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LDP President Sanae Takaichi and Komeito chief Keiichi Ishii scheduled Monday coalition talks as Finance Minister Kato warned on yen moves and bond markets priced fiscal expansion risk.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Motegi held separate phone calls with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ICC President Tomoko Akane after Washington blacklisted the entire court, leaving Tokyo to balance alliance ties with its support for international justice.
The 826-megawatt pressurized water reactor in Fukui prefecture returned to commissioning operation Friday after a corroded feedwater line forced a second manual shutdown since May.
Okinawa lawmakers adopted a resolution urging revisions to the U.S. forces agreement after a Marine was accused in a Naha killing, while demonstrators marched in Tokyo and the III Marine Expeditionary Force kept a curfew in place.
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki demanded a written timeline from III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders on lifting a base curfew imposed after a Naha homicide arrest, saying prefectural police still lack clarity on night training schedules.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reprimanded Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana but told him to stay after remarks about withholding road funds from unfriendly mayors.
