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News regarding the selection of the next president of the University of Tokyo.
The University of Tokyo has selected Professor Yuko Fujigaki of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as its next president, the first woman to do so.

Kyoto Prefecture announced on the 9th that it will reduce subsidies for private school operating expenses to Doshisha International High School in response to the incident in which two female students died in a small boat capsizing accident off the coast of Henoko in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture. The amount for fiscal 2025 will be reduced by 50%, and approximately 100 million yen will be returned, and the amount for fiscal 2026 will be cut by 25%.

On the 30th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the results of this year's national academic ability and learning situation survey. While there was a correlation between the number of books in a household's collection and the rate of correct answers, it was also found that municipalities that are confident in the use of ICT tend to maintain their academic ability even if they have fewer books, pointing to the possibility of reversing the disparity.

Professor Yuko Fujigaki (64) of the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has been selected as the next president, and will begin her six-year term from April next year. As the first female university president, she talked about how to fulfill her role internationally and in society, pointing out how to respond to scandals such as corruption within the university and reforming governance. Yuko Kuniya, chairperson of the Selection and Supervision Council, cited her communication skills and legacy of change as the reason for her selection.

In Hwa-seon (77), a former teacher at Hiroshima Korean Junior and Senior High School, participated in a training session held in Pyongyang in 1986 with the aim of obtaining a teaching license in his homeland, North Korea, in order to teach Korean at Japanese high schools. There is no official route for Koreans residing in Japan to obtain teaching licenses in their homeland, and he revealed how he was stopped by Chongren Federation of Korea officials just before leaving the country.

The OECD announced the results of PISA in 2025, and Japan ranked first among OECD member countries in all three major areas, maintaining the world's top standards. On the other hand, some questions on reading comprehension showed a decline in the percentage of correct answers and an increase in the proportion of people with low scores.
The Kaisei Gakuen Railway Research Club apologized on official X for the nuisance such as loud voices and blocking the aisles on the Sunrise Seto and Izumo trains, and announced that it would suspend its activities until measures are taken to prevent recurrence.