Overview
- Hong Kong’s Dec. 7 Legislative Council election produced near‑total pro‑Beijing control, with vote counting on Dec. 8 and turnout reported at 31.9%.
- The Osaka High Court opened the second‑instance trial of the ex‑wife acquitted at first instance in the “Kishu Don Fan” murder case, after prosecutors argued the earlier verdict misread the facts.
- Hokkaido’s Fukagawa Police arrested a 37‑year‑old man from Okazaki, Aichi, on Dec. 6 on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl.
- An 84th‑anniversary ceremony in Honolulu honored those killed in the Pearl Harbor attack, drawing veterans and local attendees.
- Former diplomats and scholars held a Diet press conference urging Prime Minister Takaichi to withdraw her statement that a Taiwan contingency could constitute a survival‑threatening situation.