.
2025-05-07 18:07:00
A 24-year-old suspect who was arrested for abandoning the body of an 18-year-old woman he was dating in his car in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, has been rearrested on suspicion of murder for strangling the woman to death.
2025-05-07 18:00:00
Following the large-scale ETC system failure that occurred in April, Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. received a stern warning from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for its inconsistent response to toll charges and for causing confusion.
2025-05-07 17:52:00
Three Chinese nationals were arrested on suspicion of violating the Cultural Properties Protection Act for possessing several thousand hermit crabs, a national natural monument, without permission in Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture.
2025-05-07 17:38:00
On the afternoon of the 7th, an accident involving three trucks occurred on the expressway in Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture, and one man was slightly injured. The accident caused wood from the trucks to be scattered on the road, and the section around the scene has been closed to traffic.
2025-05-07 17:13:00
On the night of the 6th, a fire broke out at Shiraoka City Hall in Saitama Prefecture, burning approximately 1,300 square meters of the first floor. As a result, all counter services at the city hall have been suspended.
2025-05-07 17:06:00
A 38-year-old mother was arrested on suspicion of murder after she killed her eldest son, who was just four months old at the time, in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture. During questioning, she reportedly said that she was suffering from "postpartum depression."
2025-05-07 16:46:00
On the afternoon of the 7th, an accident involving three trucks occurred on the expressway in Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture, and one man was slightly injured. The accident caused wood from the trucks to be scattered on the road, and the section around the scene has been closed to traffic.
2025-05-07 16:29:00
Erythema infectioides, also known as fifth disease, is spreading, with the number of patients reported from medical institutions nationwide in the week up to April 27th at 1.3 per medical institution, the highest number in the past 10 years. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for pregnant women in particular to take precautions against infection, such as washing their hands and wearing masks.
2025-05-07 16:08:00
On the afternoon of the 7th, a fire broke out in a house in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the fire department is continuing its firefighting efforts. According to the police, there has been no information on injuries so far.
2025-05-07 15:25:00
In a case in which a man was murdered in a hotel in Susukino, downtown Sapporo, two years ago and three parents and children were indicted, the Sapporo District Court handed down a suspended sentence of one year and two months in prison to the 62-year-old mother, who was charged with helping her daughter dispose of the body.
2025-05-07 14:12:00
KDDI has announced a new rate plan that includes services such as direct communication between the satellite communication network "Starlink" and smartphones. As this will be accompanied by a price increase, major mobile phone companies are actively trying to balance customer acquisition by strengthening their services with raising the bottom line.
2025-05-07 14:08:00
Following the accident in which a blade fell from a wind turbine at Akita City's seaside park, the city has decided to conduct a survey to interview operators of wind turbines on land within the city about safety measures, etc.
2025-05-07 13:56:00
On the morning of the 7th, a bicycle carrying a mother and her two small children was hit by a light passenger vehicle at an intersection in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, resulting in the death of the 39-year-old mother and the 5-year-old and 1-year-old children being taken to the hospital. The police have arrested the 20-year-old company employee who was driving the light passenger vehicle on suspicion of negligent driving causing injury, and are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-07 13:52:00
On the 6th, luxury brand bags and other items worth 50 million yen were stolen from a brand-name goods store in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the whereabouts of three people who fled the scene as a theft.
2025-05-07 13:32:00
The epidemic of whooping cough, which mainly infects children and causes persistent severe coughing, continues. The number of patients reported by medical institutions nationwide in the week ending April 27 was 2,176, an increase of 292 from the previous week, the highest number ever recorded for the fifth consecutive week. The total number of patients so far this year has exceeded 10,000, more than double the total for the whole of last year.
2025-05-07 12:58:00
The conclave, the election to decide the next pope, will begin in the Vatican on the evening of the 7th, Japan time. The movie "Papal Election," which depicts the negotiations of the candidates in the "conclave," has been attracting attention again since Pope Francis died on the 21st of last month, and interest in the movie is growing, with more theaters showing it in Japan.
2025-05-07 12:39:00
"Anne's Roses", which were given to a junior high school in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, by the father of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl known for "The Diary of Anne Frank", about 50 years ago, are blooming in vivid colors again this year, delighting visitors.
2025-05-07 12:21:00
On the 5th, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, a car collided with eight vehicles, including a bus, injuring eight people. Police say the car was running a red light and was running recklessly. The driver, who was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, was found to have a large amount of alcohol in his system, and police believe he may have been drinking nearby until just before the incident, so they are also investigating him on suspicion of dangerous driving causing injury.
2025-05-07 12:14:00
On the night of the 6th, a fire broke out at Shiraoka City Hall in Saitama Prefecture, burning approximately 1,300 square meters of the first floor. As a result, all counter services at the city hall have been suspended.
2025-05-07 12:10:00
The number of applications for welfare assistance nationwide in February of this year was 19,078, up 3.6% from the same month last year. This marks the second consecutive month that the number of applications has exceeded the same month last year, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling on people who are having difficulty making ends meet to "do not hesitate to consult with local government offices."
2025-05-07 11:39:00
Two suspects were arrested on suspicion of fraud for allegedly passing off counterfeit limited edition Nike sneakers, popular among collectors, as genuine items and selling them to second-hand shops at inflated prices. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that they may have brought counterfeit sneakers to multiple stores.
2025-05-07 11:25:00
The epidemic of whooping cough, which mainly infects children and causes persistent severe coughing, continues. According to the National Institute for Health and Risk Management, the number of patients reported by medical institutions nationwide in the week ending April 27 was 2,176, an increase of 292 from the previous week, setting a new record for the fifth consecutive week. The total number of patients so far this year is 11,921, exceeding 10,000, more than double the number for the whole of last year.
2025-05-07 10:15:00
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, a fire broke out at around 9:00 a.m. on the 7th at a two-story apartment building in Nishi-Mizue, Edogawa Ward, and firefighting efforts are underway. There were reports that the safety of several residents was unknown, but after checking, it was determined that none of them had escaped in time. The scene of the fire was in a residential area about 300 meters east of Ichinoe Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.
2025-05-07 10:11:00
According to JR East, due to the fatal accident, services were suspended on both lines of the JR Tokaido Line between Tokyo Station and Atami Station in Shizuoka Prefecture, and on both lines of the JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line south of Shinjuku Station, but services resumed just after 9:30 a.m.
2025-05-07 09:32:00
On the 6th, a man got lost while climbing near Akadake in the Yatsugatake mountain range, which straddles Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures. After a police search, he was found collapsed on the slope and later died. There have been a series of mountain climbing accidents in Nagano prefecture during this long holiday, and five people have died, including this man.
2025-05-07 06:52:00
As the so-called "Japanese high, foreign low" situation continues, with foreign films currently earning lower box office revenues than Japanese films, Hollywood star Tom Cruise visited Japan to promote the latest installment of a popular series, saying, "I hope everyone enjoys it on the big screen at the cinema."
2025-05-07 04:18:00
As reskilling, or relearning, is gaining attention among workers, in an online survey of 10,000 people working nationwide, 14.9% answered that they had engaged in work-related self-development. The independent administrative institution that conducted the survey analyzed that this was likely due to a lack of time and a lack of suitable environments amid a labor shortage.
