Overview

• Hokkaido Credit Guarantee Association said substituted repayments reached ¥100.47 billion in April–September 2025, the first half-year above ¥100 billion since FY2012.
• Asahikawa District Court approved civil rehabilitation for seafood processor Maruni Eikou Suisan on September 30, with liabilities of about ¥27.66 billion, allowing operations to continue during restructuring.
• Japan’s largest trade-union federation Rengo on October 8 endorsed Tomoko Yoshino for a third two-year term as chair, positioning the group for wage and price talks with the government.
• China reported a record 24.33 billion person-trips and a 15% year-on-year rise in consumer spending during the October 1–8 National Day holiday, signaling robust domestic demand.
• A 78-year-old woman harvesting chestnuts in Semboku, Akita, sustained minor injuries in a bear attack, and Hakodate National College of Technology’s women’s team won the national college-of-technology basketball title.