Overnight kickoffs, new viewing habits, streaming's rise complicate FIFA revenue push
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The day was shaped by two parallel escalations: the US-Iran conflict and the ECB's rate hike. In the early hours, US strikes on Iran resumed, and Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, triggering a Nikkei plunge of over 1,800 points. By afternoon, the ECB raised rates for the first time in nearly three years, a move mirrored by global central banks to curb inflation. Domestically, the murder of a high school girl in Sagamihara dominated evening bulletins, with her ex-boyfriend arrested. Other stories included the death of boxer Guts Ishimatsu, the imperial succession debate, and G7 tensions, but the Strait's closure and the ECB hike set the editorial agenda.