Overview

• Tokyu said a configuration error in a station signal system led a local train not to stop before the Oct. 5 collision and derailment at Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, and the company apologized as inquiries continue.
• LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito chief Tetsuo Saito held talks on continuing their coalition, with Komeito pressing for clarity on political funding issues, according to NHK.
• Kushiro City set a customer-service guideline that caps counter and phone responses at about 30 minutes and allows staff to halt dealings and notify police in malicious cases.
• The Hiyama regional office reported coastal debris reached 228.9 tons in fiscal 2024, 2.2 times the previous year, driven largely by the collection of 107.8 tons of combustible waste in Esashi.
• In Asahikawa, all 16 Hokkaido Shimbun sales offices—about 200 delivery staff—registered with the city’s ‘Mimamoriai’ app, expanding citywide support to help locate missing seniors with dementia.