
岡山市の重要無形民俗文化財「西大寺会陽」、今年の祭りで参加者2人が死亡
国の重要無形民俗文化財「西大寺会陽」(裸祭り)の主催団体は20日、今年の祭りで参加者2人が死亡したことを受け、来年の「宝木争奪戦」の中止を決定した。万全の安全対策を講じての開催準備が困難と判断。
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今年の西大寺会陽で参加者2人が体を圧迫されるなどして死亡し、2007年にも群衆の下敷きになった参加者が死亡する事故が起きている。
国の重要無形民俗文化財「西大寺会陽」(裸祭り)の主催団体(岡山市)は20日、まわし姿の男たちが「宝木(しんぎ)」と呼ばれる護符を奪い合う「宝木争奪戦」について来年の中止を決定した。今年の祭りで、参加者2人が体を圧迫されるなどして死亡していた。
裸祭りで重体の男性死亡 参加者の死者2人に―岡山県警
日本三大奇祭の一つとされる裸祭りは、毎年2月に岡山市東区の西大寺観音院で開催。室町時代から500年以上の歴史があり、クライマックスの争奪戦には例年約1万人が参加。宝木を取得すると1年間、家内安全や商売繁盛などに恵まれるとされ、激しい争奪戦が繰り広げられる。
今年は亡くなった2人を含む男性3人が心肺停止となった。2007年にも群衆の下敷きになった参加者が死亡する事故が起きている。有識者らでつくる検討委員会が12月をめどに提言をまとめる予定で、主催団体は、現段階では万全の安全対策を講じて開催準備を進められないと判断したという。
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検討委員会が12月をめどに提言をまとめる
Very likely · Within months

The Osaka District Court sentenced Yoshifumi Kuroki, who was accused of assaulting his wife to death and abandoning her body, to 12 years and six months in prison, exceeding the original sentence. The defense's claim of innocence was rejected.

At around 9:50 a.m. on the 20th, a 60-year-old company executive was stabbed with a knife on the sidewalk on the north side of the Osaka District Court in Nishitenma, Kita Ward, Osaka City, resulting in serious injuries. Osaka Prefectural Police Tenma Police Station announced that the suspect, Hiroshi Furusugi (67), a self-employed man who turned himself in immediately after the incident, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and that he had admitted to the charge. The area surrounding the scene is full of law offices and restaurants, and a man who was inside the courthouse testified that he saw a large pool of blood.

The Joint Investigation Headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Hyogo Prefectural Police re-arrested Kei Fudaba, 51, a company employee from Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, on suspicion of violating the Weapons Manufacturing Act for manufacturing handguns that can fire live ammunition and have the ability to kill without a license. The suspect stated that he was ``interested in the structure of real guns.''

A jury trial was held at the Mito District Court for a 42-year-old mother accused of murder for stabbing her two children to death in an apartment in Mito City three years ago, and the defendant was questioned for the second time. The defendant talked about how his health deteriorated due to the harsh working environment at his workplace, and regretted that he should have quit his job sooner or gone to the hospital. The prosecution pointed to psychogenic depression, and in response to questions from the defense, the defendant explained that all he could do was put the child to bed safely. Immediately after the incident, she wanted the death penalty, but now she says she has no intention of committing suicide and will provide for her child until she dies. The defendant's mother took the witness stand and regretted that she should have asked the question even though she knew about the change in management policy at her workplace, and expressed her regret for her grandchildren and her desire to hold a memorial service with them as soon as possible. The remains of the eldest son and daughter are at their parents' home in Wakayama Prefecture, and the trial and closing arguments are scheduled for the 21st of this month, and the verdict is scheduled for November 5th.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigations Division has re-arrested Teruto Yamao (26), a member of a designated organized crime group, Sumiyoshi-kai, on fraud charges after he allegedly made phone calls from a special fraud base in Cambodia, pretending to be an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications or a police officer, and defrauded the victim of approximately 2.5 million yen in cash. Suspect Yamao appears to have received compensation from a fraud group, and the investigation is proceeding with the suspicion that he is a source of funds for organized crime groups.

Around 9 a.m. on the 19th, a multiple accident occurred at an intersection in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, in which five vehicles, including a sightseeing bus, a passenger car, and a taxi, collided. A 77-year-old woman in the car died, and 14 other people were taken to the hospital. Police are currently questioning the driver with a view to investigating possible violations of the Motor Vehicle Driving Penalty Act.