OSAKA, Dec 22 (News On Japan) –
In an modern transfer, the Osaka Prefectural Police have initiated a marketing campaign on YouTube, launching focused commercials from December 22, geared toward addressing the numerous enhance in marijuana-related offenses amongst younger individuals within the area.
This 12 months alone, crimes involving marijuana amongst younger individuals comprise round 80% of such offenses in Osaka Prefecture.
The commercial, that includes a stark narration that declares “Marijuana is absolutely unacceptable!!”, varieties a part of a strategic effort by the Osaka Prefectural Police to spotlight the rising concern. The marketing campaign was necessitated by the alarming statistic that, as of November’s finish, people beneath 29 years previous comprised roughly 80% of all marijuana-related arrests within the prefecture.
Targeted particularly on the youthful demographic, the advertisements are set to mechanically play on YouTube for customers aged 18 to 24 within the prefecture, particularly once they seek for phrases associated to marijuana or hashish. This initiative comes because the police intensify their efforts to counteract the unfold of misinformation amongst youths, significantly the understated notion of marijuana’s addictive properties. The promoting marketing campaign is slated to proceed for a interval of three months, aiming to coach and deter younger people from partaking in marijuana use.
News On Japan – Dec 22
In an modern transfer, the Osaka Prefectural Police have initiated a marketing campaign on YouTube, launching focused commercials from December 22, geared toward addressing the numerous enhance in marijuana-related offenses amongst younger individuals within the area.
News On Japan – Dec 22
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has finalized a complete guideline to advertise higher sleep well being, advocating over 6 hours of shut-eye for adults, and 9 to 12 hours for elementary faculty children.
News On Japan – Dec 22
In a surprising incident captured on a dashcam, a truck was seen abruptly crossing the middle line and veering into oncoming site visitors on a Hiroshima freeway. Seconds later, it collided head-on with a truck coming from the alternative lane.
News On Japan – Dec 21
As file snowfall continues in Rumoi City, Hokkaido, native residents are dealing with vital hardships, with one resilient aged man, confined to his house for 3 days with depleted meals provides, braving the blizzard with a strolling stick for important provisions.
News On Japan – Dec 21
Tokyo is presently dealing with an unprecedented surge in streptocococcal infections, marking the primary occasion since record-keeping commenced in 1999 that these infections have escalated to an alert stage.
News On Japan – Dec 21
To deal with the rising issues of ‘bullet climbing’ on Mount Fuji, Yamanashi Prefecture plans to roll out new laws, together with limiting the variety of every day hikers to 4,000 and shutting gates from 4 PM to 2 AM.
News On Japan – Dec 21
Daihatsu has introduced an entire halt in shipments of all its vehicles following the invention of fraudulent security checks.
News On Japan – Dec 21
Japan’s authorities has determined to partially legalize “ridesharing,” the place non-public drivers can use their private automobiles to move passengers for a charge, ranging from April subsequent 12 months.
NHK – Dec 21
Weather officers say coastal areas alongside the Sea of Japan are anticipated to see the primary heavy snow of the season later this week as a midwinter-level chilly air mass flows into the Japanese archipelago.
News On Japan – Dec 20
More than 140 individuals have been arrested in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district this 12 months for prostitution, about thrice greater than final 12 months.
News On Japan – Dec 20
Ten college students have been injured in a Saitama Prefecture junior highschool when a carbonated drink bottle, referred to as ‘Ramune’, exploded throughout a science experiment.
News On Japan – Dec 20
Japan’s house company is seeking to develop satellites able to crashing into an astroid that’s heading in the direction of earth to be able to change its trajectory and save the planet.
News On Japan – Dec 20
The metropolis of Sapporo has formally introduced the suspension of its bid for internet hosting the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
News On Japan – Dec 19
As troubled children flip to over-the-counter (OTC) medicines equivalent to cough syrup to get excessive, or ‘overdose,’ Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has broadly accredited a plan to limit gross sales to clients beneath 20 years previous.
News On Japan – Dec 19
As Japan skilled its coldest day this winter on Monday, Rumoi City in Hokkaido recorded its highest snowfall in historical past throughout a fierce snowstorm that struck the Sea of Japan facet of the archipelago.
News On Japan – Dec 18
Japan has introduced a rise within the postal price for letters from the present 84 yen to 110 yen, whereas postcards will probably be raised from 63 yen to 85 yen.