Morning coverage focused on Space One's Kairos-2 launch postponement due to strong winds at Kushimoto, with rescheduling for tomorrow marking continued challenges for Japan's private space sector.
By midday, attention shifted dramatically to Seoul as parliament passed the impeachment motion against President Yoon with 204 votes, including at least 12 ruling party members. Yoon's immediate suspension triggered Prime Minister Han's assumption of presidential duties. The constitutional court now has 180 days to rule on removal.
Evening developments turned tragic as a stabbing at a McDonald's in Kitakyushu left a female junior high school student dead and her male classmate injured. The suspect, described as in his 40s, fled the scene with the weapon as police launched a manhunt.