Broadcasters led with reports on a collision between the MSDF submarine Soryu and a commercial vessel in waters off Kochi (NHK), arrangements being made by the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee to hold a board meeting as early as this Friday to discuss committee head Mori’s controversial remarks (NTV), the Osaka government’s plan to decide this afternoon whether to request the GOJ to lift the state of emergency for Osaka (TBS, Fuji TV), and the MHLW’s plan to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccination venues (TV Asahi).