North Korea Missile Alert: South Korea says Pyongyang fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan/East Sea from the Wonsan area, about 250 km, hours after the U.S.-South Korea-Japan “Freedom Edge” drills ended—Seoul boosted surveillance and shared details with Washington and Tokyo, while the U.S. Pacific Command said there’s no immediate threat to U.S. territory. Trilateral Security Tensions: Analysts warn the exercises can raise miscalculation risks as Pyongyang frames them as provocation and signals countermeasures. Japan’s Nuclear Policy Watch: Chubu Electric plans to withdraw restart screening applications for the Hamaoka plant after a probe found it intentionally adjusted seismic data used in regulatory review. Energy Security in Focus: Japan hosted LNG producer-consumer talks, with governments and industry agreeing to strengthen supply-chain stability amid Middle East risks. Territorial Mapping Row: Japan says a U.N.-encouraged “Equal Earth” world map was corrected after it depicted Hokkaido’s disputed islands as Russian. Cybersecurity: Japan’s Digital Agency says 246,000 personal records may have been exposed in an unauthorized access incident. Visa Reciprocity: China will raise visa fees for Japanese nationals about sevenfold, citing reciprocity. Culture & Memory: Tokyo exhibition marks 70 years since Hidankyo’s founding, spotlighting Japan’s A-bomb survivor group and its Nobel Peace Prize legacy. Social Debate: A Japanese feminist theatre troupe uses “cute” Gothic Lolita aesthetics to confront rape and sexism, turning stage activism into a public reckoning.