Social News(2025/05/19)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism requests airport building operators nationwide to report on inappropriate transactions
2025-05-19 22:45:00
In response to the issue of Japan Airport Terminal Co., which operates the terminal building at Haneda Airport, providing benefits to a company whose president is the eldest son of a former member of the House of Representatives, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has requested that 25 operators of airport buildings across the country report whether there have been any inappropriate transactions between them and the eldest son's company or other parties.
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Fuji TV's confiscation of reporter passes may violate antitrust laws; NPB to warn
2025-05-19 21:29:00
It has been learned through interviews with people familiar with the matter that the Fair Trade Commission has decided to soon issue a warning to the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB), demanding that the NPB take measures to prevent a recurrence, citing concerns that the confiscation of press passes from Fuji Television, which aired Major League Baseball games during the same time period as the live broadcast of the Japan Series professional baseball game, may be in violation of the Antimonopoly Act.
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Two men killed after one fell from high-rise apartment in Osaka
2025-05-19 20:59:00
On the morning of the 19th, two men, a 70-year-old man and a 59-year-old man, were found collapsed on the sidewalk in Kita-ku, Osaka, and both died. According to the police, the 70-year-old man fell from a nearby tower apartment building and another man below was caught in the fall, and the police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Explosion at restaurant in Susukino, Sapporo, injuring four men and women, possible gas ignition
2025-05-19 20:07:00
At around 1:30 pm on the 19th, an explosion occurred at a restaurant in Susukino, a downtown area in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and four people, including three female employees, were injured and taken to the hospital. Based on the situation at the scene, the police believe that gas may have ignited inside the restaurant, causing the explosion, and are currently investigating the exact cause.
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Japan Post and Japan Post Insurance solicited education insurance before approval for sale, and company presidents disciplined
2025-05-19 19:10:00
Regarding the issue of Japan Post and Japan Post Insurance soliciting "lump-sum whole life insurance" before obtaining sales approval under the Insurance Business Act, subsequent investigations revealed that such solicitation had also taken place for education insurance, and both companies announced that they had taken disciplinary action to reduce the compensation of their executives, including their presidents.
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Accident on Shin-Meishin Expressway: Car driving the wrong way. Did the car exit the general road from an IC with a PA 10km away?
2025-05-19 18:39:00
On the 18th, a car was driving the wrong way on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie Prefecture, injuring four people in a car that tried to avoid it. It is believed that the car drove off and entered a parking area about 10 kilometers away. Police are investigating the possibility that the car may have exited onto a public road from a smart interchange attached to the parking area.
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Secretary General of Tokyo's Shinjuku "Japan Refuge" Arrested on Suspicion of Possession of Cocaine
2025-05-19 18:32:00
The secretary-general of a Shinjuku, Tokyo-based organization known as "Japan Refuge," which provides consultation and support to people in distress, was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of possessing cocaine.
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Fukui's Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 decommissioning postponed by seven years to fiscal 2047
2025-05-19 18:15:00
Regarding the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 in Fukui Prefecture, which is currently undergoing decommissioning work, the operator, Japan Atomic Power Company, has announced that it will postpone the completion of decommissioning by seven years from the original fiscal year 2040 to fiscal year 2047, citing technical challenges that have arisen in the dismantling of the equipment.
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Explosion at restaurant in Susukino, Sapporo, injuring four men and women, possible gas ignition
2025-05-19 18:13:00
At around 1:30 pm on the 19th, an explosion occurred at a restaurant in Susukino, a downtown area in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and four people, including three female employees, were injured and taken to the hospital. Based on the situation at the scene, the police believe that gas may have ignited inside the restaurant, causing the explosion, and are currently investigating the exact cause.
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Car crashes into line of children, 5 people including elementary school student transported to hospital in Fukuoka, Chikushino
2025-05-19 17:56:00
On the afternoon of the 19th, a car driven by a woman in her 70s overturned in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and four elementary school students were involved and taken to the hospital. All of them are conscious, and the police are investigating the details of the incident.
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Iwaki Shinkin Bank suspected of misappropriating over 1 billion yen and using customer names without permission
2025-05-19 17:52:00
It has become clear through interviews with people involved that the former management of Iwaki Shinkin Bank, whose head office is in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, is suspected of misappropriating funds by opening accounts in the names of other customers without permission and lending to those accounts in order to support the cash flow of a large borrower. A third-party committee is currently investigating the facts, and the Financial Services Agency plans to take strict action based on the findings of the committee.
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Saitama Misato Elementary school student hit and run, drinking together until just before the incident
2025-05-19 17:41:00
In a hit-and-run incident in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, in which four elementary school students were hit and injured, it has been revealed that the 42-year-old suspect arrested for driving the getaway car is suspected of leaving the car at the company dormitory where his passenger lives and fleeing the scene after the incident, fearing that he would be discovered for drunk driving. Police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Princess Aiko visits the temporary shopping arcade that opened at the roadside station in Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture
2025-05-19 17:33:00
Princess Aiko, the eldest daughter of the Emperor and Empress, who has been visiting Ishikawa Prefecture since the 18th, visited the temporary shopping district in Shika Town, where restaurants and other businesses affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake have set up shop.
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Car crashes into line of children, 5 people including elementary school student transported to hospital in Fukuoka, Chikushino
2025-05-19 16:52:00
According to the fire department, at around 3:30 pm on the 19th, a report was received that "a car crashed into a line of children" in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture. According to the police and fire department, five people, including four elementary school children and the elderly woman who was driving the car, were taken to the hospital. According to the fire department, all of them are thought to be conscious, and the police and fire department are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Explosion at restaurant in Susukino, Sapporo, injuring four men and women, all conscious
2025-05-19 16:37:00
At around 1:30 pm on the 19th, an explosion occurred at a restaurant in Susukino, a busy area in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and four people, including three female employees, were injured and taken to the hospital. All of them are conscious, and the police and fire department are investigating the details of the incident.
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Emperor and Empress to visit Hiroshima, the site of the atomic bombing, for two days from June 19th
2025-05-19 16:25:00
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will visit Hiroshima, the site of the atomic bombing, for two days starting on the 19th of next month to pay tribute to the war dead on the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.
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Explosion at restaurant in Susukino, Sapporo, injuring four men and women, all conscious
2025-05-19 16:15:00
At around 1:30 pm on the 19th, an explosion occurred at a restaurant in Susukino, a busy area in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and four people, including three female employees, were injured and taken to the hospital. All of them are conscious, and the police and fire department are investigating the details of the incident.
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Explosion at restaurant in Susukino, Sapporo leaves at least three injured
2025-05-19 15:09:00
According to the fire department, an explosion was reported at a restaurant in Susukino, a busy shopping district in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, at around 1:30 p.m. on the 19th. There are reports that at least three people were injured, and the police and fire department are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Vocational school student indicted for misusing "carrier payment" to steal game currency
2025-05-19 14:47:00
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has indicted a Vietnamese vocational school student on suspicion of misusing a "carrier billing" service, which allows users to pay for products by adding the cost to their mobile phone bill, to defraud 76,800 yen worth of in-game currency.
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[Video Explanation] Beware of food poisoning! Key points for preventing it during the rainy season
2025-05-19 14:29:00
The rainy season began in southern Kyushu last week, and in the Amami region on the 19th, and is expected to continue in other areas in the future. In this video explanation, we will explain why we need to be careful about food poisoning before the full-scale rainy season begins.
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Two men killed after one fell from high-rise apartment in Osaka
2025-05-19 14:23:00
On the morning of the 19th, two men, a 70-year-old man and a man believed to be in his 50s, were found collapsed on the sidewalk in Kita-ku, Osaka, and both died. According to the police, one man fell from a nearby tower apartment building and the other man below was caught in the fall, and the police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Explosion at restaurant in Susukino, Sapporo, firefighters report injuries
2025-05-19 14:18:00
According to the Sapporo Fire Department, an explosion occurred at a restaurant in Susukino, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, at around 1:30 p.m. on the 19th, resulting in injuries. At the scene, it was confirmed that the window glass of the restaurant on the second floor of the building had shattered and was scattered on the ground.
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Osaka: One person falls from building, two unconscious, transported
2025-05-19 13:02:00
On the morning of the 19th, two people were found collapsed on the street in Kita-ku, Osaka, and both were taken to the hospital in an unconscious state. According to the police, one person appears to have fallen from a nearby building and the other person below was caught in the fall, and the police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
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Osaka-Kansai Expo begins exhibit themed on recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
2025-05-19 12:26:00
An exhibition themed on recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011 opened at the Osaka-Kansai Expo site on the 19th.
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Childcare worker murder case: Some smartphone conversations with victim deleted
2025-05-19 12:11:00
In a case where an acquaintance was arrested for murdering a nursery school teacher on a beach in Miyagi Prefecture, it was learned from an interview with an investigator that some of the data exchanged between the acquaintance and the woman had been deleted from the acquaintance's smartphone. The woman's smartphone has not been found, and the police are investigating the details, suspecting that the acquaintance may have tried to hide the data.
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Accident on Shin-Meishin Expressway: Car driving in the wrong direction for at least 10km still not found
2025-05-19 12:00:00
On the 18th, a car was traveling the wrong way on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie Prefecture, injuring four people in a car that tried to avoid it. Interviews with police and others revealed that the car is believed to have traveled at least 10 kilometers in the wrong direction. A full day has passed since the car was found, and police are investigating its whereabouts on suspicion of a hit-and-run.
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"The rainy season has started in Amami region" announced, the first time since 1954 that it has started later than southern Kyushu
2025-05-19 11:56:00
Due to the influence of the front, it is raining in the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Meteorological Observatory announced on the morning of the 19th that "the rainy season is likely to have started in the Amami region." This is seven days later than average, and later than the rainy season in southern Kyushu, which began on the 16th, which will be the first time since 1954, 71 years ago, if confirmed.
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Saitama Misato Elementary school student hit and run incident: Drinking together several hours before the incident
2025-05-19 11:55:00
In connection with a hit-and-run incident on the 14th of this month in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, in which four elementary school students were hit by a car and injured, two suspects, both of Chinese nationality, who were arrested on the 18th, are believed to have been drinking together at a restaurant in the city for several hours just before the incident, according to interviews with the police.
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33-year-old suspect arrested in Tokyo for allegedly operating "pedal-equipped electric bike" without a license
2025-05-19 11:36:00
A 33-year-old Uzbek national was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for driving an electric bike with pedals without a license.
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: Daily average of 70 tons of contaminated water generated last year reduced
2025-05-19 06:54:00
The amount of contaminated water generated at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant last year averaged approximately 70 tons per day, the lowest level to date and about one-seventh of the peak.
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Profit and loss forecasts for listed companies this fiscal year: Overall, forecast to decline by more than 5% compared to last year
2025-05-19 05:49:00
It has been revealed that the profit and loss forecasts published by listed companies for the current fiscal year are expected to decrease by more than 5% overall from last year's results. With the future uncertain due to the Trump administration's tariff measures, many companies are expecting increased costs and reduced trade volume.
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Saitama elementary school student hit-and-run incident: Did the driver flee to avoid being found out for drunk driving?
2025-05-19 05:13:00
Police have learned that two suspects, both Chinese nationals, arrested on the 18th in a hit-and-run incident in which four elementary school students were hit and injured by a car in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture on the 14th of this month, were drinking together before the incident. Police believe that the suspects fled the scene to avoid being found out for drunk driving and are currently investigating the details. One of the two arrested suspects, a 42-year-old, has reportedly partially denied the charges of the hit-and-run incident.
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