Overview

• Tochigi police and fire crews searched Nasu-Shiobara on October 5 for an 83-year-old man who vanished during the All-Japan orienteering event and will restart operations on October 6.
• Event organizers said the veteran competitor started at 10:30 a.m. on October 4 and was confirmed through six of nine checkpoints on a course expected to finish around early afternoon.
• Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, announced a personnel downgrade effective October 6 for a 47-year-old section chief arrested in late September on an attempted illicit filming charge, with further discipline under consideration.
• Numazu, Shizuoka, reported a sightseeing boat striking a quay on October 5, leaving about ten people injured according to the fire department as emergency responders handled the incident.
• Matsumae Police commended two Lawson clerks in Fukushima Town for preventing a large fraudulent payment, presenting letters of appreciation for their intervention.