Overview
- Kyoto police confirmed the body found in a mountain area of Nantan City is 11-year-old Yuki Adachi, and forensic work at the site continued as residents mourned the loss.
- In Sapporo’s Nishi Ward, a taxi struck a roadside utility pole and the male driver was later pronounced dead at a hospital, with police examining how the crash occurred.
- Tokyo’s Minato Ward is reported to have added a “the person agreed” line to a 93-year-old man’s adult‑guardianship application despite his objections, and he is considering a criminal complaint for alleged public‑document falsification.
- The Ground Self‑Defense Force’s chief, Masayoshi Arai, said Central Band members sang Japan’s anthem in a private capacity at a party event and that it did not violate law, and he vowed tighter internal guidance on political neutrality.
- The Centrist Reform Alliance detailed a plan to give some defeated Lower House district leaders 400,000 yen a month in political activity support, with recipients to be selected from May to keep local operations going before the next race.