Overview
- Oita City said it has started issuing disaster loss certificates, beginning with total-loss households, after a blaze that burned about 170 structures in Saganoseki, with roughly 100 people still displaced.
- Coverage of the Kushima, Miyazaki, bid‑rigging probe highlights inconsistent witness accounts and the reported absence of a crucial “second list” tied to alleged government‑facilitated collusion.
- Police in Sapporo’s Shiroishi Ward confirmed one death in a late‑night fire at a two‑story apartment building and are verifying the victim’s identity and the fire’s origin.
- South Korea’s president said Seoul will observe Japan–China tensions calmly and act to avoid harming national interests.
- Japan won gold medals in the men’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Tokyo Deaflympics, adding to the host nation’s athletics success.