Overview
- Akita prefectural police said Kiyo Goto, 79, was found dead in a Yuzawa mountain forest on November 3 with severe facial injuries, and they believe she was attacked while out to gather mushrooms.
- Hokkaido reported continued bear activity, including three brown bears that destroyed a roadside garbage bin in Kaminokuni late on November 3, with multiple additional sightings logged by local authorities.
- The Culture Medal investiture was held on November 3 in the Imperial Palace’s Matsu no Ma, where eight recipients, including baseball legend Sadaharu Oh and Nobel chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, received honors from the Emperor.
- The Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry on November 4 selected Hokuyo Bank chairman Mitsuharu Yasuda, 66, as its new president, and named four new vice presidents.
- British media reports said two people were critically injured in a train stabbing in the UK, and two men in their 30s were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.