
Major events from November 7th to November 10th, 2024
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An earthquake with a seismic intensity of 5 or higher has occurred in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture, causing injuries. Additionally, major companies are becoming more active, including the SoftBank Group's financial results and the acquisition of Mitsui Chemicals.
The US Secretary of Defense criticized the impeachment proposal against him as a ``political spectacle.''
It has been discovered that an employee of housing manufacturer Tama Home had fraudulently claimed fire insurance benefits.
Anthropic announced that it aims to raise up to 10 trillion yen through its listing.
SoftBank Group's interim consolidated net profit or loss fell to a deficit of 768 billion yen.
China's exports in October increased by 35.2% compared to the same month last year, and imports increased by 41.6%.
The current account balance for the first half of this fiscal year was a surplus of 17,148.2 billion yen.
The current account balance for September was a surplus of 2,372.3 billion yen.
According to the September household budget survey, consumption expenditure decreased by 6.8%.
Sakana AI, which develops AI, is preparing to list its stock on the stock market.
The Japanese and Vietnamese leaders agreed to accelerate cooperation regarding important minerals.
Former Prime Minister Ishiba told reporters after receiving the punishment from the Liberal Democratic Party, ``I have nothing to do but take it seriously.''
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to reprimand four members, including former Prime Minister Ishiba, who abstained from voting on the consumption tax reduction bill.
Mitsui Chemicals announced that it will acquire semiconductor materials giant JSR for approximately 1.4 trillion yen.
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a Chinese national, Yu Hai (31), on suspicion of operating a mobile phone base station without a license in a downtown area of Tokyo, in violation of the Radio Law.
The US president said, ``I think he will meet with the leaders of China and Russia in China in the middle of this month.''
On July 30, the government and the Bank of Japan implemented foreign exchange intervention amounting to 7,975.6 billion yen, the largest single-day yen-buying intervention ever.
Tremors with a seismic intensity of 4 were observed in Kumamoto Prefecture.
According to Aichi Prefecture, one person in the prefecture was seriously injured and 15 others were slightly injured in the early morning earthquake.
The Israeli president announced that he would instruct opposition leader Eisenkot to form a government.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, tremors with an intensity of 5+ were observed in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture.
Ritsuko Nakayama, who sparked a bowling boom in the 1970s, has died at the age of 84.
Paraguay's Senate voted to remove the president from office, and the vice president took his place.
The US president announced that his chief of staff, Wiles, will be retiring and that he will be replaced by deputy chief of staff, Miller.

Illegal gold mining boats are operating in an indigenous reserve on a tributary of Brazil's Amazon River, raising concerns about mercury contamination of fish. Gracie Colup, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman, is worried about whether she can eat fish after discovering she is pregnant. The crackdown weakened under the previous Bolsonaro administration, and has remained insufficient even after President Lula took office. A comparison with the history of Minamata disease in Japan is also shown.
On November 9, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned Iran, blaming Shahid Qabeh, an affiliate of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, for the October cyberattack on the refrigeration and freezing equipment of approximately 700 major supermarkets and other stores in France. The attack lasted for two days on October 11 and 12, when the temperature of the cooling system was raised to around 50 degrees Celsius by remote control, causing mass food waste and fires, causing damage in the tens of millions of euros. France summoned Iran's ambassador to France to protest and called on the EU and partner countries to take countermeasures.

Early on the 8th, an M5.7 earthquake with a seismic intensity of 5 or higher occurred in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture. A total of 24 people were injured in Aichi, Shizuoka, and Nagano prefectures. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the mechanism of occurrence is different from the Nankai Trough earthquake, and is calling for caution in the coming week for an earthquake of similar magnitude.

On the 8th, Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi group announced an attack on the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), a financial district in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Saudi Aramco's skyscraper, Aramco Tower, was also damaged, but no casualties were reported, according to the Saudi Energy Ministry. The Houthis said they attacked KAFD, an airport in Riyadh, and a Saudi Aramco crude oil storage tank with ballistic missiles and other weapons, and the Saudi-led coalition announced that it had destroyed a missile launcher in Saada in northern Yemen.

On the 8th, US President Trump stated that as long as negotiations with Iran regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz progress, the possibility of another attack is "extremely low," indicating that he would prioritize diplomacy for the time being in order to end military operations against Iran. Meanwhile, he warned that Iran's infrastructure facilities would be targeted if large-scale attacks were to resume, and acknowledged that about 10% of missiles and 15% of unmanned aircraft remained. Vice President Vance is said to be holding indirect talks with Iran through the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan.

In a CNN telephone interview, US President Trump stated that as long as negotiations with Iran progress, the possibility of another attack on the Strait of Hormuz is "very low," indicating that he would prioritize diplomacy to end military operations against Iran. The US side demands the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and talks about Iran's nuclear program. Vice President Vance is said to be holding indirect talks through Qatar and Pakistan.