20:06โขDefense Jet Crashes as Financial Giants Forge New Alliances
โจThe newspapers report on a Defense Force training jet crash into a reservoir in central Japan with two crew members aboard shortly after takeoff from a base near Nagoya (Kyodo News English). In business news, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is forming a comprehensive partnership with SoftBank through its subsidiary Sumitomo Mitsui Card, challenging the Mizuho-Rakuten alliance (Nikkei Shimbun). International trade relations continue as a focus, with China's Vice Premier He Lifeng, described as Xi Jinping's "basketball buddy," leading US trade negotiations during the 90-day tariff truce (Nikkei Asia), while Japan's own tariff discussions involve planned US visits by officials (Yahoo News Japan).