Overview

• Japan’s Meteorological Agency downgraded its Pacific-wide tsunami warning after recording up to 40 cm waves following a magnitude-8.7 quake near the Kamchatka Peninsula.
• On July 30, the Tokyo District Court ordered TEPCO to pay about ¥100 million to former Futaba mayor Katsutaka Idogawa for mental suffering caused by the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
• On July 29, Japan recorded its most widespread heatwave since 2010 with 318 observation points exceeding 35 °C and a peak of 39.9 °C in Kiryu, Gunma.
• Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono requested a temporary suspension of Japan’s visa-waiver agreement with Turkey over concerns that repeat refugee applicants may commit crimes.
• China’s Communist Party will convene its 4th Plenary Session in October to set its midterm economic agenda as tensions with the United States escalate.