Carrying over the ransom standoff, GMO refused payment and offered up to $1 million reward; by morning NHK and Yomiuri noted anxiety persisted despite claims of world-class security, then TBS, NHK and Sankei reported the US provider suspended the domain publishing customer data, with 113 tips in six hours and police investigating, though attackers threatened new domains.
Attention shifted midday to electoral reform, with LDP, Ishin and Democratic Party for the People agreeing to cut 31 proportional Lower House seats, alongside Japan-U.S. defense talks on deterrence and port use.
Evening coverage turned to SoftBank's four-game sweep of DeNA for a second straight Japan Series title and to central Spain, where a high-speed train collision killed at least 64, with no Japanese victims reported.