NHK led with a report that an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 3 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 hit Iwate Prefecture this morning. NTV and Fuji TV gave top play to reports that the police are questioning a man in his thirties in connection with the discovery of his mother’s dismembered body in Kujukurihama, Chiba, in September. TBS led with a report that Diet deliberations will begin this afternoon on a bill to accept more foreign workers. TV Asahi gave top play to a report that North Korea’s state media reported that Chairman Kim observed the testing of “a newly developed weapon,” saying that the move is apparently aimed at keeping the U.S. in check.