Overview
- The Supreme Court requested Wednesday that the Diet’s judge‑pursuit committee seek impeachment of Niigata summary court judge Akifumi Morimoto over alleged habitual online gambling and related misconduct.
- Sony Financial Group apologized Thursday for suspected customer theft by a Sony Life salesperson, began a review covering about 2.8 million policies, and projected a ¥160 billion net loss for the year ending March 2027.
- Nagoya City canceled a squash test event after water‑soaked ceiling parts fell at Kinjo‑futo Arena and warned the site could be unavailable for the Aichi‑Nagoya Asian Games pending inspections and repairs.
- Major oil refiners reported higher profits for the year to March 2026 as Middle East‑driven crude prices lifted product selling prices above procurement costs, with new outlooks assuming the Strait of Hormuz remains open from summer.
- The government said Thursday that UN Secretary‑General António Guterres will visit May 17–20 to meet the Emperor and hold talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.