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Police in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run case after he turned himself in. Four elementary school children were injured in an incident in Misato City last Wednesday. The police arrested a 42-year-old Chinese national on Sunday on suspicion of crimes including the hit-and-run case. The demolition worker, who lives in Misato, went to a local police station on Sunday morning. He reportedly told police he was surrendering because he caused an accident. Police suspect the man struck and injured four boys while driving a sport utility vehicle before fleeing the scene. The SUV was found and seized on Thursday in a parking lot about two kilometers from the accident site. Police say the vehicle belongs to the suspect and he has a valid driver's license. The suspect denies some of the allegations. He told investigators he hit the children but left the scene after they said they were fined. Police are investigating the details of the case, including the man's actions before his arrest.
Nissan Motor plans to reduce its global production facilities as part of a drastic plan to restructure. Sources say two factories in Japan may be affected.
Nissan posted a huge financial loss in the business year 3rd March. The restructuring plan, announced on Tuesday, includes reducing production at 7 factories worldwide by fiscal 2027.
At the moment, we cannot disclose details of which locations we are considering for these rightsizing. But as you rightly said, this is including Japan.
Informed sources say the reduction plan includes the Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, and the Shonan plant of Nissan's subsidiary Nissan Shatai in the same prefecture.
Sluggish sales have led to low production rates at the two facilities. The Oppama plant started operations in 1961 and was Nissan's first, dedicated to making passenger cars. It produces fully electric and hybrid gasoline electric cars with an annual capacity of 240,000 units. The plant also serves as a mother factory, sharing cutting edge technology and know how with factories overseas. The Oppama plant has brought great economic benefits to the local community. A grocery shop owner says his family has driven about 20 Nissan vehicles, starting with its grandfather.
This shopping St. has depended on Nissan, so we all have concerns after hearing about the news.
About 3900 people are working at the Oppama plant, which includes a laboratory and a testing facility. Yokosuka Mayor Kamiji Katsuki said in a statement that if the news is true, it is deeply regrettable. He urges Nissan to ensure it is not causing needless anxiety to employees and contractors. Nissan commented on media reports of possible closures of some of its plants by saying they are based on speculation and are not based on information it has provided. The automaker intends to give thorough consideration to the restructuring plan as it needs to coordinate with labor unions and other stakeholders.
And sources also say that Nissan Motor will offer early early retirement packages to office workers in Japan. It is part of efforts to cut 20,000 jobs from its global group workforce.
3,600 jobs will be cut from administrative divisions. Sources close to the matter say in July the firm will start seeking early retirement of administrative workers in Japan. They say the office will be made to workers a off the offer will be made to workers aged between 45 and 64 with more than five years of continuous service. The sources also say the company is ready to pay extra in retirement allowances and will support employees who want to be reemployed elsewhere.
A reproductive health facility in Southern California was hit by a large explosion on Saturday, killing one person and injuring four. The FBI says they're investigating the incident as a terrorist attack targeting a medical facility.
Authorities in the city of Palm Springs say the blast occurred just before 11 a.m. Videos on social media show smoke and shattered glass at the clinic and a nearby store, the FBI believes explosion originated from a vehicle and that one person who was near it was killed. At least four others were injured.
This is an intentional act of terrorism. The FBI is investigating it as such.
The FBI also suggested that the person killed might have caused the explosion and they are trying to identify the body. The head of the fertility clinic revealed on social media that a car bomb went off in the parking lot near the American Reproductive Centers building.
Severe weather in the central US has spawned tornadoes that have claimed 27 lives. ABC News says state officials have reported that 18 people were killed in Kentucky, 7 in Missouri and 2 in Virginia.
The broadcaster reported that on Friday there were at least 26 tornadoes. A resident of Saint Louis, MO, described wind shaking a tree violently, then the walls of her house being ripped away, exposing the rooms.
US President Donald Trump says he will be speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about the conflict in Ukraine. In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said that his conversation with Putin will take place on Monday, he wrote. Hopefully it will be a productive day. A ceasefire will take place and this very violent war, a war that should have never happened, will end. Trump also said that after his conversation with Putin, he will speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and various NATO member countries. This comes after senior officials from Russia and Ukraine held direct talks on Friday. It was the first time in three years for the two sides to meet, but it only revealed that wide gaps still remain.
Look, nothing's going to happen until Putin and I get together, okay?
Russia's presidential spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has confirmed to local media that preparations are underway for the summit talks.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned what he says is a drone attack by Russia on a bus carrying civilians. He has called again for tighter sanctions against the country.
There was a drone attack in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Saturday. Russia's defense ministry announced that his forces hit a military staging area for Ukrainian forces. In a social media post, Zelenskyy said the drone attack had targeted an ordinary passenger bus, killing nine civilians and wounding seven others. He denounced the act as deliberate killing of civilians. Regarding the negotiations in Istanbul, Zelenskyy accused Moscow of sending a weak and unprepared Russian delegation without a meaningful mandate.
He said without tougher sanctions, without stronger pressure, Russia will not seek real diplomacy. He went on to say that Kiev is expecting strong sanctions against Russia from the United States, from Europe, and from all our partners. Zelenskyy has been demanding a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Parts of Japan experienced summer-like temperatures on Sunday. Well, it was appropriate weather for one Tokyo neighborhood to hold its annual festival heralding the season's arrival.
The Asakusa District's traditional Sanja Matsuri has been held for centuries.
Crowds gathered for Sunday's finale of the three-day event, a procession of mikoshi, or portable shrines.
We came here for the first time. It was amazing, as I heard. It was fun.
Temperatures across wide areas of the central Kanto and northern Tohoku regions topped 30 degrees Celsius, highs usually not seen until mid-summer.
And those were the main stories for this hour. This is NHK Newsline.
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I'm Yuka Fukushima. Thanks for watching.
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