Overview
- The Consumer Affairs Agency on Wednesday ordered roughly ¥441 million in fines against four subsidiaries of Iida Group for using a flawed survey to claim ‘customer satisfaction No.1,’ citing violations of the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations.
- Kyoto University announced a disciplinary expulsion on Wednesday of a graduate student who was convicted earlier this year for arranging proxy TOEIC test-takers, saying the conduct seriously damaged the university’s trust.
- Fukui police on Wednesday arrested three people, including former top-division sumo wrestler Takagenji, on suspicion of assault after prosecutors say the group punched a passerby in a July street confrontation that left the victim with injuries requiring months of recovery.
- Kanagawa prefectural officials disclosed on Wednesday that a staff member at the prefectural disability care facility Nanasawa Training Home placed a bucket over a resident’s head in early October, prompting internal probes and apologies to the family.
- Separately, ruling-party and government officials circulated proposals on Wednesday outlining a 2027 income-linked benefit plan, an Okinawa medical and bio cluster target to double related firms within ten years backed by budget support, and a recommendation to consider phased cuts to gasoline subsidies; regional actors are also planning a November 8 local-rail summit in Yamagata to address rural transport challenges.