Overview

• Suzu City has applied to receive timber from the Osaka–Kansai Expo’s signature roof ring for use in public housing, and a formal transfer is expected soon according to regional reporting.
• Ishikawa, where 116,411 homes were damaged, is aiming to finish publicly funded demolitions by Oct. 31, but completion stood at 86.1% as of Sept. 15 and 9,794 households (20,217 people) remained in temporary or other housing as of Sept. 20.
• Record heavy rain on Oct. 1 in Hokkaido centered on Shiraoi led to evacuation instructions for 685 people, with road flooding, floor‑level inundation and power outages reported, and September storms in Tokachi also hurt crop quality and harvesting.
• Hokkaido police arrested five people linked to the so‑called Tokuryu group on suspicion of attempting to fraudulently obtain ¥10 million in COVID‑related loan funds.
• Japan’s Supreme Court said it will examine how bail and detention are managed following the Daikawara wrongful‑conviction case.