日: 2025年7月22日

1. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has pledged to stay in office after his ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House in Sunday’s election. The disappointing results have stirred calls from inside Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party for him to step down as party leader. The LDP and its coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in the house, securing just 47 of the seats up for grabs. That was below the 50 they needed to maintain a majority. It’s the first time in the LDP’s 70-year history for it to lead a coalition that does not control either house.
2. Scorching heat gripped Japan with temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius in wide areas from western to northern areas on Tuesday. High temperatures are expected to persist throughout much of the country.
3. Police in Tokyo say they have found that English proficiency test examinees involved in suspected group cheating had been given miniature earphones and other devices prior to the test. They suspect that there may be other collaborators in Japan in addition to a Chinese national arrested in relation to cheating on the Test of English for International Communication, or TOEIC.

1. More than 300 people of all ages took part in tug-of-war contests held on the sea in western Japan to mark the national holiday known as Marine Day.
2. Iranian state television reported on Monday that Tehran is scheduled to hold talks on its nuclear development program with Britain, France and Germany. It said the talks will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday.
3. Russia has shown a positive reaction to Ukraine’s proposal to hold a new round of direct talks on a ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that his country had proposed a new meeting with Russia to be held this week. Russia’s state-run media have quoted informed sources as saying that the Kremlin will likely announce a date for the meeting soon, and that the Turkish city of Istanbul will likely remain the host city.