NHK led with a report that the Yokozuna Deliberation Council will hold a meeting today to discuss the alleged assault by sumo grand champion Harumafuji. All commercial networks also reported on Harumafuji as well as the closing day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. 

Top stories in national dailies included a GOJ estimate that temporary housing for at least 2.05 million people will be needed if there is a major quake along Nankai Trough (Asahi); the expanding use of Financial technology (Fintech) in Sweden (Mainichi); planned talks between Japan and Britain on a visiting forces agreement (Yomiuri); an assessment of labor productivity in Japan (Nikkei); and Russian hacker groups’ cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee beginning in 2015 (Sankei).