Japan's parliament passed legislation on July 17 making violation of the national flag a criminal offence, a flagship right-wing policy of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; opponents called it an attempt to intimidate dissent and silence criticism of the government.

7月16日公布的时事通信民调显示，高市早苗首相的内阁支持率下降5.3个百分点，跌破50%，为就任以来首次，此时日本国会进入最后阶段，债券市场压力令政府增长议程趋于复杂