06:06 (21:06)โขDemocratic Party Faces Expansion Scrutiny
โจThe newspapers report on political developments with the Democratic Party for the People's rapid expansion causing controversy as four former lawmakers receive official party endorsement ahead of upper house elections, raising questions about their "increase take-home pay" platform (Japan Business Press). In international news, reports suggest a hypothetical Trump administration would block student admissions to Harvard University and require current students to transfer elsewhere (Nikkei Shimbun). Previously reported topics remain relevant, including Koizumi's rice price mission, tightening foreign driver license rules, Huawei's AI advancements, and a slush fund scandal investigation.