Iwao Hakamada (88) was found not guilty on appeal in the Shizuoka District Court, and was released from death row, 58 years after his arrest. According to the defense team, on the 9th, the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutor’s Office notified Hakamada’s home local government of the decision to revoke his right to vote, and the … Read more
Around 4 a.m. on September 30, several men broke into a house in Kokubunji, Tokyo, tied up a woman in her 60s who lived alone in the house with adhesive tape, beat her with a hammer, and then fled. me The woman was hit in the face and suffered serious injuries, including a broken arm, … Read more
Navalny, a Russian opposition leader who continued to criticize the Putin administration, died in February this year in a prison in the Russian Arctic Circle, and the administration announced that the cause of death was natural causes. On September 29, the Russian investigative reporting site Insider reported the circumstances surrounding Navalny’s death, saying it had … Read more
Intense Tropical Storm Shanshan, or Typhoon No. 10 in Japanese names, currently passing through waters south of Japan. It is expected to move north and approach the country’s main islands on Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said, at 3 am on Saturday, that the storm had a mean atmospheric pressure of 985 hectopascals and maximum … Read more
![Koshien High School Summer Semi-Finals Kanto Daiichi advances to the final for the first time with a come-from-behind win over Kamimura Gakuen and escapes with a good comeback in the end[Mion-fhiosrachadh]|](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240821/K10014554281_2408202014_0820201858_01_02.jpg "Koshien High School Summer Semi-Finals Kanto Daiichi advances to the final for the first time with a come-from-behind win over Kamimura Gakuen and escapes with a good comeback in the end[Mion-fhiosrachadh]|")
“These are tears of a sense of accomplishment and relief.” Taking the mound for the first time in Koshien to start the semi-finals, pitcher Takeru Ogo, uniform number 11, of Kanto Daiichi, contributed to the team’s progress to the finals with a powerful pitch that held the team to one run. in the fifth inning, … Read more
▽ The average closing price of the Nikkei Stock on the 20th was 38,062.92 yen, 674.30 yen higher than the previous day’s closing price. ▽TSE Stock Price Index = Subjects rose 29.40 to 2670.54. ▽ The daily trading volume was 1,735.02 million shares. A market source said, “Investors have become more willing to take risks … Read more
Kyoto’s “Gozan Okuribi” is a traditional event held every year on the night of August 16, in which letters and shapes are drawn with flames on the five mountains surrounding the Kyoto Basin. When the lighting started at 8pm, letters and shapes such as “Daimonji,” “Myoho,” “Fune-gata,” “Hidaimonji,” and “Torii-gata” appeared in the sky. the … Read more
Severe Tropical Storm Ampil (typhoon No. 7 of the season, according to Japanese nomenclature) is forecast to approach the remote Ogasawara island chain between Wednesday afternoon and evening. The Meteorological Agency predicts that the typhoon will continue to gain strength and move towards eastern Japan, where the Kanto Koshin region, which includes Tokyo, is located, … Read more
“Gujo Odori,” passed in Yahata-cho, Gujo City, for about 400 years, is one of the “Furyu-odori” dances registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and is it’s a summer tradition. held annually from July to September. From the night of the 13th, the “Night Night Dance” began, where people danced all night until morning. dance circle. … Read more
A duet performed by two people competes based on the total score of two performances: a technical routine and a free routine. After completing their technical routine, the pair of Higa and Sato, who came into the performance in 6th place but with a 10-point gap to 2nd-placed Austria and in a position to aim … Read more