1. Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has said the government plans to ask for a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to help fight surging energy prices. She said she hopes to submit a draft budget totaling over 3 trillion yen, or 18.8 billion dollars, to the Diet as early as next week.
2.Former president of Seven-Eleven Japan Suzuki Toshifumi has died. He is widely credited with bringing convenience stores to Japan. Suzuki most recently served as honorary advisor for Seven & i Holdings. He was 93 years old. Suzuki became president of Seven-Eleven Japan in 1978. Over the course of the next few decades, he nurtured the company into a global chain.
3. Sumo wrestler Wakatakakage said he is glad he has not given up sumo one day after winning a grand tournament for the second time. Wakatakakage beat a higher-ranked wrestler, Kirishima, in a playoff on Sunday, the last day of the 15-day May Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. They had been tied with 12 wins and three losses.