22:16⇢Honda-Nissan Merger Talks Surface
⌨The newspapers expand coverage of Honda and Nissan's merger talks through a holding company structure, with Mitsubishi Motors potentially joining later (Asahi, Mainichi, NHK, Nikkei, TBS, Yahoo). The merged entity would exceed 8 million vehicle sales annually. Meanwhile, METI's draft energy plan confirms nuclear power revival, citing increasing power demands from data centers and semiconductor facilities (Hokkaido Shimbun).