Overview
- Hyogo Prefectural Police detained Takashi Tachibana, 58, on suspicion of defaming the late former Hyogo assembly member Hideaki Takeuchi.
- Governor Motohiko Saito declined substantive comment on the arrest and urged responsible use of social media to avoid false or abusive posts.
- Parma’s goalkeeper Zion Suzuki injured his left hand late against AC Milan, was sent for hospital evaluation, and the club notified the JFA he will withdraw from Japan’s friendlies versus Ghana on Nov. 14 and Bolivia on Nov. 18.
- A 75-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by a passenger car on a centerline‑absent straight road in Nishio, Aichi, as the vehicle moved left to avoid an oncoming car, police said.
- Additional updates include bear sightings reported to police near a Setana residential garbage station, Ehime’s 90–77 B2 win over Yokohama EX, the Lakers’ 102–122 loss with Rui Hachimura scoring 8, SoftBank pitcher Kyo Higashihama filing to exercise domestic FA rights, and Japan’s deaf national teams playing Fukushima friendlies one week before the Tokyo Deaflympics.