Tokai Univ. solar car comes 2nd in cross-continent race in Australia

The first solar-powered cars to complete a 3,000-kilometer endurance race across Australia reached the finish line in Adelaide on Thursday, with Japan’s Tokai University Solar Car Team coming in second place.

The World Solar Challenge is a biennial event, and the latest one began on Sunday, with 44 cars from 21 countries and regions setting off from the northern Australian city of Darwin.

Belgium’s Agoria Solar Team claimed its first victory, arriving minutes ahead of Tokai’s car.
Four teams from Japan competed in this year’s race, with Kogakuin University from Tokyo, the Nagoya Institute of Technology from Nagoya and Goko High School from Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, expected to reach Adelaide in coming days.

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Woman in her 40s arrested in Tokyo for keeping 58 dogs, snakes and other animals in a "multi-cat household". A 46-year-old woman has been arrested for keeping dogs in poor conditions at her home in Tokyo. It is believed that the woman kept 58 animals of 24 different species, including a large lizard and a crocodile, and was unable to take care of them.

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17 new coronary infections in Gifu Prefecture, most on Sunday after declaration lifted, 2 new clusters On April 18, Gifu Prefecture announced that a total of 17 new cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in nine cities and towns, and three people have tested positive for mutant strains. The total number of infected people is now 5,235, and the total number of mutation positive people is 107.

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Four underground parking garage workers killed in accident; device activated after touching sensor on ceiling In an accident where a fire extinguishing system was activated in the underground parking lot of a condominium in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, killing four workers, it was learned that the system may have been activated by touching the sensor of the fire extinguishing system on the ceiling while the ceiling was being replaced.

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Coca-Cola Japan, starts drinks subscription service Coca-Cola Japan started a beverage subscription (flat-rate billing service) using vending machines this week.

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Nagoya: Woman stabbed in multiple places, man on the run A Thai woman in her 40s was stabbed in her apartment in Nagoya on April 15. The man who is believed to have stabbed the woman is on the run.

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Two men arrested for sexually assaulting a female acquaintance and stealing her money. Two men in their twenties were arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for taking a female acquaintance into their apartment in Kanagawa Prefecture, sexually assaulting her, and robbing her of 200,000 yen in cash.

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Truck hits motorcyclist while pausing for girl to cross, killing him A man in his 60s who was driving a motorcycle was killed when a truck hit his motorcycle from behind while he was pausing to let a girl cross a crosswalk in Hino City, Tokyo.

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New corona infections in Gifu Prefecture confirmed in 27 people, exceeding the April total for March Gifu Prefecture announced on April 14 that a total of 27 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed in 12 cities and towns. This is the second highest number of cases since the state of emergency was lifted, following the 35 cases announced on April 13, bringing the total number of cases to 5,090.

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Japan Business Federation revises guidelines to resume use of hand dryers in restrooms On April 12, the Japan Business Federation will partially revise its guidelines for the prevention of infection by the new coronavirus to include the resumption of the use of hand dryers, which are installed in restrooms to dry washed hands.

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Osaka confirms record number of 1,099 infected; possibility of another state of emergency The Osaka Prefectural Government has announced that a record number of 1,099 new cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed.

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animal cruelty at Ota Ward, Tokyo

Woman in her 40s arrested in Tokyo for keeping 58 dogs, snakes and other animals in a "multi-cat household". A 46-year-old woman has been arrested for keeping dogs in poor conditions at her home in Tokyo. It is believed that the woman kept 58 animals of 24 different species, including a large lizard and a crocodile, and was unable to take care of them.

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17 new coronary infections in Gifu Prefecture, most on Sunday after declaration lifted, 2 new clusters On April 18, Gifu Prefecture announced that a total of 17 new cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in nine cities and towns, and three people have tested positive for mutant strains. The total number of infected people is now 5,235, and the total number of mutation positive people is 107.

carbon dioxide poisoning at a mansion at Shinjuku Ward

Four underground parking garage workers killed in accident; device activated after touching sensor on ceiling In an accident where a fire extinguishing system was activated in the underground parking lot of a condominium in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, killing four workers, it was learned that the system may have been activated by touching the sensor of the fire extinguishing system on the ceiling while the ceiling was being replaced.

Coca-Cola Subscription service starting April third week

Coca-Cola Japan, starts drinks subscription service Coca-Cola Japan started a beverage subscription (flat-rate billing service) using vending machines this week.

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