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【随時更新】熊本地震の前震から10年 「ずっと見守っていて」

NHK

一連の熊本地震で、最初に震度7の揺れを観測した地震=前震が発生してから、14日で10年です。各地の祈りや追悼、復興の状況を随時更新でお伝えします。

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 5:25 am

Parliament begins debate on bill to create disaster management agency

The Japan Times

The new agency, aimed to be launched this autumn with its headquarters in Tokyo, would serve as the government's command center for disaster prevention and response.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 5:18 am

Japan seeks to reduce saury fishing quotas at annual talks in Osaka

The Japan Times

At the ongoing meeting in Osaka, Japan is proposing a 10% quota cut to support stock recovery, but China is expected to oppose it.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:37 am

はしかの感染者200人超える ワクチン接種歴など確認を

NHK

各地ではしかの感染者の報告が相次いでいて、ことし、これまでに報告された感染者の数は236人と2020年以降で最も早いペースで増えています。厚生労働省は子どもへのワクチン接種などを呼びかけています。

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:36 am

After blasting 5 homers, Yankees walk off Angels on wild pitch

The Japan Times

The Yankees snapped their skid on a night when Aaron Judge homered twice for his 47th ⁠career multi-homer game.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:30 am

Astros place Imai and Pena on injured list

The Japan Times

Pitcher Tatsuya Imai is 1-0 with a 7.27 ERA ​in ‌three starts for Houston after arriving from Japan this past offseason on a three-year, $54 million deal.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:23 am

モバイルバッテリー 今月24日から航空機内での使用禁止に

NHK

国土交通省は、航空機の機内でモバイルバッテリーから火や煙が出る事例が相次いでいることを受けて、4月24日から機内での使用を禁止すると発表しました。機内への持ち込みも1人2個までに制限するとしています。

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:22 am

Nissan's Espinosa plans 20% reduction in models in plan to reinvigorate carmaker

The Japan Times

The long-awaited strategy marks the CEO's first effort to reshape Nissan after its troubled, two-decade partnership with Renault and an aborted merger with Honda Motor.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:21 am

Kumamoto castle restoration continues 10 years after quakes

The Japan Times

The initial aim was to complete reconstruction in fiscal 2037, but the goal was extended to fiscal 2052 due to the complexity of the work involved.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:04 am

京都 発見の遺体は事件の疑い 衣服は不明男児のものと矛盾せず

NHK

13日、京都府南丹市の山林で見つかった子どもとみられる遺体について、警察は靴をはいていないことなどから事件に巻き込まれたとみて捜査しています。身につけていた服は、行方がわからなくなっている男子児童のもの�...

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 3:41 am

米 ホルムズ海峡封鎖を開始 2回目の対面協議めぐる報道も

NHK

エネルギー輸送の要衝となっているホルムズ海峡の通航をめぐって対立が続く中、アメリカのトランプ大統領はイランの港に出入りする船舶への封鎖措置を始めたと発表し、イラン側は強く反発しています。一方でアメリカ...

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 3:22 am

Taking lessons from Ukraine and Middle East, GSDF establishes new drone offices

The Japan Times

A promotion office will oversee research and development of unmanned assets, while a systems office will focus on their procurement and maintenance.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 3:16 am

Victims mourned as Kumamoto Prefecture marks 10 years since deadly earthquakes

The Japan Times

The April 2016 quakes claimed the lives of a total of 278 people in Kumamoto and neighboring Oita Prefecture, including deaths from indirect causes.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 2:56 am

Carney clinches majority government to push energy and trade ambitions

The Japan Times

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has maintained wide popularity, has pushed to diversify Canada's trade relationships and build new export infrastructure.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 2:44 am

川崎 製鉄所事故 解体工事を受注した会社など2社を捜索 警察

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今月7日、川崎市で、解体中のクレーンの重りが外れて転落した作業員5人のうち4人が死傷し、1人が行方不明になっている事故で、警察は14日午前、業務上過失致死の疑いで解体工事を受注した会社など2社に捜索に入りまし�...

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 2:40 am

U.S. judge throws out Trump's defamation case against Wall Street Journal

The Japan Times

U.S. District Court Judge Darrin P. Gayles said Trump had not ⁠come close to meeting the "actual malice" standard that public figures must clear in defamation.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 2:34 am

Fate of Japan-linked ships in Persian Gulf remains uncertain

The Japan Times

"We don't know again how the situation will develop," a Japanese government official said regarding Japanese ships leaving the Persian Gulf.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 2:23 am

Wings select UConn star Azzi Fudd No. 1 overall in WNBA draft

The Japan Times

Fudd became the seventh UConn player to be selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft when Dallas took her at the outset of Monday night's festivities ⁠in New York.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 2:18 am

特定技能 外食業での受け入れ一時停止 農相 「影響は承知」

NHK

専門技能があると認められた外国人を受け入れる特定技能制度をめぐり、「外食業」での受け入れが13日から停止されました。これについて鈴木農林水産大臣は、「一部の外食企業では、今後の採用計画に影響が及ぶとの声�...

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 2:07 am

Private sector representatives urge Takaichi to overhaul budget processes

The Japan Times

The members of a key government panel also called for setting a new investment quota for crisis management and growth.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:58 am

Kagiyama to take break from competition in 2026-27 season

The Japan Times

The 22-year-old is a four-time ‌Olympic silver ‌medalist, having finished second in both ​the individual and team events at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Games.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:57 am

Underutilized fish see rising online demand in Japan

The Japan Times

The fisheries industry is seeking ways to make use of fish that are not widely distributed as food or are too small for traditional markets.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:56 am

'No warning': Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market

The Japan Times

Human rights groups and local officials say it is yet another massacre of civilians by the Nigerian military, which says it was targeting a militant logistics hub.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:44 am

China model gains appeal in Vietnam as police expand power

The Japan Times

The two communist neighbors have swung between conflict and cooperation over centuries, with Hanoi now leaning more openly toward Beijing.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:44 am

Japan's largest regional bank takes on big names in hiring spree

The Japan Times

Fukuoka Financial Group wants to boost its front office staff to around 100 by March 2028 as it looks to expand its ¥5.8 trillion investment portfolio.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:43 am

HSBC CEO warns U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is damaging global confidence

The Japan Times

The London-based lender is among the European banks most exposed to the Middle East, a region that accounts for roughly 4% of its pretax profit.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:40 am

M&A boom in Japan is fueling record corporate bond sales

The Japan Times

Japan has become one of the most active markets for mergers and acquisitions in terms of deal growth as investors pressure companies there to deploy cash into growth investments.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:38 am

Taiwan opposition leader looks backward in Beijing trip

The Japan Times

Yet with no Taiwanese government position, Cheng had no authority to negotiate on Taipei's behalf with Xi.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:28 am

Greenhouse gas emissions in Japan fell to record low in fiscal 2024

The Japan Times

In fiscal 2024, emissions in Japan were down 28.7% from fiscal 2013 and the amount of carbon dioxide released slipped below 1 billion tons for the first time since then.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:22 am

Counting continues in Peru election as runoff with Fujimori seems likely

The Japan Times

With none of the leading presidential candidates anywhere near the 50% required to win outright, a June 7 ⁠runoff appears highly likely, prolonging political uncertainty.

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:15 am

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