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.