Daily brief
An Osaka city by-election is being closely watched as a test of public support for the city's proposed merger plan, which would replace the current wards with a single municipal government.
Japan plans to send an economic delegation to Russia in late May.
A payment of 60 million yen to a city councilor may have originated from a subcontractor, according to reports.
Trump is set to meet Xi in China as scheduled, despite the ongoing situation in Iran.
A Philippine scholar warned that Manila should avoid becoming a staging ground for Japan’s rearmament agenda.
Lian Fang and Kawana are running in the first contested election for the Tokyo Constitutional Party chief post.