Overview
- City staff in Oita’s Saganoseki took evacuees by bus into restricted zones to inspect burned homes and recorded residents’ intentions about relocating.
- A morning fire at JR Otaru Station on Nov. 23 halted trains between Otaru and Hoshimi with no injuries reported, and tourists queued by the hundreds at the bus terminal for alternative transport.
- Tokyo police probing the Akasaka stabbing say the arrested 43-year-old Self‑Defense Forces member likely changed outfits multiple times, including after stopping at his workplace before heading to the scene.
- China’s UN ambassador Fu Cong sent a letter to Secretary‑General António Guterres demanding withdrawal of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Diet remarks that a Taiwan conflict involving force could constitute an existential crisis.
- The U.S. Justice Department announced a Scam Center Strike Force to pursue China‑linked fraud operations based in Southeast Asia, a move reported alongside skepticism voiced by Myanmar’s military authorities.