1. Japan’s youngest mayor has taken office following his win in an election held on Sunday. Twenty-seven-year-old Ishida Kensuke was elected mayor of Odate City, Akita Prefecture, in northern Japan. In his inaugural speech, Ishida asked city officials to help him resolve issues the city faces as he cannot do it on his own. He also said the city will need the united power of both officials and citizens to overcome the issues of a rapidly aging population and extremely low birthrate. He asked everyone to work together to bring about change in the city. 2. Localized downpours are hitting parts of northern to western Japan on Monday, while extremely heavy rain could continue through Tuesday in northern and eastern Japan. The Meteorological Agency says atmospheric conditions are extremely unstable from northern through western Japan due to warm and damp air flowing into a rain front extending across the northern part of the country from the Sea of Japan.
3. The Honmaru-goten Palace of the World Heritage site Nijo-jo Castle in Kyoto has reopened to the public for the first time in 18 years after quake-resistance reinforcement work was completed. Nijo-jo Castle was initially built in 1603 in the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate era. The current Honmaru Palace in the castle was moved from Katsura-no-miya Palace near the Kyoto Imperial Palace in 1894. It is designated as a national important cultural asset. The work to improve the palace’s quake resistance began in 2017, and was completed by the end of March this year.
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