Overview
- The Cabinet approved a ¥18.3034 trillion supplementary budget to fund price relief and other measures, with over ¥11.696 trillion financed by additional government bonds.
- Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki formally accepted the restart of the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 3, drawing objections from plaintiffs who called the decision hasty as court challenges continue.
- Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said reclamation soil placement on the east side of Henoko’s Oura Bay would begin once preparations are complete, indicating it could start today.
- Government data for October showed the effective job-offer ratio eased to 1.18, while the unemployment rate held at 2.6%.
- A political funding report shows former LDP lawmaker Takagi received ¥20 million from party headquarters after the 2024 election without official endorsement, and Sapporo prosecutors indicted a company president over about ¥118 million in alleged disability support subsidy fraud.