NEWS ARCHIVE
Selected by the editor from events, announcements and reports. This is not a traffic ranking.
IllustrationReports on October 21 said the government was considering restarting electricity and gas subsidies for January–March 2027. The proposal reflects winter heating demand and energy prices; subsidy amounts and conditions have not been finalized.
IllustrationAt 18:00 JST on October 21, Typhoon No. 30 was east of the Philippines, large and extremely intense. Its central pressure was 900 hPa and maximum sustained winds 60 m/s. Position and strength change, so current information is essential.
IllustrationCentral Tokyo reached at least 30°C on October 21 afternoon, its latest-ever such day in the calendar year, reports said. Unseasonable autumn heat affected other areas, while a weather front also brought rain risks.
IllustrationRecruit announced on October 21 that unauthorized access to Carsensor net and dealer service C-MATCH may have exposed up to 3,709,551 records. Related services had been suspended after suspicious access was detected on October 17.
IllustrationNTT announced trial results on October 21 for locating water-supply leaks by analysing fibre-sensed vibrations with AI. In Fukuoka, measurement and analysis took about 15 minutes; 88% of estimates were within 75 cm horizontally.
IllustrationJapan’s Environment Ministry announced on October 21 that wild-bird monitoring would rise to Level 2 nationwide after highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza was detected in Korean wild-bird droppings. This was not an announcement of a new Japanese outbreak.
IllustrationJapan won men’s team foil bronze at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on October 20. An October 21 on-site report says Japan beat South Korea 30–11 in the bronze-medal match. Competition and reporting dates are distinguished.
IllustrationThe Nikkei ended Tokyo trading on October 21 at 64,621.24, up 545.82 points or 0.85%. It reached 65,404.63 intraday, but finished below its morning high.
IllustrationOsaka City announced on October 21 that applications for 800 municipal homes would run November 2–16. Categories include nearby parent–child households, young couples and families, single residents and general households; eligibility must be checked by category.
IllustrationJapan’s September preliminary trade figures, published October 21, show a deficit of about ¥536.5 billion. The customs summary lists exports of ¥10.9723 trillion and imports of ¥11.5088 trillion, both above a year earlier.