Overview

• The Bank of Japan has packed its calendar with speeches and briefings to avoid market surprises, as investors consider the possibility of an additional hike at the Oct. 29–30 policy meeting.
• Japan’s 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters said the US Navy ship New Orleans carried ammunition during its Aug. 20 fire off Okinawa’s White Beach and reported it was not given detailed information.
• Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi worked to contain blowback after saying he might not have backed a 20,000‑yen cash pledge and commenting on the prime minister’s resignation process.
• President Donald Trump stated on social media that he ordered declassification of records related to aviator Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance.
• At a high‑level UN gathering in New York, Hidankyo representative Satoshi Tanaka warned that public alarm over nuclear weapons is fading.