Overview
- Japan’s Fair Trade Commission carried out forced searches of four major beer companies and Suntory publicly apologized and said it will cooperate with the probe into suspected cartel conduct.
- Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly voted to establish a 百条委, a special investigatory committee that can compel testimony and documents, to examine allegations of cash transfers tied to assembly leadership posts.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency said a safeguard meant to exclude data from seismic stations far from an epicenter failed, causing a distant observation to be used in magnitude and intensity calculations and triggering a false emergency quake alert.
- The White House press secretary, Zacaria, resigned after five days in office following reports that raised questions about her credentials and performance in briefings.
- Bloomberg reported the U.S. Department of Defense plans to delay public release of a near‑complete investigation into a suspected misstrike on an Iranian school until after November’s midterm elections, with the probe citing use of outdated data and heavy reliance on AI support in targeting decisions.