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A high school has opened in Odai Town, Mie Prefecture, using the site of a former elementary school that had been closed.

A high school utilizing a closed elementary school has been completed in Odai Town, Mie…

27.04.2026 6 minutes

A one-year-old boy collided with a train and was taken to the hospital in Gifu Prefecture.

Just after 5 p.m. on the 24th, a one-year-old boy was hit by a train…

27.04.2026 6 minutes

Part of the basement sales floor at the closed Meitetsu Department Store is set to “revive,” with the building preserved until March 2030 as experts discuss ways to utilize it.

The future of redevelopment in front of Nagoya Station… “Improving the convenience of public transportation…

27.04.2026 4 minutes

Water shortage continues in the Toyogawa irrigation system, with emergency water diversion from Sakuma Dam scheduled for the 25th. Although such measures are typically limited to May through September, an April supply is unprecedented in Aichi.

In the Toyogawa irrigation system, which continues to face water shortages, emergency water diversion from…

27.04.2026 5 minutes

Due to rising naphtha and fuel costs, a long-established tofu shop in Ibigawa Town, Gifu, reluctantly raises prices, warning that tofu packs will be gone after Golden Week.

In addition, the surge in fuel costs adds further pressure. “We use a steam-fired kiln…

27.04.2026 4 minutes

13-year-old son dies after COVID-19 vaccination; parents interviewed again—relief approved but “only anger remains” as the state says “no serious concerns”

The feelings of the parents of a 13-year-old boy who died suddenly after receiving the…

24.04.2026 2 minutes

Caregiver woman, 59, arrested for allegedly slapping a child’s face; director called 110; suspect denies charges in Takayama, Gifu.

On Tuesday, April 21, a female childcare worker (59) was arrested on suspicion of assaulting…

24.04.2026 2 minutes

Thirteen consecutive losses could be a sign of a championship two years later…? Similar to 1980, the team’s worst winning percentage in history.

Gunma Gunma is a prefecture in Japan’s Kantō region, historically known as the ancient province…

24.04.2026 3 minutes

Naoko Takahashi becomes honorary one-day traffic chief for Gifu Prefectural Police, eager to promote awareness of the bicycle “blue ticket” system.

Naoko Takahashi, the women’s marathon gold medalist, served as the one-day chief of the traffic…

24.04.2026 1 minute

Auto parts factory explosion kills one; three former employees referred to prosecutors for allegedly failing to report instrument malfunction.

In March of last year, a 40-year-old male employee died in an explosion at an…

24.04.2026 2 minutes