Ex-nursery school principal and employee found guilty in connection with a boy's death on a school bus

The former head of a nursery school in southwestern Japan, along with another staff member, were found guilty on Tuesday of failing to notice that they had left a 5-year-old boy inside a school bus, leading him to die of heatstroke last year.

The Fukuoka District Court sentenced Yoko Ur...

NARA MEDICAL UNI. TO HOST ‘MOCK COCKTAIL PARTY’ WITH COVID-19 MEASURES

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• Nara Medical Uni. to host ‘mock cocktail party’ with COVID-19 measures.
• Around 30 people will be attending the event.
• A review session will be held after the party to discuss the effectiveness of such preventi...

SHIGA PREFECTURE REPORTS BIRD FLU; CULLING BEGINS OF AROUND 11,000 CHICKENS

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• Shiga prefecture reports bird flu; culling begins of around 11,000 chickens.
• The H5 strain made Shiga the 10th prefecture hit with the avian flu.
• A farm in Higashomi on Saturday reported the flu to the local governme...

KAGOSHIMA COURT SENTENCED A MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDERING 5 PEOPLE

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• Kagoshima court sentenced a man to death for murdering 5 people.
• The district court ruled so because he was mentally fit enough to be responsible for his crimes.
• The defense had instead sought life imprisonment.

6TH PREFECTURE IN JAPAN DETECTED WITH BIRD FLU; CULLING OF CHICKEN BEGINS

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• 6th prefecture in Japan detected with bird flu; culling of chicken begins.
• H5 strain in chicken has been found, making Hiroshima experience an avian flu outbreak.
• A farm in Mihara in Hiroshima prefecture on Sunday report...

WESTERN JAPAN’S TOKUSHIMA COURT FAILED TO PROCESS TRAFFIC CASE CAUSED BY A MINOR

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• Western Japan’ Tokushima court failed to process a traffic case caused by a minor.
• The Tokushima Family Court could not process the case due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
• The prosecutor’s of...

NURSING HOME STAFF IN OKAYAMA PREFECTURE ROUTINELY TIED UP ITS RESIDENTS

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• Nursing home staff in Okayama prefecture routinely tied up its residents.
• The nursing home is run by a social welfare corporation Shomei Fukushikai.
• The prefectural govt. has banned the corporation from accepting new resi...

AVIAN FLU BREAKOUT IN WESTERN JAPAN CONFIRMED BY JAPAN FARM MINISTER

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• Avian flu breakout in Western Japan confirmed by Japan Farm Minister.
• It is said to be the first bird flu outbreak in the country since January 2018.
• Katora Nogami announced that countermeasures will be taken.
• ...

WESTERN JAPAN CITIZENS SUED KYOTO GOVERNOR OVER THE SHINTO CEREMONY

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• Western Japan citizens sued Kyoto Governor over the Shinto ceremony.
• The plaintiffs claim the Governor should return $3,700.
• The suit was filed with the Kyoto District Court by 12 Kyoto residents.
• The Governor ...

2ND REFERENDUM FOR TURNING OSAKA INTO A METROPOLIS REJECTED BY VOTERS AGAIN

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• 2nd referendum for turning Osaka into a metropolis rejected by voters again.
• Around 692,996 voters turned down the metropolis plan in western Japan city.
• Governor of Osaka had mentioned retiring from politics after comple...

VOTING ON MAKING OSAKA A METROPOLIS BEGINS FOR A SECOND TIME

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• Voting on making Osaka a metropolis begins for a second time.
• Voters headed to the polls on Sunday.
• The initiative has been backed by Osaka Governor and Mayor.
• Around 2.2 million voters are eligible to take par...

PAPER BAGS DIGESTIBLE BY ANIMALS DEVELOPED BY THREE LOCAL JAPANESE COMPANIES

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• Paper bags digestible by animals developed by three local Japanese companies.
• Wild deer at Nara Park have often suffered from eating plastic bags discarded by visitors.
• More than 1,000 deer roam in the park and visitors ...

JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY WARNS ABOUT TYPHOON CHAN-HOM

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• Japan Meteorological Agency (JIMA) warns about typhoon Chan-hom.
• JIMA mentioned typhoon to hit western and eastern Japan between Oct.10 and 11.
• On Oct.9, as of 10 a.m (JST), the typhoon was located about 270 km in western...

JAPAN POLICE CHARGES A WOMAN OVER THE DEATH OF HER TWO DAUGHTERS

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• Japan police charges a woman over the death of her two daughters.
• The two small daughters aged 6 and 3 died in a parked car due to heatstroke.
• The woman is said to have left her car at a parking lot in Takamatsu, Kagawa ...

JAPAN EXPECTS ITS 12TH TYPHOON OF THE YEAR; TYPHOON DOLPHIN

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• Japan expects its 12th typhoon of the year; Typhoon Dolphin.
• Japan Meteorological Agency mentioned the typhoon to hit between Sept.24 and 25.
• On Sept.22, as of 9 A.M, the typhoon was located south of Japan and heading no...

JAPAN REPORTED 1 DEATH AND 108 INJURED DUE TO TYPHOON HAISHEN

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• Japan reported 1 death and 108 injured due to typhoon Haishen.
• A woman in her 70s in Kagoshima prefecture died after falling in a street gutter while trying to evacuate.
• Around 23,000 people in 11 prefectures were taking...

A FOSSILIZED NON-AVIAN DINOSAUR EGG WAS DISCOVERED IN WESTERN JAPAN

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• A fossilized non-avian dinosaur egg was discovered in Western Japan.
• The egg is said to date back 110 million years.
• The egg now holds a Guinness World Record for being the world’s smallest dinosaur egg.
• ...