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11 noticiasEl Ministerio de Transporte de Japón establece un plan de riesgo de inundación de cuatro niveles para los pasos inferiores
El Ministerio de Territorio, Infraestructura, Transporte y Turismo de Japón publicó el 6 de octubre directrices que clasifican los pasos inferiores de todo el país en cuatro niveles de riesgo de inundación y piden barreras operadas a distan…
Russia denies plague after worker at Siberian institute dies of unknown pneumonia
A woman who worked at a plague-control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia has died; Japanese outlets differ on whether she died on Oct 1 or Oct 2. Russian authorities say the cause was “pneumonia of unknown cau…
Citizen Medical Lecture wins newspaper association's regional contribution grand prize
The Japan Newspaper Association selected the “Citizen Medical Lecture” run by Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Area Group Kitafukuoka for its 2026 Regional Contribution Grand Prize. Eleven newspaper sales outlets have held the lectures with doctors as …
Japan audit finds ¥14.9bn in road repair subsidies used for ineligible work
Japan's Board of Audit found that about ¥14.9 billion in state subsidies for bridge and tunnel repairs went to work outside the subsidy programme's scope, in 469 contracts at 88 municipalities, according to Asahi Shimbun, Nishi-Nippon Shimb…
Russian woman at plague research institute dies; cause disputed
A woman in her 20s who worked at a plague control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died on October 2. Russian health authorities said on October 4 the cause was “pneumonia of unknown origin,” while speculation of plague infecti…
Shizuoka to charge for off-season Mt. Fuji helicopter rescues, aligning with Yamanashi
Shizuoka Prefecture will make climbers rescued by prefectural disaster helicopters during Mount Fuji's closed season pay for the rescue, Gov. Suzuki Yasutomo formally announced at the prefectural assembly. An ordinance is to be enacted with…
Fukushima's Futaba to lift evacuation order for two districts in December
Two districts in Fukushima Prefecture's Futaba Town are expected to have their evacuation orders lifted around December, which would let residents live there again after about 15 years and 9 months. It would be the first lifting in a “speci…
LDP approves bill to cut food consumption tax to 1% for two years
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party approved a bill at its general council on Oct 6 to cut the consumption tax on food to 1% for two years from next April, according to TBS NEWS DIG and NHK. The bill also includes an income-linked benef…
Japan minister: two Futaba districts may see evacuation orders lifted by December
Reconstruction Minister Hosono said on October 6 that the government will work with relevant ministries so that evacuation orders can be lifted in two districts of Futaba town, Fukushima Prefecture, possibly within December. The districts a…
Sociedad japonesa de obesidad advierte contra el uso del fármaco para la diabetes Mangiaro para perder peso
La Sociedad Japonesa para el Estudio de la Obesidad declaró el 3 de octubre que el uso de fármacos para la diabetes como Mangiaro (tirzepatida) para perder peso mientras se restringe drásticamente la comida o los carbohidratos se ha asociad…
El Reino Unido evalúa aranceles de hasta el 45% a los vehículos eléctricos chinos, en sintonía con la UE
Tokyo Shimbun, Nishi-Nippon Shimbun y Sankei Shimbun informan de que el Gobierno británico está considerando reforzar los aranceles a los vehículos eléctricos de fabricación china, en sintonía con la Unión Europea, con una tasa que podría s…