Overview

• Asahikawa District Court approved civil rehabilitation for Maruni Eikou Suisan on September 30, with reported liabilities of about ¥27.66 billion and operations continuing during restructuring.
• China reported a record 24.333 billion person‑visits over the Oct. 1–8 National Day holiday, with domestic travelers up 16% to 888 million and consumption rising 15%.
• The Liberal Democratic Party decided to appoint Goton Onodera as chair of its Tax Commission as part of its post‑leadership personnel shuffle.
• Hakodate High Support School’s Shimizu Saha, 16, will compete in Abilympics 2025’s photography category, joined as an invited competitor by 2023 gold medalist alumna Kobayashi Rino, 19.
• Hakodate’s Kosetsuen begins its autumn foliage light‑up on Oct. 17, while a 13‑year‑old wheelchair user cheers the Nippon‑Ham Fighters ahead of the Climax Series opening on Oct. 11 at Escon Field Hokkaido.