Overview

• The government plans to notify parliamentary leaders on Oct. 8 of an extraordinary Diet session, following the usual one‑week notice practice.
• Officials are adjusting to convene the session on Oct. 15, when lawmakers will choose Shigeru Ishiba’s successor as prime minister.
• The LDP holds its leadership election on Oct. 4, with a runoff between the top two contenders expected according to NHK.
• Shohei Ohtani is slated to start for the Dodgers in the National League Division Series opening this weekend, and Hina Hayata advanced to the China Smash women's doubles final in Beijing.
• In the United States, music producer Sean Combs was sentenced in New York federal court to four years and two months in prison and fined $500,000 for involvement in prostitution.