Overview
- One month after Sanae Takaichi's Diet statement on Taiwan, China has urged people to avoid travel to Japan and has canceled events, widening the fallout on bilateral ties.
- Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro announced a 2026 presidential bid for the right‑wing Liberal Party, with local reports noting a meeting with his incarcerated father before his decision.
- Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado, selected for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, will be celebrated at the award ceremony with ally González planning to attend.
- Inter Miami claimed its first MLS Cup with a 3–1 win over Vancouver in Fort Lauderdale, as Lionel Messi played the full match and registered two assists.
- At the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Ami Nakai finished second and Kaori Sakamoto third in the women’s event; other highlights included Lakers forward Rui Hachimura posting 13 points and 7 rebounds at Boston, snowboard Big Air qualifiers advancing in Beijing for Kokomo Murase, Momo Suzuki, Miyabi Onitsuka, Yuto Miyamura and Kiri Kimura, and J1 Nagoya expected to appoint Okayama GM Kenji Hattori with an announcement due soon.