NHK and most commercial networks led with updates on the Rio Olympics, saying that Japan won the silver medal in the men’s 200-meter butterfly. NHK also reported that the Japanese men’s swimming team won the bronze medal in the 800-meter relay, which is Japan’s first medal in this category in 52 years.

TV Asahi gave top play to a report that a body was found inside a car in a river in Minamiaso, Kumamoto, saying it could be a student who went missing after the Kumamoto Earthquakes in April.