⌨The morning began with reports of Trump's renewed tariff threats targeting China, Mexico, and Canada, leading to immediate market concerns in Japan. By mid-morning, attention shifted to Amazon Japan facing antitrust investigation over alleged coercion of sellers to lower prices, the third such investigation in recent years.
A suspected arson at Susukino's entertainment district in Sapporo injured four people, with witnesses reporting gasoline use, drawing sustained media coverage throughout the day. The incident competed for attention with JAXA's second consecutive Epsilon-S rocket engine test failure.
The afternoon saw Prime Minister Ishiba preparing to announce reforms to the ¥1.03 million income threshold, while political parties began negotiations on corporate donation limits. An evening earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, measuring magnitude 6.4, closed the day's developments.