On May 18, 2025, Princess Aiko, the daughter of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, arrived in Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the regions hardest hit by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
On September 19, 2025, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) made a landmark decision in its monetary policy history. At its Monetary Policy Meeting, the central bank announced that it would begin the gradual sale (disposal) of its long-held exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Japanese real estate investment trusts (J-REITs).
North Korea, which had been in a wait-and-see mode for some time after the United States-North Korea summit, has gradually transitioned to a strategic hardline stance from July of this year.