The day was dominated by the Ministry of Education's ruling that Doshisha International High School's peace learning, linked to the fatal boat capsizing off Henoko, violated the Fundamental Law of Education by constituting political activity. This was reported across all major outlets (Sankei, NHK, Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi). In the morning, the government announced it would consider awarding the People's Honor Award to speed skater Miho Takagi. By afternoon, the Nikkei hit a record high of 63,339 yen on US-Iran deal hopes. The Tochigi robbery-murder case continued, with reports that the coordinating suspect tried to flee to Thailand. The day also saw the criminal complaint against the deceased boat captain and Kyoto governor considering subsidy cuts for the school.