Overview

• Tokyu Electric Railway said a passenger train struck a stopped deadhead at Kajigaya Station around 11:05 p.m., derailing the deadhead’s lead car with no reported injuries.
• Service on the Tokyu Den‑en‑toshi Line was suspended across the entire route after the collision, with no restart time announced as the cause is investigated.
• Okayama City’s Masao Omori secured a fourth term over three challengers after drawing broad cross‑party backing, including local LDP and Komeito organizations.
• In Nagano Prefecture’s Azumino, incumbent Hiroshi Ota was re‑elected without a vote after running unopposed, the city’s first no‑contest since its 2005 merger.
• Ishikawa’s Kaga elected former education chief Toshiaki Yamada over four‑term incumbent Riku Miyamoto, who was backed by the LDP and Komeito, marking a local setback for the ruling coalition, while golfer Kotone Hori claimed her first domestic major and Northern Farm‑bred Bizantine Dream finished fifth in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.