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Aki basho finale, Keio ransomware, and a second Takaichi-Trump call anchor Japan's Sunday file
Your Daily Update for 2026-09-27 — twelve original Japan stories on sumo's championship day, Keio Group cyber outages, alliance diplomacy after the U.S.-China summit, Diet tax bills, and early flu-shot schedules.
SportsAki Basho Final Day Pits Onosato Against Aonishiki at 11-3 After Yokozuna Slips Again
Onosato and Aonishiki carry matching 11-3 records into the final day of the Aki Basho at Ryōgoku Kokugikan, where one bout decides the yusho — and, if the tie holds, the Japan Sumo Association's kettei-sen playoff decides the rest.
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SecurityKeio Electric Says Ransomware Hit Group Servers While Train Operations Stay Separate
BusinessTakaichi and Trump Hold Second Leader Call in a Week After U.S.-China Summit
PoliticsOctober 5 Extra Diet to Run 69 Days on Food Tax Cut and Lower-House Seat Bills
Credit CardsKeio Group Ransomware Disrupts Store Card Payments as Hotels Lose Booking Systems
OpinionEditorial: Hamaoka Data Manipulation Makes Every Nuclear Restart Application a Credibility Test
AIDigital Agency GENAI Rollout Hits 180,000 Officials Under September Procurement Rules
EntertainmentOdoru Daisousasen Sequel Tops Saturday Admissions as Chiikawa Holds Cumulative Lead
HealthChuo Ward Moves Flu Shot Start Ahead of October as Tokyo Clinics Split on Voucher Timing
ScienceJapan Vaccine Society Urges Early Shots as 2026-27 Flu Formula Drops Yamagata Lineage
TechnologyTokyo Explores Littering Fines as Inbound Tourism Strains Kabukicho Alley Cleanup
StocksTokyo Investors Close a Record TOPIX Week Weighing Yen Diplomacy and Monday Reopen
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Tokyo Explores Littering Fines as Inbound Tourism Strains Kabukicho Alley Cleanup
Tokyo's expert panel is weighing a littering fine ordinance as Kabukicho's overnight trash outpaces cleanup capacity — the hard part is enforcement staffing and evidence handling, not the cameras.
Keio Group Ransomware Disrupts Store Card Payments as Hotels Lose Booking Systems
Keio Group’s ransomware incident hit hotel bookings and card payments at some group retail stores. For households, the fallback is cash—and a closer look at the statement.
Tokyo Investors Close a Record TOPIX Week Weighing Yen Diplomacy and Monday Reopen
Tokyo's cash market ended the week with TOPIX at a record, but the Sunday read is narrower: a yen still sitting in the 148 zone, a diplomatic weekend that touches trade and defense, and a Monday open that has to decide whether Friday's breadth was bought or merely marked.
Takaichi and Trump Hold Second Leader Call in a Week After U.S.-China Summit
A 20-minute call between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump produced no joint statement, but it gave Japan Inc. a fresh read on how Washington will fold its China summit into economic-security coordination.