Overview
- Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi he is ready to communicate and work together to advance ties, with both sides confirming the push for a “strategic, mutually beneficial relationship.”
- Japan’s average retail price for regular gasoline fell for a third straight week to ¥173.5 per liter as of Oct. 27, with a government subsidy of ¥10 per liter still capping pump prices.
- NHK reported that six ruling and opposition parties broadly agreed to end the temporary gasoline tax rate on Dec. 31, though formal legislation and funding details remain to be settled.
- The Fisheries Agency presented five options for new pollock controls, including capping the Pacific-area total allowable catch at up to 150,000 tons annually from fiscal 2026 for three years, with further talks in November aiming for a year-end decision.
- Organizers expect the cost of next year’s Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games and Para Games to exceed triple the original estimate to the high ¥300 billion range, according to reporting based on briefed sources.