Overview

• Togo Town’s council unanimously approved a harassment‑prevention and elimination ordinance covering the mayor, senior executives, councilors and staff, set to take effect on January 1, 2026, after a prior mayor resigned over harassment of employees.
• Tokyo prosecutors indicted former upper house member Akira Ishii on fraud charges, with local coverage noting his past influence inside Nippon Ishin no Kai.
• Expelled from Osaka Ishin, Kaizuka Mayor Ryo Sakai said he will seek reelection as an independent in January, and party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura stated the party will field a rival candidate.
• Aichi Prefectural Police arrested Mie Prefectural Police officer Kotaro Kanemaru, 29, on suspicion of paying a 16‑year‑old he met via social media for sex; he reserved comment pending counsel and the case remains under investigation.
• Mie police are investigating the deaths of a 53‑year‑old man and his 82‑year‑old father in Inabe City as a possible killing followed by suicide, noting head injuries to the son and a blood‑stained hammer found nearby.