Overview

• Takaichi Sanae is preparing to launch a new Liberal Democratic Party executive as early as Oct. 7 and has stated she will actively appoint women.
• NHK reports she has settled on naming Aso Taro as party vice president, a move that would install a veteran power broker in a senior role.
• Hagiuda Koichi is reported to be in line to serve as acting secretary-general, and Kajiyama Hiroshi is set to be appointed Diet affairs chief, according to NHK.
• Nanjo City Mayor Koja Kageharu dissolved the city council after a no-confidence vote tied to a third-party finding of repeated sexual harassment, triggering an election within 40 days.
• A senior U.S. administration official warned that federal employee layoffs are possible if budget talks with Congress stall, highlighting a live fiscal risk reported by NHK.