Overview
- Police detained a 40-year-old resident in Suginami after two people were stabbed during a court-ordered eviction, with the suspect stating he stabbed “two people who happened to come into view.”
- One victim, a 61-year-old employee of a rent-guarantee company, died and a male court enforcement officer in his 60s was wounded; the suspect resisted transfer to prosecutors and the case remains under investigation.
- A separate fire in Yoyogi Park burned tents and trees and left one body at the scene; authorities say the tent was likely used by a person living on the street and are working to confirm the identity and cause.
- Former prime minister Yoshihide Suga announced in Yokohama that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election, saying he wants to yield the way to the next generation.
- Yoshihiko Noda said the centrist coalition aims to field about 200 candidates in the lower-house race, asserting it could position the bloc as the largest comparable force.