Overview
- Niigata Governor Hideshi Hanazumi announced support for allowing TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki‑Kariwa nuclear plant to restart and said he will seek the prefectural assembly’s judgment on his position before proceeding.
- The prefecture’s consultation window runs Dec. 2–22, after which the governor plans to inform the national government if assembly deliberations back his decision.
- The Constitutional Democratic Party finalized a bill framework to require government surveys of land and building acquisitions and usage, including by foreign buyers and overseas capital, to inform potential regulatory or tax changes.
- Hokkaido revised its administrative handling rules to permit immediate supervisory measures against developers who violate laws, responding to a contested megasolar project in Kushiro and unauthorized forest development in Kutchan.
- The Fukuoka High Court’s Miyazaki branch ruled the July Upper House election was in an “unconstitutional state” due to vote disparity of up to about 3.13 times, as opposition parties also warned against a ruling‑coalition plan to settle Lower House seat cuts within a year of any new law.