2025-05-10 22:38:00
On the evening of the 10th, a first grade elementary school girl was killed after being hit by a car while crossing a road in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture. Police arrested the driver, a 29-year-old self-proclaimed company employee, on the spot and are currently investigating the details of the accident.
2025-05-10 22:18:00
A wake was held at a funeral home in Kawasaki City on the night of the 10th for a woman who was found dead after complaining to those around her that she had been stalked by a former boyfriend, with relatives and friends mourning her untimely death.
2025-05-10 20:23:00
On the afternoon of the 10th, a 5-year-old boy was hit and killed by a light passenger vehicle in the parking lot of a commercial facility in Meiwa Town, Mie Prefecture.
2025-05-10 19:28:00
A Buddhist statue that was stolen from a temple in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and then found in Korea was handed over to Japan by the Korean temple on the 10th. The statue will be returned to the temple in Tsushima City on the 12th for the first time in 13 years.
2025-05-10 18:59:00
On the 10th, Toyama Prefecture experienced unseasonably hot weather, with maximum temperatures reaching over 30 degrees Celsius in many areas, a midsummer day.
2025-05-10 18:53:00
On the 9th, a couple in their 70s were found dead in a house in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture, and their high school-aged grandson, who lived with them, was arrested on suspicion of murdering his grandfather. Interviews with investigators have revealed that the grandson is believed to have gone to school as usual after the incident occurred in the middle of the night. After returning home, the grandson pretended to be the first person to discover the body, and the police are also investigating his actions after the incident in detail.
2025-05-10 18:04:00
On the morning of the 10th, a water pipe broke in a residential area in Joto Ward, Osaka, causing a large amount of water to overflow from underground, temporarily flooding a wide area including surrounding roads. The water has receded, but road restrictions remain in place as restoration work continues.
2025-05-10 17:31:00
The Emperor Emeritus, who had been hospitalized at a hospital in Tokyo to undergo detailed heart examinations, was discharged on the morning of the 10th. Although he has no subjective symptoms, it was diagnosed that a certain level of exercise stress causes insufficient blood flow to the heart muscles, so he will now be taking medicine to improve blood flow and will be avoiding excessive exercise.
2025-05-10 17:20:00
We communicate on the Internet in huge volumes every day, including exchanging e-mails and browsing websites. Discussions are underway to introduce "active cyber defense," in which the government would collect and analyze this communication information to prevent cyber attacks before they occur. What kind of communication information is being collected in the first place? How does this align with the secrecy of communications? We interviewed people to find out how the way cyberspace is monitored is about to change.
2025-05-10 16:54:00
In a case where a 43-year-old suspect was arrested for stabbing a university student at Todai-mae Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, it has been revealed through interviews with investigators that the suspect stated that he "purchased the murder weapon, a knife, on the Internet several years ago and brought it from home." The Metropolitan Police Department is continuing to investigate the details of the incident.
2025-05-10 12:31:00
Volunteers began planting rice on the 10th at the "Shiroyone Senmaida" rice fields in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula earthquake and torrential rains.
2025-05-10 12:21:00
On the morning of the 10th, a water pipe broke in a residential area of Joto Ward, Osaka, causing a large amount of water to overflow from underground, flooding the surrounding roads. The water is gradually receding, but traffic restrictions remain in place in the surrounding area.
2025-05-10 12:20:00
On the 9th, a couple in their 70s were found dead in a house in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture, and their high school-aged grandson, who lived with them, was arrested for murdering his grandfather. Police have learned that the couple were in their nightwear and there were no signs of a struggle in the room. The grandson has also made statements alluding to the murder of his grandmother, and police are investigating the possibility that he may have attacked the couple while they were sleeping.
2025-05-10 12:11:00
On the 9th, a couple in their 70s were found dead in a house in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture, and their high school-aged grandson, who lived with them, was arrested for murdering his grandfather. Police have learned that the couple were in their nightwear and there were no signs of a struggle in the room. The grandson has also made statements alluding to the murder of his grandmother, and police are investigating the possibility that he may have attacked the couple while they were sleeping.
2025-05-10 11:52:00
The Emperor Emeritus, who had been hospitalized at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo for detailed heart examinations, was discharged on the morning of the 10th. Although the Emperor Emeritus had no subjective symptoms, regular checkups and follow-up examinations revealed that he was likely suffering from myocardial ischemia, a condition in which blood flow from the coronary arteries to the heart muscle is insufficient, and he had been hospitalized for examinations since the 6th of this month. The Emperor Emeritus left the hospital by car at around 11:30 a.m. with the Empress Emerita, who had been visiting him every day, and returned to the Akasaka Imperial Estate in Minato Ward, where he lives, before noon.
2025-05-10 11:44:00
On the morning of the 10th, a large amount of water was found overflowing from underground in Joto Ward, Osaka. Traffic restrictions have been imposed in the surrounding area, and the city's waterworks bureau is investigating the cause.
2025-05-10 11:17:00
Following the announcement of a heavy rain warning, the town of Taketomi in Okinawa Prefecture has issued evacuation information for the entire town, including for the elderly. This corresponds to alert level 3 out of 5 levels, and calls on the elderly and people with disabilities to begin evacuating.
2025-05-10 09:45:00
On the morning of the 10th, a large amount of water was found overflowing from underground in Joto Ward, Osaka. Traffic restrictions have been imposed in the surrounding area, and the city's waterworks bureau is investigating the cause.
2025-05-10 09:05:00
According to the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, a passerby reported that "water was overflowing on the road" near Higashinakahama Elementary School in Joto Ward, Osaka, at around 7:00 a.m. on the 10th. Footage taken by NHK at around 8:45 a.m. shows a large amount of water leaking out from the ground, flooding the surrounding roads. Police, firefighters, and the Osaka City Water Bureau are investigating the cause, and traffic restrictions have been put in place in the surrounding area.
2025-05-10 07:00:00
In an NHK opinion poll, when asked whether they supported or opposed a bill to introduce "active cyber defense" to prevent cyber attacks before they occur, 43% were in favor and 26% were opposed.
2025-05-10 06:44:00
On the 9th, two women were found dead in an apartment building in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, and a 45-year-old suspect who lives in the building was arrested on suspicion of murder. The deceased are believed to be the mother in her 70s and her sister in her 40s who lived with them, and the police are currently investigating the details.
2025-05-10 06:30:00
A system to reduce university tuition fees and other costs was introduced this academic year for families with three or more dependent children, but an interview with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology revealed that a number of students are unable to apply due to not meeting the deadline. The Ministry is calling on universities and other institutions across the country to take appropriate measures, such as extending or resetting the application period.
2025-05-10 05:59:00
On the 9th, a couple in their 70s who lived in a house in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture, were found bleeding and collapsed, and were confirmed dead. According to investigators, both had wounds that appeared to have been caused by a knife, and the police arrested the 16-year-old grandson who lived with them on suspicion of murder, suspecting that he killed the 75-year-old grandfather of the couple.
2025-05-10 05:53:00
A fire broke out in a three-story building in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, in the early hours of the 10th, and has spread to at least five surrounding buildings, with firefighters continuing their efforts to extinguish the blaze.
2025-05-10 05:43:00
A special investigative committee for Japan Airport Terminal Co., which operates the terminal building at Haneda Airport, pointed out that the company's long-standing organizational culture of overly strong leadership must be reformed, citing inappropriate transactions led by the top executives and aimed at benefiting the company of a former member of the House of Representatives' son. The new management team is being asked whether they can reform the organization into one where employees can speak up frankly.
2025-05-10 00:38:00
In March of this year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued a severe administrative warning to the airline Spring Japan after the captain of the airline was found to have drunk alcohol in violation of the company's regulations.
