Daily brief
Efforts are continuing to contain two wildfires in northeastern Japan, with flames threatening a residential area in Ōtsuchi.
In-flight use of portable chargers has been banned in Japan, starting Friday.
Tokyo workers are being encouraged to wear shorts to cut energy costs and keep cool, as the government promotes a hot pants dress code.
Gamers are suing Nintendo over Trump tariff refunds.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary