Morning began with a nationwide NTT Docomo 5G SA disruption, with carriers denying cyberattack and giving no restoration timeline. Attention then shifted to the Diet where the consumption-tax cut bill entered Upper House debate with the minority ruling bloc seeking opposition support.
Mid-afternoon the Supreme Court grand bench ruled the July 2025 Upper House election in a state of unconstitutionality over the 3.13-fold gap, the first such finding in 12 years and the first in the 3-fold range, while dismissing invalidation claims, pressing Diet reform as papers noted limits of merged districts.
Late coverage split to the Fair Trade Commission approving Amazon Japan's improvement plan over preferential listings, and Asahi reporting the government weighing an exception to the non-nuclear principle of not introducing weapons in the security-document revision.