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Chair Tomoko Tamura told a central committee meeting the party will prioritise expanding its own organisation and confronting the Takaichi government, dropping “citizens and opposition cooperation” language used since 2017.
Your Daily UpdateTuesday after Sports Day brought a third Eneos gasoline marker hike, weaker bank shares after a long JGB sale, farm-minister fallout in the Diet, and a dozen desk stories from NPB+ to lunar ice maps.
Lead storyDiet Member Suzuki Files No-Confidence Motion Over Yanagisawa Highway-Funding JokeOpposition lawmaker Hiroshi Suzuki filed a no-confidence motion against Agriculture Minister Tetsushi Yanagisawa on Tuesday after Yanagisawa joked that road budgets could pave his driveway, a gaffe opposition parties are using to slow the LDP’s budget committee calendar.
BusinessEneos Raises Retail Gasoline Marker Price for Third Time in Four Weeks as Crude Holds Above $60
StocksResona Holdings and Mizuho Bank Shares Weigh on Banking Subindex After 40-Year JGB Sale
SecurityIPA Issues Emergency Bulletin on FortiGate SSL VPN Flaws After Hyogo Prefecture Office Breach
TechnologyNPB Enterprise Says NPB+ Registered 890,000 Accounts in Opening Week of 2026 Season
SportsJ.League officials confirmed video assistant referees for all three 2025 J1 promotion playoff matches, extending VAR beyond the final for the first time in the second-tier promotion series.
InfoHandle Editorial argues Japan Sumo Association resale caps on Ryogoku tournament seats protect hometown fans better than blanket price floors that push trade onto anonymous marketplaces.
The Information-technology Promotion Agency issued an emergency bulletin Tuesday urging immediate patches for FortiGate SSL VPN flaws after Hyogo prefectural offices reported unauthorized access traced to an unpatched edge device.
Japan’s Digital Agency added Fujitsu Ltd’s Takane 32B large language model to the Gen-nai government trial stack, testing on-premise summaries of public comments on draft ministry rules before a planned August operational window.
NPB Enterprise Co said its NPB+ live-stats app crossed 890,000 registered accounts in the first week of the 2026 Pacific League season, validating a Hawk-Eye data partnership with Sony Corp and Konami Group Corp after a Japan Series pilot.
JCB Co rolled out optional push alerts on its card app that ping cardholders when Visa and Mastercard reference rates move more than a set threshold, a product tweak aimed at overseas travelers facing a yen near eight-month lows.
Resona Holdings Inc and Mizuho Financial Group Inc led declines in Tokyo’s banking subindex Tuesday after a Ministry of Finance 40-year government bond auction drew soft coverage, steepening the long end and reviving questions about how regional lenders mark bond portfolios.
Eneos Corp lifted its nationwide retail gasoline marker for the third time in four weeks on Tuesday, citing dollar-denominated crude imports and a weak yen that keep refinery transfer prices elevated even as drivers return from the Sports Day holiday.
Vissel Kobe scored a late winner against Gamba Osaka at Noevir Stadium to seize the J1 lead after the Sports Day break, tightening a title race that had been deadlocked for weeks.
