Overview
- Nagoya police arrested a 69-year-old woman on suspicion of murdering housewife Namiko Takaha in 1999 after interviewing her multiple times this year and receiving her voluntary DNA sample in October.
- Investigators say the suspect presented herself to the station on October 30 before test results were returned and is cooperating with questioning, reflecting renewed focus on forensic evidence in cold cases.
- Hokkaido announced a rapid-test suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Eniwa, with genetic confirmation pending and a response headquarters planned if positive, which would mark the season’s second farm case nationwide.
- A JR Hakodate Line local train struck a deer near Niki on November 1, causing inspections and six service suspensions or partial suspensions that affected about 180 passengers, with ten additional trains set to be canceled on November 2 including the Niseko Liner.
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met in Gyeongju during APEC and issued statements about strengthening communication and pursuing peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.