Overview
- U.S. media report the Corporation for Public Broadcasting board formally voted on Jan. 5 to dissolve after the Trump administration halted its funding.
- Japan’s Hokkaido Transport Bureau ordered the suspension of 15 Japan Post light vans across eight post offices over inadequate alcohol checks for delivery drivers.
- Tomakomai police tallied an estimated ¥35.5 million in special-fraud losses for Jan–Nov 2025, about 5.5 times the prior year, with impersonation and video-call tactics noted.
- Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi and urged understanding for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station to Henoko in Nago.
- A special committee’s report found former Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto lacked top-level awareness on sexual harassment, and the ensuing gubernatorial race was formally announced Jan. 8 with three candidates filing.