Overview
- Tokyo Fire Department said a midday crash involving a passenger car and pedestrians in Adachi Ward left roughly 10 injured, with two in cardiopulmonary arrest.
- Investigative sources said the driver linked to the Adachi incident was taken into custody, and authorities are still determining circumstances.
- JR West suspended Hokuriku Line service between Nagahama and Omi-Shiotsu after a train–person contact at Torahime Station, with knock-on delays to Shirasagi services and a resumption targeted around 4 p.m.
- A fire at a two-story apartment building in Sapporo’s Shiroishi Ward resulted in one confirmed male fatality as police work to confirm the identity and origin of the blaze.
- Separately, the SoftBank Hawks’ championship parade drew about 290,000 people along a 2.3-kilometer route through central Fukuoka.