Overview

• Typhoon No. 15 made landfall near Sukumo in Kochi early Friday, with the Meteorological Agency maintaining broad heavy‑rain and landslide warnings across western and eastern Japan.
• In Makinohara, Shizuoka, tornado‑like gusts caused injuries and power outages, prompting the Oi title match’s 6th game to relocate to the Tokyo Shogi Hall.
• A Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi 88 train reported a thin mist and burnt odor between Kakegawa and Shizuoka; the train was halted for checks with no abnormalities found, no injuries reported, and the cause under investigation.
• Responding to recent scandals, the National Police Agency held an emergency nationwide meeting where Commissioner Yoshinobu Kusuno urged a stronger sense of crisis and stricter investigative practice, especially for personal‑safety cases.
• A Kyodo survey found over 120 LDP lawmakers favor an early leadership election with about 40% undecided, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will prepare an autumn economic package including cash payments and the Fed’s Beige Book reported flat or declining U.S. consumer spending.