2025-05-14 23:45:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training aircraft crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, and two crew members are missing. The Self-Defense Forces are continuing their search for the two and are investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 22:50:00
Kyoto Prefectural Police have increased the number of locations where special mirrors have been installed to prevent voyeurism on escalators at stations, as they appear to be showing a certain degree of effectiveness.
2025-05-14 22:32:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training plane crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, and the whereabouts of the two crew members on board are unknown. The Self-Defense Forces and police are continuing their search for the two and are investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 22:25:00
In a case where the body of a teenage girl was found in a mountainous area in Yamagata Prefecture last September and a 36-year-old suspect was arrested for taking the girl in his car, it was learned from an interview with an investigator that the data on a smartphone believed to belong to the girl had been initialized. The suspect has previously been indicted on charges of aiding and abetting the suicides of four people he met on social media, and police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 22:24:00
An exchange of opinions was held to discuss improving the safety of the Shika Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, and Shinsuke Yamanaka, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, pointed out to Hokuriku Electric Power Co. that, based on the lessons learned from last year's Noto Peninsula earthquake, "I would like you to go back to basics and accurately grasp and share information in the event of a problem."
2025-05-14 22:04:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training plane crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, and the whereabouts of the two crew members on board are unknown. The Self-Defense Forces and police are continuing their search for the two and are investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 21:21:00
On the evening of the 14th, a car crashed into a group of elementary school students in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, leaving four boys with minor injuries who were treated at a hospital. Two men got out of the car that hit the children, but then got back in and drove off, and police are investigating the incident as a hit-and-run.
2025-05-14 21:13:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training plane crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, and the whereabouts of the two crew members on board are unknown. The Self-Defense Forces and police are continuing their search for the two and are investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 20:56:00
Kansai TV revealed that it had asked former senior managing director Takashi Kita to resign after investigating a complaint from a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted and determined that there was a certain degree of truth to the allegations. The former managing director has denied the allegations, but resigned on the 7th of this month for "personal reasons."
2025-05-14 20:52:00
Regarding the publication on the Internet of data that was said to be from the official computer of a former bureau chief who prepared a document accusing Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito, a third-party committee of the prefecture announced on the 13th the results of an investigation that found it highly likely that a prefectural employee had leaked the data to the outside. Governor Saito stated, "It is very unfortunate and I take this very seriously. I apologize for causing concern to the people of the prefecture."
2025-05-14 20:38:00
In response to the issue of water containing PFAS, some of which are considered hazardous, leaking from Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, the Ministry of Defense and others conducted a water quality test on the reservoir where the leak originated on the 14th. The US military explained that they would purify the water in the reservoir and release it outside the base once it was confirmed to be safe.
2025-05-14 20:06:00
As the Tokyo Metropolitan Government encourages people to use boats as a convenient means of transportation for commuting and other purposes, a new regular ferry service will begin operating between Gotanda and Tennozu Isle from the 14th.
2025-05-14 20:05:00
In a lawsuit filed by a female patient and her family against the surgeon and the city that runs the hospital, alleging that surgery performed at a hospital in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, five years ago left the patient with severe disabilities, including paralysis in both legs, the Kobe District Court, Himeji Branch, ruled that the breach of duty of care was significant and ordered the doctor and the city to pay approximately 89 million yen in damages.
2025-05-14 20:03:00
At around 4 p.m. on the 14th, a car crashed into a group of elementary school students in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, leaving four boys with minor injuries and taking them to the hospital. The car fled the scene, and police are investigating the incident as a hit-and-run while also investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 19:51:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training plane with two people on board crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. Parts of the aircraft were found in the area, but the crew members have not been found. Police, fire departments, and the Self-Defense Forces are conducting search operations and confirming the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 19:33:00
In a case where the body of a teenage girl was found in a mountainous area in Yamagata Prefecture last September and a 36-year-old suspect was arrested for taking the girl in his car, it was learned from an interview with an investigator that the data on a smartphone believed to belong to the girl had been initialized. The suspect has previously been indicted on charges of aiding and abetting the suicides of four people he met on social media, and police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 19:10:00
A system that provides tuition reductions and exemptions to families with three or more dependent children, which began this academic year, has seen a number of students unable to apply due to not meeting the deadline. In response to this situation, it has been learned that universities are reviewing their response, such as extending or re-establishing application periods.
2025-05-14 18:59:00
In a case where a woman was stabbed in the back and died on the street in Chiba City, and a third-year junior high school student was arrested on suspicion of murder, it was revealed in an interview with the police that there were no wounds on the victim's hands that would have been caused by resistance. The police are investigating the circumstances at the time, believing that the boy suddenly attacked the woman from behind.
2025-05-14 18:41:00
On the 14th, temperatures rose nationwide, reaching midsummer temperatures in Okinawa Prefecture, and unseasonably hot temperatures comparable to those experienced in June and July from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Temperatures are expected to remain high from the 15th onwards, with summer-like temperatures predicted in many areas. Please be careful of heatstroke as your body is not yet accustomed to the heat at this time of year.
2025-05-14 18:38:00
In a lawsuit in which a lawyer sued the government, claiming that it was unjust to execute the death sentence of a death row inmate who was seeking a retrial - i.e., a redo of the trial - the Osaka District Court ruled that the execution was not illegal, stating that "if a request for retrial automatically suspends the execution of the death sentence, repeated requests will make the execution effectively impossible," and dismissed the lawsuit.
2025-05-14 18:31:00
At around 4 p.m. on the 14th, a car crashed into a group of elementary school students in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, leaving four boys with minor injuries and taking them to the hospital. The car fled the scene, and police are investigating the incident as a hit-and-run while also investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 18:28:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training plane carrying two people crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. No injuries were reported in the surrounding area, and the police and the Self-Defense Forces are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 18:18:00
It has been learned from investigators that a 26-year-old member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force has been referred to prosecutors by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for allegedly concealing a liquid containing cannabis.
2025-05-14 18:13:00
This April marked nine years since the Kumamoto earthquake. In Mashiki Town, which suffered extensive damage after two earthquakes measuring magnitude 7, there is an 88-year-old man who continues to soothe the hearts of local residents with nostalgic music. Click on the image to watch the one-minute video. *It will not play on data broadcasting. (Broadcast on "Good Morning Japan" on April 28th)
2025-05-14 18:11:00
In a lawsuit filed by a parent and child receiving welfare benefits against Suzuka City in Mie Prefecture, alleging that it was illegal for their welfare to be stopped because they failed to submit a driving record, the Supreme Court ruled on the 14th to dismiss the city's appeal, making the ruling granting welfare benefits final.
2025-05-14 18:06:00
According to police and fire departments, a report was received around 4:00 p.m. on the 14th in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, that a car had crashed into a line of elementary school students on their way home from school.
2025-05-14 18:04:00
On the night of the 13th, a 47-year-old woman was walking while pushing a wheelchair with her 81-year-old mother in it when she was hit by a car on a city road in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture. The woman died and her mother sustained minor injuries. The police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 18:01:00
A system that provides tuition reductions and exemptions to families with three or more dependent children, which began this academic year, has seen a number of students unable to apply due to not meeting the deadline. In response to this situation, it has been learned that universities are reviewing their response, such as extending or re-establishing application periods.
2025-05-14 17:58:00
Amid soaring raw material prices, two edible oil manufacturers formed a cartel to raise the prices of sesame oil and other products sold to food manufacturers, in violation of the Antimonopoly Act, and the Japan Fair Trade Commission issued an order to take cease and desist measures. One of the companies was also ordered to pay a surcharge of over 21 million yen.
2025-05-14 17:52:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training plane carrying two people crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. No injuries were reported in the surrounding area, and the police and the Self-Defense Forces are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 17:48:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 36-year-old suspect believed to be the de facto head of a quasi-gang for allegedly fraudulently signing a contract under someone else's name for a room in an apartment building at Harumi Flag, which was built on the site of the former Tokyo Olympic Village.
2025-05-14 17:47:00
On the 13th, a bag weighing approximately 18 kg fell from a US military helicopter on the Motobu Peninsula in the northern part of Okinawa's main island. According to the Okinawa Defense Bureau, no damage has been confirmed, but they are urging people not to touch the bag as it contains flares.
2025-05-14 17:15:00
Temperatures are expected to rise nationwide on the 14th, with summer-like temperatures predicted from Tohoku to Kyushu, and some areas, such as Fukushima Prefecture, are expected to reach midsummer temperatures of over 30 degrees. Please be careful of heatstroke, as your body is not yet accustomed to the heat.
2025-05-14 16:58:00
In a case where the body of a teenage girl was found in a mountainous area of Yamagata Prefecture last September and a 36-year-old suspect was arrested for taking the girl in a car, it was learned from an investigation that a tent had been set up at the scene where the girl was found, and that the surrounding conditions suggest that she may have committed suicide. The suspect has previously been indicted on charges of aiding and abetting the suicides of four people he met on social media, and the police are currently investigating the case in detail.
2025-05-14 16:57:00
On the afternoon of the 14th, an Air Self-Defense Force training aircraft crashed into a pond in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. There were two people on board the aircraft, and the police and the Self-Defense Forces are currently investigating the details of the incident.
2025-05-14 16:20:00
In order to prevent slander against athletes on social media and other platforms, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has put together a proposed amendment to the law that includes provisions to strengthen measures against such attacks.
2025-05-14 16:12:00
According to multiple Defense Ministry officials, there was information that an Air Self-Defense Force training aircraft's flight track disappeared from radar while flying near Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture on the afternoon of the 14th, and they are currently investigating the matter.
2025-05-14 16:08:00
A police inspector in his 50s belonging to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division Fire Squad was arrested for stealing about 3 million yen in cash at the scene of a fire in which an elderly person living alone died. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the case, which has involved about 10 thefts over the past three years, with the total damage estimated to be 9 million yen.
2025-05-14 15:06:00
On the morning of the 14th, four China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters one after another off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. The four vessels sailed within the territorial waters for nearly two hours before leaving just before noon, and the Japan Coast Guard is continuing to warn and monitor the vessels to ensure they do not enter the territorial waters again.
2025-05-14 13:56:00
On the morning of the 14th, four China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters one after another off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. The Japan Coast Guard is continuing to warn and monitor the vessels and urge them to leave the territorial waters immediately.
2025-05-14 13:49:00
In the early morning of the 14th, a woman in her 70s was injured in the leg by the antlers of an approaching serow in a residential area of Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture. The serow was then captured and released into the mountains.
2025-05-14 13:23:00
As "drug waste," which occurs when drugs available overseas are not available in Japan, becomes an issue, the House of Councilors passed and enacted a revised Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act on the 14th, which includes provisions for the government to create a new fund to strengthen the country's ability to develop new drugs.
2025-05-14 13:21:00
On the 13th, an avalanche occurred on Mount Kitahotaka in the Northern Alps, trapping three people, including a couple who were hiking, and killing a man in his 60s.
2025-05-14 13:05:00
On the 14th, police announced that a body found earlier this month in a sewer pipe at the site of a massive road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, has been identified as that of a 74-year-old truck driver living in Chiba Prefecture who had fallen into a hole created by the collapse with his car and gone missing.
2025-05-14 13:03:00
On the 14th, His Majesty the Emperor participated in the traditional rice planting ceremony in the paddy fields within the Imperial Palace.
2025-05-14 12:55:00
In the early morning of the 14th, a woman in her 70s was injured in the leg by the antlers of an approaching serow in a residential area of Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture. The serow was then captured and released into the mountains.
2025-05-14 12:41:00
At around noon on the 14th, a civilian helicopter made an emergency landing at Aichi Prefecture-run Nagoya Airport due to engine trouble, and the runway was closed, but was reopened at around 12:15 pm. The impact of the runway closure on operations is currently being investigated.
2025-05-14 12:36:00
Five Uzbeks have been arrested on suspicion of assault and robbery for assaulting a passerby on the street in Shibuya, Tokyo, and stealing his cash. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that the group may have committed other robberies and thefts in the busy areas of Shibuya and Shinjuku.
2025-05-14 12:34:00
May 14th marks 34 years since the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway accident in Shiga Prefecture, in which 42 people died in 1991. A memorial service was held near the accident site in Koka City, attended by bereaved families and others.
2025-05-14 12:29:00
A report by UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, summarizing the well-being of children in developed countries and other regions has been released, showing that while Japan has the highest level of physical health for children, it has the lowest level of mental well-being, ranking it 14th out of 36 countries overall.
2025-05-14 12:18:00
According to the Prefectural Nagoya Airport, a civilian helicopter made an emergency landing at Nagoya Airport due to engine trouble at around noon on the 14th, causing the runway to be closed. Although the details of the situation are not known, NHK camera footage shows the helicopter parked on the runway.
2025-05-14 11:59:00
Temperatures are expected to rise nationwide on the 14th, with summer-like temperatures predicted from Tohoku to Kyushu, and some areas, such as Fukushima Prefecture, are expected to reach midsummer temperatures of over 30 degrees. Please be careful of heatstroke, as your body is not yet accustomed to the heat.
2025-05-14 11:56:00
On the 14th, police announced that a body found earlier this month in a sewer pipe at the site of a massive road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, has been identified as that of a 74-year-old truck driver living in Chiba Prefecture who had fallen into a hole created by the collapse with his car and gone missing.
2025-05-14 09:15:00
A report by UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, summarizing the well-being of children in developed countries and other regions has been released, showing that while Japan has the highest level of physical health for children, it has the lowest level of mental well-being, ranking it 14th out of 36 countries overall.
2025-05-14 06:59:00
Amid a worsening labor shortage, the Railway Technical Research Institute in Tokyo has announced that it has developed a system that automatically makes decisions on whether to suspend or resume operations for each train when a train malfunction occurs, without human intervention. The system is said to be a step beyond autonomous driving.
2025-05-14 05:52:00
In an investigation into the case of an 80-year-old woman who was stabbed in the back and killed on the street in Chiba City on the 11th of this month, a male junior high school student in his third year who was arrested on suspicion of murder has stated that he "targeted someone weaker than me," according to an interview with an investigator. A person believed to be the student was captured on security cameras near the scene multiple times at least two hours before the incident, and police are investigating the possibility that he may have been waiting for an opportunity to commit the crime.
2025-05-14 05:02:00
On the 13th, a bag weighing approximately 18 kg fell from a US military helicopter on the Motobu Peninsula in the northern part of Okinawa's main island. According to the Okinawa Defense Bureau, no damage has been confirmed, but they are urging people not to touch the bag as it contains flares.
2025-05-14 04:47:00
In a case where the body of a teenage girl was found in a mountainous area of Yamagata Prefecture last September and a 36-year-old suspect was arrested for taking the girl in a car, it was learned from an investigation that a tent had been set up at the scene where the girl was found, and that the surrounding conditions suggest that she may have committed suicide. The suspect has previously been indicted on charges of aiding and abetting the suicides of four people he met on social media, and the police are currently investigating the case in detail.
2025-05-14 02:42:00
Regarding the handling of the consumption tax, Takaichi, the Liberal Democratic Party's former Minister of Economic Security, expressed the view that the reduced tax rate on food items should be lowered to zero percent in order to support citizens who are struggling with high prices.
