Overview
- At the Nara District Court, a police witness testified that a lead pellet struck the hair of an LDP associate near Shinzo Abe and said two shots each dispersed six pellets, with five to six striking Abe, diverging from prosecutors’ earlier claim of two bullets.
- Hokkaido reported an A‑type avian influenza positive in a protected red‑crowned crane recovered in Tsurui and began testing to determine whether the strain is highly pathogenic.
- The House of Representatives held its first round of party questions since the Takaichi administration began, with debate centering on proposals to cut the chamber’s number of members.
- CDP secretary‑general Jun Azumi, visiting Kitakyushu, said Fukuoka’s importance is growing for achieving a change of government ahead of the next Lower House election.
- A power‑harassment lawsuit against Representative Hitoshi Yamakawa over his tenure as Tomigusuku mayor was settled, including his apology for causing mental distress to three male city employees.