Typhoon Jangmi dominated June 3, making landfall in Wakayama and triggering Japan's first-ever Level 5 flood warning for the Kushida River. Linear rainbands formed over Tokushima, Wakayama, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa, prompting evacuation orders for 820,000 across nine prefectures. Tokyo rivers reached Level 4 danger, and over 1,100 schools closed. By evening, the typhoon transitioned to an extratropical cyclone, leaving 23 injured.
Other stories surfaced: the 2025 birth rate hit a record low of 1.14, with births at 671,236; BOJ Governor Ueda signaled possible rate hikes; and a body resembling a murder suspect was found in Hyogo. The government also proposed a 1% consumption tax on food from April 2027.