00:31โขAir India Dreamliner Kills Over 240
โจThe newspapers report on updated Air India crash casualty figures, with The Japan Times confirming over 240 deaths after the Dreamliner crashed into an Ahmedabad college hostel, while Kyodo News earlier reported at least one survivor among the 242 aboard (The Japan Times, Kyodo News English). China's demographic policy shifts emerge as single mothers gain acceptance amid birthrate concerns, with official insistence on marriage before motherhood beginning to fade (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party considers expanding cash payments to 40,000 yen per person, doubling the previously discussed 20,000 yen proposal (Yahoo News Japan).