Microsoft 365, a group of online services from Microsoft, had a major outage that also affected users in Japan. Reports say the services are being restored. Prime Minister Takaichi told officials to make sure they have other ways to communicate.
Thirteen candidates are running in the Fukuoka mayoral election. To win, a candidate needs at least a quarter of the valid votes. If no one reaches that line, another election will be held, and the city is expected to be without a mayor for a while.
A revised law to raise the pay of members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces has been passed. According to reports, officer candidates will get 299,600 yen a month, and lifetime earnings for members who join after high school are expected to top 300 million yen.
In Saitama Prefecture, more public high schools are becoming coeducational. Under one plan, a boys' high school and a girls' high school in Kumagaya would become a combined junior and senior high school. Three high schools in Hanyu are also set to merge around 2030.
KFC in Japan has started taking entries for a lottery to buy its 2027 lucky bag. The bag includes vouchers worth 5,280 yen and a ceramic cocotte shaped like the bucket that KFC's chicken comes in.
Major League Baseball has announced this year's Cy Young Award winners. The award goes to the best pitcher in each league. Reports say the winners in both leagues were chosen unanimously.
Big storms are hitting the coast of California and bringing waves as tall as buildings. In Santa Cruz County, evacuation warnings were issued for some coastal neighborhoods, and people are being told to stay away from beaches.
Probation officers in England and Wales have voted to strike over pay and workloads. They are set to take industrial action, and an early release scheme for prisoners is also part of the dispute, according to reports.
A BBC presenter has finished a cycle ride across the four nations of the UK for Children in Need, a BBC charity appeal. The ride raised more than 3 million pounds, and the Princess of Wales cheered him on in Welsh.
Members of Generation X are set to outnumber baby boomers in the US Congress, according to reports. The change is expected to come when a seat in the state of Texas changes hands.