18:53 (09:53)â¢Income Cap Rises While Prince Picks Bugs
âšThe newspapers report on three major developments: The raising of the income threshold from 103K to 178K yen, with ruling parties reaching agreement (NHK, Nikkei, Sankei, Yahoo). Prince Hisahito's acceptance to Tsukuba University's biology department (Yomiuri), and a sexual assault case involving a former prosecutor, where the accused has changed his plea to not guilty, prompting the victim to speak publicly (Asahi, TBS).