Following Alimentation Couche-Tard's takeover bid, Seven & i Holdings' founding family proposed a management buyout exceeding 6 trillion yen, marking Japan's largest-ever such transaction. The news dominated financial coverage throughout the morning.
Reports confirmed 50,000 combined Russian and North Korean troops are now fighting in Kursk against Ukraine, while Trump's transition team named Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary nominee and Elon Musk to lead government cost-cutting efforts.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority issued its first rejection since establishment, denying Tsuruga Nuclear Plant Unit 2's restart application over active fault concerns. By afternoon, the government announced plans to resume utility subsidies from January through March 2024, alongside new support payments for tax-exempt households.
The yen weakened past 155 to the dollar, reaching levels unseen since 1990.