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September

September 30, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. The death toll from the tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake in the South Pacific has risen to 87 in Samoa and American Samoa.

2. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan have agreed to step up cooperation with the United States in dealing with North Korea.

3. At the ongoing U.N. working-level climate talks in Bangkok, industrialized and developing nations remain divided over the question of financial assistance in fighting global warming.

September 30, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. A powerful earthquake hit the Samoan Island Region in the South Pacific, triggering tsunami that killed at least 84 people.

2. At U.N. working-level climate talks in Bangkok, Thailand, industrialized and developing nations remain divided over financial assistance for mitigating global warming.

3. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama vows that his government will do its utmost to solve the issue of the abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea.

4. Negotiators from the United States and Myanmar are expected to start full-fledged talks this week in a bid to improve bilateral relations.

September 29, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura

1. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has agreed to undo the draft fiscal 2010 budget carried over from the previous Aso Administration.

2. North Korea has again expressed strong contempt for the U.N. Security Council‘s resolution imposing tougher sanctions against the country.

3. The U.S. government has said preparations are underway for the first direct talks with Myanmar’s military government this week, following a major policy shift by the United States.

September 29, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Delegates at a U.N. climate meeting in Bangkok are welcoming the Hatoyama Administration’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.

2. The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea met in Shanghai on Monday to strengthen cooperation among the three countries.

3. On the second day of military drills, Iran test-fired several medium-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in the Middle East and southern Europe.

4. The North Korean government again expressed strong contempt for tougher U.N. sanctions that vow to maintain its nuclear deterrent.

September 28, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki

1. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada meets his Chinese and South Korean counterparts to explain Japan’s new diplomatic policy that puts emphasis on Asia.

2. On the Tokyo Foreign Exchange market the dollar fell below 89 yen on Monday morning to its lowest level in eight months.

3. Preliminary results from Sunday’s general election in Germany have given Angela Merkel a second term and the possible new coalition a comfortable majority in the Lower House of Parliament.

September 28, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s foreign minister will meet his Chinese and South Korean counterparts to explain the Hatoyama Administration’s new diplomatic policy that puts more emphasis on Asia.

2. Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is considering whether to discuss the nation’s policies on climate change at the International Olympic Committee meeting this week.

3. China’s premier will visit North Korea next week to persuade the country to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear program.

4. Preliminary results from Sunday’s general election in Germany have given Angela Merkel a second term and the possible new coalition a comfortable majority in the Lower House of Parliament.

September 27, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama came back from his six-day visit to the United States on Saturday night. He made a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. special climate summit.

2. Japan’s Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has said he intends to compile a package deal of the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean and the U.S. base relocation in Okinawa to discuss with the United States before U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit in November.

3. Iran’s nuclear chief says his country will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect its newly revealed Iranian enrichment facility.

September 27, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yoko Ogasawara

1. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama came back from his six-day visit to the United States on Saturday night. He made a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. special climate summit.

2. Citizens all over the world have simultaneously discussed global warming, with an eye on the U.N. climate change conference to be held in Denmark in December.

3. Iran’s nuclear chief says his country will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect its newly revealed Iranian enrichment facility.

September 26, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Leaders at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh have agreed to work together to stimulate the global economy.

2. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says that he was able to accomplish his duty at the United Nations and G20 summits.

3. U.S. President Barack Obama has criticized Iran, calling the country’s new nuclear facility a direct challenge to international non-proliferation rules.

September 26, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Leaders at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh have agreed to work together to stimulate the global economy.

2. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says that he was able to accomplish his duty at the United Nations and G20 summits.

3. U.S. President Barack Obama has criticized Iran, calling the country’s new nuclear facility a direct challenge to international non-proliferation rules.

September 25, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

1. The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted on Thursday a resolution aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

2. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has reaffirmed Japan’s resolve to uphold its three non-nuclear principles of not possessing, producing or allowing nuclear weapons into the country.

3. Leaders from more than 20 industrialized and emerging economies ended their first day of discussions on the global financial crisis in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh.

September 25, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Leaders and finance ministers from more than 20 industrialized and emerging economies have begun discussions in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh.

2. The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution that is aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

3. Prime Minister Hatoyama has reaffirmed Japan’s resolve to uphold its three non-nuclear principles of neither possessing, producing nor allowing nuclear weapons into the country.

4. The leaders of Japan and Vietnam have agreed to increase cooperation in various fields, including economics and diplomacy.

September 24, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Miwa Gardner

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and U.S. President Barack Obama hold their first face-to-face talks in New York.

2. U.S. and Russian leaders have agreed to work toward signing a nuclear disarmament treaty to replace the expiring Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty.

3. In Somalia, Islamic insurgents have attacked interim government troops and African Union peacekeepers, killing at least eight people.

September 24, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and U.S. President Barack Obama hold their first face-to-face talks in New York and pledge to build constructive and future-oriented bilateral ties.

2. Prime Minister Hatoyama meets his South Korean counterpart in New York, where both agree to work closely with each other, and with the U.S., in dealing with North Korea.

3. U.S. President Barack Obama calls for global cooperation among world leaders in his first speech before the U.N. General Assembly.

4. To prepare for an increased global population b y the year of 2050, the U.N. food agency is urging the international community to raise food production by 70 percent.

September 23, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said that Japan will offer civilian support to Afghanistan, instead of the current refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.

2. Hatoyama says he is determined to achieve Japan’s new mid-term goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from the1990 levels by 2020.

3. A United Nations survey has found that climate change-triggered disasters had forced more than 20 million people around the globe to evacuate last year.

September 22, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki

1. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has asked China to join Japan in creating an East Asian community to ensure regional security and economic development.

2. Japan and the United States have affirmed the continued importance of their alliance.

3. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has encouraged world leaders to participate in an U.N. climate change conference in December to reach an agreement to fight global warming.

September 22, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. As Japan’s prime minister arrives in New York to attend the General Assembly, the top ambassadors of Japan and the U.S. reaffirmed the importance of the two nations’ alliance.

2. The E.U. welcomes Prime Minister Hatoyama’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.

3. Ahead of Thursday’s G20 financial summit, the IMF is urging the governments of member nations to coordinate their strategies on withdrawing financial-sector support.

4. According to a leaked report, a top U.S. commander in Afghanistan warns President Obama that the U.S. might lose its fight against the Taliban without additional troops.

September 21, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki

1. Japan’s new prime minister leaves for the United States on a six-day visit to attend the U.N. General Assembly and a summit meeting on climate change in New York.

2. Speaking to the U.S.. media, U.S. President Barack Obama says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is healthy and in control of his country.

3. Russia’s president says the chance is high of reaching agreement with the United States on a new strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of 2009.

September 21, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s new prime minister leaves for the United States on a six-day visit to attend the U.N. General Assembly and a summit meeting on climate change in New York.

2. Speaking to the U.S.. media, U.S. President Barack Obama says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is healthy and in control of his country.

3. Russia’s president says the chance is high of reaching an agreement with the United States on a new strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of 2009.

4. Japan’s trade ministry will help the nation’s service industry expand internationally by providing information on overseas markets.

September 20, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. In Thailand, anti-government protestors held a rally in Bangkok on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of a military coup that ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

2. U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a joint meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Thursday in an effort to resume Middle East peace talks.

September 20, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yoko Ogasawara

1. In Thailand, anti-government protestors held a rally in Bangkok on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of a military coup that ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

2. U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a joint meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Thursday in an effort to resume Middle East peace talks.

September 19, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Japan’s industry minister has suggested that, in order to curb global warming, Japan aims to press other countries to make a commitment by taking the initiative and setting a high target.

2. U.S. secretary of defense has stressed that the United States remains committed to the building of a defense system in Eastern Europe.

3. The International Labor Organization says the continued labor market deterioration around the world could result in a record high figure for global unemployment for this year.

September 19, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is to launch his Asian diplomacy with visits to South Korea and China next week.

2. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States will play a more active role in cooperation with the United Nations toward “a world without nuclear weapons.”

3. The World Health Organization says 85 of its member countries lack access to H1N1 new influenza vaccines.

September 18, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

1. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will visit the United States next week, making his international debut.

2. Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has agreed with a senior U.S. State Department official to further promote the Japan-U.S. relationship, despite the change in the Japanese government.

3. Japan’s unmanned HTV space freighter docked with the International Space Station on Thursday.

September 18, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s unmanned cargo spacecraft has docked at the International Space Station, a week after the vehicle was launched from Japan’s Space Center on Tanegashima Island.

2. Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is expected to deliver a speech at the outset of a high-level U.N. meeting on climate change next week.

3. A senior Democratic Party official says Japan will consider an alternative measure to support Afghanistan in exchange for ending its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.

4. Japan’s health ministry says a 12-year-old boy has become the first flu fatality, involving an elementary school student in Japan.

September 17, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Miwa Gardner

1. Japan’s new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has formally begun working with his new Cabinet.

2. Katsuya Okada, the new foreign minister, has ordered an investigation into alleged secret pacts between Japan and the United States.

3. The preliminary results of Afghanistan presidential election released on Wednesday show incumbent Hamid Karzai garnered a majority of votes.

September 17, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms.Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s new prime minister has formally begun working with his new Cabinet after being elected Japan’s 93^rd prime minister by both chambers of the Diet in a special session on Wednesday afternoon.

2. Japan’s new environment minister says he will aim for historic progress in Japan’s environment policies by focusing on measures to fight climate change.

3. Japan’s new foreign minister has ordered his ministry’s top bureaucrat to investigate alleged secret pacts between Japan and the United States.

4. World leaders send their congratulations to Yukio Hatoyama on his inauguration as Japan’s new prime minister.

September 16, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama has been elected the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan.

2. The U.S. government says it will attend the conference on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty for the first time in ten years.

3. Airline companies in the world are seen suffering losses totaling some 11 billion dollars this year.

September 16, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s Democratic Party President Yukio Hatoyama will soon launch his Cabinet after being appointed the nation’s 93rd prime minister.

2. The U.N. secretary general says he expects Japan’s incoming prime minister to announce an ambitious numerical target at a U.N. climate change conference next Tuesday.

3. The U.S. says it is prepared to accept North Korea’s request for a direct meeting to persuade it to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear program.

4. A U.N. investigation says it has found evidence that both the Israeli military and the Palestinians committed war crimes during the three-week Israeli assault on Gaza.

September 15, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura

1. Japan’s incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is set to finalize his Cabinet line-up on Tuesday, ahead of his inauguration the following day.

2. The U.N. nuclear agency has officially approved Japanese Ambassador Yukiya Amano as its next director general.

3. Iran will meet the five U.N. Security Council permanent members and Germany on October 1st. The six powers have been pressing for talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

September 15, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama finalizes his Cabinet line-up, ahead of his inauguration on Wednesday.

2. The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency officially approved Japanese Ambassador Yukiya Amano as its next director general.

3. Iranian delegates will meet their counterparts from the U.N. Security Council’s five permanent members plus Germany on October, for talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

4. A year since the financial shock rippled through the world economy, Japan’s employment climate remains bleak with many leading firms cautious about hiring more workers.

September 14, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

1. The leader of the Democratic Party, Yukio Hatoyama, met Prime Minister Taro Aso on Monday.

2. Israel’s prime minister visits Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday as he tries to secure Egypt’s backing for the resumption of the Middle East peace talks.

3. The world’s second largest carrier, American Airlines, may enter a competition with the world’s largest carrier Delta in order to invest in the struggling flagship, Japan Airlines.

September 14, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Israel’s prime minister visits Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday as he tries to secure Egypt’s backing for the resumption of the Middle East peace talks.

2. Hundreds of journalists and residents staged a demonstration in Hong Kong, protesting the alleged beatings of reporters by local police in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

3. The world’s largest carrier Delta may soon seize a competition from the second largest, American Airlines, for investing the struggling flagship carrier, Japan Airlines.

4. Commemorative postage stamps will soon go on sale here in Japan to mark Ichiro Suzuki’s new Major League record of a 9th straight 200-hit season.

September 13, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. The Democratic Party of Japan plans to set up a committee of Cabinet ministers as soon as it forms a government. The ministers will then work out specific ways to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

2. Japan Airlines has reportedly asked U.S. carrier Delta Airlines for capital injection of between 30 to 50 billion yen, or around 330 to 550 million dollars.

September 13, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yoko Ogasawara

2. Japan Airlines has reportedly asked U.S. carrier Delta Airlines for capital injection of between 30 to 50 billion yen, or around 330 to 550 million dollars.

September 12, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Japan Airlines has begun talks on a capital tie-up with the Air France-KLM Group. The struggling Japanese carrier is already in tie-up negotiations with giant U.S. carrier Delta Airlines.

2. Memorial services have been held in New York City and other sites to mark the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

3. Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is close to deciding his cabinet line-up and key diplomatic policies, ahead of his official nomination next week.

September 12, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Japan Airlines has begun talks on a capital tie-up with the Air France-KLM Group. The struggling Japanese carrier is already in tie-up negotiations with giant U.S. carrier Delta Airlines.

2. Memorial services have been held in New York City and other sites to mark the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

3. Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is close to deciding his cabinet line-up and key diplomatic policies, ahead of his official nomination next week.

September 11, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

1. Japan’s first unmanned cargo spacecraft is now orbiting the earth at an altitude of about 300 kilometers

2. Japan’s outgoing government decides on next Wednesday, September 16, as the date for a special Diet session to name Japan’s new prime minister.

3. A government survey shows that the number of centenarians in Japan has topped 40,000 for the first time.

September 11, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. After a successful launch, Japan’s first unmanned space cargo vehicle is on its way to re-supply the International Space Station that is now orbiting the earth.

2. Japan’s outgoing government decides on next Wednesday, September 23, as the date for a special Diet session to name Japan’s new prime minister.

3. Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama says his administration will look into an alleged secret pact that will allow U.S. warships carrying nuclear weapons to enter Japanese ports.

4. As Japan prepares for the national holiday, “Respect for the Aged Day”, this coming Monday, a government survey shows that the number of centenarians has topped 40,000 for the first time.

September 10, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Michelle Yamamoto

1. A day after agreeing to form a coalition government with two smaller parties, the leader of Japan’s Democratic Party continues selecting lawmakers for his new Cabinet.

2. Japan’s first unmanned space vehicle undergoes a final inspection before its scheduled launch on Friday.

3. OPEC says it will maintain crude oil output at current levels in considering rising oil prices.

September 10, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. A day after agreeing to form a coalition government with two smaller parties, the leader of Japan’s Democratic Party continues selecting lawmakers for his new Cabinet.

2. The U.S. Defense Department continues to pressure Japan’s incoming administration to renew the Self-Defense Force’s refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.

3. The Iranian government presents to major Western powers a set of new proposals that are aimed at resuming talks on its nuclear program.

4. Japan’s first unmanned space vehicle undergoes a final inspection before its scheduled launch on Friday.

September 9, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. Japan’s Democratic Party has officially agreed with two smaller parties to form a governing coalition.

2. The health ministry says nearly three times as many schools and classes were closed due to the new influenza last week than the week before.

3. Japanese electronics giant Sony says it will release a 3D television for home use next year.

September 9, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. The U.S. and Russian presidents will meet in New York later this month to discuss progress in negotiations on a new arms control treaty.

2. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has moved a step closer to re-election, but doubts are growing about the credibility of the August 20th election.

3. Japan’s Democratic Party and the two smaller parties are hoping to reach a final agreement on Wednesday to form a coalition government.

4. Japan’s health ministry says nearly three times as many schools and classes were closed down or suspended due to the new influenza last week than the week before.

September 8, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki

1. Japan’s Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito has welcomed the incoming prime minister’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.

2. A suicide car bomb attack near the main airport in Afghan’s capital, Kabul, has reportedly killed at least three civilians and wounded six others.

3. The World Health Organization has announced that more than 2,800 people in the world have died from the new H1N1 influenza.

September 8, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. A U.S. special envoy is calling for the issue of North Korea’s nuclear development to be resolved within the framework of the six-party talks.

2. A senior official of the World Health Organization is warning that the new H1N1 influenza may affect one third of the world’s population if the pandemic continues.

3. In the Middle East, a Japanese government envoy has told the Arab League that it is opposed to Israel’s construction of settlements in the West Bank.

4. Iran’s president remains defiant, saying that Iran won’t stop enriching uranium, nor will it negotiate its right to a nuclear program.

September 7, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hirokazu Sakamaki

1. Japan’s Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama has indicated his incoming government will work for a world without nuclear weapons.

2. Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama has expressed his resolve to achieve a 25 percent cut from 1990 levels in Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

3. Japanese and U.S. chief negotiators for the six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program have agreed to try and urge other countries to implement U.N. sanctions against the North.

September 7, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama is expected to finalize his key cabinet and top party posts at an executive meeting on Monday afternoon.

2. Amid persistent allegations of fraud, new vote tallies show that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is closer to the 50 percent of the vote he needs to be re-elected.

3. Japan’s deputy foreign minister in a two-day visit to Tehran has urged Iran to cooperate with the international community on the issue of its nuclear development.

4. Torrential rains caused floods in western Africa that killed scores of people and left more than 250,000 others homeless.

September 6, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Finance leaders from the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging countries have pledged to keep economic support measures in place for now so as not to derail the recovery of the global financial crisis.

2. U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, have emphasized that dialogue between the United States and North Korea should be held within the framework of the six-party talks.

September 6, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yoko Ogasawara

2. Japan’s Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama will appoint Secretary General Katsuya Okada to Foreign Minister on Monday and Deputy Party President Naoto Kan to a minister in charge of national strategy and budget allocations.

September 5, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. The U.S. special envoy on North Korea has apparently agreed with South Korea’s top nuclear negotiator that both countries will take a firm stance toward the North.

2. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 economies are discussing in London focusing on the state of the global economy, a year into the economic crisis.

3. China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency says five people have been killed during protests over security in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region’s capital, Urumqi.

September 5, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Madoka Kanai

1. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 economies have begun talks in London focusing the state of the global economy, a year into the economic crisis.

2. Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency says five people have been killed during protests over security in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

3. The U.S. special envoy on North Korea has apparently agreed wth South Korea’s top nuclear negotiator that both countries will take a firm stance against the North.

September 4, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

1. North Korea sends a letter to the U.N. Security Council president on Thursday to proclaim that its engineers have successfully entered the final stages of enriching uranium for nuclear weapons.

2. An air-raid by NATO-led forces in northern Afghanistan has reportedly killed scores of militants and civilians.

3. Japan’s Health Minister Yoichi Masuzoe says the government is working to secure supplies of the new influenza vaccine for sixty million people by next spring.

September 4, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s Democratic Party leader and soon to be Prime Minister meets new U.S. ambassador to Japan for the first time since DPJ’s Lower House election’s victory.

2. North Korea sends a letter to the U.N. Security Council president to proclaim that its engineers have successfully entered the final stage of enriching uranium for nuclear weapons.

3. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inspects rescue operations following Wednesday’s powerful quake that hit western Java.

4. A Japanese venture company will soon enter the final stage of negotiations for the development after a major oil field in southern Iraq.

September 3, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Miwa Gardner

1. Japan’s Democratic Party leaderYukio Hatoyama holds his first telephone talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

2. The U.S. special envoy to North Korea begins a tour of East Asia to seek ways to jump-start the six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear abandonment.

3. The death toll from Wednesday’s quake off the Indonesian island of Java has reached 46, but it is likely to rise as many people are still buried under destroyed homes.

September 3, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s Democratic Party leader, Yukio Hatoyama, holds his first telephone talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, whose administration requested the talks.

2. A special U.S. envoy on North Korea begins a tour of East Asia to seek ways to jump-start the six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear disarmament.

3. The death toll from Wednesday’s quake off the Indonesian island of Java has reached 46, but it is likely to rise as many people are still buried under destroyed homes.

4. Five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany are urging that Iran swiftly respond to a call for dialogue with the international community.

September 2, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Miwa Gardner

1. The leaders of Japan’s newly elected Democratic Party have asked the outgoing government to provide information on important issues to ensure a smooth transfer of power.

2. An editorial in the Washington Post says Japan’s Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama is seeking to rapture in ties with the United States.

3. South Korean Minister of Unification Hyun In-taek says his government will still refrain from providing economic aid to North Korea until the North abandons its nuclear program.

September 2, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. Japan’s Democratic Party entered into negotiations on forming a coalition government with other former opposition parties, and aim to reach an agreement next week.

2. The Iranian government says it has prepared an updated nuclear proposal for Western countries that want it to stop the enrichment of uranium.

3. European leaders attend a memorial ceremony in Gdansk, Poland, on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War.

4. China’s premier says his country will continue its proactive fiscal policy and a moderately easy monetary policy, adding that China is still on the road to recovery.

September 1, 2009 (6:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kaori Nimura

1. The People’s New Party and the Social Democratic Party have agreed to jointly push the Democratic Party of Japan to fulfill their common election pledges.

2. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is trying to arrange a visit to Japan next month to meet officials of the new Japanese government led by the Democratic Party.

3. North and South Korea have resumed regular traffic across their heavily fortified border for the first time in nine months.

September 1, 2009 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuriko Yamada and Mr. Robert Jefferson

1. As classes start new terms on Tuesday, the Japanese government is warning schools across the country to prepare for possible new influenza outbreaks.

2. Because of a short supply, Japan’s health ministry is considering giving parents of babies under six months old priority access to vaccinations against the new influenza.

3. Russia says it hopes to improve bilateral ties in economic and other areas with Japan, following the Democratic Party’s election victory.

4. Even though they assume the DPJ is calling for a review of the U.S. military realignment in Japan, the Obama administration says it won’t renegotiate.