Stories from Tokyo · Japan

Initial reports from the CNR Voice of China indicate no casualties or structural collapses, and that communications, transportation, power, and daily life systems remain normal following the magnitude 6.1 earthquake. The exact location of the seismic event is currently unconfirmed. The earthquake was reported on April 28th. Residents notified authorities of individuals blocking a forest road with nails and hay curtains. Authorities collected 28 bags weighing 4.3 kilograms. The items are being held for an employee inspection team. The tremor was recorded by seismological agencies. No immediate reports of damage or casualties have been released. Further details on damage or casualties are not yet available. The earthquake's epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 100 kilometers east of the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.

Nana Suginuma won the NTP Dokomo Business Ladies tournament for her fourth tour victory. Mikio Horikawa won the Chunichi Crowns for the first time in four years, marking his fifth career tour victory.

An exhibition featuring approximately 80 works representing early Picasso titled 'Picasso Meets Paul Smith' will be held at the National Art Center in Roppongi.

The horse Croix de Nord, ridden by jockey Yuichi Kitamura, won the Tenno Sho Spring G1 race in Japan. The race took place in Kyoto. The race is a prestigious event in Japanese horse racing.

Nana Suginuma won the NTP Docomo Business Ladies golf tournament, marking her fourth career tour victory. Mikio Horikawa won the Chunichi Crowns golf tournament, securing his fifth career tour victory and his first in four years.

A broadcast discussed how the Japanese workforce is adapting to the integration of artificial intelligence and robots.

Firefighters rescued a mother and her children from an apartment fire. The condition of the mother and children was not immediately released. The specific number of children and the cause of the fire were not immediately clear.

The 80th anniversary of the Far East International Military Tribunal's Tokyo trial is being marked with commemorative events in China, Japan, and internationally. This serves as a long-term deterrent against the remnants of Japanese militarism and warns the international community to be vigilant against the dangers of Japanese historical nihilism and revisionism. This commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trial's opening demonstrates China and other Asian victim nations' firm resolve to protect historical truth and human peace and justice. Some Japanese political figures and right-wing elements are attempting to deny or distort historical facts, including beautifying aggression and revising textbooks. This has led some Japanese officials and politicians to deify war criminals and visit the Yasukuni Shrine.

The film 'Wolf Children' tells the story of Hana, a woman who falls in love with a wolfman and raises their two children alone. After the werewolf's death, Hana must raise and educate their children in secret. She must raise them in secret and navigate life as a single mother.

Dozens of care homes and hotels in Japan are shutting down as a corporate expansion strategy unravels.