Overview
- President Trump is set to meet Sept. 29 at the White House with Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Republican leader John Thune, and Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to discuss averting a partial U.S. government shutdown.
- Prospects for a short-term funding bill remain uncertain after Trump last week dismissed a planned session with Democratic leaders as not productive, according to CNN reporting cited by Jiji Press.
- In Okinawa’s Tonaki Village mayoral race, former mayor Suguru Momohara won by 16 votes with 121 ballots cast for him and turnout reaching 88.72%.
- An Okinawa Times emergency survey of 41 Naha city councilors found 14 viewed Councilor Keiko Wada’s remarks about transgender people as problematic, 2 did not, and 12 said the council needs to take action.
- Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest shows Shinjiro Koizumi and Sanae Takaichi leading in different blocs with Yoshimasa Hayashi trailing, as campaigns court undecided lawmakers ahead of the Oct. 4 vote and public enthusiasm remains muted at rallies.