Overview
- China’s Xi Jinping used a face‑to‑face meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Gyeongju to urge Japan to honor the four political documents and commitments related to Taiwan and historical issues.
- Reporting based on interviews with involved sources indicates the Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games costs are now seen in the high ¥300 billion range, more than triple the roughly ¥100 billion initially envisioned.
- A special investigative panel for Iwaki Credit Union reported long‑running improper payments totaling about ¥1 billion to antisocial groups since 2004, prompting public apologies by leadership.
- Residents in Shiraoi, Hokkaido submitted requests for stronger local rules and national legal changes on planned mega‑solar projects after gathering 101,218 online signatures as of Oct. 29, with a coordination council to be formed on Nov. 9.
- Government data show the national average retail gasoline price fell to ¥173.50 per liter as of Oct. 27, marking a third straight weekly decline with a ¥10‑per‑liter subsidy helping keep pump prices in check.