Overview
- The court found a maximum 3.13-to-1 vote-value gap in the July House of Councillors election and dismissed requests to void the results.
- In Nanjo, Okinawa, 18 of 20 newly elected city council members back a renewed no-confidence motion over Mayor Keishun Koja’s alleged misconduct, setting up likely removal.
- Kamisu, Ibaraki, reported an exact mayoral tie, with incumbent Susumu Ishida and challenger Toshiyuki Kinouchi receiving 16,724 votes each.
- Authorities responded to bear hazards by temporarily closing Sapporo’s Maruyama Zoo after tracks were found and by authorizing an emergency cull of three bears in Sakata, Yamagata.
- The Nippon-Ham Fighters extended slugger Franmil Reyes after his home run and RBI titles, and table tennis champions Hina Hayata and Matsushima won singles in Frankfurt.