Overview
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday that an income‑linked support payment will target more than half of workers—about 30 million people—with pilot payments in fiscal 2027–28 of up to ¥25,000 and an added roughly ¥5,000 per child.
- Monex Securities disclosed on Friday that an outsourced account‑opening system suffered unauthorized access that may have exposed 1,592 identity‑document images and up to 1.13 million email addresses, and the firm said no misuse has yet been confirmed.
- JERA and its partners showed construction is about 40% complete for the Akita offshore wind project, reported the delivery of a roughly 70‑metre, 1,400‑ton monopile to Akita Port, and kept a June 2028 target for commercial operation.
- The University of Tokyo published a follow‑up on its rector selection that said a selection committee raised concerns about Vice President Takao Someya’s stance on governance and risk management after an internal vote produced controversy.
- Diplomatic and civic tensions over wartime memory continued on Friday when South Korea held its own memorial at Sado and two Japanese high‑school peace ambassadors said they will urge the humanitarian case against nuclear weapons at the TPNW review in the United States.