The day was dominated by Reform UK's landslide victory in English local elections, winning 1,453 seats from 2, while the ruling Labour Party suffered major losses. This story broke in the early afternoon and was covered by Sankei. Earlier, the Ban-etsu Expressway bus crash investigation continued with North Etsu High School holding a second press conference where the male advisor apologized for not riding the bus, contradicting the bus company's account. A cash envelope with 33,000 yen was found at the scene. In the morning, a spray incident on a JR train caused service suspension, but no toxic substances were detected. Iran sent its response to a US proposal via Pakistan, reported by NHK. The Japanese women's table tennis team lost to China 2-3 in the World Team Championships, winning silver for the sixth consecutive time.
