Overview
- The decision permits court‑supervised winding‑up of the organization’s assets, a step advocates say is critical for victim relief.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Lower House Budget Committee she sat for five interviews with the World Daily and said she was unaware of the paper’s ties to the group.
- Chubu Electric Power Grid reported a developing outage affecting about 140,000 households across nine municipalities in Mie Prefecture, with the cause under investigation and some Kintetsu services halted.
- Chiba Prefectural Police arrested physician Masahide Kanayama, 63, after extradition from the United States on suspicion of spraying oil‑like liquid at Katori Jingu in 2015.
- The Metropolitan Police Department referred four people, including the “Mo‑muri” resignation service operator and two attorneys, for further prosecution on suspicion of disguising referral fees to conceal criminal proceeds.