Overview
- Japan flatly denied a Politico report that it refused at a G7 finance ministers’ meeting to use frozen Russian assets to fund loans for Ukraine.
- Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki plans to announce consent for restarting Tomari Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, with safety as the explicit prerequisite, according to local reporting.
- Okazaki City acknowledged an administrative error that mailed a domestic-violence evacuee’s application—listing the shelter’s phone number—back to her family, and the city is addressing the lapse.
- Debate on the ruling coalition’s bill to reduce Lower House seats has stalled before formal deliberation, with Nippon Ishin pushing for progress as the LDP focuses on passing the 2025 supplementary budget.
- In quake-hit Hachinohe, schools reopened and routines resumed even as residents heed the newly issued post-event advisory warning of the risk of another large earthquake.