Overview

• Vice President Vance said the country is heading toward a partial government shutdown after negotiations with congressional leaders failed ahead of the October 1 deadline.
• The House-passed short-term funding bill from September 19 was rejected in the Senate, leaving Republicans short of the 60 votes needed to proceed without Democratic support.
• Japan’s Meteorological Agency cautioned that unstable atmospheric conditions could trigger lightning, tornado-strength gusts, hail, and sudden downpours in eastern Japan through October 1 and northern regions on October 2.
• Japan’s National Police Agency launched a dedicated ‘Tokuryu’ investigation framework to intensify crackdowns on fluid, anonymous criminal groups that recruit “dark part-time” operatives.
• Police developments included the arrest of a Tokyo elementary school teacher in a covert-photo sharing case—the sixth arrest in the series—an Okinawa foster father detained on suspicion of assault, and a Hokkaido fraud probe after a ¥3.32 million loss, while U.S. Defense Secretary Hegsece criticized diversity-focused military policies.