Overview
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi formally notified Diet committee leaders that an extraordinary session will convene on October 21.
- The Liberal Democratic Party proposed holding the prime minister nomination vote on the session’s opening day, but opposition parties did not agree and further talks will continue.
- Multiple reports say the LDP and Japan Innovation Party are in negotiations to coordinate their votes, with backing for LDP leader Sanae Takaichi under consideration.
- Opposition parties are pursuing a single challenger, with discussions including potential consolidation around Kokumin leader Yuichiro Tamaki and party chiefs slated to confer this afternoon.
- Police are investigating separate incidents reported Oct. 14–15, including a Nagoya intersection crash that injured three people with two in critical condition, a body found at a Toyokawa construction site, a prolonged home intrusion in Hakodate, and an arrest in Sapporo on suspicion of non‑consensual intercourse.