Overview
- Following a Japan–US summit that issued no public call to halt Russian energy purchases, Japan is reported to be maintaining LNG imports from Russia’s Sakhalin-2 project.
- Central Nippon Expressway said a new late-night ETC discount will now start in fiscal 2026 as it adds fault-detection features in response to April’s large-scale outage.
- A 46-year-old man was arrested after ramming a kei car into the front entrance of Tokushima Meisei Police Station, with no injuries reported and a stated protest motive.
- Akita Prefecture increased bear-response coordination staffing by 26 personnel to handle work with municipalities and the Self-Defense Forces.
- Police in Gunma said a 69-year-old man in Numata suffered minor injuries after a bear attack, with the animal leaving the scene.