TOKYO, Jan 31 (News On Japan) –
The man claiming to be Satoshi Kirishima, a suspect in a collection of company bombings within the Seventies, died in a hospital on Monday, January 29, ending what seems to be an almost 50-year-long life in hiding. However, the small print rising about his life recommend it was removed from a typical fugitive’s existence.

Known as ‘Uchida Hiro’ to Acquaintances

A daily at a bar the place the person frequented for 25 years, about as soon as every week, recalled, “He was a beloved figure here.”

The man, showing in images taken on the bar, did not personal a cell phone and jokingly claimed, “I don’t need one. Telepathy works fine for me.” He was utilizing the identify ‘Uchida Hiro’ on the time.

An proprietor of one other eatery he frequented talked about, “He was known as ‘Ucchi.’ I heard once that he turned down a romantic approach from a woman in her 30s, saying, ‘I’m not the type who can make someone happy.'”

Troubles and Police Contact

However, it has additionally come to mild that the person brought about disturbances in his neighborhood up to now.

An acquaintance of the person, aged 80, remembers, “It’s been over ten years. He used to come home drunk, play the radio loudly, and play his guitar poorly. I got up around midnight once and confronted him.”

During this noise dispute, there was police contact. “I called the police because he wouldn’t understand. The police came, but probably didn’t realize who he was. His appearance was completely different.”

When requested by investigators if he regretted his actions, the person, nonetheless sustaining he was Kirishima, merely replied, “Yes.”

The man’s id stays unconfirmed. The police are speeding to confirm it by way of DNA evaluation and different means.

Source: ANN

TOKYO, Jan 31 (News On Japan) –
Japan has launched into a pioneering experiment in Tochigi Prefecture, utilizing plant-based gasoline, often called ‘bio-coke’, in a steam locomotive for the primary time within the nation.

Steam locomotives historically run on steam generated by burning coal. However, Tobu Railway is testing using bio-coke for 40% of the gasoline in its vacationer steam locomotive, the ‘SL Taiju’. This experiment goals to guage the practicality of bio-coke, specializing in combustion effectivity and its affect on the boiler.

The trial, set to final roughly one yr, is anticipated to scale back CO2 emissions by about 150 tons yearly.

During the experiment, the quantity plates of steam locomotives utilizing bio-coke will likely be coloured inexperienced to suggest their eco-friendly nature.

Additionally, Tobu Railway plans to exchange diesel in diesel locomotives with a mixture of biodiesel and light-weight oil. This initiative is projected to additional minimize CO2 emissions by 2.5 tons annually.

These efforts mark a major step in Japan’s pursuit of sustainable and environmentally pleasant rail transport options, showcasing innovation in conventional steam locomotive know-how.

Maebashi, Jan 31 (News On Japan) –
Ice fishing for smelt on the frozen floor of a lake on Mount Akagi in Maebashi City has lastly opened on January thirty first, after important delays in comparison with earlier years as a result of inadequate ice thickness attributable to the nice and cozy winter.

The smelt fishing on the ice of “Akagi Onuma,” located at an altitude of roughly 1,300 meters, is a winter custom usually held from early January to late March. This yr, nevertheless, the nice and cozy winter and lack of snow had prevented the ice from reaching the required thickness, however after a delay of about three weeks, the eagerly awaited opening day has arrived, attracting many guests.

Fishermen had been seen decreasing their strains by holes within the lake’s floor, pulling up smelt one after one other. Despite the enjoyment of the season’s opening, warning continues to be needed as there are areas the place the ice just isn’t but sufficiently thick. To forestall accidents, ropes have been set as much as limit entry to those thinner patches of ice, and the fishing hours have been diminished by two hours in comparison with the standard schedule to make sure time for checking the ice situations. A person in his fifties who got here to fish stated, “I’ve been looking forward to the opening day. I want to catch a lot and enjoy them as tempura.” Taikou Aoki, the pinnacle of the Akagi Onuma Fisheries Cooperative, expressed aid that the season might open safely, including, “We will continue to operate with careful consideration for safety while monitoring the weather and other conditions.”

Source: NHK

TOKYO, Jan 29 (News On Japan) –
The kanji in query is “冬眠鼠.” A mouse that hibernates in winter? The trace is 〇ま〇. What form of animal might or not it’s? It’s mentioned to be very cute.

The reply is “yamane”! It is a species of rodent endemic to Japan, additionally written as “山鼠,” and measures about 7 to eight cm in size. It lives in mountainous areas, and evidently they’re usually seen curled up and hibernating in mountain huts. However, their numbers have decreased a lot that in 1975, they had been designated as a pure monument by the nation.

We all need to proceed to guard the charming sight of those hibernating creatures.

Dengeki Online’s serial function “Difficult Kanji to Read” continues to problem readers with a variety of characters, from these so advanced that one won’t even guess how you can learn them, to seemingly easy ones which might be surprisingly tough.

The column is curated by “Keiji Kyoya,” a humble calligrapher who lives along with his cat.

Stay tuned for tougher kanji updates!

Source: Dengeki

TOKYO, Jan 31 (News On Japan) –
Asahi Beer is about to launch a brand new tv business for “Asahi Super Dry,” entitled “The Sharp Taste of Excellence. Rui Hachimura,” commencing February 1.

The business goals to convey the “vibrant deliciousness” of Super Dry by way of the dynamic basketball play of Rui Hachimura. To clearly talk the distinctive sharp style of Super Dry, Hachimura’s parabolic shot trajectory symbolizes the “satisfying sensation upon drinking,” whereas a robust dunk represents the “immediate crispness” one feels.

Filmed in Los Angeles, the making-of footage for the business captures Hachimura approaching the shoot with all of the gritty seriousness of being in an precise recreation, showcasing his skillful leap photographs and dunks.

In addition, in an interview video, Hachimura discusses varied matters equivalent to “the honor of appearing in a TV commercial for Japan’s number one beer brand,” “his personal enjoyment of beer,” “the popularity of basketball in Japan,” and “what is necessary for basketball to become a lifelong sport.”

Source: Oricon

TOKYO, Jan 31 (News On Japan) –
A major problem has emerged for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Japan as labor shortages proceed to deepen. Despite efforts to boost beginning salaries, 74% of those companies have been unable to rent new graduates as per their plans.

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry carried out a survey from the sixteenth to the twenty third of January amongst its member firms nationwide, garnering responses from 1,920 companies.

The outcomes reveal that 74.0% of SMEs planning to rent new graduates for April entry this 12 months failed to take action, marking a 6.4-point improve from the identical interval final 12 months.

The difficulty is especially pronounced in sectors like development, manufacturing, and wholesale.

In the face of this labor scarcity, firms have tried varied methods to draw new graduates. These embrace firm and joint info classes, office experiences, and interactions with present workers. Notably, over half of the businesses, 50.2%, have elevated their preliminary salaries.

However, SMEs proceed to precise their struggles, with feedback reminiscent of, “We implemented new graduate recruitment but felt no response,” and “There’s hardly any inquiry from students, with no change expected in the future,” highlighting the acute hiring difficulties SMEs are dealing with in securing new expertise.