Overview
- Reporters found roughly 500 test‑boring sites from offshore wind surveys left with only temporary surface repairs on public roads in Akita and Chiba, and those provisional fixes had remained in place for more than two years.
- The corporate consortium that carried out the surveys, including Mitsubishi Corporation, told officials it started full restoration work in April and says it will finish Akita first and complete Chiba later, but local authorities are pressing for earlier completion.
- Provisional restoration means a thinner layer of asphalt than normal, which can sink or break under traffic and weather, so municipalities argue the delay raises risks to road safety and maintenance costs for local governments.
- In separate developments, Hiroshima’s prefectural council of atomic‑bomb survivors said long‑time local chair Tomoyuki Minomaki intends to step down from the post because of poor health while remaining a national representative for the group.
- Culture and sports coverage this weekend noted NHK’s long‑running documentary series keeping strong public support and a major racing milestone with jockey Seina Imamura winning the Oaks to become the first JRA female rider to take a classic race.