Overview
- Sapporo saw icy roads after a cold snap and snowfall, with multiple slip crashes reported as Hokkaido police urged winter driving precautions.
- In Hokkaido, a driver reported a bear on a bridge in Hokuto overnight, and Sapporo’s bear encounters reached a record 319 through October.
- A building fire in Asahikawa’s 3–6 district spread to an adjacent structure, produced heavy smoke and prompted suspended operations, with no injuries reported.
- Aichi prefectural police arrested a Yokohama-based Inagawa-kai affiliate and another suspect and seized 194 cannabis plants and cultivation equipment.
- In Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward, the Metropolitan Police handed out leaflets to riders after a rise in motorcycle fatalities, calling for speed restraint at intersections.