Hiroshima Peace Watch: Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing with Mayor Kazumi Matsui warning that downplaying nuclear weapons invites “another Hiroshima or Nagasaki,” as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles amid renewed nuclear-policy debate. Typhoon & Quake Alerts: A large typhoon, “Dolphin,” is forecast to batter Japan’s southern islands with damaging winds and heavy rain, while a separate magnitude 5.1 quake struck Kumamoto with no reported damage. North Korea Missile Tension: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea; Japan’s Defense Ministry said there was no impact on Japanese territory, and Tokyo is coordinating with Seoul and Washington. Tokyo-South Korea Friction: Japan protested South Korea’s naval drill near Dokdo/Takeshima, reiterating its territorial claim. Academic Free Speech Row: The University of Tokyo suspended a professor for allegedly hiding a Tiananmen reference in website source code. Yen Shock & US Intervention: The yen’s slide prompted a rare US-Japan coordinated intervention, with Washington saying it would do “whatever it takes,” raising questions about costs for Americans. Nintendo Earnings Boost: Nintendo’s profit jumped on strong Switch 2 software sales and a refund tied to US tariff rulings. Business Tech: Uber said it’s building infrastructure to commercialize autonomous mobility globally, even as it ends its robotaxi development deal with Waymo.