On the eve of the official start of the Lower House election campaign, political parties intensified their activities across Japan. The ruling coalition aimed to maintain a majority, while opposition parties sought to challenge this dominance. China's military exercises around Taiwan, including the deployment of an aircraft carrier, escalated tensions in the region. The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to three American researchers. In sports, the Nippon-Ham Fighters advanced to the Climax Series Final Stage, while in MLB, Shohei Ohtani contributed to the Dodgers' victory over the Mets in the League Championship Series. The day concluded with the release of official candidate lists and party rankings for the proportional representation segment of the upcoming election.