Overview
- Princess Aiko marked her 24th birthday, with the Imperial Household Agency noting first-time court duties and an inaugural overseas official visit to Laos this year.
- Teru Sameshima, a first-year at Nihon University, won the All-Japan Sumo Championship at Ryogoku to earn the amateur yokozuna honor after defeating Kanazawa Gakuin University's Yasuhiro Omori in the final.
- Leeds United’s Atsu Tanaka played until late stoppage time in a 2–3 away loss to Manchester City, extending the club’s skid to four straight league defeats.
- In early World Cup skiing results, Naoto Baba placed 40th in the 20km freestyle at Ruka, while in the Copper Mountain giant slalom Seigo Kato finished 35th and Shunta Wakatsuki 51st, both missing the second run cut.
- Regional outlets reported community updates in Hokkaido, including a mobile consultation in Kutchan assisting foreign residents with residency status changes and Mombetsu advancing a plan to consolidate five elementary and three junior high schools into two compulsory-education schools.