TOKYO, Jan 23 (News On Japan) –
As restore work continues Tuesday afternoon on a bit of railway that has halted operations of three Shinkansen traces, the Tohoku, Hokuriku, and Joetsu, two male staff had been electrocuted and subsequently hospitalized.

According to JR East, at round 10:00 AM on Tuesday, a sagging overhead wire was found on the tracks in Saitama City. This has led to the continued suspension of providers on elements of the Tohoku Shinkansen and different traces.

The Saitama City Fire Department obtained a report round 2:45 PM from native residents, stating, “Something is burning along the railway.”

Two male workers of a JR East subcontractor, who had been engaged in restoration work close to the halted Shinkansen practice, are believed to have suffered electrical shocks leading to burns. A person in his fifties sustained critical accidents, whereas one other in his forties suffered minor accidents.

Both people had been transported to a hospital in Saitama City, the place they’re at the moment receiving medical therapy.

Source: ANN

NARA, Jan 23 (News On Japan) –
A second “pre-trial hearing” was carried out on Tuesday in preparation for the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who appeared for the primary time, charged with the homicide of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, shot in Nara City in July 2022.

The 43-year-old defendant is anticipated to be tried by a lay decide system, and the second “pre-trial arrangement procedure” started simply after 10 AM on the Nara District Court to slender down proof and factors of competition earlier than the trial, with Yamagami himself attending for the primary time.

According to these concerned, the process, which concerned exchanges between the courtroom, the prosecution, and the protection attorneys concerning proof and factors of competition, was accomplished in about half-hour. The schedule for future proceedings has not but been decided.

During the investigation, the defendant reportedly confessed to committing the crime after harboring a grudge towards the previous Unification Church, to which his mom had made substantial donations. In the trial, the severity of the sentence is anticipated to be some extent of competition, considering the defendant’s circumstances and background.

The first process was abruptly canceled attributable to a suspicious incident involving a cardboard field delivered to the courtroom, which led to the bomb disposal unit of the police being referred to as in on June 12 final 12 months, ensuing within the process being abruptly canceled. As the defendant had indicated his intention to attend that day, the Nara District Court had put in a gate-style steel detector on the fundamental entrance, and the police had been additionally on alert within the neighborhood.

The contents of the delivered cardboard field turned out to be a petition calling for a lighter sentence for the defendant, however the incident led to the postponement of the primary process till October of the identical 12 months. According to the protection crew, at the moment, the defendant expressed reduction that it was not an explosive and mentioned, “I need to think carefully about whether to attend the procedure after causing such a commotion.” The first process was finally held on October 13 final 12 months with out the defendant’s attendance, making this the primary time he has attended.

For the second process, the Nara District Court was beneath tight safety, limiting folks’s entry and exit to 1 level on the entrance entrance and checking the belongings of every particular person coming into and exiting via a steel detector. On Tuesday morning, the defendant attended, and a automobile believed to be carrying the defendant entered the courtroom earlier than 9:30 AM with out incident.

Source: NHK

Ishikawa, Jan 23 (News On Japan) –
Noto Airport in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which had suffered injury akin to cracks within the runway as a result of results of the Noto Peninsula earthquake, has accomplished emergency restoration work, based on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

The airport will permit the touchdown and takeoff of civilian plane ranging from January twenty fifth.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has introduced the resumption of flights between Haneda Airport and Noto Airport ranging from January twenty seventh. The firm has acknowledged that till the top of subsequent month, there shall be one spherical journey every on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Decisions relating to the schedule from March onwards shall be made primarily based on the progress of restoration within the disaster-affected areas.

The restoration of Noto Airport is a major step in the direction of restoration for the area, which depends on air transportation for each passenger journey and the motion of products. The resumption of flights by ANA is anticipated to facilitate not solely native residents’ wants but additionally assist tourism and enterprise actions which have been hindered for the reason that earthquake. The restricted flight schedule displays the continued means of rebuilding, however it additionally marks a hopeful second for the neighborhood as it really works in the direction of normalcy. The airline will proceed to watch the state of affairs and alter operations as essential to assist the realm’s restoration efforts.

Source: NHK