Overview

• LDP election managers finalized the party leadership campaign schedule with speech events in Tokyo on Sept. 24, Nagoya on Sept. 26 and Osaka on Oct. 2, alongside debates and a joint press conference on Sept. 23.
• UN special rapporteurs and a working group sent a letter expressing deep concern that Japan is not meeting international‑law obligations toward former comfort women.
• The Nagoya High Court’s Kanazawa branch issued appellate rulings favorable to recipients challenging 2013–15 cuts to public assistance standards.
• Japan’s transport ministry reported drainage completed at Yokkaichi’s flooded Kusunoki underground parking, with the operator saying 274 vehicles could not be removed.
• The Osaka–Kansai Expo logged a record 218,130 general visitors on Sept. 13, signaling a late‑stage rush as the event nears its close.