Kyodo News 40878, Sports, Kaiun-Suisan News 15920, Navigation Report 1323-1333

And again the Navigation Report is inserted after the Kaiun-Suisan news, as last time it was in No. 40865… becoming common thing, eh?

Horse racing notice as in No. 40876.

Front page. Governor Heita Kawakatsu (75) of Shizuoka Prefecture held a press conference at the prefectural office on the 10th, and asked JR Tokai about the reason for submitting his resignation. The company explained that this was because the 2027 opening of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen had been abandoned, giving way to environmental measures. On the same day, interviews with related parties revealed that former Hamamatsu Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki (66) has decided to run in the gubernatorial election following his resignation. The focus will likely be on the prefecture’s linear response.

Second page. On the 10th, Seven & i Hall Holdings announced that it would separate its supermarket business, which is centered on its subsidiary subsidiary Ito-Yokado, and will list its shares on the stock market starting in fiscal 2027.

Third page. On the 9th, the group “#Urgent Action to Eliminate the Teacher Shortage,” made up of university professors, conducted a survey asking teaching staff about the actual situation in 2023 regarding the “teacher shortage” caused by sick leave, maternity leave, etc. The results were announced. As of April 2011, 37% of public elementary schools said there was a shortage of teachers, but this rose to 64% in December of the same year, indicating a tendency for the situation to worsen in the second half of the fiscal year. The results were similar for middle and high school students.

Fourth page. On the 10th, a research team from Kobe University and other institutions announced that they were the first in the world to develop and mass-produce a plant-based bioplastic that is strong, flexible and easy to process, and has the ability to quickly decompose even in seawater. The success was announced in an American scientific journal.